Johnny Winter – Rock Me Baby (Bass Tab)
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ROCK ME BABY (Bassline)
As recorded by Johnny Winter
(From the 1973 Album STILL ALIVE AND WELL)
Words and Music by Willie Broonzy & Arthur Crudup
Arranged by Johnny Winter
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Randy Jo Hobbs - Bass'
Intro
Q=96
4/4
Gtr I
W W W H Q S S S S
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------2-3-4-|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E +S S S S S S E
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------7-(7)-5-----------|-------------7-(7)-7-5-5-4-4---|
|-------3p0---------7-6-5-3---|---------3p0-----------------7-|
|-5-5-5---------------------3-|-5-5-5-5-----------------------|
E S S S S E +S S S S S S S S E S S S S E +E E E E
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------7-(7)-7---------5-7-|-----------7-(7)-------|
|-------3p0---------5-6-7-7-----|-------3p0-------2-3-4-|
|-5-5-5-------------------------|-5-5-5-----------------|
e S S E S S e S S a E E E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------2s4-7-|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5-0-0h2-5-5-4-------|-5-5-2-0-0h2-5-2-5-6-7---|
|-------------------------|-----------------------0-|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|------------------------------|
|-----------7-(7)-5------------|
|-------3p0---------7-6-5-3----|
|-5-5-5---------------------3--|
E S S S S E +E E E E e E E E E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------7-(7)-------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------3p0-------4-5-6-|---------2-2-2-3-4-|-5-5-2-0-0h2-5-2-5-6-7----|
|-5-5-5-----------------|-0-0-2-4-----------|-----------------------0--|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-----------5-(5)-5-----------|-----------7-(7)-5-----------||
|-------3p0---------7-6-5-3---|-------3p0---------7-6-5-3---||
|-5-5-5---------------------3-|-5-5-5---------------------3-||
1st Verse
E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------2-2-2-4---|-----------7-(7)-5------------|
|-------3-4-----------|-------3-4-----------|-------3p0---------7-6-5-3----|
|-5-5-5-----0-0-0-2-3-|-5-5-5-------------3-|-5-5-5---------------------3--|
E S S S S E +E E E E e S S E S S e S S a E E E S S E S S E S S S S E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------7-(7)-------|-------------------2s4-7-|-------------------------|
|-------3p0-------2-3-4-|-5-5-5-0-0h2-5-5-4-------|-5-5-2-0-0-2-5-2-5-6-0-7-|
|-5-5-5-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E E E E e E E E E S S E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------7-(7)-5-----------|-----------7-(7)-------|-----------------5-|
|-------3p0---------7-6-5-3---|-------3p0-------4-5-6-|---------2-2-2-3-3-|
|-5-5-5---------------------3-|-5-5-5-----------------|-0-0-2-4-----------|
E E Q H E S S Q S S S S E E E. S E E S S S S E E
|-------------|----------------------|----------------------||
|-7-----------|----------7-5---------|----------7-5---------||
|-5-----------|-------3------7-6-5-3-|------3-3-----7-6-5-3-||
|-------------|-5-5-5----------------|-5--5-----------------||
2nd Verse
E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|-----------7-(7)-7-7-------5-|
|-------3-4-----------|-----2-3-4-4-4-2-2-|-------3p0-----------5-6-7---|
|-5-5-5-----0-0-0-2-3-|-5-5---------------|-5-5-5-----------------------|
E S S S S E +E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E a E E E S S E E
|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-7-5-7-7-5-------------|-----4-4-------------|---------5-7-7-7-4---|
|-----------0-(0)-2-3-4-|-5-5-----0-0-0-2-0---|-5-5-5s7-----------7-|
|-----------------------|-------------------2-|---------------------|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------7-(7)-5-----------|
|-------3p0---------7-6-5-3---|
|-5-5-5---------------------3-|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S e S S E E E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------7-(7)-5-----------|-------------------------|
|-------3p0---------7-6-5-3---|-----------2-2-2-3p0-4p0-|
|-5-5-5---------------------3-|-0-0-0-2-4---------------|
E E Q Q S S S S E S S Q S S S S E E E S S Q S S S S E E
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|----------7-5---------|----------7-5---------||
|-5-----------------|-------3------7-6-5-3-|-------3------7-6-5-3-||
|-------------2-3-4-|-5-5-5----------------|-5-5-5----------------||
3rd Verse
E S S E E E S S S S S S E S S E E E S S S S E E S S E E E S S E E
|-------------------------|---------------------2-|----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------2-2-2-2-4---|----------------------|
|-------3-4---------------|-------3-4-------------|-------3-4------------|
|-5-5-5-----0-0-0-2p0-3-4-|-5-5-5-----------------|-5-5-5-----0-0-0-2-3--|
E S S e E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E e e e S S S S S S S S E
|-----------2-2-2-------|---------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------5-4-2-|-----3-4-------------|--------------------------|
|-------3-4-------------|-5-5-----0-0-0-2-0-3-|-5-5-0-0-2-5-2-5-5-6p0-7--|
|-5-5-5-----------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E E E E e S S E E E S S S S E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------7-(7)-5-----------|-----------7-(7)-------|---------------------5-|
|-------3p0---------7-6-5-3---|-------3p0-------4-5-6-|-----------2-2-2-4p0---|
|-5-5-5---------------------3-|-5-5-5-----------------|-0-0-0-3-4-------------|
E E Q Q E. S E S S Q S S S S S S S S e S S E S S S S E E E
|----------------|--------------------------|-----------------------||
|-7--------------|----------7-7-7-5---------|-----------------------||
|-5--------------|-------3----------7-6-5-3-|-----------------------||
|--------------3-|-5-5-5--------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-3-4-||
Guitar Solo
E S S E E E S S S S S S E S S E E E S S S S S S e e e e e S S S S S S
|---------------------2-2-|-------------------------|-------------------2-2--|
|-----------2-2-2-2h4-----|-------------------------|---------2-2-2-2-4------|
|-------3-4---------------|-------3-4---------------|-----3-4----------------|
|-5-5-5-------------------|-5-5-5-----0-0-0-2-0-3-4-|-5-5--------------------|
E S S E S S E E E E e S S e S S S S E a E E E S S E S S S E S E E
|---------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------2s4-7-|------------------------|
|---------------2-3-4-|-5-5-5-0-0-2-5-2-5-------|-5-5-2-0-0-2---5-5-6-7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E E E E e S S E E E S S S S E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------7-(7)-5-----------|-----------7-(7)-------|---------------------5-|
|-------3p0---------7-6-5-3---|-------3p0-------4-5-6-|-----------2-2-2-4-0---|
|-5-5-5---------------------3-|-5-5-5-----------------|-0-0-0-3-4-------------|
H Q E. S E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E E E E
|--------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-7------------|-----------7-(7)-5-----------|-----------7-(7)-5-4----|
|-5------------|-------3p0---------7-6-5-3---|-------3p0-----------7--|
|------------3-|-5-5-5---------------------3-|-5-5-5------------------|
E S S E E E S S S S S S E S S E E S S S S S S S S
|---------------------2-2-|---------------------------|
|-----------2-2-2-2h4-----|-----------2s4-7-7-7-7-4---|
|-------3-4---------------|-------3-4---------------7-|
|-5-5-5-------------------|-5-5-5---------------------|
E S S E E E S S S S S S
|---------------------2-2--|
|-----------2-2-2-2h4------|
|-------3-4----------------|
|-5-5-5--------------------|
E S S E E S S S S E E e S S E S S e S S a E E e e e S S S S S S S S E
|-----------2-0---------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------2-------|-------------------2s4-7-|--------------------------|
|-------3-4-------0-0-2-|-5-5-5-0-0-2-5-5-5-------|-5-5-0-0-2-5-2-5-5-6-0-7--|
|-5-5-5-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E S S E E E S S S S S S E S S E E S S S S S S S S e S S E E E S S S S E
|-------------------------|-----------2-2-2-2---------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------5-5-4-4-|---------------------5-|
|-------3-4---------------|-------3-4-----------------|-----------2-2-2-4-0---|
|-5-5-5-----0-0-0-2-0-3-4-|-5-5-5---------------------|-0-0-0-3-4-------------|
Q +Q Q E S S E S S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|-7--(7)\-----------|-----------7-(7)-7---------5-7-|
|-5--(5)\-----------|-------3p0---------5-5-7-7-----|
|---------------2-3-|-5-5-5-------------------------|
S S S S S S E +E E S S S S
|-----------------------------||
|-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-(7)-5-4-4-----||
|-------------------------7-7-||
|-----------------------------||
4th Verse
E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S S S E E S S E E E S S E E
|---------------------|---------------------2-|----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------2-2-2-2-4---|----------------------|
|-------3-4-----------|-------3-4-------------|-------3-4------------|
|-5-5-5-----0-0-0-2-3-|-5-5-5-----------------|-5-5-5-----0-0-0-2-3--|
E S S E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E e S S E E E S S S S S S
|-------------------|---------2-2-2-4-2-5-|-----------2-----2-2-2-2--|
|-------------------|-----3h4-------------|-------3-4---2-4----------|
|-------2-2-3-3-4-4-|-5-5-----------------|-5-5-5--------------------|
|-5-5-5-------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|---------5---------------------|
|-----------7-(7)-5-----------|-------5---5-7-(7)-5-----------|
|-------3p0---------7-6-5-3---|---5-7---------------7-6-5-3---|
|-5-5-5---------------------3-|-5---------------------------3-|
e S S E E E S S S S E Q Q Q S S S S E S S E E S S S S E S S
|-----------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5-|-7----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------2-2-2-4-0---|-5----------------|-------3-4-5-5-5-5--------|
|-0-0-0-3-4-------------|------------2-3-4-|-5-5-5-------------3-4-0--|
Free time Q=94
TP TP
E E E E H W +H. Q
|--------------|----------:--------------*|
|--------------|----------:--------------*|
|---4----------|----------:--------------*|
|-5---4-5-5----|-5--------:-(5)------5\--*|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