A BIG HUNK O' LOVE (Bassline)
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(Released as a Single in 1959)
Words and Music by Aaron Schroeder & Sid Wyche
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Black - Bass'
Intro
Q=176
4/4
Gtr I
H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q
|------5-----|------5-----|------5-----|
|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|
Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-5-----5-----||---------------|---------------|
|-------------||---------------|---------------|
|-------------||-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3-------|
|-------------||---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7-|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3-------|
|-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3-------|---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7-|
|---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7-|---------------|---------------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-5--5--5-------|-3--3--3-------|
|-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3-------|---------7-8-9-|---------5-6-7-|
|---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7-|---------------|---------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
$
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------||----------------|
|---------------|---------------||----------------|
|-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3-------||--------------8-|
|---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7-||-8-------8-11---|
E E E E Q Q H E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q H
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------|
|-9-10-8----------|-------------8-|-9-10-8----------|------------|
|--------11-8-----|--------8-11---|--------11-8-----|-8----------|
Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------||-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3-------|---------------|
|-------------||---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7-|-3--3--3-------|
|-8--8--8--8--||---------------|---------------|---------5-6-7-|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-5--5--5-------|-3--3--3-------|---------------|
|-3--3--3-------|---------7-8-9-|---------5-6-7-|-3--3--3-------|
|---------5-6-7-|---------------|---------------|---------5-6-7-|
Piano Solo
To Coda
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|----------------||---------------|----------------|
|----------------||---------------|----------------|
|-3--3--3--------||-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3--------|
|---------5-6-7--||---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7--|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-3--3--3-------|
|-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3-------|---------5-6-7-|
|---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7-|---------------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--3--3-------|---------------|---------------|
|---------5-6-7-|-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3-------|
|---------------|---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7-|
D.S. al Coda
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-5--5--5-------|-3--3--3-------|---------------|-----------------||
|---------7-8-9-|---------5-6-7-|-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3---------||
|---------------|---------------|---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7---||
Guitar Solo
&
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3-------|
|---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7-|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3-------|---------------|---------------|
|---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7-|-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3-------|
|---------------|---------------|---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7-|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|-5--5--5-------|-3--3--3-------|---------------|---------------||
|---------7-8-9-|---------5-6-7-|-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3-------||
|---------------|---------------|---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7-||
3rd Verse
Q. E H E E E E Q Q W
|-------------|---------------|------|
|-------------|---------------|------|
|-------------|-----6-7-------|------|
|-8-----------|---8-----8-----|------|
E E E E Q Q W Q Q H
|---------------|----------|------------|
|---------------|----------|------------|
|-----6-7-------|----------|------------|
|---8-----8-----|----------|-8----------|
Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
|-------------|-------------||---------------|
|-------------|-------------||-3--3--3-------|
|-------------|-------------||---------5-6-7-|
|-8-----8-----|-8--8--8--8--||---------------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--3--3-------|---------------|---------------|
|---------5-6-7-|-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3-------|
|---------------|---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7-|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5--5--5-------|-3--3--3-------|---------------|
|---------7-8-9-|---------5-6-7-|-3--3--3-------|
|---------------|---------------|---------5-6-7-|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-5--5--5-------|-3--3--3-------|
|-3--3--3-------|---------7-8-9-|---------5-6-7-|
|---------5-6-7-|---------------|---------------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-5--5--5-------|
|-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3-------|---------7-8-9-|
|---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7-|---------------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------*|
|-3--3--3-------|---------------|---------------*|
|---------5-6-7-|-3--3--3-------|-3--3--3-------*|
|---------------|---------5-6-7-|---------5-6-7-*|
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
