Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock ( Bass )

To play along with the song, tune down 1/2 step


               
  1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |
g|----------------|
d|------------1---|
a|----------------|
e|----------------|


A (intro + verse 1)

  E                                 E                                
  1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|  2x
D|2---------------|------------1---|2---------------|------------1---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  E                                 E                                
  1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|  
D|2---------------|------------1---|2---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----0---2---4---|



B (chorus before solo)

the note between ( and ) at the end: play it only when going to section C

  A7                                E                  
  1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------2---4---|--------2---4---|----------------|2---------------|
A|0---4-----------|0---4-----------|--------2---4---|----4---2-------|
E|----------------|----------------|0---4-----------|----------------|

  B7               A7               E                 
  1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |
G|------------1---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----1---4-------|--------2---4---|----------------|2----------(1)--|
A|2---------------|0---4-----------|--------2---4---|----4---2-------|
E|----------------|----------------|0---4-----------|----------------|
                                   <-         E riff                ->

1st and 2nd time: To C
3rd time: to D


C (verse)

  E                                 E                                
  1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|  
D|2---------------|------------1---|2---------------|------------1---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|




  E                                 E                                
  1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|  
D|2---------------|------------1---|2---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----0---2---4---|

1st & 2nd time: to B
3rd time: to D
4th time: to B



D (Solo) + chorus after solo
  A7                                E                 
  1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------2---4---|5---4---2-------|----------------|2---------------|
A|0---4-----------|------------4---|--------2---4---|----4---2-------|
E|----------------|----------------|0---4-----------|------------4---|
  B7               A7               E                 
  1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x |
G|------------1---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----1---4-------|--------2---4---|----------------|2-----------1---|
A|2---------------|0---4-----------|----4---2---4---|----4-2---------|
E|----------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|

To C

Song structure:

A B 
C B 
C B D
C D 
C B 
Fade out on E riff