Elvis Presley – My Baby Left Me (Bass Tab)
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MY BABY LEFT ME (Bassline)
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1978 Album THE '56 SESSIONS)
Words and Music by Arthur Crudup
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Black - Bass'
Intro
Q=214(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
q q q q q q q q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-9--8--7------|--------------|-------------|----9--11--9--|
|----------11--|-10--9--8--7--|-7-----------|-7------------|
|--------------|--------------|-------7-----|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
1st - 4th Verses
$
Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|------------||--------------|--------------|
|-7-----------|-7----------||o-7-----------|-7------------|
|-------7-----|------------||o-------7-----|-------7------|
|-------------|------------||--------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|----9--11--9--|-------------|--------------|
|-7-----------|-7------------|-7-----------|-7------------|
|-------7-----|--------------|-------7-----|-------7------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------4--6--|-7-----------|-7------------|
|-7-----------|-7--7--------|-------7-----|-------7------|
|-------7-----|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-------------|--------------|
|-------7-----|-------7-----|-9-----------|-9------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------7-----|-------7------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-9--7--6-----|-------------|----9--11--9---|
|-9-----------|----------9--|-7-----------|-7-------------|
|-------7-----|-------------|-------7-----|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
Guitar Solo
To Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|----9--11--9---||-------------|--------------|
|-7-----------|-7------------o||-7-----------|-7------------|
|-------7-----|--------------o||-------7-----|-------7------|
|-------------|---------------||-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|----9--11--9--|-------------|--------------|
|-7-----------|-7------------|-7-----------|-7------------|
|-------7-----|--------------|-------7-----|-------7------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------4--6--|-7-----------|-7------------|
|-7-----------|-7--7--------|-------7-----|-------7------|
|-------7-----|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-------------|--------------|
|-------7-----|-------7-----|-7-----------|-7------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------7-----|-------7------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|----9--11--9--|-------------|--------------|
|-7-----------|-7------------|-9-----------|-9------------|
|-------7-----|--------------|-------7-----|-------7------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-------------|--------------|
|-------7-----|-------7-----|-7-----------|-7------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------7-----|-------7------|
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Outro
D.S. al Coda &
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|----9--11--9--||------------||-------------|---------------|
|-7-----------|-7------------||-7----------||-9-----------|-9-------------|
|-------7-----|--------------||------------||-------7-----|-------7-------|
|-------------|--------------||------------||-------------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 5x
|-7-----------|-7-----------||--------------|---------------||
|-------7-----|-------7-----||o-7-----------|-7------------o||
|-------------|-------------||o-------7-----|-------7------o||
|-------------|-------------||--------------|---------------||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