SUMMERTIME BLUES (Bassline) As recorded by Eddie Cochran (From the 1960 Album EDDIE COCHRAN) Words and Music by Eddie Cochran & Jerry Capehart Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro 1 Q=158 4/4 Gtr I a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-| |---------------------|---------------------| Intro 2 & Interlude a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------|------------------| ||o-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9----------| ||o-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7--| ||--------------------|------------------| a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|| |-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9---------|| |-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7-|| |-------------------|-----------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-| |---------------------|---------------------| a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------| |-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9---------| |-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7-| |-------------------|-----------------| a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-| |---------------------|---------------------| Pre-Chorus a 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 |-------------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9---------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7-||-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| Chorus E E Q H W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|----------||-----------------|------------------| |-------------|----------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-7-----------|----------||-----------------|------------------| |-------------|----------||-----------------|------------------| 2/4 4/4 E E Q H W a E E E E a E E E E |-------------|------|---------------------| |-------------|------|---------------------| |-7-----------|------|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-| |-------------|------|---------------------| 1.,2. 3. a E E E E a E E E E 3x a E E E E a E E E E |----------------------||---------------------|| |---------------------o||---------------------|| |-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-o||-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|| |----------------------||---------------------|| Outro a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9---------| ||o-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7-| ||--------------------|-----------------| a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x |-------------------|------------------|| |-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9---------o|| |-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7-o|| |-------------------|------------------|| 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