TUFF ENUFF (Bassline) As recorded by The Fabulous Thunderbirds (From the 1986 Album TUFF ENUFF) Words and Music by Kim Wilson Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Preston Hubbard - Bass' Intro Q=117 4/4 Gtr I H E. E. E +W +H E E +S E. |--------------|------------|-------------------| |------0--2----|------------|----------0-(0)-2--| |------------2-|-(2)--------|-(2)---------------| |--------------|------------|-------------------| W +H +E E +S E. |----------|----------------------| |----------|------------0-(0)-2---| |-2--------|-(2)----(2)-----------| |----------|----------------------| Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-2--------0---0-|-2--------0---0-|-2--------0---0-|-2--------0---0--|| |------0-2---2---|------0-2---2---|------0-2---2---|------0-2---2----|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||o-2--------0---0-|-2--------0---0-|-2--------0---0-|-2--------0---0-| ||-------0-2---2---|------0-2---2---|------0-2---2---|------0-2---2---| Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-2--------0---0-|-2--------0---0-|-2--------0---0-|-2--------0---0--|| |------0-2---2---|------0-2---2---|------0-2---2---|------0-2---2----|| Chorus H +E S S +S E. Q +E E Q Q H +E S S +S E. Q +E E Q Q |---------------------|----------------|---------------------|-----------------| |----------2h4-(4)----|----------0--2--|----------2h4-(4)----|----------0--2---| |-2----(2)---------5--|-2--(2)-2-------|-2----(2)---------5--|-2--(2)-2--------| |---------------------|----------------|---------------------|-----------------| H +E S S +S E. Q +E E Q Q |---------------------|----------------| |----------2h4-(4)----|----------0--2--| |-2----(2)---------5--|-2--(2)-2-------| |---------------------|----------------| 1. To Coda H +E S S +S E. Q +E E Q Q |----------------------|-----------------|| |----------2h4-(4)-----|----------0--2--o|| |-2----(2)---------5---|-2--(2)-2-------o|| |----------------------|-----------------|| Guitar Solo 2. W W +H E E. E. W |----------||----------|----------------|------| |----------||-0--------|-(0)------0--2--|------| |-2--------||----------|----------------|-2----| |----------||----------|----------------|------| +W W +H Q. E Q. E E E E E |------------|----------|---------------|-----------------| |------------|-0--------|-(0)-----------|-----------------| |-(2)--------|----------|-------------2-|-2--------0---0--| |------------|----------|--------0------|------0-2---2----| 4th Verse D.S. al Coda & Q. E E E E E H Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E |-----------------||------------||-----------------|----------------| |-----------------||------0-----||o----------------|----------------| |-2--------0---0--||-2-------0--||o-2--------0---0-|-2--------0---0-| |------0-2---2----||------------||-------0-2---2---|------0-2---2---| Interlude Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E W +H E E. E. |----------------|-----------------||----------|----------------| |----------------|----------------o||-0--------|-(0)------0--2--| |-2--------0---0-|-2--------0---0-o||----------|----------------| |------0-2---2---|------0-2---2----||----------|----------------| Chorus H E S S +S E. H Q Q H +E S S +S E. Q +E E Q Q |-------------------|------------||---------------------|-----------------| |--------2h4-(4)----|------0--2--||----------2h4-(4)----|----------0--2---| |-2--------------5--|-2----------||-2----(2)---------5--|-2--(2)-2--------| |-------------------|------------||---------------------|-----------------| H +E S S +S E. Q +E E Q Q H +E S S +S E. Q +E E Q Q |---------------------|----------------|---------------------|-----------------| |----------2h4-(4)----|----------0--2--|----------2h4-(4)----|----------0--2---| |-2----(2)---------5--|-2--(2)-2-------|-2----(2)---------5--|-2--(2)-2--------| |---------------------|----------------|---------------------|-----------------| Out-Chorus H +E S S +S E. W Q. E E E E E H Q Q |---------------------|----------||-----------------|-------------| |----------2h4-(4)----|----------||o----------------|-------------| |-2----(2)---------5--|-2--------||o-5------3---3---|-5-----------| |---------------------|----------||-------5---5---5-|------1--3---| Q. E E E E E H Q Q 3x Q. E E E E E |----------------|-------------||----------------*| |----------------|------------o||----------------*| |-5------3---3---|-5----------o||-5------3---3---*| |------5---5---5-|------1--3---||------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