Elvis Presley – Big Hunk O Love (Guitar Tab)
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A BIG HUNK O' LOVE
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(Released as a Single in 1959)
Words and Music by Aaron Schroeder & Sid Wyche
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Hank Garland - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=176
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q
|-11------8--(8)\-----|-11------8--(8)\-----| |-10-----10-(10)\-----|-10-----10-(10)\-----| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q |-11------8--(8)\-----|-11------8--(8)\------|| |-10-----10-(10)\-----|-10-----10-(10)\------|| |---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------|| Chorus N.C. E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E E E Q W |-11------8--(8)\-----|-11------8--(8)\-----|---11-11-11-11-11-11\--|------| |-10-----10-(10)\-----|-10-----10-(10)\-----|---13-13-13-13-13-13\--|------| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|------| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|------| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|------| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|------| F F7 F N.C. E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E |--8------8--(8)-----|-11----11--8--(8)-----|---/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-10-----10-(10)-----|-10----10-10-(10)-----|---/13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| |-10-----10-(10)-----|----10----10-(10)-----|-------------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| F6 Eb6 N.C. E E Q Q Q H Q E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q |-11-11-11\---------|-------------|-----10-8-(8)-----|----11--11--11--| |-13-13-13\---------|---------8---|---8-10-8-(8)-----|----13--13--13--| |------------12-----|-------------|---8-10-8-(8)-----|----------------| |-------------------|-------------|------------------|----------------| |-------------------|-------------|------------------|----------------| |-------------------|-------------|------------------|----------------| 1st & 2nd Verses $ N.C. Q E E +Q Q H E E E E E E E E Q Q H E E E E |-11-----10-(10)------||---------------|-----------------|---------------| |-13-----10-(10)--10--||---------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----12--------------||---------------|-----------------|---------------| |---------------------||---------------|-----------------|---------------| |---------------------||-------------8-|-9-10-8----------|-------------8-| |---------------------||--------8-11---|--------11-8-----|--------8-11---| Chorus N.C. E E E E Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|------------|-------------||----11--8------| |-----------------|------------|-------------||----10--8--10--| |-----------------|------------|-------------||-----------10--| |-----------------|------------|-------------||---------------| |-9-10-8----------|------------|-------------||---------------| |--------11-8-----|-8----------|-8--8--8--8--||---------------| Eb6 H. Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q H E E E E |-------------|---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11b11.5---8---8--10--|--------8-8-8-| |-8-------10--|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10b10.5--10--10--10--|--------8-8-8-| |-8-------10--|------------------------|----------------------|--------8-8-8-| |-------------|------------------------|----------------------|--------------| |-------------|------------------------|----------------------|--------------| |-------------|------------------------|----------------------|--------------| N.C. E E E +E Q Q E E E E E E E E |-8-8-------------------|---8-8----8-8-8-8-| |-8-8-10b11-(10)-10-----|---8-8h10-8-8-8-8-| |-8---------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| Piano Solo To Coda N.C. E E Q E E E E E E E E +Q Q |-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--||-11------8--(8)\------| |-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--||-10-----10-(10)\------| |-----------------||----------------------| |-----------------||----------------------| |-----------------||----------------------| |-----------------||----------------------| E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q |-11------8--(8)\-----|-11------8--(8)\-----| |-10-----10-(10)\-----|-10-----10-(10)\-----| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q |-11------8--(8)\-----|--8------8--(8)\-----| |-10-----10-(10)\-----|-10-----10-(10)\-----| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q |--8------8--(8)\-----|--8------8--(8)\-----| |-10-----10-(10)\-----|-10-----10-(10)\-----| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q |--8------8--(8)\-----|-10-----10-(10)\-----| |-10-----10-(10)\-----|-12-----12-(12)\-----| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| D.S. al Coda E E E E +Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |--8------8--(8)\-----|-------8----8----8-|--8--8-11-10-8-----|| |-10-----10-(10)\-----|------10---10---10-|-10-10-11-10-8-----|| |---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| Guitar Solo & N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E Q Q E E |--8----8--8----8--8----|-8--8----8--8----8-8-8-|-11---11b11.5--8--10----| |--8----8--8----8--8----|-8--8----8--8----8-8-8-|------10b10.5--8--10----| |-11s12---11s12---11s12-|---11s12---11s12-------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| E e e e e e e e e e e e Q E E |---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-8-10-10-8--10---| |---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-8-10-10-8--10---| |------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|--------------------| e e e e Q E E e e e e e e e E |-11-11-8-10-8--10---|-11---11---11---11---| |-10-10-8-10-8--10---|-10---10---10---10---| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| e e e e Q E E E E E E E E E E |-11-11-8-10-8--10---|-/10-10-10-/10-10-8-10-8-| |-10-10-8-10-8--10---|-/10-10-10-/10-10-8-10-8-| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |-/11\--8-11s10-8----|--8----8--8----8--8----| |-/11\--8-11s10-8----|--8----8--8----8--8----| |--------------------|-11s12---11s12---11s12-| |--------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------| 3rd Verse N.C. E E E E E E E E Q Q H E E E E Q Q W |-8-8--8-8--8--------||-------------|---------------|------| |-8-8--8-8--8-8------||-10----------|---------------|------| |-----10-8-10-8------||-------------|---------------|------| |---------------10---||-------------|---------------|------| |--------------------||-------------|-----6-7-------|------| |--------------------||-------------|---8-----8-----|------| E E E E Q Q W Q Q H Q Q Q Q |---------------|----------|------------|-------------| |---------------|----------|------------|-------------| |---------------|----------|------------|-------------| |---------------|----------|------------|-------------| |-----6-7-------|----------|------------|-------------| |---8-----8-----|----------|-8----------|-8-----8-----| Chorus F6 Eb6 F6 E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q |-8-8-11-8--8-8------||-10--8---8--10--| |-8-8-11-8-10-7-10-8-||-10--8---8--10--| |---------------10-8-||-10--8---8--10--| |--------------------||----------------| |--------------------||----------------| |--------------------||----------------| N.C. Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E |----11--8--10---|-/8-8-8-11-(11)-11-11-11-| |----10--8--10---|-/8-8-8-10-(10)-10-10-10-| |----------------|-------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------| Q E E Q E E H Q Q Q Q H E E E E Q Q |-8--10---8--10---|---------11b11.5--|-8----------|---11-11-11-11b11.5-----| |-8--10---8--10---|---------10b10.5--|-8----------|---13-13-13-13b13.5-----| |-----------------|------------------|------------|------------------------| |-----------------|------------------|------------|------------------------| |-----------------|------------------|------------|------------------------| |-----------------|------------------|------------|------------------------| E E Q +E E Q W E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q |-10s11-8--(8)------|----------|--------------------|--8------8--(8)\-----| |-10s11-8--(8)---8--|----------|-10-----10-(10)-----|-10-----10-(10)\-----| |-------------------|----------|-10-----10-(10)-----|---------------------| |-------------------|----------|--------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|----------|--------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|----------|--------------------|---------------------| E E E E +Q Q W E E E E +Q Q |--8-----11-(11)\-----|----------|--8------8--(8)-----| |-10-----10-(10)\-----|----------|-10-----10-(10)-----| |---------------------|----------|--------------------| |---------------------|----------|--------------------| |---------------------|----------|--------------------| |---------------------|----------|--------------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----11b11.5--8-----|----11b11.5--8-----*| |----10b10.5--8-----|----10b10.5--8-----*| |-------------------|-------------------*| |-------------------|-------------------*| |-------------------|-------------------*| |-------------------|-------------------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths