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As recorded by The Shadows
(From the 1961 Double Album KON-TIKI 1958-1961 )
Music by Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, JetHarris & Jim Goff
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jet Harris - Bass'
Q=136
4/4
Gtr I
W W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------|----------|-------4-----|----------4---|
|----------|----------|----------6--|-------6------|
|----------|----------|-7-----------|-7------------|
|----------|----------|-------------|--------------|
$
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------4-----|----------4--||-------4-----|----------4---|
|----------6--|-------6-----||----------6--|-------6------|
|-7-----------|-7-----------||-7-----------|-7------------|
|-------------|-------------||-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------5-----|----------4--|--------------|
|-7-----4-----|-7--------7--|-------6-----|----------4---|
|----------7--|-------------|-7-----------|-------6------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-7------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------4--|-------------||-------4-----|----------4---|
|-------6-----|----------4--||----------6--|-------6------|
|-7-----------|-------6-----||-7-----------|-7------------|
|-------------|-7-----------||-------------|--------------|
To Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------5-----|----------4--|--------------|
|-7-----4-----|-7--------7--|-------6-----|----------4---|
|----------7--|-------------|-7-----------|-------6------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-7------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------4-----|----------4--||-------------|-------6------|
|-2--------6--|-------6-----||-7-----4-----|-7--------7---|
|-------------|-7-----------||----------7--|--------------|
|-------------|-------------||-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------7--7--|-------6-----|-7--------7--|-8--------8---|
|-7-----------|-7--------7--|-------7-----|-------9------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------||-------------|--------------|
|-9-----9-----|-9-----------||-------9--6--|-------6------|
|----------9--|-------9-----||-7-----------|-7--------7---|
|-------------|----------7--||-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------6-----|-------3-----|-4-----4-----|-4------------|
|----------8--|-4--------4--|----------4--|-------4------|
|-9-----------|-------------|-------------|----------2---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
E. S E. S Q Q W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-4--6-4----------|----------||-------4-----|----------4---|
|---------7-6--4--|----------||----------6--|-------6------|
|-----------------|-7--------||-7-----------|-7------------|
|-----------------|----------||-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------5-----|----------4--|--------------|
|-7-----4-----|-7--------7--|-------6-----|----------4---|
|----------7--|-------------|-7-----------|-------6------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-7------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------4--|-------------||-------4-----|----------4---|
|-------6-----|----------4--||----------6--|-------6------|
|-7-----------|-------6-----||-7-----------|-7------------|
|-------------|-7-----------||-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------5-----|----------4--|--------------|
|-7-----4-----|-7--------7--|-------6-----|----------4---|
|----------7--|-------------|-7-----------|-------6------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-7------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------4-----|----------4--||-------------|-------6------|
|----------6--|-------6-----||-7-----4-----|-7--------7---|
|-7-----------|-7-----------||----------7--|--------------|
|-------------|-------------||-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------7--7--|-------6-----|-7--------7--|-8--------8---|
|-7-----------|-7--------7--|-------7-----|-------9------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------||-------------|--------------|
|-9-----9-----|-9-----------||-------9--6--|-------6------|
|----------9--|-------9-----||-7-----------|-7--------7---|
|-------------|----------7--||-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------6-----|-------3-----|-4-----4-----|-4------------|
|----------8--|-4--------4--|----------4--|-------4------|
|-9-----------|-------------|-------------|----------2---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D.S. al Coda &
E. S E. S Q Q W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-4--6-4----------|----------||----------6--|--------------||
|---------7-6--4--|----------||-------7-----|----------4---||
|-----------------|-7--------||-7-----------|-------6------||
|-----------------|----------||-------------|-7------------||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------4-----|----------4--|-------------|
|----------6--|-------6-----|-7-----4-----|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|----------7--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------5-----|----------4--|-------------*|
|-7--------7--|-------6-----|----------4--*|
|-------------|-7-----------|-------6-----*|
|-------------|-------------|-7-----------*|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