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MY BABY LEFT ME (Bassline) As recorded by Elvis Presley (From the 1978 Album THE '56 SESSIONS) Words and Music by Arthur Crudup Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Black - Bass' Intro Q=214(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I q q q q q q q q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-9--8--7------|--------------|-------------|----9--11--9--| |----------11--|-10--9--8--7--|-7-----------|-7------------| |--------------|--------------|-------7-----|--------------| |--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| 1st - 4th Verses $ Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|------------||--------------|--------------| |-7-----------|-7----------||o-7-----------|-7------------| |-------7-----|------------||o-------7-----|-------7------| |-------------|------------||--------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|----9--11--9--|-------------|--------------| |-7-----------|-7------------|-7-----------|-7------------| |-------7-----|--------------|-------7-----|-------7------| |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------4--6--|-7-----------|-7------------| |-7-----------|-7--7--------|-------7-----|-------7------| |-------7-----|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-7-----------|-7-----------|-------------|--------------| |-------7-----|-------7-----|-9-----------|-9------------| |-------------|-------------|-------7-----|-------7------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-9--7--6-----|-------------|----9--11--9---| |-9-----------|----------9--|-7-----------|-7-------------| |-------7-----|-------------|-------7-----|---------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| Guitar Solo To Coda Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|----9--11--9---||-------------|--------------| |-7-----------|-7------------o||-7-----------|-7------------| |-------7-----|--------------o||-------7-----|-------7------| |-------------|---------------||-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|----9--11--9--|-------------|--------------| |-7-----------|-7------------|-7-----------|-7------------| |-------7-----|--------------|-------7-----|-------7------| |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------4--6--|-7-----------|-7------------| |-7-----------|-7--7--------|-------7-----|-------7------| |-------7-----|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-7-----------|-7-----------|-------------|--------------| |-------7-----|-------7-----|-7-----------|-7------------| |-------------|-------------|-------7-----|-------7------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|----9--11--9--|-------------|--------------| |-7-----------|-7------------|-9-----------|-9------------| |-------7-----|--------------|-------7-----|-------7------| |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-7-----------|-7-----------|-------------|--------------| |-------7-----|-------7-----|-7-----------|-7------------| |-------------|-------------|-------7-----|-------7------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Outro D.S. al Coda & Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|----9--11--9--||------------||-------------|---------------| |-7-----------|-7------------||-7----------||-9-----------|-9-------------| |-------7-----|--------------||------------||-------7-----|-------7-------| |-------------|--------------||------------||-------------|---------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 5x |-7-----------|-7-----------||--------------|---------------|| |-------7-----|-------7-----||o-7-----------|-7------------o|| |-------------|-------------||o-------7-----|-------7------o|| |-------------|-------------||--------------|---------------|| 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