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PEARL NECKLACE (Bassline) As recorded by ZZ Top (From the 1981 Album EL LOCO) Words and Music by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dusty Hill - Bass' Intro Q=157 4/4 Gtr I W Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------|-0----0-0--0--|-5----5-5--5--|-0----0-0--0--|-5----5-5--5--| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|| |-0----0-0--0--|-5----5-5--5--|-0----0-0--0--|-5----5-5------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q ||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| ||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| ||o-2----2-2-----|--------------|-2----2-2-----|--------------| ||------------2--|-5----5-5--5--|-----------2--|-5----5-5--5--| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|| |-2----2-2-----|--------------|-2----2-2-----|---------------|| |-----------2--|-5----5-5--5--|-----------2--|-5----5-5--5---|| Pre-Chorus Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| |-4----4-4--4--|-4----4-4-2-----|---------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------5-|-(5)---5-5--5--|-5----5-5--5---| Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E +Q. E Q Q E E Q H |--------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|| |--------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|| |-4----4-4--4--|-4----4-4-2-----|---------------|-------------|| |--------------|--------------5-|-(5)---5-5--5--|-5-----------|| Chorus Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |-0----0-0--0--|-5----5-5--5--|-0----0-0--0--| 1. Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E H |--------------|--------------|--------------|| |--------------|--------------|-------------o|| |--------------|--------------|-------------o|| |-5----5-5--5--|-0----0-0--0--|-5----5-5-----|| Guitar Solo 2.,D.S. To Coda Q. E H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------------||-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-5----5-5----||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-------------2-2-|| |-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|| Interlude Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-0----0-0--0--|-5----5-5--5--|-0----0-0--0--|-5----5-5--5--| D.S. al Coda Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|| |-0----0-0--0--|-5----5-5--5--|-0----0-0--0--|-5----5-5-----|| Outro-Guitar Solo & E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|-5-----5------|-5-----5------| |-5-----5------|-5-----5------|--------------|--------------| E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-3-----3------|-3-----3------|-5-----5------|-5-----5------| E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|-5-----5------|-5-----5------| |-5-----5------|-5-----5------|--------------|--------------| E E E E H E E E E H Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-3-----3------|-3-----3------|-5----5-5--5--|-5----5-5--5--| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q ||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| ||o--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| ||o--------------|--------------|-5----5-5--5--|-5----5-5--5---| ||--5----5-5--5--|-5----5-5--5--|--------------|---------------| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q 5x |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------o|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------o|| |-3----3-3--3--|-3----3-3--3--|-5----5-5--5--|-5----5-5--5---|| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|-5----5-5--5--|-5----5-5--5--| |-5----5-5--5--|-5----5-5--5--|--------------|--------------| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------*| |--------------|--------------|--------------*| |--------------|--------------|--------------*| |-3----3-3--3--|-3----3-3--3--|-5----5-5--5--*| 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