TOO MUCH (Bassline)
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1958 Album ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS)
Words and Music by Lee Rosenberg & Bernie Weinman
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bill Black - Double Bass'
Intro
Q=120(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----1--4--6--|-------2--4--|-------------|
|-2-----------|-0--4--------|-------2--4--|
|-------------|-------------|-0--4--------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
1st - 5th Verses
$
E E E E Q q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-2-----2-------||--2-----------|-2-----------|--------------|
|------------2--||o----4--2--4--|----4--2-----|-------2--4---|
|---------------||o-------------|----------4--|-0--4---------|
|---------------||--------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-2-----------|-------2--4--|-5--4--2-----|-2------------|
|----4--2-----|-0--4--------|----------4--|-------2--4---|
|----------4--|-------------|-------------|----4---------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
To Coda
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-2------------|----1--4--6--|-------2--4--|-2------------|
|----4--2------|-2-----------|-0--4--------|-------2--4---|
|----------4---|-------------|-------------|----4---------|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
1.,2.,D.S. 3.
E E E E Q Q 3x Q Q Q Q
|-2-----2--------||-2-----------||
|------------2--o||----4--2--4--||
|---------------o||-------------||
|----------------||-------------||
Guitar Solo
Q Q E e Q Q Q Q Q E e Q E e Q
|-2------------|-2-----2-----|-2-2----2-2------|
|----4--2-2-4--|----4-----4--|-----4------4----|
|--------------|-------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-------------|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E e Q E e Q
|-2-----------|-------2--4--|-5--4--2-----|-2-2----2-2-----|
|----4--2--4--|-0--4--------|----------4--|-----4------4---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
E e Q E e Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-2-2------2-2--|----1--4--6--|-------2--4--|
|-----4--2------|-2-----------|-0--4--------|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|
D.S. al Coda &
Q Q Q Q E E E E H q Q H
|-2-----------|-2-----2\------||------------*|
|-------2--4--|---------------||-7----------*|
|----4--------|---------------||------------*|
|-------------|---------------||------------*|
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
