BOOM BOOM ( OUT GO THE LIGHTS ) (Bassline)
As recorded by Little Walter
(From the 1997 Album HIS BEST : THE CHESS 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION)
Words and Music by Stuart Lewis
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'
Intro
Moderately Fast Q=150
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|----|------------|-------------|------------|
|----|------------|-------------|------------|
|----|-7----------|-7-----------|-7----------|
|-7--|------------|----------7--|------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q
|-------------|------------|-------------|
|-------------|------------|-------6--9--|
|-7-----------|-7----------|-7-----------|
|----------7--|------------|-------------|
Chorus
Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|------------|-------------||------------|
|------------|-------6--9--||------------|
|-7----------|-7-----------||-7----------|
|------------|-------------||------------|
2/4 4/4
Q Q H H H. Q
|------------|------|------------|
|------------|------|------------|
|-7----------|------|-7----------|
|------------|------|------------|
$
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------11--|-12--11----------|
|----6--9--6--|-----11--14------|---------14--11--|
|-7-----------|-12--------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q Q H W Q Q Q Q
|------------|----------|-------------|
|------------|----------|----6--7--9--|
|-7----------|----------|-9-----------|
|------------|----------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|----7--6-----|----6--7--8--|-9-----9--7--||
|-9--------9--|-7-----------|----9--------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------||
Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|--------------|-------------|------------|
|----------/9--|----6--9--6--|------------|
|-7------------|-7-----------|-7----------|
|--------------|-------------|------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------11--|-12--11----------|
|----6--9--6--|-----11--14------|---------14--11--|
|-7-----------|-12--------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q Q H W Q Q Q Q
|------------|----------|-------------|
|------------|----------|----6--7--8--|
|-7----------|----------|-9-----------|
|------------|----------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-9--7--6-----|----6--7--8--|-9--7--6-----||
|----------9--|-7-----------|----------9--||
|-------------|-------------|-------------||
Harmonica Solo
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----6--7--6--|----6--7--6--|----6--7--6--|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
To Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------11--|-12--11----------||
|----7--6-----|-----11--14------|---------14--11--||
|-7--------7--|-12--------------|-----------------||
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-9--6-----6--|-9--6-----6--|----6--7--8--|
|-------9-----|-------9-----|-9-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----6--7--8--|
|-9--7--6-----|----6--7--8--|-9-----------|
|----------9--|-7-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-9--6-----6--|-9--6--------|-------------|
|-------9-----|-------9--6--|----6--9--6--|
|-------------|-------------|-7-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------11--|-12--11----------|
|-------------|-----11--14------|---------14--11--|
|-7--7--7--5--|-12--------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----6--9--6--|----6--5--5--|----6--7--8--|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-9-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----6--7--8--|
|-9--7--6-----|----6--7--8--|-9-----------|
|----------9--|-7-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------6--|-9--6--------|----------6--|
|----6--9-----|-------9--6--|----6--9-----|
|-7-----------|-------------|-7-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-9--6--------|-------------11--|-12--11----------|
|-------9--6--|-----11--14------|---------14--11--|
|-------------|-12--------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----6--9--6--|----6--5--5--|----6--------|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-9-----9--9--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-------------|-------------|------8-(8)-----||
|-------------|----6--7--8--|-9--------------||
|-9--9--9--9--|-7-----------|----------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------7--||
Chorus
D.S. al Coda
Q Q Q Q W W Q Q Q Q
|-------------|----------|----------|-------------||
|-------------|----------|----------|----6--9--6--||
|-7-----------|----------|-7--------|-7-----------||
|-------0-----|----------|----------|-------------||
&
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------*|
|-9--6-----6--|-9--6-----6--|----6--7--8--*|
|-------9-----|-------9-----|-9-----------*|
|-------------|-------------|-------------*|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
----------------
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
