Whitesnake – Ready An Willing (Bass Tab)
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READY AN' WILLING (Bassline)
As recorded by Whitesnake
(From the 1980 Album READY AN' WILLING)
Words and Music by David Coverdale, Micky Moody, Neil Murray, Jon Lord & Ian Paice
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Neil Murray - Bass'
Intro
Q=108(16=s16)
4/4
Gtr I
H Q E. S +E e e e e e S S S S
|--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|-----------------3h5---|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|
E e e e e e S S S S +E e e e e e S S S S
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------3h5---|-----------------3h5----|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3--|
1st & 2nd Verses
+E e e e E S S S S S S +E e e e e e S S S S +E e e e e e S S S S
|-------------------------||------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------||o-----------------3h5---|-----------------3h5---|
|-----------1-3-4-3-1-----||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-----------3-3-||--(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|
+E e e e e e S S S S +E e e e e e S S S S +E e e e e e E S S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------3h5---|-----------------3h5---|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------3---|
+E e e e E S S S S S S +E e e e e e S S S S +E e e e e e S S S S
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------1-3-4-3-1-----|-----------------3h5---|-----------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-----------3---|-----------------------|-----------------3-4-5-|
|-----------------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
+S S S S +S S S S +S S S S +S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-(5)---5-3-(3)---3-2-(2)---2-0-(0)---0-3-|
|-----5---------3---------3---------0-----|
+S S S S +S S S S +S S S S +E. S
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-(3)---3-1-(1)---1-0-(0)---0---------|
|-----3---------1---------0---1-(1)-3-|
1. 2.
+E e e e e e S S S S +E e e e E S S S S S S E e e e e e S S S S
|-----------------------|--------------------------||---------------------|
|-----------------3h5---|-------------------------o||---------------3h5---|
|-----------------------|-----------1-3-4-3-1-----o||---------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|-(3)-3-3-3-----------3-3--||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|
Pre-Chorus
$
E e e e E S S S S S S +E E E E E E E S S E E E E E S S E S S
|-----------------------||---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------||---------------0-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3----------|
|---------1-3-4-3-1---1-||-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-------|-------------3---0-1--|
|-3-3-3-3-----------3---||---------------------|---------------1------|
E E E S S E S S E E E e e e E S S S S S S +E E E E E E E S S
|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------0---1--|
|-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-5-|---------1-3-4-3-1---1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1---1----|
|---------3-----3-----|-3-3-3-3-----------3---|----------------------|
E E E E S S S S E S S E E E E E E S S E E E Q Q E. S
|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------||
|---3-3-3-3---3---------|---------------3---|----------------||
|-----------3---3---0-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-5-5------------||
|-----------------1-----|-------------------|--------------3-||
Chorus
To Coda
+E E e e e e E S S S S E e e e e E S S S S E e e e e E S S
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-----1---------------|---1-----------------|---1-------------------|
|-(3)---3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2---|
S S E e e E S S S S S S W W W
|-------------------------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------------------|----------|----------|------|
|---1-------1-3-4-3-1-----|----------|----------|------|
|-3---3-3-3-----------3-3-|----------|----------|------|
Guitar Solo
|-3-|
H E E S S S S S +E e e e e e S S S S +E e e e e e S S S S
|--------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------|
|------5-3-----------||-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------5-4-3---3-||-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|
|----------------6---||-----------------------|---------------------3-|
+E e e e e e S S S S +E e e e e e S S S S +E e e e e e S S S S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------3h5---|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3--|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
+E e e e e e S S S S +E e e e e e S S S S +E e e e E S S S S S S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------------|-----------------3h5---|--------------------------||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-1-|-(1)-------------------|-----------1-3-4-3-1---1--||
|-----------------------|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|-(3)-3-3-3-----------3----||
Outro
&
|-3-|
E. S E E E E S S S S S E. S E E E E E S S E. S E E E E E. S
|------------------------||--------------------|-------------------|
|----------3---5-3---3---||--------------------|-------------------|
|------------5-----5-----||--------------5-----|-------------------|
|----1-3-1-------------3-||----1-3-1-3-1---6-3-|----1-3-1-3-1----3-|
E. S E E E E E S S E. S E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S
|--------------------|--------------------||------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------||o-----------------------|
|----------------1---|----------3-4-5---1-||o-----------------5-----|
|----1-3-1-3-1-3---3-|----1-3-1-------3---||----3-3-1-3-1-3-1---6-3-|
|-3-|
S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S S E E E E E S S
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------3-4-5-3---3---|-----------------------|
|---------------------5-----|---------------1-5-----|
|---3-3-1-3-1-------------3-|---3-3-1-3-1-3-----6-3-|
|-3-|
S S S S E E S S E S S S S S 7x
|-------------------------------||
|-----------------3-2----------o||
|-------------3-5-----5-3------o||
|---3---1-3-3-------------6-3---||Duration Legend
---------------
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
-----------
| - 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