ZZ Top – Planet Of Women (Bass Tab)
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PLANET OF WOMEN (Bassline)
As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 1985 Album AFTERBURNER)
Words and Music by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dusty Hill - Electric Bass (finger)'
Intro 1
Q=151
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
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Intro 2
E Q E Q E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o---------------|----------2-4-----|-------------------|------------------o||
||o-5-0--5-0--5-0-|-(0)-5-0------5-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--o||
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E Q E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------------|----------2-4-0-2-|-----------------|-----------------||
|-5-0--5-0--5-0-|-(0)-5-0----------|-----------------|-----------------||
|---------------|------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
1st - 3rd Verses
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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
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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
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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
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|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------||
Chorus
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
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-0-0-0-0-0-5---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
To Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-0-0-0-0-0-5---|-----------------|-3----5----|
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1. 2.
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
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|-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------o||-----------------|-----------------||
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Guitar Solo
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
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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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
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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
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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
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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
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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
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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 Q H
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-------||
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Interlude
W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E Q E Q E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------------|----------2-4-----|-------------------|-----------------|
|-5-0--5-0--5-0-|-(0)-5-0------5-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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D.S. al Coda
E Q E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------------|----------2-4-0-2-|-----------------|-------------------||
|-5-0--5-0--5-0-|-(0)-5-0----------|-----------------|-------------------||
|---------------|------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
&
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
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
Outro Solo
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
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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
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
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
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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
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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
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
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
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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
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|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