Huey Lewis And The News
I Want A New Drug Bass Tab
I WANT A NEW DRUG (Bassline)
As recorded by Huey Lewis & The News
(From the 1983 Album SPORTS)
Words and Music by Huey Lewis & Chris Hayes
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Mario Cipollina - Bass'
Intro
Q=112
4/4
Gtr I
W 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-----|-----------------|
|----------|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|
|----------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|
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-----|------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
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-----||o-----------------|---------5-5-----|------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-||o-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------||--5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|
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-----|-----------------|-----4-7---------|-----4-7----------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7-3-3-2-2-|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-----------------|------------------|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------9----|
|-----4-7---------|-----------------|-----------------||------------|
|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7---------||----7-------|
|-----------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-||-0----------|
1.
To Coda
Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q +H Q Q
|-------9----|----5--------|----5-----7--|-(7)-----------|
|------------|----------3--|-------------|---------------|
|----7-------|-3-----------|-3-----5-----|--------7------|
|-0----------|-------1-----|-------------|---------------|
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------o||
|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5--o||
|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5---------------||
2.
Q Q H +H E E Q E E E E E E E E
|----5-------|---------------|-----------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-3-----5----|-(5)----5------|-----4-7---------|
|------------|---------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|
Interlude
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-----||------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-||-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------||-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|
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-----|------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|
Guitar Solo
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-----||------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-||-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------||-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|
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-----|------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|
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-----|------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|
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-----|------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|
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-----|------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|
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-----|------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|
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-----|------------------|
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7----------|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2--|
D.S. al Coda
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------||
|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5--||
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5--------------||
&
Q Q H +H E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----5-------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|---------5-5------|
|-3-----5----|-(5)----5------|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5--|
|------------|---------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5--------------|
Interlude
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------|
|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-||-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5--|
|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------||-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-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------|
|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5--|
|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5--------------|
Outro Guitar Solo
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 8x
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|---------5-5-----||o-----------------|---------5-5------o||
|-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5-||o-----4-7---------|-----4-7-----5-5--o||
|-5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5-------------||--5-5-----3-3-2-2-|-5-5---------------||
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
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- 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
