The Everly Brothers – Lucille (Bass Tab)

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Originally recorded by Little Richard in 1957 this version by The Everly Brothers released in 1960 peaked at number 4 in UK Charts. Bass performance was possible Floyd Chance. Tab by bass50611. Not 100% exact but very close to original. Note my alternative ending Play Walking Bass throughout the song
Intro:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------2-2---------------2-2---------------2-2---------------2-2-|
A|-----2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-----|
E|-3-3---------------3-3---------------3-3---------------3-3--------------|

G|--------------2-2---------------2-2-------------------------------------|
D|-----2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-------------------2-2---------------2-2-|
A|-3-3---------------3-3-------------------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-----|
E|-------------------------------------3-3---------------3-3--------------|

G|--------------4-4---------------2-2---------------------------------4-4-|
D|-----4-4--7-7----------2-2--5-5-------------------2-2------4-4--7-7-----|
A|-5-5---------------3-3-------------------2-2--5-5------5-5--------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-3--------------------------------|

Verse 1:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------2-2---------------2-2---------------2-2---------------2-2-|
A|-----2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-----|
E|-3-3---------------3-3---------------3-3---------------3-3--------------|

G|--------------2-2---------------2-2-------------------------------------|
D|-----2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-------------------2-2---------------2-2-|
A|-3-3---------------3-3-------------------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-----|
E|-------------------------------------3-3---------------3-3--------------|

G|--------------4-4---------------2-2---------------------------------4-4-|
D|-----4-4--7-7----------2-2--5-5-------------------2-2------4-4--7-7-----|
A|-5-5---------------3-3-------------------2-2--5-5------5-5--------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-3--------------------------------|

Verse 2:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------2-2---------------2-2---------------2-2---------------2-2-|
A|-----2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-----|
E|-3-3---------------3-3---------------3-3---------------3-3--------------|

G|--------------2-2---------------2-2-------------------------------------|
D|-----2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-------------------2-2---------------2-2-|
A|-3-3---------------3-3-------------------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-----|
E|-------------------------------------3-3---------------3-3--------------|

G|--------------4-4---------------2-2------------------------------------|
D|-----4-4--7-7----------2-2--5-5-------------------2-2------------------|
A|-5-5---------------3-3-------------------2-2--5-5------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------3-3-------------------------------|

Bridge:
   (Break)                              (Break)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------0-2-|
E|-3------------------------------0-1-2-3---------------------------3-----|

G|--------------2-2---------------2-2-------------------------------------|
D|-----2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-------------------2-2---------------2-2-|
A|-3-3---------------3-3-------------------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-----|
E|-------------------------------------3-3---------------3-3--------------|

G|--------------4-4---------------2-2------------------------------------|
D|-----4-4--7-7----------2-2--5-5-------------------2-2------------------|
A|-5-5---------------3-3-------------------2-2--5-5------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------3-3-------------------------------|

Interlude:
    (Break  Vocals Only)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------2-2---------------2-2-|
A|-----------------------------------------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-----|
E|-3-----------------------------------3-3---------------3-3--------------|

G|--------------2-2---------------2-2-------------------------------------|
D|-----2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-------------------2-2---------------2-2-|
A|-3-3---------------3-3-------------------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-----|
E|-------------------------------------3-3---------------3-3--------------|

G|--------------4-4---------------2-2------------------------------------|
D|-----4-4--7-7----------2-2--5-5-------------------2-2------------------|
A|-5-5---------------3-3-------------------2-2--5-5------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------3-3-------------------------------|

Verse 3:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------2-2---------------2-2---------------2-2---------------2-2-|
A|-----2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-----|
E|-3-3---------------3-3---------------3-3---------------3-3--------------|

G|--------------2-2---------------2-2-------------------------------------|
D|-----2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-------------------2-2---------------2-2-|
A|-3-3---------------3-3-------------------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-----|
E|-------------------------------------3-3---------------3-3--------------|

G|--------------4-4---------------2-2---------------------------------4-4-|
D|-----4-4--7-7----------2-2--5-5-------------------2-2------4-4--7-7-----|
A|-5-5---------------3-3-------------------2-2--5-5------5-5--------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-3--------------------------------|

Outro:
    (Break  Vocals Only)                                   (Song Fades Out)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------2-2---------------2-2-|
A|-----------------------------------------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-----|
E|-3-----------------------------------3-3---------------3-3--------------|
Alternative Outro:
    (Break  Vocals Only)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------2-2---------------2-2-|
A|-----------------------------------------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-----|
E|-3-----------------------------------3-3---------------3-3--------------|

G|--------------2-2---------------2-2-------------------------------------|
D|-----2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-------------------2-2---------------2-2-|
A|-3-3---------------3-3-------------------2-2--5-5----------2-2--5-5-----|
E|-------------------------------------3-3---------------3-3--------------|

                                                                      (END)
G|--------------4-4---------------2-2-------------------------------------|
D|-----4-4--7-7----------2-2--5-5-------------------2-2-------------------|
A|-5-5---------------3-3-------------------2-2--5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-------------------------------------3-3------------------------------3-|