I DRINK ALONE (Bassline)

As recorded by George Thorogood & The Destroyers
(From the 1985 Album MAVERICK)

Words and Music by George Thorogood
Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Billy Blough - Bass'


 Intro
  Free time Q=100
 4/4
  Gtr I
  TP          TP           TP           TP
  W          +W           +W           +H     q  Q
|----------|------------|------------|---------------|
|----------|------------|------------|---------------|
|-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----7------|
|----------|------------|------------|---------------|


                                       Q=96(8=s8)
  TP          TP           TP           TP
  W          +W           +W           +H     H
|----------|------------|------------|-------------||
|----------|------------|------------|-------------||
|-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)---------||
|----------|------------|------------|-------------||


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----||
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------||
|-------------------|--------------------||


 1st Verse
              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-------------------|--------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-------------------|--------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|
|-------------1-3---|-------------3-5---|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----||
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------||
|-------------------|--------------------||


 2nd Verse
              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-------------------|--------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-------------------|--------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|
|-------------1-3---|-------------3-5---|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----||
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------||
|-------------------|--------------------||


 3rd Verse
              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-------------------|--------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-------------------|--------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|
|-------------1-3---|-------------3-5---|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----||
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------||
|-------------------|--------------------||


 Guitar Solo
              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-------------------|--------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-------------------|--------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|               |-3-|
  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
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5-|-----------------5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---||
|-----------------5-|-----------------5-||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------||
|-------------------|-------------------||


 4th Verse
              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-------------------|--------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-------------------|--------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|
|-------------1-3---|-------------3-5---|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----||
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------||
|-------------------|--------------------||


 Saxophone Solo
              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-------------------|--------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-------------------|--------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|
|-------------1-3---|-------------3-5---|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----||
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------||
|-------------------|--------------------||


 5th Verse
              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-------------------|--------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7---|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-------------------|--------------------|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|
|-------------1-3---|-------------3-5---|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----||
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------||
|-------------------|--------------------||


 Outro
              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|
|-------------1-3---|-------------3-5---|


              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------4-7---|-------------4-7----|
|-----------------5-|-----------------5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|-------------------|--------------------|


                                          TP          TP
              |-3-|               |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E   W          +H     +Q   q
|-------------------|-------------------|----------|-----------------*|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------|-----------------*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-|-7--------|-(7)----(7)--7---*|
|-------------1-3---|-------------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