BLUE SUEDE SHOES (Bassline)

As recorded by Carl Perkins
(From the 1957 Album DANCE ALBUM)

Words and Music by Carl Perkins
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Clayton Perkins - Bass'

 1st Verse
  Q=172(8=s8)
 4/4                      2/4     4/4           2/4     4/4
  Gtr I
  W          H    E E Q    Q  Q    H    E E Q    Q  Q    W
|----------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|------|
|----------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|------|
|----------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|------|
|----------|--------5-5--|-5-----|--------5-5--|-5-----|------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    e e e e Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
|-0--2--3--4--|-5--3-----3--|-5--3--------|----------------|
|-------------|-------5-----|-------5--3--|-5-5-5-5-5--5---|


  E E Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------|-2-----------|-2-----------|--------------|
|--------------|-------2-----|-------2-----|--------------|
|-5-5-5--5--3--|-------------|-------------|-5--3--0--3---|


               2nd & 3rd Verses
             $
  Q  Q  H       Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-5----------||-5--------5--|-5--------5--|-5--------5---|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
|-5--------5--|-5--------5--|-5--------5--|-5----------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-0--2--3--4--|-5--5--------|-5--3--------|--------------|
|-------------|-------5--5--|-------5--3--|-5--5--5--5---|


                                                 To Coda
  Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------|-2-----------|-2-----------|--------------|
|--------------|-------2-----|-------2-----|--------------|
|-5--5--5--5\--|-------------|-------------|-5--5--0--3---|


                Guitar Solo
  Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------||-------7-----|-------7-----|-------7------|
|-5--5--0--5--||-5--------3--|-5-----------|-5--5---------|


  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q  E E Q  Q
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-----------5p0-|-5--5-5-5--5--|-5--5---------|----3------3---|
|-5--5p3-0------|--------------|-------2-2-3--|-5------5------|


  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   E E Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5--3s2-0--3--|-0--0--0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0--3--|-5--5--5--5---|


                               Guitar Solo
 D.S. al Coda &
  Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------||-------------||-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------||-------------||-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------||-------------||-------------|-------------|----3----------|
|-5--5--5--5--||-5--5--0--3--||-5--5--0--3--|-5--5--0--3--|-5-----5--5----|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----------3--|-5-----------|-5-----------|----3-----3---|
|-5--3--0-----|----3--5--3--|----0--2--3--|-5-----5------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-------------|------------|
|----3--0--3--|-0--0--0--0--|-0--2--3--4--|-5--3--5----|


                4th Verse
  Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-5--3--0--3--||-5--------5--|-5--------5--|-5--------5---|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-0--2--3--4--|-5-----------|-5-----------|--------------|
|-------------|-------5-----|-------5--3--|-5--5--0--0---|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-2-----------|-2--2--------|--------------|
|-------------|-------2-----|-------2-----|--------------|
|-5--5--5--3--|-------------|----------3--|-5--5--0--3---|


                Outro
  Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------||----3--------|-------------|----3---------|
|-5--5--0--3--||-5-----5--3--|-5-----5--3--|-5-----5--3---|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|-------------|-5--5--5--3--|-5----3--------|----3---------|
|-5--3--3--5--|-------------|--------3--5-3-|-5-----5--3---|


  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-----------4--|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2-0-2--2--|
|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-5----3-5-----|-------------|--------------|


  e e e e e e e e   Q  E E +Q   Q    +W
|-----------------|----------------|--------*|
|-----------------|----------------|--------*|
|-----------------|----------------|--------*|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-(5)--5--|-(5)----*|


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
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