Status Quo – Spinning Wheel Blues (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Status Quo
(From the 1970 Album MA KELLY'S GREASY SPOON)
Words and Music by Francis Rossi & Bob Young
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Alan Lancaster - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=130(8=s8/shuffle feel)
4/4
Gtr I
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------------||
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
A|-----------------|-------------------||
E|-----------------|-------------------||
[Verse 1]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
[Verse 2]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------||
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
[Guitar Solo]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A||o-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|------------------|
E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------o||
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
[Verses 3 & 4]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A||o-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|------------------|
E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------o||
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
[Harmoonica Solo]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A||o-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|------------------|
E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------o||
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
[Outro]
2.
TP
q H. Wx3 H. Q
G|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|---------5--|
A|-3----------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|
TP TP TP TP
+W +W +W +W
G|------------|------------|------------|--------*|
D|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----*|
A|------------|------------|------------|--------*|
E|------------|------------|------------|--------*|************************************
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| +() - note tied to previous
| TP - tremolo picking
| | - bar
| || - double bar
| ||o - repeat start
| o|| - repeat end
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