Tab Bass Elton John – Crocodile rock Versi 1

CROCODILE ROCK (Bassline) As recorded by Elton John (From the 1973 Album DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER) Words and Music by Elton John & Bernie Taupin Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dee Murray - Bass' Intro 1st & 2nd Verses Q=154 4/4 Gtr I Wx9 H E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q Q E E |------------|----------0---||--0-0----------0-|-(0)-0-----------| |------------|------0-2---2-||o-----2---0--2---|-------2--0--2---| |------------|--------------||o----------------|---------------0-| |------------|--------------||-----------------|-----------------| E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q. E E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-2-2----2----2-|-(2)-2----2----2-|-3-3-0-----0-3-|-(3)-3-0-----0-3-| |-----2-----2---|-------2---------|--------3------|----------3------| E E Q Q E E +E E E. S E E E E E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E |---------------|----------------0---|-0-0---------0-|-(0)-0-----------| |-0-0----0----0-|-(0)-0------0-2---2-|-----2--0--2---|-------2--0--2---| |-----0-----0---|-------0--0---------|---------------|---------------0-| |---------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------| E E Q Q E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q E E E E |---------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-2-2----2----2-|-(2)-2----2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-0-----0-3-|-(3)-3-0------0-3-| |-----2-----2---|-------2----------|----------3------|----------3-3-----| Chorus $ E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|-----------------||---------------| |-0-0---------0-|-(0)-0----0--0-1-||-2--2--0-2---0-| |--------0--0---|-------0---------||---------------| |-----0---------|-----------------||---------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E +E E Q Q Q |----------------|------------------|----------------| |-2--0-2---0-2-0-|------------------|----------------| |----------------|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0--2--3--| |----------------|------------------|----------------| Q Q E E E E +E E +E E +E E E E E E Q Q E E |---------------|---------------------0-|-0-0---------0-| |-0--0--0-----0-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-2---|-----2--0--2---| |---------2-0---|-----------------------|---------------| |---------------|-----------------------|---------------| +E E +E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q |-(0)-0-(0)-0---------|---------------|-------------| |-------------2-0-----|---------------|-------------| |-----------------2---|---------------|-------------| |-------------------3-|-0--0--0-0---0-|-0--0--0--0--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E |-------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------|-0--0--0-0-0-0-| |-0--2--3--4--|-0--2--3--4--|---------------| |-------------|-------------|---------------| To Coda +Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q |---------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-(0)--0--0--0--|----------------|-----------------|| |---------------|-3-3-0---3--3-3-|-(3)-3-0---3--3--|| |---------------|-------3--------|---------3-------|| Interlude Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |-0----0--------|-0------0-----|---------------| |--------0----0-|------0----4--|-2----2--------| |---------------|--------------|--------2----2-| |---------------|--------------|---------------| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q E E E E Q E E |--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------| |-2------2--0--|---------------|--------------|-0-0-----0----0-| |------2-------|-3----3--------|-3----3-3--4--|-------0----0---| |--------------|--------3----3-|--------------|----------------| 3rd Verse 1. 2. E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E |------------0----||----------------||-------0------|-----------------| |-----0--0-2---2-o||-----0--0-------||----0-----0---|-------2--0--2---| |---0------------o||---0------3-2-0-||--------------|---------------0-| |-----------------||----------------||-3----------3-|-(3)-3-----------| E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-2-2----2----2-|-(2)-2----2--2-2-|-3-3-0-----0-3-|-(3)-3-0-----0-3-| |-----2-----2---|-------2---------|--------3------|----------3------| E E Q Q E E +E E E. S E E E E E E Q Q E E |---------------|----------------0---|-0-0---------0-| |-0-0----0----0-|-(0)-0-0--0-0-2---2-|-----2--0--2---| |-----0-----0---|--------------------|---------------| |---------------|--------------------|---------------| +E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E |-(0)-0-----------|---------------|-----------------| |-------2--0--2---|---------------|-----------------| |---------------0-|-2-2----2----2-|-(2)-2----2--2-3-| |-----------------|-----2-----2---|-------2---------| D.S. al Coda +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E +E E Q E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-0-0----0----0-|-(0)-0----0---0-1--|| |-(3)-3-0-----0-3-|-(3)-3-0-----0-3-|-----0-----0---|-------0----4------|| |----------3------|----------3------|---------------|-------------------|| Outro & Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q ||--0----0--------|-0------0-----|---------------|---------------| ||o--------0----0-|------0----4--|-2----2--------|-2------2--0---| ||o---------------|--------------|--------2----2-|------2--------| ||----------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E |---------------|--------------|----------------|------------0----|| |---------------|--------------|-0-0-----0----0-|-----0--0-2---2-o|| |-3----3--------|-3------3--4--|-------0----0---|---0------------o|| |--------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