The Ventures – Jokers Wild (Bass Tab)
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JOKER'S WILD (Bassline)
As recorded by The Ventures
(From the 1966 Album THE VENTURES PLAY THE "BATMAN" THEME)
Music by Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Mel Taylor & Don Wilson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bob Bogle - Bass'
Q=140 4/4 Gtr I W W H H H H |----------|----------|-----------|-----------| |----------|----------|-7---------|-7---------| |----------|----------|------8----|------8----| |----------|----------|-----------|-----------| H H Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------|------9-9-7------||-----------------|-----------------| |-7---------|------------10-9-||---7-7---------7-|-7---------7-7---| |------8----|-7---------------||---------8-8-----|-----8-8---------| |-----------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| Q E E Q E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------5----5-|----------------|---7-7---------7-|-7---------7-7---| |-8----8----5---|-7----7-7-5-----|---------8-8-----|-----8-8---------| |----8----------|------------8-7-|-----------------|-----------------| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q. E +Q E E H H |---------------|-5--------------|-----------------|-----------| |--------5----5-|----------------|-7-----------7-7-|-----------| |-8----8----5---|----------5-7-8-|------7-(7)------|-7----8----| |----8----------|----8-8-8-------|-----------------|-----------| Q. E +Q E E H H Q. E +Q E E H H |-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------| |-7-----------7-7-|-----------|-7-----------7-7-|-----------| |------7-(7)------|-7----8----|------7-(7)------|-7----8----| |-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------| W +W H H H H |----------|------------|-----------|-----------| |-7--------|-(7)--------|-7---------|-7---------| |----------|------------|------8----|------8----| |----------|------------|-----------|-----------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q. E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------| |---7-7---------7-|-7---------7-7---|--------5----5-|----------------| |---------8-8-----|-----8-8---------|-8----8----5---|-7----7-7-5-----| |-----------------|-----------------|----8----------|------------8-7-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-5--------------| |---7-7---------7-|-7---------7-7---|--------5----5-|------------7-5-| |---------8-8-----|-----8-8---------|-8----8----5---|--------7-7-----| |-----------------|-----------------|----8----------|----8-8---------| Q. E +Q E E H H Q. E +Q E E H H |-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------| |-7-----------7-7-|-----------|-7-----------7-7-|-----------| |------7-(7)------|-7----8----|------7-(7)------|-7----8----| |-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------| Q. E +Q E E H H W +W |-----------------|-----------|----------||--------| |-7-----------7-7-|-----------|-7--------||-(7)----| |------7-(7)------|-7----8----|----------||--------| |-----------------|-----------|----------||--------| H H H H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5---------|-5---------|---5-5---------5-|-5---------5-5---| |------6----|------6----|---------6-6-----|-----6-6---------| Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------|-7--7-7-7-5-----|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------|------------8-7-|---5-5---------5-|-5---------5-5---| |-6--6--8--8--|----------------|---------6-6-----|-----6-6---------| Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q. E +E E +E E Q Q Q Q |-------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------| |-------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------| |-------------|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5----5-(5)-5-(5)---|-------------| |-6--6--8--8--|----------------|--------------------|-5--5--6--6--| Q. E +E E +E E Q Q Q Q Q. E +E E +E E Q Q Q Q |--------------------|-------------|--------------------|-------------| |--------------------|-------------|--------------------|-------------| |-5----5-(5)-5-(5)---|-------------|-5----5-(5)-5-(5)---|-------------| |--------------------|-5--5--6--6--|--------------------|-5--5--6--6--| H Q Q H Q Q H H H H |------------||------------|-----------|-----------| |------------||------------|-7---------|-7---------| |-5----5--5--||------------|------8----|------8----| |------------||-8----8--8--|-----------|-----------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------| |---7-7---------7-|-7---------7-7---|--------5----5-|----------------| |---------8-8-----|-----8-8---------|-8----8----5---|-7--7-7-7-5-----| |-----------------|-----------------|----8----------|------------8-7-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------| |---7-7---------7-|-7---------7-7---|--------5----5-|--------------5-| |---------8-8-----|-----8-8---------|-8----8----5---|----------5-8---| |-----------------|-----------------|----8----------|-8--8-8-8-------| Q. E +Q E E H H Q. E +Q E E H H |-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------| |-7-----------7-7-|-----------|-7-----------7-7-|-----------| |------7-(7)------|-7----8----|------7-(7)------|-7----8----| |-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------| Q. E +Q E E H H W |-----------------|-----------|------| |-7-----------7-7-|-----------|-7----| |------7-(7)------|-7----8----|------| |-----------------|-----------|------| +W H H H H |------------|-----------|-----------*| |-(7)--------|-7---------|-7---------*| |------------|------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