Elvis Presley – Shake Rattle And Roll (Bass Tab)
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SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL (Bassline)
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1956 Album ELVIS PRESLEY)
Words and Music by Charles Calhoun
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Black - Double Bass'
Intro
Q=208(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
Q H E E +Q Q H Q H E E +Q Q H
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------||
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------||
|-7\---------7-|-(7)\----------|-7\---------7-|-(7)\----------||
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------||
1st & 3rd Verses
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||--------4-----|-------4-----|-------4-----|-------4------|
||o----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6---|
||o-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7------------|
||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------4-----|-------4-----|
|-------2-----|-------2-----|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|
|----4-----4--|----4-----4--|-7-----------|-7-----------|
|-5-----------|-5-----------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------4-----|-------4-----||
|-------4-----|-------4-----|----6-----6--|----6-----6--||
|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|-7-----------|-7-----------||
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-------------|-------------||
2nd & 4th Verses
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------4-----|-------4-----|-------4-----|-------4-----|
|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------4-----|-------4-----|
|-------2-----|-------2-----|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|
|----4-----4--|----4-----4--|-7-----------|-7-----------|
|-5-----------|-5-----------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------4-----|-------4-----||
|-------4-----|-------4-----|----6-----6--|----6-----6--||
|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|-7-----------|-7-----------||
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-------------|-------------||
Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------4-----|-------4-----|-------4-----|-------4-----|
|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------4-----|-------4-----|
|-------2-----|-------2-----|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|
|----4-----4--|----4-----4--|-7-----------|-7-----------|
|-5-----------|-5-----------|-------------|-------------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------||
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------||
|-----------|-----------|-7----7----|-7----7----||
|-7----7----|-7----7----|-----------|-----------||
Guitar Solo
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-7----7----|-7----7----|-7----7----|-7----7----|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------4-----|-------4-----|
|-------2-----|-------2-----|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|
|----4-----4--|----4-----4--|-7-----------|-7-----------|
|-5-----------|-5-----------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------4-----|-------4------||
|-------4-----|-------4-----|----6-----6--|----6-----6--o||
|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|-7-----------|-7-----------o||
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-------------|--------------||
5th Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------4-----|-------4-----|-------4-----|-------4-----|
|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------4-----|-------4-----|
|-------2-----|-------2-----|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|
|----4-----4--|----4-----4--|-7-----------|-7-----------|
|-5-----------|-5-----------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------4-----|-------4-----||
|-------4-----|-------4-----|----6-----6--|----6-----6--||
|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|-7-----------|-7-----------||
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-------------|-------------||
Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------4-----|-------4-----|-------4-----|-------4-----|
|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------4-----|-------4-----|
|-------2-----|-------2-----|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|
|----4-----4--|----4-----4--|-7-----------|-7-----------|
|-5-----------|-5-----------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q +W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|--------*|
|-------4-----|-------4-----|-------------|-----1-2-------|--------*|
|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|-------------|-2-4-----------|--------*|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-0--4--5--6--|------------0--|-(0)----*|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