LOVE SHACK (Bassline)
As recorded by The B-52's
(From the 1989 Album COSMIC THING)
Words and Music by Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland & Cindy Wilson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass'
Intro
Q=134
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8 H E E E E
|------------|--------------|
|------------|--------------|
|------------|----------2---|
|------------|--------4---4-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|-4--4-----------|---------2---2-4-|-4--4-----------|---------2---2-4-||
|--------2-2---4-|---4---4---4-----|--------2-2---4-|---4---4---4-----||
1st Verse
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------||
||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------o||
||o-4--4-----------|---------2---2-4-|-4--4-----------|---------2---2-4--o||
||---------2-2---4-|---4---4---4-----|--------2-2---4-|---4---4---4-------||
Chorus
$
Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|----------------|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|--------------|-2-2-2--2-2-2-3-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
|-4--4--4--4-4-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-4-2-4-----------|-----------2---2-3-|-4-2-4----------|-----2---2---2-3-|
|---------2-2-3-4-|---4-(4)-4---4-----|--------2-2-3-4-|---4---4---4-----|
E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-4-2-4-----------|-----------2---2-3-|-4-2-4----------|-----2---2---2-3-|
|---------2-2-3-4-|---4-(4)-4---4-----|--------2-2-3-4-|---4---4---4-----|
To Coda
Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|-4--4-----------|-----------2---2-3-|-4-2-4----------|-----2---2---2-3---||
|--------2-2-3-4-|---4-(4)-4---4-----|--------2-2-3-4-|---4---4---4-------||
2nd Verse
Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-4--4-----------|-----------2---2-3-|-4-2-4----------|-----2---4-2-(2)-4-|
|--------2-2-3-4-|---4-(4)-4---4-----|--------2-2-3-4-|---4---4-----------|
H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------2---4-|--------2---4-|--------------|-----2---2---2-3-|
|--------------|--------------|--------2---4-|---4---4---4-----|
Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q
||----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------||
||o---------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------o||
||o-4--4----------|-----------2---2-4-|-4-2-4----------|-----------2---2---o||
||--------2-2---4-|---4-(4)-4---4-----|--------2-2---4-|---4-(4)-4---4------||
Chorus
Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|----------------|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|--------------|-2-2-2--2-2-2-3-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
|-4--4--4--4-4-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------o||
||o-4--4-----------|-----------2---2-3-|-4-2-4----------|-----2---2---2-3--o||
||---------2-2-3-4-|---4-(4)-4---4-----|--------2-2-3-4-|---4---4---4-------||
3rd Verse
Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E
||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------||
||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------o||
||o-4--4-----------|-----------2---2-3-|-4-2-4----------|-----2---4-2-(2)-4--o||
||---------2-2-3-4-|---4-(4)-4---4-----|--------2-2-3-4-|---4---4-------------||
Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E W H E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------|--------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------|--------------|
|-4--4-----------|-----------2---2-4-|----------|--------------|
|--------2-2-3-4-|---4-(4)-4---4-----|----------|--------4-4-4-|
Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E
||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------||
||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------o||
||o-4--4-----------|-----------2---2-3-|-4-2-4----------|-----2---4-2-(2)-4--o||
||---------2-2-3-4-|---4-(4)-4---4-----|--------2-2-3-4-|---4---4-------------||
Guitar Solo
Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E
||-----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------||
||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------o||
||o-4--4-----------|-----------2---2-3-|-4-2-4----------|-----2---4-2-(2)-4--o||
||---------2-2-3-4-|---4-(4)-4---4-----|--------2-2-3-4-|---4---4-------------||
4th Verse
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-4--4-----------|---------2---2-4-|-4--4-----------|---------2---2-4-|
|--------2-2---4-|---4---4---4-----|--------2-2---4-|---4---4---4-----|
D.S. al Coda
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------||
|-4--4-----------|---------2---2-4-|-4--4-----------|---------2---2-4---||
|--------2-2---4-|---4---4---4-----|--------2-2---4-|---4---4---4-------||
Interlude
&
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-2-4-----------|-----2---2---2-4-|-4-2-4-----------|---------2---2-4-|
|---------2-2-3-4-|---4---4---4-----|---------2-2-3-4-|---4---4---4-----|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-4-2-4-----------|-----1---2-2-3-3-|-4-2-4-----------|-----2---2---2-4-||
|---------2-2-3-4-|---4-------------|---------2-2-3-4-|---4---4---4-----||
Bridge
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-2-4-----------|-----2---2---2-4-|-4---4-----------|-----2---2---2-4-|
|---------2-2-3-4-|---4---4---4-----|---------2-2-3-4-|---4---4---4-----|
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 6x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-4-2-4-----------|-----2---2---2-4-|-4---4-----------|-----2---2---2-4--o||
||----------2-2-3-4-|---4---4---4-----|---------2-2-3-4-|---4---4---4-------||
Out-Chorus
E E Q H Wx2 Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E
|-------------|------------||----------------|-------------------|
|-------------|------------||----------------|-------------------|
|-4-----------|------------||-4--4-----------|-----------2---2-3-|
|-------------|------------||--------2-2-3-4-|---4-(4)-4---4-----|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-4-2-4----------|-----2---2---2-3-|-4--4-----------|-----------2---2-3-|
|--------2-2-3-4-|---4---4---4-----|--------2-2-3-4-|---4-(4)-4---4-----|
ritardando Q=95 Q=82 Q=134
TP
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E W E E Q H
|----------------|-----------------|----------:--------------*|
|----------------|-----------------|----------:--------------*|
|-4-2-4----------|-----2---2---2-3-|-4--------:---4\---------*|
|--------2-2-3-4-|---4---4---4-----|----------:--------------*|
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
