BLUE SUEDE SHOES (Bassline) As recorded by Carl Perkins (From the 1957 Album DANCE ALBUM) Words and Music by Carl Perkins Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Clayton Perkins - Bass' 1st Verse Q=172(8=s8) 4/4 2/4 4/4 2/4 4/4 Gtr I W H E E Q Q Q H E E Q Q Q W |----------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|------| |----------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|------| |----------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|------| |----------|--------5-5--|-5-----|--------5-5--|-5-----|------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q e e e e Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| |-0--2--3--4--|-5--3-----3--|-5--3--------|----------------| |-------------|-------5-----|-------5--3--|-5-5-5-5-5--5---| E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |--------------|-2-----------|-2-----------|--------------| 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|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-5--3s2-0--3--|-0--0--0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0--3--|-5--5--5--5---| Guitar Solo D.S. al Coda & Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------||-------------||-------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------||-------------||-------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------||-------------||-------------|-------------|----3----------| |-5--5--5--5--||-5--5--0--3--||-5--5--0--3--|-5--5--0--3--|-5-----5--5----| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |----------3--|-5-----------|-5-----------|----3-----3---| |-5--3--0-----|----3--5--3--|----0--2--3--|-5-----5------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------| |-5-----------|-------------|-------------|------------| |----3--0--3--|-0--0--0--0--|-0--2--3--4--|-5--3--5----| 4th Verse Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |-5--3--0--3--||-5--------5--|-5--------5--|-5--------5---| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-0--2--3--4--|-5-----------|-5-----------|--------------| |-------------|-------5-----|-------5--3--|-5--5--0--0---| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-2-----------|-2--2--------|--------------| |-------------|-------2-----|-------2-----|--------------| |-5--5--5--3--|-------------|----------3--|-5--5--0--3---| Outro Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------||----3--------|-------------|----3---------| |-5--5--0--3--||-5-----5--3--|-5-----5--3--|-5-----5--3---| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|---------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|---------------|--------------| |-------------|-5--5--5--3--|-5----3--------|----3---------| |-5--3--3--5--|-------------|--------3--5-3-|-5-----5--3---| Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q |--------------|-------------|--------------| |-----------4--|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2-0-2--2--| |--------------|-------------|--------------| |-5----3-5-----|-------------|--------------| e e e e e e e e Q E E +Q Q +W |-----------------|----------------|--------*| |-----------------|----------------|--------*| |-----------------|----------------|--------*| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-(5)--5--|-(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