CADILLAC RANCH (Bassline) As recorded by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (From the 1980 Double Album THE RIVER) Words and Music by Bruce Springsteen Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Garry W. Tallent - Bass' Intro Q=128 4/4 Gtr I W H Q E E E E E E E E E E |----------|--------------|-----------------| |----------|--------------|-----------------| |----------|--------------|-----------------| |----------|-----------7\-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |---------3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------| 1st 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---------||-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |---------3-3-3-3-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------| 2nd & 3rd 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 |-----------------||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5---------||o-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |---------3-3-3-3-||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------| Chorus 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---------||-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |---------3-3-3-3-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------| Guitar Solo 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||-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5---------o||-5-5-5-5---------||-----------------|-----------------| |---------3-3-3-3--||---------3-3-3-3-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-| |---------------3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| 4th 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 |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5---------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-| |---------------3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| Chorus 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 |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5---------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |---------------2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5---------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|| Outro Sax 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 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-------------2---|-------------2-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------2----| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|---------------3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3---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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------2---|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------| 1. 2. E E E E E E E E E E E E H +W |------------------||--------------|--------*| |-----------------o||--------------|--------*| |-5-5-5-5---------o||-5-5-5-5------|--------*| |---------3-3-3-3--||---------3----|-(3)----*| 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