#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

NASTY DOGS & FUNKY KINGS (Bassline)
As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 1972 Album TRES HOMBRES)

Transcribed by unregistered
	



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

  Q=91          Q=84
 18/16       16/16
  Gtr I
  W           S S S S S S S S E. E E S    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------|-----------------3---------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------|-------0---3-2-0-----------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------|---0-3---3----------0-3-4--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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-|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------7-5---5--------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------7---7-6-5--|----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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-|


  W          S S S S S S S S E. E E S    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------|-----------------3---------|---------------------------------|
|----------|-------0---3-2-0-----------|---------------------------------|
|----------|---0-3---3----------0-3-4--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
||o---------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
||--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-||


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------7-5---5--------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------7---7-6-5--|----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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-|


  W          S S S S S S S S H       +S  S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------|-----------------3-----|-(3)------------------------------|
|----------|-------0---3-2-0-------|-----3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0------|
|----------|---0-3---3-------------|---------3-------3-----------0-3--|


    S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S    S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S  3x
||---------------------------------|--------------------------------||
||o--------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
||o-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0------|-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-----o||
||--------3-------3-----------0-3--|-------3-------3-----------0-3--||


  S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------|-------------------2-0---0---------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------2---2-1-0---|
|-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0------|-0-3-0---0-3-0---------------------|
|-------3-------3-----------0-3--|-------3-------3-------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----3-------3-----------0-3--|


    S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S    S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S  3x
||---------------------------------|--------------------------------||
||o--------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
||o-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0------|-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-----o||
||--------3-------3-----------0-3--|-------3-------3-----------0-3--||


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------2-0---0--------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------2---2-1-0--|----------------------------------|
|-0-3-0---0-3-0--------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------3-------3------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


    S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S    S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S  3x
||---------------------------------|--------------------------------||
||o--------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
||o-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0------|-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-----o||
||--------3-------3-----------0-3--|-------3-------3-----------0-3--||


  S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|--------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------*|
|-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0------*|
|-------3-------3-----------0-3--*|



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