SWEET TALKER (Bassline)
As recorded by Whitesnake
(From the 1980 Album READY AN' WILLLING)
Words and Music by David Coverdale & Bernie Marsden
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Neil Murray - Bass'
Intro 1
Q=146
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
W +W W +W
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-3--------|-(3)----|
W +W W +W
|----------|------------|----------|--------||
|----------|------------|----------|--------||
|----------|------------|----------|--------||
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-3--------|-(3)----||
Intro 2
W +W +W +H E E E E
|----------|------------|------------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|------------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|------------|----------3-2-0--|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)-------------|
+E E E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-3-2-0-|
|-----------3------|-----3-------------|
+E E E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E
|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
|-(0)-0-3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-0-3-4--||
|-----------3------|-----3--------------||
1st, 3rd & 5th Verses
$$
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
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4h|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4h|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|-5-3---3---3-----|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
Q E E E 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
|---------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------||
|-0--3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-3-2-0-|-(0)-0-3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-0-3-4--||
|--------3------|-----3-------------|-----------3------|-----3--------------||
2nd, 4th & 6th Verses
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4h|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-3---3---3------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3--|
To Dbl. Coda
Q E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E Q E E E E E +E E Q
|---------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------||
|-0--3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-3-2-0-|-(0)-0-3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-0-0---||
|--------3------|-----3-------------|-----------3------|-----3-------------||
Chorus
$
E E Q H E E Q Q E E Q E E E Q E E E E E +E E Q
|-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-------------|-5-5-----------|-0--3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-0-0---|
|-3-3---------|-------------3-|--------3------|-----3-------------|
1.
To Coda
E E E E Q E E +W Q E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E
|----------------|------------|---------------|--------------------|
|----------------|------------|---------------|--------------------|
|--------------5-|-(5)--------|-0--3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-3-2-0--|
|-3-3-3-3--------|------------|--------3------|-----3--------------|
2.
+E 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 e e e e e
|------------------|--------------------||-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|-------------------o||-----------------|------------------|
|-(0)-0-3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-0-3-4-o||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------3------|-----3--------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e e e e e E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------||
|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------||
|-----------3-2-0-|-(0)-3-2-0-(0)-3-2-0-|-(0)-3-2-0-(0)-------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-------|---------------------|---------------3-2-0-||
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
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----4-2-5-4-----|-------4-2-5-4-2-0-|-(0)-0-----0-----0-|-(0)-0-----0--------|
|-0-0-----------0-|-(0)-0-------------|-------2-0---2-0---|-------2-----3-2-0--|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------4-2-5-4-----|-------4-2-5-4-2-0-|
|-(0)-0-----------0-|-(0)-0-------------|
D.S. al Coda
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-(0)-0-----0-----0-|-(0)-0-----0---0----||
|-------2-0---2-0---|-------2-0---0------||
Interlude
&
W +H.. E W +H.. E
|----------|--------------|----------|---------------|
|----------|--------------|----------|---------------|
|----------|--------------|----------|---------------|
|-5--------|-(5)--------5-|-3--------|-(3)--------3--|
W +H.. E W E E E E E E E E
|----------|--------------|----------|------------------|
|----------|--------------|----------|---------------5--|
|----------|--------------|----------|-----------2-5----|
|-5--------|-(5)--------5-|-3--------|-3-3-3-3-3--------|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
Q E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E Q E E E E E +H
|---------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------||
|---------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------||
|-0--3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-3-2-0-|-(0)-0-3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-----||
|--------3------|-----3-------------|-----------3------|-----3-----------||
Chorus
&&
E E Q H E E Q Q E E Q E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E
|-------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
|-------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
|-------------|-5-5-----------|-0--3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-0-0----|
|-3-3---------|-------------3-|--------3------|-----3--------------|
E E Q H E E Q Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E
|-------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-------------|-5-5-----------|-0-0-3-0---0--0-|-3-0---0-(0)-0-0----|
|-3-3---------|-------------3-|---------3------|-----3--------------|
E E E E Q E E +W W +H. q
|--------------7-|-(7)--------|----------|--------------*|
|--------------5-|-(5)--------|-7--------|-(7)----------*|
|----------------|------------|-7--------|-(7)----------*|
|-3-3-3-3--------|------------|----------|----------5---*|
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
