ROCK ME BABY (Bassline)
As recorded by Johnny Winter
(From the 1973 Album STILL ALIVE AND WELL)
Words and Music by Willie Broonzy & Arthur Crudup
Arranged by Johnny Winter
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) – 'Randy Jo Hobbs – Bass'
Intro
Q=96
4/4
Gtr I
W W W H Q S S S S
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|––––––––––|––––––––––|––––––––––|–––––––––––2–3–4–|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E +S S S S S S E
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|–––––––––––7–(7)–5–––––––––––|–––––––––––––7–(7)–7–5–5–4–4–––|
|–––––––3p0–––––––––7–6–5–3–––|–––––––––3p0–––––––––––––––––7–|
|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––3–|–5–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––––|
E S S S S E +S S S S S S S S E S S S S E +E E E E
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|–––––––––––7–(7)–7–––––––––5–7–|–––––––––––7–(7)–––––––|
|–––––––3p0–––––––––5–6–7–7–––––|–––––––3p0–––––––2–3–4–|
|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––|
e S S E S S e S S a E E E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|–––––––––––––––––––2s4–7–|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|
|–5–5–5–0–0h2–5–5–4–––––––|–5–5–2–0–0h2–5–2–5–6–7–––|
|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––0–|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
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|–––––––––––7–(7)–5––––––––––––|
|–––––––3p0–––––––––7–6–5–3––––|
|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––3––|
E S S S S E +E E E E e E E E E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|–––––––––––7–(7)–––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––3p0–––––––4–5–6–|–––––––––2–2–2–3–4–|–5–5–2–0–0h2–5–2–5–6–7––––|
|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––|–0–0–2–4–––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––0––|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
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|–––––––––––5–(5)–5–––––––––––|–––––––––––7–(7)–5–––––––––––||
|–––––––3p0–––––––––7–6–5–3–––|–––––––3p0–––––––––7–6–5–3–––||
|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––3–|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––3–||
1st Verse
E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
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|–––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––2–2–2–4–––|–––––––––––7–(7)–5––––––––––––|
|–––––––3–4–––––––––––|–––––––3–4–––––––––––|–––––––3p0–––––––––7–6–5–3––––|
|–5–5–5–––––0–0–0–2–3–|–5–5–5–––––––––––––3–|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––3––|
E S S S S E +E E E E e S S E S S e S S a E E E S S E S S E S S S S E
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|–––––––––––7–(7)–––––––|–––––––––––––––––––2s4–7–|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––3p0–––––––2–3–4–|–5–5–5–0–0h2–5–5–4–––––––|–5–5–2–0–0–2–5–2–5–6–0–7–|
|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E E E E e E E E E S S E E
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|–––––––––––7–(7)–5–––––––––––|–––––––––––7–(7)–––––––|–––––––––––––––––5–|
|–––––––3p0–––––––––7–6–5–3–––|–––––––3p0–––––––4–5–6–|–––––––––2–2–2–3–3–|
|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––3–|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––|–0–0–2–4–––––––––––|
E E Q H E S S Q S S S S E E E. S E E S S S S E E
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|–7–––––––––––|––––––––––7–5–––––––––|––––––––––7–5–––––––––||
|–5–––––––––––|–––––––3––––––7–6–5–3–|––––––3–3–––––7–6–5–3–||
|–––––––––––––|–5–5–5––––––––––––––––|–5––5–––––––––––––––––||
2nd Verse
E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
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|–––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––7–(7)–7–7–––––––5–|
|–––––––3–4–––––––––––|–––––2–3–4–4–4–2–2–|–––––––3p0–––––––––––5–6–7–––|
|–5–5–5–––––0–0–0–2–3–|–5–5–––––––––––––––|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––––|
E S S S S E +E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E a E E E S S E E
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|–7–5–7–7–5–––––––––––––|–––––4–4–––––––––––––|–––––––––5–7–7–7–4–––|
|–––––––––––0–(0)–2–3–4–|–5–5–––––0–0–0–2–0–––|–5–5–5s7–––––––––––7–|
|–––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––2–|–––––––––––––––––––––|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S
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|–––––––––––7–(7)–5–––––––––––|
|–––––––3p0–––––––––7–6–5–3–––|
|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––3–|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S e S S E E E S S S S S S
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|–––––––––––7–(7)–5–––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––3p0–––––––––7–6–5–3–––|–––––––––––2–2–2–3p0–4p0–|
|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––3–|–0–0–0–2–4–––––––––––––––|
E E Q Q S S S S E S S Q S S S S E E E S S Q S S S S E E
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|–––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––7–5–––––––––|––––––––––7–5–––––––––||
|–5–––––––––––––––––|–––––––3––––––7–6–5–3–|–––––––3––––––7–6–5–3–||
|–––––––––––––2–3–4–|–5–5–5––––––––––––––––|–5–5–5––––––––––––––––||
3rd Verse
E S S E E E S S S S S S E S S E E E S S S S E E S S E E E S S E E
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|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––2–2–2–2–4–––|––––––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––3–4–––––––––––––––|–––––––3–4–––––––––––––|–––––––3–4––––––––––––|
|–5–5–5–––––0–0–0–2p0–3–4–|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––|–5–5–5–––––0–0–0–2–3––|
E S S e E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E e e e S S S S S S S S E
|–––––––––––2–2–2–––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––––––––5–4–2–|–––––3–4–––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––3–4–––––––––––––|–5–5–––––0–0–0–2–0–3–|–5–5–0–0–2–5–2–5–5–6p0–7––|
|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E E E E e S S E E E S S S S E
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|–––––––––––7–(7)–5–––––––––––|–––––––––––7–(7)–––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––5–|
|–––––––3p0–––––––––7–6–5–3–––|–––––––3p0–––––––4–5–6–|–––––––––––2–2–2–4p0–––|
|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––3–|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––|–0–0–0–3–4–––––––––––––|
E E Q Q E. S E S S Q S S S S S S S S e S S E S S S S E E E
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|–7––––––––––––––|––––––––––7–7–7–5–––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––||
|–5––––––––––––––|–––––––3––––––––––7–6–5–3–|–––––––––––––––––––––––||
|––––––––––––––3–|–5–5–5––––––––––––––––––––|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–2–3–4–||
Guitar Solo
E S S E E E S S S S S S E S S E E E S S S S S S e e e e e S S S S S S
|–––––––––––––––––––––2–2–|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––2–2––|
|–––––––––––2–2–2–2h4–––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––2–2–2–2–4––––––|
|–––––––3–4–––––––––––––––|–––––––3–4–––––––––––––––|–––––3–4––––––––––––––––|
|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––|–5–5–5–––––0–0–0–2–0–3–4–|–5–5––––––––––––––––––––|
E S S E S S E E E E e S S e S S S S E a E E E S S E S S S E S E E
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|–––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––2s4–7–|––––––––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––––––2–3–4–|–5–5–5–0–0–2–5–2–5–––––––|–5–5–2–0–0–2–––5–5–6–7––|
|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E E E E e S S E E E S S S S E
|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––7–(7)–5–––––––––––|–––––––––––7–(7)–––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––5–|
|–––––––3p0–––––––––7–6–5–3–––|–––––––3p0–––––––4–5–6–|–––––––––––2–2–2–4–0–––|
|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––3–|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––|–0–0–0–3–4–––––––––––––|
H Q E. S E S S S S E +E S S S S S S E S S S S E +E E E E
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|–7––––––––––––|–––––––––––7–(7)–5–––––––––––|–––––––––––7–(7)–5–4––––|
|–5––––––––––––|–––––––3p0–––––––––7–6–5–3–––|–––––––3p0–––––––––––7––|
|––––––––––––3–|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––3–|–5–5–5––––––––––––––––––|
E S S E E E S S S S S S E S S E E S S S S S S S S
|–––––––––––––––––––––2–2–|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––2–2–2–2h4–––––|–––––––––––2s4–7–7–7–7–4–––|
|–––––––3–4–––––––––––––––|–––––––3–4–––––––––––––––7–|
|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––|
E S S E E E S S S S S S
|–––––––––––––––––––––2–2––|
|–––––––––––2–2–2–2h4––––––|
|–––––––3–4––––––––––––––––|
|–5–5–5––––––––––––––––––––|
E S S E E S S S S E E e S S E S S e S S a E E e e e S S S S S S S S E
|–––––––––––2–0–––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––––––2–––––––|–––––––––––––––––––2s4–7–|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––3–4–––––––0–0–2–|–5–5–5–0–0–2–5–5–5–––––––|–5–5–0–0–2–5–2–5–5–6–0–7––|
|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E S S E E E S S S S S S E S S E E S S S S S S S S e S S E E E S S S S E
|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––2–2–2–2–––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––5–5–4–4–|–––––––––––––––––––––5–|
|–––––––3–4–––––––––––––––|–––––––3–4–––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––2–2–2–4–0–––|
|–5–5–5–––––0–0–0–2–0–3–4–|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––|–0–0–0–3–4–––––––––––––|
Q +Q Q E S S E S S S S E +S S S S S S S S
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|–7––(7)\–––––––––––|–––––––––––7–(7)–7–––––––––5–7–|
|–5––(5)\–––––––––––|–––––––3p0–––––––––5–5–7–7–––––|
|–––––––––––––––2–3–|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––––––|
S S S S S S E +E E S S S S
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|–7–5–7–7–7–5–7–(7)–5–4–4–––––||
|–––––––––––––––––––––––––7–7–||
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4th Verse
E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S S S E E S S E E E S S E E
|–––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––2–|––––––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––––2–2–2–2–4–––|––––––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––3–4–––––––––––|–––––––3–4–––––––––––––|–––––––3–4––––––––––––|
|–5–5–5–––––0–0–0–2–3–|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––|–5–5–5–––––0–0–0–2–3––|
E S S E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E e S S E E E S S S S S S
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––2–2–2–4–2–5–|–––––––––––2–––––2–2–2–2––|
|–––––––––––––––––––|–––––3h4–––––––––––––|–––––––3–4–––2–4––––––––––|
|–––––––2–2–3–3–4–4–|–5–5–––––––––––––––––|–5–5–5––––––––––––––––––––|
|–5–5–5–––––––––––––|–––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E S S S S E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E S S S S S S
|–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|–––––––––5–––––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––7–(7)–5–––––––––––|–––––––5–––5–7–(7)–5–––––––––––|
|–––––––3p0–––––––––7–6–5–3–––|–––5–7–––––––––––––––7–6–5–3–––|
|–5–5–5–––––––––––––––––––––3–|–5–––––––––––––––––––––––––––3–|
e S S E E E S S S S E Q Q Q S S S S E S S E E S S S S E S S
|–––––––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––––––––––––5–|–7––––––––––––––––|––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
|–––––––––––2–2–2–4–0–––|–5––––––––––––––––|–––––––3–4–5–5–5–5––––––––|
|–0–0–0–3–4–––––––––––––|––––––––––––2–3–4–|–5–5–5–––––––––––––3–4–0––|
Free time Q=94
TP TP
E E E E H W +H. Q
|––––––––––––––|––––––––––:––––––––––––––*|
|––––––––––––––|––––––––––:––––––––––––––*|
|–––4––––––––––|––––––––––:––––––––––––––*|
|–5–––4–5–5––––|–5––––––––:–(5)––––––5\––*|
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
