Elvis Presley - Big hunk o love

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 1st & 2nd Verses $ Chorus 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 & 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 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 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