Whitesnake – Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues (Bass Tab)
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WALKING IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLUES (Bassline)
As recorded by Whitesnake
(From the 1979 Album LOVEHUNTER)
Words and Music by David Coverdale & Bernie Marsden
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Neil Murray - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=104
4/4
Gtr I
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S 4x
G||--------------------------|--------------------------||
D||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
A||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
E||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
S S E E E +H S S E E E +H S S E E E +Q. S S E E +Q +H
G|------------------|------------------|---------------------|---5-(5)--(5)----|
D|---------5-(5)----|---------5-(5)----|---------5-(5)---5-5-|-5-3-(3)--(3)----|
A|------------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3--------------|-3-3--------------|-3-3-----------------|-----------------|
[1st - 3rd Verses]
Segno $
E E Q Q Q E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E
G|-5-------------||--------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-3-------------||o-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------||o-------------------------|---------------------0-|
E|-----------x\--||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------1-1-1-1-1-1-|-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 S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------||
D|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------||
A|---------------------0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------|-------------------1-2-||
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----||
[Chorus]
e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e S S
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|
E|-----------------|-------------------|
S S E E E +Q. S S S S E E E +Q. S S
G|---------------------|----------------------|
D|---------5-(5)-------|---------5-(5)--------|
A|-----------------3-5-|-----------------1-2--|
E|-3-3-----------------|-3-3------------------|
To Coda
e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E H H W
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---------|-3----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|------1----|------|
W S S E E E +H S S E E E +H S S E E E +Q. S S
G|----------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------|---------5-(5)----|---------5-(5)----|---------5-(5)---5-5---|
A|-3--------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------|-3-3--------------|-3-3--------------|-3-3-------------------|
1. 2.
E E +H. E E Q Q Q H Q E E
G|---5-(5)------|-5--------------||-------------||
D|-5-3-(3)------|-3-------------o||-------------||
A|--------------|---------------o||-------------||
E|--------------|-----------x\---||-----------1-||
[Bridge]
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E S S Q E E +Q
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------0-|-1-1-1-1-----------|
E|-----------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|----------1-1-(1)--|
W E E E E S S E E E E E E E +H +H. Q
G|----------|-3---3-3---------3-|----------------|--------------||
D|----------|---5-----5-3---3---|-5--------------|--------------||
A|-3--------|-------------5-----|-----1-3-(3)----|-(3)----------||
E|----------|-------------------|---3------------|----------x\--||
[Guitar Solo]
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E S S
G|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------|
E|-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--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------0--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E e E e E e E e E
G|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------|-------------------1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|
e E e E e E e S S S S E E E +Q. S S
G|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------------|---------5-(5)-------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-----------------3-5-|
E|-------------------|-3-3-----------------|
S S E E E +Q E E e E e E e E e E
G|--------------------|-------------------|
D|---------5-(5)------|-------------------|
A|----------------1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|-3-3----------------|-------------------|
e E e E e E e E H H W W
G|-----------------|-----------|----------|------|
D|-----------------|-----------|----------|------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---------|-3--------|-3----|
E|-----------------|------1----|----------|------|
S S E E E +H S S E E E +H S S E E E +Q. S S E E +H.
G|------------------|------------------|---------------------|---5-(5)----|
D|---------5-(5)----|---------5-(5)----|---------5-(5)---5-5-|-5-3-(3)----|
A|------------------|------------------|---------------------|------------|
E|-3-3--------------|-3-3--------------|-3-3-----------------|------------|
[Outro]
Dal Segno al Coda Coda &
E E Q Q Q W W
G|-5-------------||----------|------|
D|-3-------------||----------|------|
A|---------------||-3--------|-3----|
E|-----------x\--||----------|------|
H.=H ritardando
E E E E +Q. E E E E E S S E E E Q. E +H
G|-----------------|-3---3-3---------3-|---------------|
D|---------------5-|---5-----5-3---3---|-5-------------|
A|-----1-3-(3)-----|-------------5-----|---------------|
E|---3-------------|-------------------|------3-(3)----|
+W +W E E Q H
G|------------|------------|-------------*|
D|------------|------------|-------------*|
A|------------|------------|-------------*|
E|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-3-----------*|************************************
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| \ - slide out of (to "nowhere")
| x - muted
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