Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – The House Is Rockin (Bass Tab)
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"THE HOUSE IS ROCKIN' " (Bassline)
As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
(From the 1988 Album IN STEP)
Words and Music by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Doyle Bramhall
Transcribed by Michael DuClos
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Fast Blues Q=175
C
4/4
Gtr I
Wx5 Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----------|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------||
|-----------|-------------7----|-8-8-7-7-------7----|--------------7----|-8-8-7--------7-----||
|-----------|----7--10-10---10-|---------10-10---10-|-----7--10-10---10-|--------10-10---10--||
|-----------|-8----------------|--------------------|-8-8---------------|--------------------||
Chorus
$
E E Q E E e E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E e E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|--------------7---|-8-8-7--------7----|--------------7---|-8-8-7-7-------7-7-|
|-----7--10-10-----|--------10-10---10-|-----7--10-10-----|---------10-10-----|
|-8-8--------------|-------------------|-8-8--------------|-------------------|
G C
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E q q E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------7---|-8--7--------7----||
|-10-10----5-5-7-(7)-|-10-10--------------|-----7--10-10---x-|-------10-10---10-||
|-------7------------|-------7--10-10-9-9-|-8-8--------------|------------------||
1st and 2nd Verses
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------7------|-8-8-7--------7----|---------------7----|-8-8-7-7-----7----|
|-----7--10-10---(10)-|--------10-10---10-|-----7-7-10-10---10-|---------10----10-|
|-8-8-----------------|-------------------|-8-8----------------|------------------|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------7-7-|-8------7---------7----|-------------------|----------------------|
|-----7--10-10-----|---(10)-----10-10---10-|--------------7----|-8------7-x-------7---|
|-8-8--------------|-----------------------|-----7--10-10---10-|---(10)-----10-10-----|
|------------------|-----------------------|-8-8---------------|----------------------|
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------||
|------------------|---------------------|---------------7----|-8-8-7-(7)-------7----||
|-10-10------------|-------7--8-8-9-(10)-|-----7-7-10-10---10-|-----------10-10---10-||
|-------7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10---------------|-8-8----------------|----------------------||
Chorus
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|------------------|--------------------|---------------------|------------------|
|--------------7---|-8-8-7-7-------7----|--------------7------|-8-8-7--------7---|
|-----7--10-10-----|---------10-10---10-|-----7--10-10---(10)-|--------10-10-----|
|-8-8--------------|--------------------|-8-8-----------------|------------------|
To Coda
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q q q E E Q E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|------------------|-------------------|-10-10--------7--|-8-8-7--------7----||
|-10-10------------|-------7--8-8-9h10-|-------7--10-----|--------10-10---10-||
|-------7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10-------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Piano Solo
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------7-7-8-8-9-9-|-10-10-8--7-7-------|----------------|
|-----7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10-------------|--------------10-10-|-----5--6-6-7-7-|
|-8-8------------|-------------------|--------------------|-8-8------------|
F C
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------7--8-8-----|
|-8-8------------|-----5--6-8-----|-----7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10--------8-9-|
|-----5--6-6-7-7-|-8-8--------6s7-|-8-8------------|------------------|
G
E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-10-10----------7---|-10-10-8--7----------|
|-------7--10-10---x-|-------------10-(10)-|
C
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-------7--8-8-9---||
|-----7-7-8-8-9-9-|-10-10------------||
|-8-8-------------|------------------||
Guitar Solo
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|---------------|-------7-7-8-8-9-9-|-10-10-8--7--------|----------------|
|----7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10-------------|-------------10-10-|-----5--6-6-7-7-|
|-8-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-8-8------------|
F C
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E
|-----------------|-------7--8-8-10-8-|--------------------|----------------|
|-----7-7-8-8-9-9-|-10-10-------------|-10-10-8--7-7-------|----------------|
|-8-8-------------|-------------------|--------------10-10-|----7--8--9-(9)-|
|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-8--------------|
G
Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E Q
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|-10--10--10-8----10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-8-----|
|--------------10----|--------------------10--|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-8-----|-10-10-10-10-10-8----10-|
|------------------10--|------------------10----|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-8----10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-8----10-|
|------------------10----|--------------------10----|
+E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|---------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
C
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|---------------7----|-8-8-7-7-------7----||
|-10-10-8--7-7-------|-----7-7-10-10---10-|---------10-10---10-||
|--------------10-10-|-8-8----------------|--------------------||
&
C G
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|--------------7-x-|-10-10-------------|---------------------|
|-----7--10-10-----|-------7-7-8-8-9-9-|-10-10----------7----|
|-8-8--------------|-------------------|-------7--10-10---10-|
N.C. DbC9
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E +H Q Q H
|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------*|
|--------------------|----------------|----8-9-10-(10)----|-10\----------*|
|-10-10--------------|-----7--8-8-9-9-|-10----------------|--------------*|
|-------7--10-10-9-9-|-8-8------------|-------------------|--------------*|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