LENNY (Bassline)
As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan
(From the 1980 Album TEXAS FLOOD)


Transcribed by Cal Williamson

 Words and Music by Stevie Ray Vaughan

 

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Tune Down 1/2 Step'


 Freely
 4/4        2/4    4/4
  Gtr I
  W          H      Wx5
|----------|------|--------||
|----------|------|--------||
|----------|------|--------||
|----------|------|--------||


  E E Q  +E  S  S E.  T T   E E Q  a  E S  S S  S E   E E Q  +E  S  S E.  T T
|-----------------9-------|-----9--9s11-9-11-9------|-----------------9-------|
|-----9--(9)-9s11----11-9-|-7------------------11-9-|-----9--(9)-9s11----11-9-|
|-------------------------|---0---------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-0---------------------|-------------------------|-0-0---------------------|


  E E Q  a  E S  S E  S S    E. S  E. S S S E S S S S   E. S Q  E E +S  S S S
|-----9--9s11-9------10---||------11------------------|------------------------|
|-7-------------11-8----8-||-9--9-----9---------------|------7-----------------|
|---0---------------------||--------------9---------0-|-5--5----5-5-(5)--------|
|-------------------------||----------------7-7-6-7---|-----------------0-5-0--|


  E E E. S Q  S S S S   Q  E. S Q  Q    Q  Q  +E  a  E E.  T T
|---------------------|---------------|----------------9-------|
|----------5--5-------|----8----------|----9--(9)-9s11----11-9-|
|--------5------3-----|---------------|------------------------|
|-3-3-3-----------3-0-|-6-----6-5--5--|-0----------------------|


  E E Q  a  E S  S S  S E    Q  Q  +E  a  E E.  T T   E E Q  E E +S  S S S
|-----9--9s11-9----9-------|----------------9-------|----------------------||
|-7-------------11---11-9-|----9--(9)-9s11----11-9-|-7---7--7-7-(7)-6-7---||
|---0----------------------|------------------------|---0----------------9-||
|--------------------------|-0----------------------|----------------------||


  E E Q  +E  E E. S   Q  E. S E E +S  S E   Q  Q  +S  S a  E S  S S S
|-------------------|---------------------|------------------9---------|
|-------------------|----7----------------|----9--(9)-x-9s11---11-9-x--|
|-7---7--(7)--------|-------7-------------|----------------------------|
|---0--------0-4--0-|-5-------5-5-(5)-3-5-|-0--------------------------|


  S S E E. S a  E S  S S  S E
|-------9----9s11-9----9-------|
|-7--------7--------11---11-9-|
|---0-0------------------------|
|------------------------------|


  Q  Q  E a  E S  S S S   E. S Q  S S E +S  S S S
|--------------9--------|--------------------------|
|----9----9s11---11-9-x-|-7-------7---7-(7)-7-7s9--|
|-----------------------|----0-0----0--------------|
|-0---------------------|--------------------------|


  E E Q  +E  a  E S  S S S
|-----------------9--------|
|-----9--(9)-9s11---11-9-0-|
|-7------------------------|
|---0----------------------|


  E E E. S a  E S  S S  S E    E. S E. S Q  S S S S
|-----9----9s11-9----9-------|-----------------------|
|-7---------------11---11-9-|-----------------------|
|---0----0-------------------|------7-------7--------|
|----------------------------|-0--0----0-0----0-3-0--|


  E. S E. S E E +S  S S S   E. S E. S E E S S S S   E. S E. S E E +S  S a E
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------||
|------7------------------|-----------------------|------7------------------||
|-------------------------|------7--7-----7-------|-------------------------||
|-5--5----0-5-5-(5)-4-5-0-|-0--0------0-0---0-3-0-|-5--5----0-5-5-(5)-5-5s7-||


  Q  Q  +E  a  E S  S E   E S S Q  a  E S  S S  S E    Q  Q  +E  S  S E.  T T
|----------------9------|-------9--9s11-9----9-------|----------------9--------|
|----9--(9)-9s11---11-9-|-7---7-----------11---11-9-|----9--(9)-9s11----11-9--|
|-----------------------|---0------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---------------------|----------------------------|-0-----------------------|


  E E Q  a  E S  S S S  E
|-----9--9s11-9----9---10-||
|-7-------------11---8----||
|---0---------------------||
|-------------------------||


  E S S  E. S S S E S S S S   E E +E. S S S e S S S S
|-------11------------------|-----------7--------------|
|-9-9-9-------9-------------|---------7---7------------|
|-----------9---9-----------|-5-5-(5)-------5-5--------|
|-----------------7-7-6-7-0-|-------------------0-5-0--|


  E E +E. S S S E +S  S S S   Q  E S S Q  E E    Q  Q  +E  S  S E.  T T
|---------------------------|-----------------||----------------9-------|
|-----------5---------------|------8---7--7---||----9--(9)-9s11----11-9-|
|---------5---5-------------|----8---8------5-||------------------------|
|-3-3-(3)-------3-(3)-2-3-0-|-6---------------||-0----------------------|


  E E E. S a  E S  S a  E E
|-----9----9s11-9-----------||
|-7------7--------11-9s11-9-||
|---0-----------------------||
|---------------------------||


  Q  Q  +E  S  S S  S E   E E Q  a  E S  S S  S E
|----------------9------|-----9--9s11-9----9-------|
|----9--(9)-9s11---11-9-|-7-------------11---11-9--|
|-----------------------|---0----------------------|
|-0---------------------|--------------------------|


  Q  Q  +E  S  S S  S E   E E E. S a  E S  S S  S E    Q  Q  +E  S  S S  S E
|----------------9------|-----9----9s11-9----9-------|----------------9------|
|----9--(9)-9s11---11-9-|-7------7--------11---11-9-|----9--(9)-9s11---11-9-|
|-----------------------|---0------------------------|-----------------------|
|-0---------------------|----------------------------|-0---------------------|


                                                   5/4
  E E E. S a  E S  S S  S E    E. S Q  Q  S S S S   E. S E. S E E E. S E. S
|-----9----9s11-9----9-------|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-7------7--------11---11-9-|--------------------|---------------7--5-------|
|---0------------------------|------7-----7-------|------7-------------7--5--|
|----------------------------|-0--0----0----0-3-0-|-5--5----0-5-5------------|


 4/4
  E E E E Q  S S S S   E. S E. S E E +S  S E   E S S E. S Q  S S E
|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----7------7-------|------7--------------7-|---7---7-------7-----|
|-0-0---0-0----0-3-0-|-5--5----0-5-5-(5)-5---|-0---0----0-0----0-3-|


  E. S E. S E E S S E   E S S E. S +Q   S S S S   E. S E. S Q  S S S S
|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|------7--------7-7-7-|-------------------------|------7--7----7-5-7---|
|---------------------|---7---7-----------------|----------------------|
|-5--5----0-5-5-------|-0---0----0-(0)----0-4-0-|-5--5------5--------0-|


  E. S E. S E E S S S S   E. S E. S Q  E S S   E. S E. S Q  S S S S
|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|------7-------7-7s9-|-----------------------|
|------7--------7-------|--------------------|------7-------7--------|
|-0--0----0-0-0---0-3-0-|-5--5----0-5--------|-0--0----0-0----0-3-0--|


  E. S E. S E. S S S E   Q  Q  +E  S  S S  S E   S S E E. S a  E  E S  S E
|----------------------|----------------9------|-------9----9s11-11-9------|
|------7---------7-6-7-|----9--(9)-9s11---11-9-|-7--------------------11-9-|
|----------------------|-----------------------|---0-0----0----------------|
|-5--5----0-7--7-------|-0---------------------|---------------------------|


  Q  Q  E S  S S  S E   E E E. S a  E S  S S  S E    Q  Q  +E  S  S E.  T T
|--------------9------|-----9----9s11-9----9-------|----------------9-------|
|----9--9-9s11---11-9-|-7------7--------11---11-9-|----9--(9)-9s11----11-9-|
|---------------------|---0------------------------|------------------------|
|-0-------------------|----------------------------|-0----------------------|


  E E Q  a  E S  S S  S E    H    E S  S E.  T T
|-----9--9s11-9----9-------|-------------9-------|
|-7-------------11---11-9-|--------9s11----11-9-|
|---0----------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------|-0-------------------|


  E E E.  S a  E S  S S  S E
|-----9-----9s11-9----9--------||
|-7------11--------11---11-9--||
|---0--------------------------||
|------------------------------||


 Cadenza
 5/4              4/4
  Q  +H     H      +Q   E E H      +W           +H     H
|-----------9----|-(9)--9-9-9----|-(9)--------|-(9)---------|
|----------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
|----------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
|-0--(0)---------|---------------|------------|--------0----|


              2/4    4/4
  Wx2          H      W
|------------|------|------*|
|------------|------|------*|
|------------|------|------*|
|------------|------|------*|




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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