MY BABY LEFT ME (Bassline)
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1978 Album THE '56 SESSIONS)
Words and Music by Arthur Crudup
Transcribed by Slowhand (http://www.instantpowertabs.de.vu)
Gtr I (E A D G) – 'Bill Black – Bass'
Intro
Q=214(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
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1st – 4th Verses
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Guitar Solo
To Coda
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Outro
D.S. al Coda &
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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
