Elvis Presley – King Creole (Bass Tab)

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Great Rock n Roll song From Elvis. Released in late 1958, it reached Number 2 in the UK. Bass performance possible Bob Moore as Bill Black Had left Elvis in early 1958. Tab by bass50611. Fairly straight forward Think the walking bass in the instrumental is as per original recording. Comments at [email protected]

Intro:                          (Play This x2)
G|--------------------------------------------
D|-8-8--------8-8--------8-8--------8-8-------
A|----8-10-8-----8-10-8-----8-10-8-----8-10-8-
E|--------------------------------------------

Verse 1:                                                  (Break)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------
A|------------1-1------1-1------1-1------1-1------1-1------1-
E|-6-6--1-3-1----1-3-1----1-3-1----1-3-1----1-3-1----1-3-1---

Chorus: (Walking Bass)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--5-8-5---5-8-5--------------------7-10-7---5-8-5-----------------
A|-6-------6--------5-8-5---5-8-5---8--------6--------5-8-5---5-8-5-
E|-----------------6-------6-------------------------6-------6------

Verse 2:
G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------
A|-1-1------1-1------1-1------1-1------1-1------1-1------1-
E|----1-3-1----1-3-1----1-3-1----1-3-1----1-3-1----1-3-1---

Repeat Chorus: Repeat Verse 2: Repeat Chorus:

Instrumental Interlude: (Walking Bass)
G|------------------------------------5-8-5----------------------------
D|---------------------5-8-5-------5-8-----8-5------5-8-5-------7-10-7-
A|--5-8-5---5-8-5---5-8-----8-5---6--------------5-8-----8-5---8-------
E|-6------6-------6-----------------------------6----------------------

G|----------------------
D|--5-8-5------5-8-5----
A|-6--------5-8-----8-5-
E|---------6------------

Repeat Verse 2: Repeat Chorus:

Outro:
G|--------------------------------------
D|--7-10-7--5-7-5-----------------------
A|-8-------6----------------------------
E|----------------6--5-6--5-6--5-6--5-6-