Little Richard – Good Golly Miss Molly (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Little Richard
(From the 1958 Album LITTLE RICHARD)
Words and Music by Robert Blackwell & John Marascalco
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Frank Fields - Bass'
Intro
Q=164(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|----------|-------0--2-0-|-------0--2-0-|-------0--2-0-|
|----------|----2---------|----2---------|----2---------|
|----------|-3------------|-3------------|-3------------|
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|--------------|-------0--2-0-|-------0--2-0-|--------------|
|-------0--2-0-|----2---------|----2---------|-------0--2-0-|
|----2---------|-3------------|-3------------|----2---------|
|-3------------|--------------|--------------|-3------------|
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|--------------|-------2--4-2-|-------0--2-0-|--------------||
|-------0--2-0-|-0--4---------|----2---------|-------0--2-0-||
|----2---------|--------------|-3------------|----2---------||
|-3------------|--------------|--------------|-3------------||
Chorus
e E Q H Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------0--2-0-|-------0--2-0-|-------0--2-0-|
|-------------|----2---------|----2---------|----2---------|
|-3-----------|-3------------|-3------------|-3------------|
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|--------------|-------0--2-0-|-------0--2-0-|--------------|
|-------0--2-0-|----2---------|----2---------|-------0--2-0-|
|----2---------|-3------------|-3------------|----2---------|
|-3------------|--------------|--------------|-3------------|
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|--------------|-------2--4-2-|-------0--2-0-|--------------|
|-------0--2-0-|-0--4---------|----2---------|-------0--2-0-|
|----2---------|--------------|-3------------|----2---------|
|-3------------|--------------|--------------|-3------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
3/4
Q Q Q E E q Q H q Q H q Q H W
|--------------||-------------|------------|------------|------||
|-------0--2-0-||o------------|------------|------------|------||
|----2---------||o------------|------------|------------|------||
|-3------------||--3----------|-3----------|-3----------|------||
Chorus
4/4
W Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|----------|-------0--2-0-|-------0--2-0-|--------------|
|----------|----2---------|----2---------|-------0--2-0-|
|----------|-3------------|-3------------|----2---------|
|----------|--------------|--------------|-3------------|
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|--------------|-------2--4-2-|-------0--2-0-|--------------|
|-------0--2-0-|-0--4---------|----2---------|-------0--2-0-|
|----2---------|--------------|-3------------|----2---------|
|-3------------|--------------|--------------|-3------------|
Saxophone Solo
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|---------------||--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------0--2-0-o||-------0--2-0-|-------0--2-0-|-------0--2-0-|
|----2---------o||----2---------|----2---------|----2---------|
|-3-------------||-3------------|-3------------|-3------------|
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|--------------|-------0--2-0-|-------0--2-0-|--------------|
|-------0--2-0-|----2---------|----2---------|-------0--2-0-|
|----2---------|-3------------|-3------------|----2---------|
|-3------------|--------------|--------------|-3------------|
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|--------------|-------2--4-2-|-------0--2-0-|--------------||
|-------0--2-0-|-0--4---------|----2---------|-------0--2-0-||
|----2---------|--------------|-3------------|----2---------||
|-3------------|--------------|--------------|-3------------||
Chorus
E E Q H Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------0--2-0-|-------0--2-0-|-------0--2-0-|
|-------------|----2---------|----2---------|----2---------|
|-3-----------|-3------------|-3------------|-3------------|
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|--------------|-------0--2-0-|-------0--2-0-|--------------|
|-------0--2-0-|----2---------|----2---------|-------0--2-0-|
|----2---------|-3------------|-3------------|----2---------|
|-3------------|--------------|--------------|-3------------|
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|--------------|-------2--4-2-|-------0--2-0-|--------------|
|-------0--2-0-|-0--4---------|----2---------|-------0--2-0-|
|----2---------|--------------|-3------------|----2---------|
|-3------------|--------------|--------------|-3------------|
3rd Verse
3/4
Q Q Q E E q Q H q Q H q Q H W
|--------------||------------|------------|------------|------||
|-------0--2-0-||------------|------------|------------|------||
|----2---------||------------|------------|------------|------||
|-3------------||-3----------|-3----------|-3----------|------||
Chorus
4/4
W Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|----------|-------0--2-0-|-------0--2-0-|--------------|
|----------|----2---------|----2---------|-------0--2-0-|
|----------|-3------------|-3------------|----2---------|
|----------|--------------|--------------|-3------------|
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E q Q H
|--------------|-------2--4-2-|------------||
|-------0--2-0-|-0--4---------|------------||
|----2---------|--------------|-3----------||
|-3------------|--------------|------------||
Outro
W q E E +H +W
|----------|---------------|--------*|
|----------|---------------|--------*|
|----------|----0----------|--------*|
|----------|-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