Whitesnake – Black And Blue (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Whitesnake
(From the 1980 Album READY AN' WILLING)
Words and Music by David Coverdale & Micky Moody
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Neil Murray - Bass'
Intro
Q=132
4/4
Gtr I
W W H Q E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|-------------|-------------------|---------------------||
|----------|----------|-------------|-------------------|---------------------||
|----------|----------|-----------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
|----------|----------|-------------|-------------------|---------------------||
Pre-Verse
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------3-|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------o||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
|-------------------|---------------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------3-|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
|-------------------|-----------------3--|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------3-|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
|-------------------|-----------------3-||
Pre-Chorus
$
H H H H E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------|-----------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------3----|------3----|-----------------|-------------------|
|-1---------|-1---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
H H H H E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------|-----------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------|-----------|-----------------|-------------------||
|------3----|------3----|-----------------|-------------------||
|-1---------|-1---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
Chorus
H. E E +H.. E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-5-------3-1-|-(1)----------|-------------------|-----------------1-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------3-|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
1.
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
|-------------------|--------------------||
2.,D.S.
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E H. E E +H.. E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------|------------3-|
|-------------------|-------------------|-5-------3-1-|-(1)----------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-------------------|-----------------1-|
To Coda
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
Bridge
2/4
Q. E +H E Q E +H +W +H
|---------------|---------------|------------|--------||
|---------------|---------------|------------|--------||
|-3----1-(1)----|------3-(3)----|-(3)--------|-(3)----||
|---------------|-1-1-----------|------------|--------||
Piano Solo
4/4
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-------------------|-----------------3--|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------3-|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
D.S. al Coda
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-----||
|-------------------|-----------------3---||
&
H. E E +H.. E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------|------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------------|
|-5-------3-1-|-(1)----------|-----------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
ritardando Q=80 a tempo Q=132
H H H H +W +W W W
|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|----------|------||
|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|----------|------||
|-3----1----|------3----|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|----------|------||
|-----------|-1---------|------------|------------|----------|------||
Outro
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------3-|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E 3x
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------o||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
|-------------------|---------------------||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
----------------
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