ZZ Top – Pincushion (Bass Tab)
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PINCUSHION (Bassline)
As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 2008 Album ANTENNA)
Transcribed by unregistered
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Q=90 4/4 Gtr I W 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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| E E E E E E E E W W W |-----------------|----------|----------|------| |-----------------|----------|----------|------| |-----------------|----------|----------|------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------|----------|------| W S E S E S S +S S E +E. S +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------|---------------------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------|---------------------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------|---------------------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------|-0-3-0-1-0-0-(0)-0-1-(1)-3-|-(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 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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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-|-1-1-1-1---------|-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-|-----------------| |-1-1-1-1---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| S E S E S S +S S E +E. S +E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |-0-3-0-1-0-0-(0)-0-1-(1)-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 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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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-|-1-1-1-1---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------| E E E E E E E E S E S E S S +S S E +Q |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-3-0-1-0-0-(0)-0-1-(1)--| S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E S S 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-|-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-| 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-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-| E E E E E E E E Q Q H W W |-----------------|------------|----------|------| |-----------------|------------|----------|------| |-----------------|------------|----------|------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3----------|----------|------| W W W E E E E E E E E |----------|----------|----------|-----------------| |----------|----------|----------|-----------------| |----------|----------|----------|---------3-3-3-3-| |----------|----------|----------|-1-1-1-1---------| 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-|-1-1-1-1---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------| 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-|-1-1-1-1---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|
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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths