HOUND DOG (Bassline) As recorded by Elvis Presley (From the 1956 Album ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS) Words and Music by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Black - Bass' Chorus Q=168(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I W Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q |----------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |----------|------------5--|------------5--|------------5--| |----------|-3----/7-------|-3----/7-------|-3----/7-------| |----------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |------------5--|-------------10--|-------------10--|------------5---| |-3----/7-------|-8----/12--------|-8----/12--------|-3----/7--------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| Q E E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q Q Q W |--------------|------------------|--------------|------|| |--------------|--------------12--|--------------|------|| |-3----x-7--8--|-10----/14--------|-8--10--6-----|------|| |--------------|------------------|-----------7--|------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ $$ W Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q |----------||---------------|---------------|----------------| |----------||------------5--|------------5--|------------5---| |----------||-3----/7-------|-3----/7-------|-3----/7--------| |----------||---------------|---------------|----------------| Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |------------5--|-------------10--|-------------10--|------------5---| |-3----/7-------|-8----/12--------|-8----/12--------|-3----/7--------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| To Coda Q E E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q Q Q W |--------------|------------------|--------------|-------| |--------------|--------------12--|--------------|-------| |-3----x-7--8--|-10----/14--------|-8--10--6-----|-------| |--------------|------------------|-----------7--|-------| Chorus W Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q |----------||---------------|---------------|----------------| |----------||------------5--|------------5--|------------5---| |----------||-3----/7-------|-3----/7-------|-3----/7--------| |----------||---------------|---------------|----------------| Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |------------5--|-------------10--|-------------10--|------------5---| |-3----/7-------|-8----/12--------|-8----/12--------|-3----/7--------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| To Dbl. Coda Q E E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q Q Q W |--------------|------------------|--------------|------| |--------------|--------------12--|--------------|------| |-3----x-7--8--|-10----/14--------|-8--10--6-----|------| |--------------|------------------|-----------7--|------| Guitar Solo 1 W Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q |----------||---------------|---------------|----------------| |----------||------------5--|------------5--|------------5---| |----------||-3----/7-------|-3----/7-------|-3----/7--------| |----------||---------------|---------------|----------------| Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |------------5--|-------------10--|-------------10--|------------5---| |-3----/7-------|-8----/12--------|-8----/12--------|-3----/7--------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| Q E E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q Q Q W |--------------|------------------|--------------|------| |--------------|--------------12--|--------------|------| |-3----x-7--8--|-10----/14--------|-8--10--6-----|------| |--------------|------------------|-----------7--|------| Guitar Solo 2 D.S. al Cod& W W Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q |----------||----------||---------------|---------------|-----------------| |----------||----------||------------5--|------------5--|------------5----| |----------||----------||-3----/7-------|-3----/7-------|-3----/7---------| |----------||----------||---------------|---------------|-----------------| Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |------------5--|-------------10--|-------------10--|------------5---| |-3----/7-------|-8----/12--------|-8----/12--------|-3----/7--------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| Q E E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q |--------------|------------------|-----------------| |--------------|--------------12--|-------------10--| |-3----x-7--8--|-10----/14--------|-8----/12--------| |--------------|------------------|-----------------| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q |---------------|-----------------|| |------------5--|------------5----|| |-3----/7-------|-3----/7---------|| |---------------|-----------------|| Outro && |--3---| |--3--| Q E Q E Q W q E q E q E q E Q E. S +H +W |----------------|----------|-------------------|----------------|--------*| |----------------|----------|-10-10-8-8-7-7-5-5-|----------------|--------*| |-10----14-------|----------|-------------------|-3--4--3-(3)----|-(3)----*| |----------------|----------|-------------------|----------------|--------*| 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