BLUE SUEDE SHOES (Bassline) As recorded by Carl Perkins (From the 1987 Album ORIGINAL SUN GREATEST HITS) Words and Music by Carl Lee Perkins Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard' 6/4 Gtr I E Q H Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q |------|------------------|------------------|| |------|---------7--7-----|---------7--7-----|| |------|------------------|------------------|| |------|------------------|------------------|| $ 4/4 W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------|----4--5--6--|-7--5-----5--| |----------|-7-----------|-------7-----| |----------|-------------|-------------| |----------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q H H H Q Q |-7--5--------|-----------|------------| |-------4--5--|-7---------|-7-------7--| |-------------|------7----|------7-----| |-------------|-----------|------------| H H H H Q Q Q Q |-----------|-----------|-------------| |------9----|------9----|-7--5-----5--| |-7---------|-7---------|-------7-----| |-----------|-----------|-------------| To Coda Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q H Q |-------------||-------------|------------| |-7--5-----5--||o-7-------7--|-7-------7--| |-------7-----||o------------|------------| |-------------||-------------|------------| Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q |------------|------------|------------| |-7-------7--|-7-------7--|-7-------7--| |------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------| Q H Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q |------------|------------|----4--5--6--| |-7-------7--|-7----------|-7-----------| |------------|------------|-------------| |------------|------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H H Q Q |-7--5-----5--|-7--5--------|-----------|------------| |-------7-----|-------4--5--|-7---------|-7-------7--| |-------------|-------------|------7----|------7-----| |-------------|-------------|-----------|------------| H H H H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------| |------9----|------9----|-7--5-----5--|-7--5-----5--| |-7---------|-7---------|-------7-----|-------7-----| |-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------| 1. 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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|----6--9--6--| |-7--7-----5--|-7--7-----5--|-7-----------| |-------7-----|-------7-----|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-7--5--4-----|----4--7--4--|----4--5--6--| |----------7--|-5-----------|-5-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----6--9--6--|-------------|-------------| |-7-----------|-7--5--4-----|-------9--9--| |-------------|----------8--|-7--7--------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|----6--9--6--|-------------| |----4--5--6--|-7-----------|-7--5-----5--| |-7-----------|-------------|-------7-----| |-------------|-------------|-------------| D.S. al Coda Q H Q Q H Q Q Q H |------------|------------|------------|| |-7-------7--|-7-------7--|-7----------|| |------------|------------|------------|| |------------|------------|------------|| & Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----6--9--6--|-------------|----6--9--6--| |-7-----------|-7--5-----5--|-7-----------| |-------------|-------7-----|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-7--5--4-----|----4--7--4--|----4--5--6--| |----------7--|-5-----------|-5-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----6--9--6--|-------------|-------------| |-7-----------|-7--5--4-----|----6--7--6--| |-------------|----------8--|-7-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E |-------------|----6--9--6--|--------------*| |----6--9--6--|-7-----------|-7----------7-*| |-7-----------|-------------|--------------*| |-------------|-------------|--------------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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