The Ventures – Runaway (Bass Tab)
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RUNAWAY (Bassline)
As recorded by The Ventures
(From the 1963 Album LET'S GO!)
Music by Max Crook & Del Shannon
Arranged by The Ventures
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bob Bogle - Bass'
Q=160 4/4 Gtr I W Q E E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q |----------|----------------|----------------| |----------|----------------|----------------| |----------|----------------|-0--------------| |----------|------0-(0)--3--|------0-(0)--3--| Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q H +Q. E H +Q. E |----------------|----------------|--------------||--------------| |----------------|----------------|--------------||--------------| |-0--------------|-0--------------|-0----(0)-----||-0----(0)-----| |------0-(0)--3--|------0-(0)--3--|--------------||--------------| H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-0----(0)-----|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-3----(3)-----|-3----(3)-----|-1----(1)-----| H +Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E H +Q. E |--------------|---------------|-----------------||--------------| |--------------|---------------|-2-2-0-0---------||--------------| |--------------|---------------|---------3-3-2-2-||-0----(0)-----| |-1----(1)-----|-0------0------|-----------------||--------------| H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-0----(0)-----|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-3----(3)-----|-3----(3)-----|-1----(1)-----| H +Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E E E |--------------|---------------|-----------------||----2-2----2----| |--------------|---------------|-2-2-0-0---------||----------------| |--------------|---------------|---------3-3-2-2-||-0-------0---0--| |-1----(1)-----|-0------0------|-----------------||----------------| Q E Q E +E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E Q E |----2-2----------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----4-4-(4)---4---|----4-4-(4)------| |-0-------0-(0)---|------------------|-----------------| |---------------4-|-2----------2---2-|-2----------0--3-| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E Q E Q E E +E E E E |----2-2-(2)---2---|----2-2-(2)------|------------------| |------------------|-----------------|----4-4-(4)---4---| |-0----------0---0-|-0----------0----|------------------| |------------------|---------------4-|-2----------2---2-| Q E E +S S E +S S E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------------|----2-2-----2---|----2-2-----2---|-----------------| |----4-4-(4)-------------|----------------|----------------|----4-4-----4----| |------------------------|----------0-----|----------0-----|-----------------| |-2------------0-(0)---3-|----------------|----------------|----------2------| 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 E E |----------------|----2-2-----2---|----2-2-----2---|-----------------| |----4-4-----4---|----------------|----------------|----4-4-----4----| |----------------|----------0-----|----------0-----|-----------------| |----------2-----|----------------|----------------|----------2------| 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 E E |----------------|----7-7-(7)---7---|----7-7-(7)---7---|----9-9-(9)---9----| |----4-4-----4---|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |----------------|-5----------5---5-|-5----------5---5-|-7----------7---7--| |----------2-----|------------------|------------------|-------------------| 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 E E |----9-9-(9)---9---|------------------|----7-7-(7)---7---|-------------------| |------------------|----7-7-(7)---7---|------------------|----7-7-(7)---7----| |-7----------7---7-|------------------|-5----------5---5-|-------------------| |------------------|-5----------5---5-|------------------|-5----------5---5--| E E E E E E E E H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E |-----------------||--------------|--------------|--------------| |-----------------||--------------|--------------|--------------| |-----------------||--------------|--------------|--------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-5----(5)-----|-5----(5)-----|-3----(3)-----| H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E Q. E Q. E |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |-3----(3)-----|-1----(1)-----|-1----(1)-----|-0------0------| Q Q Q Q H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E |-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-2--0--------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-------3--2--|-0----(0)-----|-0----(0)-----|--------------| |-------------|--------------|--------------|-3----(3)-----| H +Q. E H +Q. E W Q. E Q. E |--------------|--------------|----------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|----------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|----------|---------------| |-3----(3)-----|-1----(1)-----|----------|-0------0------| Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E +E E Q E E +E E E E |-------------||----2-2-(2)---2---|----2-2-(2)---------|-------------------| |-2--0--------||------------------|--------------------|----4-4-(4)---4----| |-------3--2--||-0----------0---0-|-0----------0-(0)---|-------------------| |-------------||------------------|------------------2-|-2----------2---2--| Q E E +E Q E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E Q E |-----------------|----2-2-(2)---2---|----2-2-(2)------| |----4-4-(4)------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-0----------0---0-|-0----------0----| |-2----------0--3-|------------------|---------------2-| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E Q E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|-----------------|----2-2-----2---|----2-2-----2----| |----4-4-(4)---4---|----4-4-(4)------|----------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|----------0-----|----------0------| |-2----------2---2-|-2----------0--3-|----------------|-----------------| 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 E E |----------------|----------------|----2-2-----2---|----2-2-----2----| |----4-4-----4---|----4-4-----4---|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------0-----|----------0------| |----------2-----|----------2-----|----------------|-----------------| 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 E E |----------------|----------------|----7-7-(7)---7---|----7-7-(7)---7----| |----4-4-----4---|----4-4-----4---|------------------|-------------------| |----------------|----------------|-5----------5---5-|-5----------5---5--| |----------2-----|----------2-----|------------------|-------------------| 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 E E |----9-9-(9)---9---|----9-9-(9)---9---|------------------|----7-7-(7)---7----|| |------------------|------------------|----7-7-(7)---7---|-------------------|| |-7----------7---7-|-7----------7---7-|------------------|-5----------5---5--|| |------------------|------------------|-5----------5---5-|-------------------|| 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 E E |------------------|----7-7-(7)---7---|------------------|----7-7-(7)---7----| |----7-7-(7)---7---|------------------|----7-7-(7)---7---|-------------------| |------------------|-5----------5---5-|------------------|-5----------5---5--| |-5----------5---5-|------------------|-5----------5---5-|-------------------| Q E E +E E E E E E Q H +W +W |------------------|-------------|------------|--------*| |----7-7-(7)---7---|-------------|------------|--------*| |------------------|-------------|------------|--------*| |-5----------5---5-|-5------5----|-(5)--------|-(5)----*|
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