The Everly Brothers – Bird Dog (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by The Everly Brothers (From the 1958 Album THE EVELY BROTHERS' BEST) Words and Music by Boudleaux Bryant Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Double Bass'

 Intro
  Q=144
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E +H       Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E +H
|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------||
|-------------|-4-4-4-4-(4)----|-------------|-4-4-4-4-(4)----||
|-2--2-----0--|----------------|-2--2-----0--|----------------||
|-------0-----|----------------|-------0-----|----------------||

   1st - 3rd Verses
    $
    Q.   E H      Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
||--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
||o-------------|-----------4--|---------------|-----------1---|
||o-2----2------|-2----2-------|-2----2-2------|-2----2-2------|
||---------2----|--------2-----|-------------2-|---------------|

  Q.   E H      Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-2----2------|-----------2--|---------------|---------------|
|--------2----|--------2-----|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2-|
|-------------|-0----0-------|---------------|---------------|

                                               1.
  Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E +H
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------||
|-4------4-4--4-|-2----2--------|-------------|-4-4-4-4-(4)----o||
|------4--------|--------2----2-|-2--2-----0--|----------------o||
|---------------|---------------|-------0-----|-----------------||

                   Bridge
  2.,D.S.
  E E E E +H        Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E H
|----------------||---------------|--------------|-------------|
|----------------||-2----2-2------|-2----2-2-----|-------------|
|----------------||-------------2-|-----------4--|-2----2------|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)----||---------------|--------------|--------2----|

  Q.   E Q  Q    H    H      Q.   E Q.   E
|--------------|-----------|---------------|
|--------------|-4---------|-2----2------2-|
|-2----2----2--|------4----|--------2------|
|--------2-----|-----------|---------------|

  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E Q  E   H    H      Q.   E Q  Q
|---------------|---------------|-----------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------|-2------2-----|
|-2----2--------|-2------2-2--2-|------2----|------2-------|
|--------2----2-|------2--------|-0---------|-----------0--|

  Q.   E H      Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E H      Q.   E E Q  E
|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-2----2--------|
|-2----2------|-2----2----2--|-------------|--------2-2--2-|
|--------2----|--------2-----|-2----2-2----|---------------|

                     To Coda                   D.S. al Coda
  Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E +H       Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E +H
|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------||
|-------------|-4-4-4-4-(4)----|-------------|-4-4-4-4-(4)----||
|-2--2-----0--|----------------|-2--2-----0--|----------------||
|-------0-----|----------------|-------0-----|----------------||

 Outro
  &
  Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E +H       Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E +H
|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------*|
|-------------|-4-4-4-4-(4)----|-------------|-4-4-4-4-(4)----*|
|-2--2-----0--|----------------|-2--2-----0--|----------------*|
|-------0-----|----------------|-------0-----|----------------*|

Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 ----------- | - 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