• Song:

    Highway 61 Revisited

  • Artist:

    Bob Dylan

  • Album:

    Bob Dylan: The Collecti...

HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED (Bassline)

As recorded by Bob Dylan
(From the 1965 Album HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED)

Words and Music by Bob Dylan
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Harvey Brooks - Bass'

 Intro
  Q=144(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  H    Q  E E    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------1-|-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-|


   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|------------------||
|-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1--||


   1st - 3rd 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------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
||--/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-|-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-|


   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
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|---------4-4-5-5--|
|-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-|-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6---------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------8-8-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1--|


   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
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|-------------6-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-6------|
|-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|-----------------|-------------9-8--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------8-8-6---|-----------------|---------8-8-6----|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-------9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-------9--|


                                           4th & 5th Verses
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E  3x     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------||-||------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------o||-||o-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------8-8-6---o||-||o-----------------|-----------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-------9--||-||--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-|


   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
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-|-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1--|


   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
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|---------4-4-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-----------|
|-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6---------|-----------------|---------10-9-8-7--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------8-6-|-4---------------|-----------------|---------6-6-7-7--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6----------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-6-5--|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1--||


 Interlude
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------8-6------|
|-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-|-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-----9-8--|


                                      Outro
                                      2.
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  E E     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------o||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------8--6-4-o||-----------------|-----------8-6-4--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6---------||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------8-6-4-|-----------------|-----------8-6-4--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6--------|


                                                  |-3-|
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------8-6-4---4-|-----------8-6-4---|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-------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
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-*|


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
Show more