The Beach Boys - Surfin usa

SURFIN' USA (Bassline) As recorded by The Beach Boys (From the 1963 Album SURFIN' USA) Words by Brian Wilson Music by Chuck Berry Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Brian Wilson - Bass' Intro 1st & 3rd Verses Q=160 4/4 Gtr I W W E E Q H Q Q Q Q |----------|----------|-------------||--------------| |----------|----------|-------------||o-8--8-----5--| |----------|----------|-6-----------||o-------8-----| |----------|----------|-------------||--------------| E E Q H Q Q Q Q E E Q H Q Q Q Q |-------------|----------5--|-8-----------|--------------| |-8-----------|----5--8-----|-------------|-8--8-----5---| |-------------|-6-----------|-------------|-------8------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| E E Q H Q Q Q Q E E Q H Q Q Q Q |-------------|----------5--|-8-----------|-------------10---| |-8-----------|----5--8-----|-------------|-----10--13-------| |-------------|-6-----------|-------------|-11---------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------| E E Q H Q Q Q Q E E Q H Q Q Q Q |--------------|----------5--|-8-----------|--------------| |-13-----------|----5--8-----|-------------|-8--8-----5---| |--------------|-6-----------|-------------|-------8------| |--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| 2nd & 4th Verses E E Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E |-------------|----------5--|-8--8--7--5--||-----------------| |-8-----------|----5--8-----|-------------||-8--5---6-6-5----| |-------------|-6-----------|-------------||------8-------8--| |-------------|-------------|-------------||-----------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----5---6-6-5---|----5---6-6-5---|-----------------| |----5---6-6-5---|------8-------8-|------8-------8-|----5---6-6-5----| |------8-------8-|-6--------------|-6--------------|------8-------8--| |-6--------------|----------------|----------------|-6---------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----------------|----5---6--5---|----5---6--5---|-----10----11--10-----| |----5---6-6-5---|------8------8-|------8------8-|--------13--------13--| |------8-------8-|-6-------------|-6-------------|-11-------------------| |-6--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-----10----11--10----|----5---6-6-5---|----5---6-6-5---|-----------------| |--------13--------13-|------8-------8-|------8-------8-|----5---6-6-5----| |-11------------------|-6--------------|-6--------------|------8-------8--| |---------------------|----------------|----------------|-6---------------| 1. 2. E E Q H Q E E E E E E E E Q H Q Q Q Q |-------------|----5---6-6-5---|--------------||----8--8--8---|| |-6-----------|------8-------8-|-------------o||--------------|| |-------------|-6--------------|-6-----------o||-6------------|| |-------------|----------------|--------------||--------------|| Organ Solo Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----5---6-6-5---|----5---6-6-5----| |----5---6-6-5---|----5---6-6-5---|------8-------8-|------8-------8--| |------8-------8-|------8-------8-|-6--------------|-6---------------| |-6--------------|-6--------------|----------------|-----------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----5---6-6-5---|----5---6-6-5----|| |----5---6-6-5---|----5---6-6-5---|------8-------8-|------8-------8--|| |------8-------8-|------8-------8-|-6--------------|-6---------------|| |-6--------------|-6--------------|----------------|-----------------|| Guitar Solo Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|----5---6-6-5---|----5---6-6-5----|| |-6------4------|-6------4------|------8-------8-|------8-------8--|| |----6-6----6-6-|----6-6----6-6-|-6--------------|-6---------------|| |---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|| Outro E E E E E E E E E E Q H Q E E E E E E E E Q H 4x ||------------------|-------------|----5---6-6-5---|--------------|| ||o-8-8---8-8-8---8-|-6-----------|------8-------8-|-------------o|| ||o-----8-------8---|-------------|-6--------------|-6-----------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