BLUE SUEDE SHOES (Bassline)
As recorded by Carl Perkins
(From the 1987 Album ORIGINAL SUN GREATEST HITS)
Words and Music by Carl Lee Perkins
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'
6/4
Gtr I
E Q H Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q
|------|------------------|------------------||
|------|---------7--7-----|---------7--7-----||
|------|------------------|------------------||
|------|------------------|------------------||
$
4/4
W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------|----4--5--6--|-7--5-----5--|
|----------|-7-----------|-------7-----|
|----------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q H H H Q Q
|-7--5--------|-----------|------------|
|-------4--5--|-7---------|-7-------7--|
|-------------|------7----|------7-----|
|-------------|-----------|------------|
H H H H Q Q Q Q
|-----------|-----------|-------------|
|------9----|------9----|-7--5-----5--|
|-7---------|-7---------|-------7-----|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|
To Coda
Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q H Q
|-------------||-------------|------------|
|-7--5-----5--||o-7-------7--|-7-------7--|
|-------7-----||o------------|------------|
|-------------||-------------|------------|
Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q
|------------|------------|------------|
|-7-------7--|-7-------7--|-7-------7--|
|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|
Q H Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q
|------------|------------|----4--5--6--|
|-7-------7--|-7----------|-7-----------|
|------------|------------|-------------|
|------------|------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H H Q Q
|-7--5-----5--|-7--5--------|-----------|------------|
|-------7-----|-------4--5--|-7---------|-7-------7--|
|-------------|-------------|------7----|------7-----|
|-------------|-------------|-----------|------------|
H H H H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
|------9----|------9----|-7--5-----5--|-7--5-----5--|
|-7---------|-7---------|-------7-----|-------7-----|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
1.
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----6--9--6--|----6--9--6--|----6--9--6--|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-7--5--4-----|----4--7--4--|----4--5--6--|
|----------7--|-5-----------|-5-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
|----6--9--6--|-------------|-----------|
|-7-----------|-7--5--4-----|------9----|
|-------------|----------8--|-7---------|
|-------------|-------------|-----------|
H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|------------||
|------9----|-7---------|-7---------o||
|-7---------|------7----|------7----o||
|-----------|-----------|------------||
2.
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----6--9--6--|
|-7--7-----5--|-7--7-----5--|-7-----------|
|-------7-----|-------7-----|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-7--5--4-----|----4--7--4--|----4--5--6--|
|----------7--|-5-----------|-5-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----6--9--6--|-------------|-------------|
|-7-----------|-7--5--4-----|-------9--9--|
|-------------|----------8--|-7--7--------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|----6--9--6--|-------------|
|----4--5--6--|-7-----------|-7--5-----5--|
|-7-----------|-------------|-------7-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q H Q Q H Q Q Q H
|------------|------------|------------||
|-7-------7--|-7-------7--|-7----------||
|------------|------------|------------||
|------------|------------|------------||
&
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----6--9--6--|-------------|----6--9--6--|
|-7-----------|-7--5-----5--|-7-----------|
|-------------|-------7-----|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-7--5--4-----|----4--7--4--|----4--5--6--|
|----------7--|-5-----------|-5-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----6--9--6--|-------------|-------------|
|-7-----------|-7--5--4-----|----6--7--6--|
|-------------|----------8--|-7-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|-------------|----6--9--6--|--------------*|
|----6--9--6--|-7-----------|-7----------7-*|
|-7-----------|-------------|--------------*|
|-------------|-------------|--------------*|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
