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
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|----------|-----------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
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|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-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
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------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
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|-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
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|-----------------|-----------------|---------------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
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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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|-----------------|-----------------|---------------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
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|-----------------||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
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|-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
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|-5-5-5-5---------||-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
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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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|-----------------|-----------------|---------------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
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|-----------------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
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|-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
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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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|-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
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5---------||-----------------|-----------------|
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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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|-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
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|---------------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
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||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
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|-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
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|-----------------o||--------------|--------*|
|-5-5-5-5---------o||-5-5-5-5------|--------*|
|---------3-3-3-3--||---------3----|-(3)----*|
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
