CROCODILE ROCK (Bassline)

As recorded by Elton John
(From the 1973 Album DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER)

Words and Music by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dee Murray - Bass'


 Intro                         1st & 2nd Verses
  Q=154
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx9          H    E E E E     E E E E Q  E E   +E  E Q  Q  E E
|------------|----------0---||--0-0----------0-|-(0)-0-----------|
|------------|------0-2---2-||o-----2---0--2---|-------2--0--2---|
|------------|--------------||o----------------|---------------0-|
|------------|--------------||-----------------|-----------------|


  E E Q  Q  E E   +E  E Q  Q.   E   E E Q  Q  E E   +E  E Q  Q  E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-2-2----2----2-|-(2)-2----2----2-|-3-3-0-----0-3-|-(3)-3-0-----0-3-|
|-----2-----2---|-------2---------|--------3------|----------3------|


  E E Q  Q  E E   +E  E E. S E E E E   E E Q  Q  E E   +E  E Q  Q  E E
|---------------|----------------0---|-0-0---------0-|-(0)-0-----------|
|-0-0----0----0-|-(0)-0------0-2---2-|-----2--0--2---|-------2--0--2---|
|-----0-----0---|-------0--0---------|---------------|---------------0-|
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|


  E E Q  Q  E E   +E  E Q  E E E E   +E  E Q  Q  E E   +E  E Q  E E E E
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2----2----2-|-(2)-2----2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-0-----0-3-|-(3)-3-0------0-3-|
|-----2-----2---|-------2----------|----------3------|----------3-3-----|


                                    Chorus
                                  $
  E E Q  Q  E E   +E  E Q  Q  E E    Q  Q  E E E E
|---------------|-----------------||---------------|
|-0-0---------0-|-(0)-0----0--0-1-||-2--2--0-2---0-|
|--------0--0---|-------0---------||---------------|
|-----0---------|-----------------||---------------|


  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-2--0-2---0-2-0-|------------------|----------------|
|----------------|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0--2--3--|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|


  Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E +E  E +E  E E E   E E Q  Q  E E
|---------------|---------------------0-|-0-0---------0-|
|-0--0--0-----0-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-2---|-----2--0--2---|
|---------2-0---|-----------------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|


  +E  E +E  E E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
|-(0)-0-(0)-0---------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------2-0-----|---------------|-------------|
|-----------------2---|---------------|-------------|
|-------------------3-|-0--0--0-0---0-|-0--0--0--0--|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E
|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
|-0--2--3--4--|-0--2--3--4--|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|


                                           To Coda
  +Q   Q  Q  Q    E E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E Q  Q
|---------------|----------------|-----------------||
|-(0)--0--0--0--|----------------|-----------------||
|---------------|-3-3-0---3--3-3-|-(3)-3-0---3--3--||
|---------------|-------3--------|---------3-------||


 Interlude
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E
|-0----0--------|-0------0-----|---------------|
|--------0----0-|------0----4--|-2----2--------|
|---------------|--------------|--------2----2-|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q    E E E E Q  E E
|--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
|-2------2--0--|---------------|--------------|-0-0-----0----0-|
|------2-------|-3----3--------|-3----3-3--4--|-------0----0---|
|--------------|--------3----3-|--------------|----------------|


                                      3rd Verse
  1.                2.
  E E Q  E E E E     E E Q  E E E E    Q  Q  Q  E E   +E  E Q  Q  E E
|------------0----||----------------||-------0------|-----------------|
|-----0--0-2---2-o||-----0--0-------||----0-----0---|-------2--0--2---|
|---0------------o||---0------3-2-0-||--------------|---------------0-|
|-----------------||----------------||-3----------3-|-(3)-3-----------|


  E E Q  Q  E E   +E  E Q  Q  E E   E E Q  Q  E E   +E  E Q  Q  E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-2-2----2----2-|-(2)-2----2--2-2-|-3-3-0-----0-3-|-(3)-3-0-----0-3-|
|-----2-----2---|-------2---------|--------3------|----------3------|


  E E Q  Q  E E   +E  E E. S E E E E   E E Q  Q  E E
|---------------|----------------0---|-0-0---------0-|
|-0-0----0----0-|-(0)-0-0--0-0-2---2-|-----2--0--2---|
|-----0-----0---|--------------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|


  +E  E Q  Q  E E   E E Q  Q  E E   +E  E Q  Q  E E
|-(0)-0-----------|---------------|-----------------|
|-------2--0--2---|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------0-|-2-2----2----2-|-(2)-2----2--2-3-|
|-----------------|-----2-----2---|-------2---------|


                                                           D.S. al Coda
  +E  E Q  Q  E E   +E  E Q  Q  E E   E E Q  Q  E E   +E  E Q  E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0----0----0-|-(0)-0----0---0-1--||
|-(3)-3-0-----0-3-|-(3)-3-0-----0-3-|-----0-----0---|-------0----4------||
|----------3------|----------3------|---------------|-------------------||


   Outro
    &
    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
||--0----0--------|-0------0-----|---------------|---------------|
||o--------0----0-|------0----4--|-2----2--------|-2------2--0---|
||o---------------|--------------|--------2----2-|------2--------|
||----------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|


  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q    E E E E Q  E E   E E Q  E E E E
|---------------|--------------|----------------|------------0----||
|---------------|--------------|-0-0-----0----0-|-----0--0-2---2-o||
|-3----3--------|-3------3--4--|-------0----0---|---0------------o||
|--------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