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JAILHOUSE ROCK (Bassline)
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1958 Album ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS)
Words and Music by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bill Black - Double Bass'
Intro
Q=168
4/4
Gtr I (1/2 step down)
H E Q. W +H +E Q.
|-------------||-----------|------------------||
|--------1----||o-2--------|-(2)----(2)-1----o||
|-------------||o----------|-----------------o||
|-------------||-----------|------------------||
1st - 5th Verses
$
W +H +E Q. W +H +E Q.
||-----------|-----------------|----------|-----------------|
||o-2--------|-(2)----(2)-1----|-2--------|-(2)----(2)-1----|
||o----------|-----------------|----------|-----------------|
||-----------|-----------------|----------|-----------------|
W +H +E Q. E E Q H
|----------|-----------------|-------------|
|-2--------|-(2)----(2)-1----|-2-----------|
|----------|-----------------|-------------|
|----------|-----------------|-------------|
Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|-------------||--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------------||--------2--4--|--------2--4--|---------------|
|-------------||-0--4-4-------|-0--4-4-------|--------2--4---|
|----0--2--4--||--------------|--------------|-0--4-4--------|
To Coda
Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E
|-------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
|-2-----------|--------4--6--|--------2--4--|----------------|
|----4--2-----|-2--6-6-------|-0--4-4-------|--------2--4-4--|
|----------4--|--------------|--------------|-0--4-4---------|
Guitar Solo
1.,2.,D.S. 3.
D.S.S. al Coda
Q Q Q Q 3x Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|--------------||-------------||-------------|-0-----------|---------------|
|-2-----------o||-2-----------||-------2--4--|----4--2-----|---------------|
|----4--2--4--o||----4--2--4--||-0--4--------|----------4--|-------2--4-4--|
|--------------||-------------||-------------|-------------|-0--4----------|
Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E
|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-2-----------|--------4--6--|--------2--4--|-2-------------|
|----4--2-----|-2--6-6-------|-0--4-4-------|----4--2--4-4--|
|----------4--|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D.S. &
Q E E E Q. Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E 4x
|---------------||---------------||----------------|-----------------||
|-2--------1----||---------------||o---------------|----------------o||
|----4-2--------||--------2--4-4-||o--------2--4-4-|--------2--4-4--o||
|---------------||-0--4-4--------||--0--4-4--------|-0--4-4----------||
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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