Elvis Presley – Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear (Bass Tab)
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(LET ME BE YOUR) TEDDY BEAR (Bassline)
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1957 Album LOVING YOU)
Words and Music by Karl Mann & Bernie Lowe
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Black - Double Bass'
Intro Q=174 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E Q H |-----------------|-------------|| |-5-5-4-4-3-3-4-4-|-5-----------|| |-----------------|-------------|| |-----------------|-------------|| 1st Verse Q=174(8=s8) Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------2--|-5--2--------|----------2--|-5--3--2-----| |----2--5-----|-------5--2--|----2--5-----|----------5--| |-3-----------|-------------|-3-----------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----2--5--7-5-|----2--5--7-5-|----2--5--7--|-------------| |-3------------|-3------------|-3-----------|----2--5--7--| |--------------|--------------|-------------|-3-----------| |--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|------------|----------2--|----------2--|| |----2--3--4--|-5----------|----2--5-----|----2--5-----|| |-5-----------|------------|-3-----------|-3-----------|| |-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|| Bridge Q Q Q Q Q. Q. Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|------4----7--|-------------| |-3--3--3--3--|-5------------|-3--3--3--3--| |-------------|--------------|-------------| |-------------|--------------|-------------| Q. Q. Q Q Q Q Q Q. Q. Q |------4----7--|-------------|------4----7--| |-5------------|-3--3--3--3--|-5------------| |--------------|-------------|--------------| |--------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q. Q. 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Q. Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|------4----7--|-------------| |-3--3--3--3--|-5------------|-3--3--3--3--| |-------------|--------------|-------------| |-------------|--------------|-------------| Q. Q. Q Q Q Q Q Q. Q. Q |------4----7--|-------------|------4----7--| |-5------------|-3--3--3--3--|-5------------| |--------------|-------------|--------------| |--------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q. Q. Q Q Q Q Q q Q H |-------------|------4----7--|----------2--|------------|| |-3--3--3--3--|-5------------|----2--5-----|------------|| |-------------|--------------|-3-----------|-3----------|| |-------------|--------------|-------------|------------|| 4th Verse Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------2--|----------2--|----------2--|----------2--| |----2--5-----|----2--5-----|----2--5-----|----2--5-----| |-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----2--5--7--|----2--5--7--|----2--5--7--|-------------| |-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|----2--5--7--| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|------------|----------2--|-------------|| |----2--3--4--|-5----------|----2--5-----|----2--3--4--|| |-5-----------|------------|-3-----------|-3-----------|| |-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|| Outro Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|----2--3--4--|-5--2--------|-------------| |----------2--|-5-----------|-------5--2--|----2-----2--| |----2--5-----|-------------|-------------|-3-----3-----| |-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------| q Q H H Q Q +W +W |------------|------------|------------|--------*| |------------|------------|------------|--------*| |-3----------|---------3--|-(3)--------|-(3)----*| |------------|------------|------------|--------*|
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