Tab Bass Elvis Presley – Shake rattle and roll Versi 1

SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL (Bassline) As recorded by Elvis Presley (From the 1956 Album ELVIS PRESLEY) Words and Music by Charles Calhoun Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Black - Double Bass' Intro Q=208(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I Q H E E +Q Q H Q H E E +Q Q H |--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|| |--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|| |-7---------7-|-(7)----------|-7---------7-|-(7)----------|| |--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|| 1st & 3rd Verses Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||--------4-----|-------4-----|-------4-----|-------4------| ||o----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6---| ||o-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7------------| ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------4-----|-------4-----| |-------2-----|-------2-----|----6-----6--|----6-----6--| 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Solo H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-7----7----|-7----7----|-7----7----|-7----7----| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------4-----|-------4-----| |-------2-----|-------2-----|----6-----6--|----6-----6--| |----4-----4--|----4-----4--|-7-----------|-7-----------| |-5-----------|-5-----------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------4-----|-------4------|| |-------4-----|-------4-----|----6-----6--|----6-----6--o|| |----6-----6--|----6-----6--|-7-----------|-7-----------o|| |-7-----------|-7-----------|-------------|--------------|| 5th Verse Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------4-----|-------4-----|-------4-----|-------4-----| |----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|----6-----6--| |-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------| 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|-------2-----|-------2-----|----6-----6--|----6-----6--| |----4-----4--|----4-----4--|-7-----------|-7-----------| |-5-----------|-5-----------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q +W |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|--------*| |-------4-----|-------4-----|-------------|-----1-2-------|--------*| |----6-----6--|----6-----6--|-------------|-2-4-----------|--------*| |-7-----------|-7-----------|-0--4--5--6--|------------0--|-(0)----*| 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