Tab Bass Elvis Presley – Dont be cruel Versi 1

DON'T BE CRUEL (Bassline) As recorded by Elvis Presley (From the 1958 Album ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS) Words and Music by Otis Blackwell & Elvis Presley Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Black - Upright Bass' Intro Q=170(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| 1st - 4th Verses $ $$ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| ||o-------7-----|-------7-----|-------7-----|----------4--| ||o-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----7-----| ||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|-------7-----|--------------|| |-------------|-------------|-5-----------|-5-----5------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| Chorus 1. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| |-------------|-7-----7-----|-------7-----|-------7------o|| |-7-----7-----|-------------|-5-----------|-5------------o|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| Bridge 2.,D.S.,D.S.S. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-7--5--4-----||-------------|-------------|--------------| |----------7--||-5-----5-----|-7-----7-----|-5-----5------| |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| To Coda D.S. & D.S. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q H |-------------|-------------|-------------||-------------|| |-7-----7-----|-------7-----|-------7-----||-------------|| |-------------|-5-----------|-5-----------||-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------||-5-----------|| Chorus Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-7-----7-----|-------------|--------------| |-7-----7-----|-------------|-5-----5-----|-5-----5------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-7--5--4------|| |-------------|-7-----7-----|-------------|----------7---|| |-7-----7-----|-------------|-5-----5-----|--------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| Outro Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-5-----5-----|-7-----7-----|-5-----5-----|-7-----7------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q H W |-7--5--------|------------|------*| |-------7--4--|------------|------*| |-------------|-5----------|------*| |-------------|------------|------*| 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