A TEENAGER IN LOVE (Bassline) As recorded by Dion & The Belmonts (From the 1959 Album PRESENTING DION & THE BELMONTS) Words and Music by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Double Bass' Intro Q=150(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q ||-------------|------------|------------|-------------|| ||o------3--6--|---------3--|------------|------------o|| ||o-4----------|------4-----|------1--4--|------3--6--o|| ||-------------|-6----------|-2----------|-4-----------|| 1st - 4th Verses $ $$ H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q ||-------------|------------|------------|-------------| ||o------3--6--|---------3--|------------|-------------| ||o-4----------|------4-----|------1--4--|------3--6---| ||-------------|-6----------|-2----------|-4-----------| H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------3--6--|---------3--|------------|------------| |-4----------|------4-----|------1--4--|------3--6--| |------------|-6----------|-2----------|-4----------| H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------3--6--|---------3--|------------|------------| |-4----------|------4-----|------1--4--|------3--6--| |------------|-6----------|-2----------|-4----------| 1. To Coda q Q H W W Q Q Q Q |------------|----------|----------|-------3--5---|| |------------|----------|----------|----6--------o|| |-4----------|----------|----------|-------------o|| |------------|----------|----------|--------------|| Bridge 2.,D.S. Q Q Q Q H. Q H Q Q H. Q |-------------||------------|------------|------------| |----------3--||-4----------|-6-------6--|-4----------| |----4--6-----||---------4--|------6-----|---------4--| |-------------||------------|------------|------------| H Q Q H. Q H Q Q H. Q |------------|------------|------------|------------| |-6-------6--|-4----------|-6-------6--|-4----------| |------6-----|---------4--|------6-----|---------4--| |------------|------------|------------|------------| Outro D.S. & D.S. H Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q |------------||-------3--5--||-------------| |-6-------6--||----6--------||o------3--6--| |------6-----||-------------||o-4----------| |------------||-------------||-------------| H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q 3x |------------|------------|-------------|| |---------3--|------------|------------o|| |------4-----|------1--4--|------3--6--o|| |-6----------|-2----------|-4-----------|| 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