ROXETTE (Bassline)
As recorded by Dr. Feelgood
(From the 1975 Album DOWN BY THE JETTY)
Words and Music by Wilko Johnson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John B. "Sparko" Sparks - Bass'
Intro
Q=124
4/4
Gtr I
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
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|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5----|
|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---||
|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
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
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||o---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5----|
||o-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5--------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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
|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
To Coda
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
|---5-7-----5-7---|---3-5-----3-5---|---5-7-----5-7---|-------------------|
|-7-------7-------|-5-------5-------|-7-------7-------|---3-5-----3-5-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------5---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
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
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|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---o||
|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Harmonica Solo
2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||-----------------|
|---3-5-----3-5---||---3-5-----3-5---|
|-5-------5-------||-5-------5-------|
|-----------------||-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|
|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|---5-7-----5-7---|---3-5-----3-5---|---5-7-----5-7---|-----------------|
|-7-------7-------|-5-------5-------|-7-------7-------|---3-5-----3-5---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5-----||
|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5---------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
&
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|
|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---||
|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Outro Harmonica Solo
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 5x
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||o---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-----3-5----o||
||o-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5--------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
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
