The Ventures – The Cruel Sea (Bass Tab)
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THE CRUEL SEA (Bassline)
As recorded by The Ventures
(From the 1964 Album THE FABULOUS VENTURES)
Music by Mike Maxfield
Arranged by The Ventures
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bob Bogle - Bass'
Q=185
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||o-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-|
||o-------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------||
|-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-o||
|-----------------------------------------o||
|------------------------------------------||
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7----7-------|-7----7-------|--------------|--------------|
|--------7-----|--------7-----|-7----7-------|-7----7-------|
|--------------|--------------|--------7-----|--------7-----|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7----7-------|-7----7-------|--------------|--------------|
|--------7-----|--------7-----|-7----7-------|-7----7-------|
|--------------|--------------|--------7-----|--------7-----|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7----7-------|-7----7-------|-3----3-------|-3----3-------|
|--------7-----|--------7-----|--------3-----|--------3-----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-5----5-------|-5----5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------||
|--------5-----|--------------|-7---7---7-7---7-|---7---7-7-7-7---||
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7----7-------|-7----7-------|--------------|--------------|
|--------7-----|--------7-----|-7----7-------|-7----7-------|
|--------------|--------------|--------7-----|--------7-----|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7----7-------|-7----7-------|--------------|--------------|
|--------7-----|--------7-----|-7----7-------|-7----7-------|
|--------------|--------------|--------7-----|--------7-----|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7----7-------|-7----7-------|-3----3-------|-3----3-------|
|--------7-----|--------7-----|--------3-----|--------3-----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-5----5-------|-5----5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------||
|--------5-----|--------------|-7---7---7-7---7-|---7---7-7-7-7---||
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------||
$
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E E E Q
|-5----5-------|-5------5--4--|--------------|---------------|
|--------5--5--|------5-------|-7------7-----|-7------7-7-7--|
|--------------|--------------|------7----7--|------7--------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E E E Q
|-5------5-----|-5------5--4--|--------------|---------------|
|------5----5--|------5-------|-7------7-----|-7----7-7------|
|--------------|--------------|------7----7--|----------7-7--|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q
|------7-(7)-----|------7-(7)-----|------5-(5)-----|------5-(5)-----|
|-5--5--------5--|-5--5--------5--|-3--3--------3--|-3--3--------3--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-7---7---7-7---7-|---7---7-7-7-7---||
|-----------------|-----------------||
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7----7-------|-7----7-------|--------------|--------------|
|--------7-----|--------7-----|-7----7-------|-7----7-------|
|--------------|--------------|--------7-----|--------7-----|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7------7-----|-7----7-------|--------------|--------------|
|------7----7--|--------7-----|-7----7----5--|-7----7----7--|
|--------------|--------------|--------7-----|--------7-----|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7----7-------|-7----7-------|-3----3-------|-3----3-------|
|--------7-----|--------7-----|--------3-----|--------3-----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
To Coda D.S. al Coda
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-5----5-------|-5----5-------|-----------------|-------------------||
|--------5-----|--------5-----|-7---7---7-7---7-|---7---7-7-7-7-5---||
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------||
&
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------||---------------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||o-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10--|
|-7---7---7-7---7-|---7---7-7-7-7-5-||o--------------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||---------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x H H H Q Q
|------------------------------------------||-----------|-------------|
|-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-o||-7---------|-5-----------|
|-----------------------------------------o||------7----|------7--5---|
|------------------------------------------||-----------|-------------|
W +W
|----------|--------*|
|-7--------|-(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