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Capo: no capo
Tuning: E A D G B E
A BIG HUNK O' LOVE
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(Released as a Single in 1959)
Words and Music by Aaron Schroeder & Sid Wyche
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Hank Garland - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=176
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q
|-11------8--(8)-----|-11------8--(8)-----|
|-10-----10-(10)-----|-10-----10-(10)-----|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q
|-11------8--(8)-----|-11------8--(8)------||
|-10-----10-(10)-----|-10-----10-(10)------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
Chorus
N.C. E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E E E Q W
|-11------8--(8)-----|-11------8--(8)-----|---11-11-11-11-11-11--|------|
|-10-----10-(10)-----|-10-----10-(10)-----|---13-13-13-13-13-13--|------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|------|
F E E E E +Q Q F7 E E E F E +Q Q E N.C. E E E E E E E
|--8------8--(8)-----|-11----11--8--(8)-----|---/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-10-----10-(10)-----|-10----10-10-(10)-----|---/13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
|-10-----10-(10)-----|----10----10-(10)-----|-------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
E E Q Q Q H Q E E E E F6 E Eb6E +Q Q Q N.C. Q Q Q
|-11-11-11---------|-------------|-----10-8-(8)-----|----11--11--11--|
|-13-13-13---------|---------8---|---8-10-8-(8)-----|----13--13--13--|
|------------12-----|-------------|---8-10-8-(8)-----|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------|------------------|----------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
$
Q E E +Q Q N.C.H E E E E E E E E Q Q H E E E E
|-11-----10-(10)------||---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-13-----10-(10)--10--||---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----12--------------||---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---------------------||---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---------------------||-------------8-|-9-10-8----------|-------------8-|
|---------------------||--------8-11---|--------11-8-----|--------8-11---|
Chorus
E E E E Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q N.C.Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|------------|-------------||----11--8------|
|-----------------|------------|-------------||----10--8--10--|
|-----------------|------------|-------------||-----------10--|
|-----------------|------------|-------------||---------------|
|-9-10-8----------|------------|-------------||---------------|
|--------11-8-----|-8----------|-8--8--8--8--||---------------|
H. Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q H E Eb6E E E
|-------------|---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11b11.5---8---8--10--|--------8-8-8-|
|-8-------10--|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10b10.5--10--10--10--|--------8-8-8-|
|-8-------10--|------------------------|----------------------|--------8-8-8-|
|-------------|------------------------|----------------------|--------------|
|-------------|------------------------|----------------------|--------------|
|-------------|------------------------|----------------------|--------------|
N.C.
E E E +E Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-8-8-------------------|---8-8----8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-10b11-(10)-10-----|---8-8h10-8-8-8-8-|
|-8---------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
Piano Solo
To Coda
N.C.
E E Q E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--||-11------8--(8)------|
|-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--||-10-----10-(10)------|
|-----------------||----------------------|
|-----------------||----------------------|
|-----------------||----------------------|
|-----------------||----------------------|
E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q
|-11------8--(8)-----|-11------8--(8)-----|
|-10-----10-(10)-----|-10-----10-(10)-----|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q
|-11------8--(8)-----|--8------8--(8)-----|
|-10-----10-(10)-----|-10-----10-(10)-----|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q
|--8------8--(8)-----|--8------8--(8)-----|
|-10-----10-(10)-----|-10-----10-(10)-----|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q
|--8------8--(8)-----|-10-----10-(10)-----|
|-10-----10-(10)-----|-12-----12-(12)-----|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E +Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|--8------8--(8)-----|-------8----8----8-|--8--8-11-10-8-----||
|-10-----10-(10)-----|------10---10---10-|-10-10-11-10-8-----||
|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------||
Guitar Solo
&
N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E Q Q E E
|--8----8--8----8--8----|-8--8----8--8----8-8-8-|-11---11b11.5--8--10----|
|--8----8--8----8--8----|-8--8----8--8----8-8-8-|------10b10.5--8--10----|
|-11s12---11s12---11s12-|---11s12---11s12-------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E e e e e e e e e e e e Q E E
|---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-8-10-10-8--10---|
|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-8-10-10-8--10---|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
e e e e Q E E e e e e e e e E
|-11-11-8-10-8--10---|-11---11---11---11---|
|-10-10-8-10-8--10---|-10---10---10---10---|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
e e e e Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-11-11-8-10-8--10---|-/10-10-10-/10-10-8-10-8-|
|-10-10-8-10-8--10---|-/10-10-10-/10-10-8-10-8-|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-/11--8-11s10-8----|--8----8--8----8--8----|
|-/11--8-11s10-8----|--8----8--8----8--8----|
|--------------------|-11s12---11s12---11s12-|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
3rd Verse
E E E E E E E E N.C. Q Q H E E E E Q Q W
|-8-8--8-8--8--------||-------------|---------------|------|
|-8-8--8-8--8-8------||-10----------|---------------|------|
|-----10-8-10-8------||-------------|---------------|------|
|---------------10---||-------------|---------------|------|
|--------------------||-------------|-----6-7-------|------|
|--------------------||-------------|---8-----8-----|------|
E E E E Q Q W Q Q H Q Q Q Q
|---------------|----------|------------|-------------|
|---------------|----------|------------|-------------|
|---------------|----------|------------|-------------|
|---------------|----------|------------|-------------|
|-----6-7-------|----------|------------|-------------|
|---8-----8-----|----------|-8----------|-8-----8-----|
Chorus
F6 Eb6 F6
E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q
|-8-8-11-8--8-8------||-10--8---8--10--|
|-8-8-11-8-10-7-10-8-||-10--8---8--10--|
|---------------10-8-||-10--8---8--10--|
|--------------------||----------------|
|--------------------||----------------|
|--------------------||----------------|
Q N.C. Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E
|----11--8--10---|-/8-8-8-11-(11)-11-11-11-|
|----10--8--10---|-/8-8-8-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|
Q E E Q E E H Q Q Q Q H E E E E Q Q
|-8--10---8--10---|---------11b11.5--|-8----------|---11-11-11-11b11.5-----|
|-8--10---8--10---|---------10b10.5--|-8----------|---13-13-13-13b13.5-----|
|-----------------|------------------|------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------|------------------------|
E E Q +E E Q W E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q
|-10s11-8--(8)------|----------|--------------------|--8------8--(8)-----|
|-10s11-8--(8)---8--|----------|-10-----10-(10)-----|-10-----10-(10)-----|
|-------------------|----------|-10-----10-(10)-----|---------------------|
|-------------------|----------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|----------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|----------|--------------------|---------------------|
E E E E +Q Q W E E E E +Q Q
|--8-----11-(11)-----|----------|--8------8--(8)-----|
|-10-----10-(10)-----|----------|-10-----10-(10)-----|
|---------------------|----------|--------------------|
|---------------------|----------|--------------------|
|---------------------|----------|--------------------|
|---------------------|----------|--------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----11b11.5--8-----|----11b11.5--8-----*|
|----10b10.5--8-----|----10b10.5--8-----*|
|-------------------|-------------------*|
|-------------------|-------------------*|
|-------------------|-------------------*|
|-------------------|-------------------*|
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