ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK (Bassline)
As recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets
(From the 1955 Album ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK)
Words and Music by Jimmy DeKnight & Max C. Freedman
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Marshall Lytle - Upright Bass'
Intro
Q=180(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W H Q Q E E Q H H Q Q
|----------|------------|-------------|------------|
|----------|---------7--|-7-----------|---------7--|
|----------|------------|-------------|------------|
|----------|------------|-------------|------------|
E E Q H W Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-------------|----------|---------------|----------------||
|-7-----------|----------|---------------|----------------||
|-------------|----------|----7------7---|----7------7-7--||
|-------------|----------|---------------|----------------||
1st - 4th Verses
$
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
||--------6--7--|-9--7--6------|-------6--7--|-9--7--6------|
||o-7--9--------|----------9---|-7--9--------|----------9---|
||o-------------|------------7-|-------------|------------7-|
||--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|-------------|-------------|-------6--7--|-9--7--6--4----|
|-------4--5--|-7--------4--|-7--9--------|------------6--|
|-5--7--------|----5--7-----|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
To Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------6-----|---------------||
|-------6--7--|-9--6--------|-7--9-----9--|-7--6--7------o||
|-7--9--------|-------7--7--|-------------|----------0---o||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
Guitar Solo
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|-------6--7--|-9--7--6------|-------6--7--|-9--7--6-------|
|-7--9--------|----------9---|-7--9--------|----------9----|
|-------------|------------7-|-------------|------------7--|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|-------------|-------------|-------6--7--|-9--7--6--4----|
|-------4--5--|-7--------4--|-7--9--------|------------6--|
|-5--7--------|----5--7-----|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----4--6--4--|--------------||
|-------6--7--|-9--------6--|-7-----------|-7--6--4------||
|-7--9--------|----7--9-----|-------------|----------7---||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
Interlude
&
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|-------6--7--|-9--7--6------|-------6--7--|-9--7--6-------|
|-7--9--------|----------9---|-7--9--------|----------9----|
|-------------|------------7-|-------------|------------7--|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|-------------|-------------|-------6--7--|-9--7--6--4----|
|-------4--5--|-7--------4--|-7--9--------|------------6--|
|-5--7--------|----5--7-----|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----4--6--4--|--------------||
|-------6--7--|-9--------6--|-7-----------|-7--6---------||
|-7--9--------|----7--9-----|-------------|-------7--0---||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
5th Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|-------6--7--|-9--7--6------|----4--6--7--|-9--7--6-------|
|-7--9--------|----------9---|-7-----------|----------9----|
|-------------|------------7-|-------------|------------7--|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|-------------|-------------|-------6--7--|-9--7--6-------|
|-------4--5--|-7--------4--|-7--9--------|----------9-6--|
|-5--7--------|----5--7-----|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
Outro
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------||----------6--|-7-----7------|
|-------6--7--|-9--------6--||-7--7--7-----|----0-----6---|
|-7--9--------|----7--9-----||-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------||-------------|--------------|
Q Q H Q Q Q Q +W +W
|------------|-------------|------------|--------*|
|------------|----------7--|-(7)--------|-(7)----*|
|-7----------|-7-----------|------------|--------*|
|------------|-------------|------------|--------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
