SHOTGUN (Bassline) As recorded by Jr. Walker And The All Stars (From the 1965 Album SHOTGUN) Words and Music by Autry DeWalt Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Jamerson - Bass' Intro Q=120 4/4 Gtr I W S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E E E |----------|-6-----6-----6-----6---------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|-------------------------4-5-|-6---6---4-4-----|---------4-4---4-| |----------|---4-----4-----4-----4-------|-------6-----6-6-|-------6-----6---| |----------|-----------------------------|-----------------|-4---4-----------| E E e E E E E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-6---6---4-4---4-|---------4-4---4-|---------4-4---4-| |-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---| |-----------------|-4---4-----------|-4---4-----------| E E e E E E E E E E e E E E E E E E e E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| 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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Chorus 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-6---6---4-4---4-|-6---6---4-4---4-|-6---6---4-4---4-|-6---6---4-4---4-| |-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-6---6---4-4---4-|-6---6---4-4---4-|-6---6---4-4---4-|-6---6---4-4---4-|| |-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Sax Solo D.S. al Coda E E e E E E E E E E e E E E E E 6x E E e E E E E E ||------------------|------------------||------------------|| ||o---------4-4---4-|---------4-4---4-o||---------4-4---4--|| ||o-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---o||-------6-----6----|| ||--4---4-----------|-4---4------------||-4---4------------|| Chorus & 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-6---6---4-4---4-|-6---6---4-4---4-|-6---6---4-4---4-|-6---6---4-4---4-| |-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-6---6---4-4---4-|-6---6---4-4---4-|-6---6---4-4---4-|-6---6---4-4---4-|| |-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Outro 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-6---6---4-4---4-|-6---6---4-4---4-|-6---6---4-4---4-|-6---6---4-4---4-| |-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Outro - Sax Solo 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 5x |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|| |-6---6---4-4---4-|-6---6---4-4---4-||o---------4-4---4-|---------4-4---4-o|| |-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---||o-------6-----6---|-------6-----6---o|| |-----------------|-----------------||--4---4-----------|-4---4------------|| 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