SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK BLUES (Bassline)
As recorded by Bob Dylan
(From the 1965 Album BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME)
Words and Music by Bob Dylan
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joseph Macho, Jr. ? Bass'
Intro
Q=168(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W W W
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E E E Q
|-------------|--------------|-------------|----------------||
|-7-----------|-7----7----5--|-7-----------|-7----------5---||
|-------7-----|--------7-----|-------7-----|------7---7-----||
|-------------|--------------|-------------|----------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
Q Q Q Q Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q. E E E Q
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||o-7-----------|-7----------5--|-7-----------|-7----------5--|
||o-------7-----|------7---7----|-------7-----|------7---7----|
||--------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q. E E E Q
|-------------|---------------|-------------|----------------||
|-7-----------|-7----------5--|-7-----------|-7----------5---||
|-------7-----|------7---7----|-------7-----|------7---7-----||
|-------------|---------------|-------------|----------------||
Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-------7-----|------------5--|-7-----------|-7-----------7---|
|-5-----------|-5----5---5----|-------7-----|------7-(7)------|
|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q
|-------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------7-----|-7--------------|-------9-----|-----------5---|
|-7-----------|------7-(7)--7--|-7-----------|-7-----7-7-----|
|-------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|
Interlude
1.
Q Q Q Q Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q. E E E Q
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|-7-----------|-7----------5--||-7-----------|-7----------5---|
|-------7-----|------7---7----||-------7-----|------7---7-----|
|-------------|---------------||-------------|----------------|
2.
Q Q Q Q Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|----------------||-------------|
|-7-----------|-7----------5--o||-7-----------|
|-------7-----|------7---7----o||-------7-----|
|-------------|----------------||-------------|
Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q. E E E Q
|---------------|-------------|---------------||
|-7----------5--|-7-----------|-7----------5--||
|------7---7----|-------7-----|------7---7----||
|---------------|-------------|---------------||
3rd & 4th Verses
Q Q Q Q Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q. E E E Q
||--------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
||o-7-----------|-7----------5--|-7-----------|-7----------5--|
||o-------7-----|------7---7----|-------7-----|------7---7----|
||--------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------||
|-7-----------|-7----------5--|-7-----------|-7---------------||
|-------7-----|------7---7----|-------7-----|------7-(7)--7---||
|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------||
Chorus
1.
Q Q H Q. E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q
|------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------7----|------7-(7)-----|-7-----------|-7-------------|
|----5-------|-5-----------7--|-------7-----|--------7--7---|
|------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|
|-------7-----|-------9-----|------6-(6)-----|-7------------|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------7--|-------7------|
|-------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|
Interlude
Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------||-------------|---------------|--------------|
|-7----------5--||-7-----------|-7----------5--|-7------------|
|------7---7----||-------7-----|------7---7----|-------7------|
|---------------||-------------|---------------|--------------|
Chorus
2.
Q. E +E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|--------------||-------------||--------------|
|-7------------5--|-7-----------o||-7-----------||-7------------|
|------7-(7)-7----|-------7-----o||-------7-----||-------5------|
|-----------------|--------------||-------------||--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-7-----------|-7-----7-----|-7------------|
|-5-----5-----|-------7-----|-------------|-------7------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------7-----|-------9-----|-------------|-7------------|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----7-----|-------7------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Outro
Q. E +E E Q Q Q Q Q Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q
|-----------------||-------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7------------5--||-7-----------|-7------------5--|-7------------5---|
|------7-(7)-7----||-------7-----|------7-(7)-7----|------7-(7)-7-----|
|-----------------||-------------|-----------------|------------------|
Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-7------------5--|-7------------5--|-7------------5--*|
|------7-(7)-7----|------7-(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
