BLISTER ON THE MOON (Bassline)
As recorded by Taste
(From the 1969 Album TASTE)
Words and Music by Rory Gallagher
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Richard McCracken - Bass'
Intro
Q=138
4/4
Gtr I
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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|-------5--5--|-------------|-------5--5--|--------------|
|-7--7--------|-3--3--5--5--|-7--7--------|-3--3--5--5---|
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Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------6-7-6-|--------6-7-----|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7------|
|-7--7--7-------|-7--7-6-----6-7-|-7--7--7-------|-7-7-7-6-----6-7--|
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Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q
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|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-----|---------6-7---|-------7-6-7-----||
|-7--7--7-------|-7-6-7-6-----6-7-|-7--7--7-----7-|-7-6-7-------7---||
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1st - 4th 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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2/4
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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
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1.,D.S. 2.
To Coda
4/4
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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|-/5--5--5--5--|-/5--5--5--5--o||-/5--5--5--5/--||
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Interlude
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7-|
|-----11---------14----|-----7-------9---|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-9--------12----------|-5-------7--------|
|---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7--|
|-----11---------14----|-----7-------9----|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
|-9--------12----------|-5-------7-------|----------|--------||
|---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7-|----------|--------||
|-----11---------14----|-----7-------9---|-7--------|-(7)----||
|----------------------|-----------------|----------|--------||
Bridge
W W E. S E E +E Q E E. S E E +E Q E
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|----------|-5--------|-7--7-7-9-(9)-11----|-7--7-7-9-(9)-11-----|
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W W E. S E E +E Q E E. S E E +E Q.
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|----------|-5--------|-7--7-7-9-(9)-11----|--------------5-----|
|-5--------|----------|--------------------|-5--5-5-8-(8)-------|
5th Verse
D.S. al Coda &
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
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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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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2/4
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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
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Guitar Solo
4/4
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-/5--5--5--5--|-/5--5--5--5--||-7--7--7-------|-7--7-6-----6-7--|
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Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7-----|---------6-7-6-|---------6-7------|
|-7--7--7-------|-7-7-7-6-----6-7-|-7--7--7-------|-7-6-7-6-----6-7--|
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Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------6-7---|-------7-6-7----|-----------------|------------------|
|-7--7--7-----7-|-7-6-7-------7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-||
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Outro
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-9--------12----------|-5-------7--------|
|---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7--|
|-----11---------14----|-----7-------9----|
|----------------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-9--------12----------|-5-------7-------|
|---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7-|
|-----11---------14----|-----7-------9---|
|----------------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-9--------12----------|-5-------7--------|
|---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7--|
|-----11---------14----|-----7-------9----|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
|-9--------12----------|-5-------7-------|----------|--------*|
|---9----9----12----12-|---5---5---7---7-|----------|--------*|
|-----11---------14----|-----7-------9---|-7--------|-(7)----*|
|----------------------|-----------------|----------|--------*|
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
