• Song:

    She Loves My Automobile

  • Artist:

    ZZ Top

  • Album:

    Chrome, Smoke & BBQ (di...

SHE LOVES MY AUTOMOBILE (Bassline)

As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 1979 Album DEGÜELLO)

Words and Music by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dusty Hill - Bass'

 Intro                     1st & 2nd Verses
  Q=129                     Q=129(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          +W             E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------|------------||------------------|-----------------|
|----------|------------||o-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|------------||o-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-5--------|-(5)--------||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------3-|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-----------------|---------------3--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|---------------3--|


  1.                                   2.
  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
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--||


 Guitar Solo
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-----------------|---------------5--|
|-----------------|---------------3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-----------------|---------------3--|
|-----------------|---------------3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3--||


 3rd Verse
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-----------------|---------------4--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|


                                                        |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5---|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-------3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-4-3-2-1--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|---------------3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||


 Outro-Guitar Solo
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|---------------5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|---------------3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|---------------3-|


  E E Q  H      Q  E E +H       +W
|-------------|---------------|--------*|
|-------------|---------------|--------*|
|-------------|---------------|--------*|
|-5-----------|----6-5-(5)----|-(5)----*|


Duration Legend
---------------
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
-----------
 |  - 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
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