SHARP DRESSED MAN (Bassline) As recorded by ZZ Top (From the 1983 Album ELIMINATOR) Words and Music by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard' Intro Moderate Rock Q=125 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E H ||------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|| ||o-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------o|| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3------o|| ||------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|| Verses 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 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H H E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------|--------1-----|| |-----------------|-----------------|-3----------|----------1-1-|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------|--------------|| 1. 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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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