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T Rex

Born To Boogie Bass Tab

BORN TO BOOGIE (Bassline)

As recorded by T. Rex
(From the 1973 Album TANX)

Words and Music by Marc Bolan

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Steve Currie - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=156(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-5-5-7-5-5-----5-|-5-5-7-5-5-----5-|-5-5-7-5-5-----5-|-5-5-7-5-5-----5-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||


   1st - 3rd Verses
    $
    Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
||---------------|--------------|--------------|-0------------|
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|----4--2--0---|
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
||--3--3--3--3-3-|-3--3--3--3-3-|-3--3--3--3-3-|--------------|


  Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E
|-------0--2-5-|-------2--4-2-|--------------|--------------|
|----2---------|-0--4---------|--------------|--------------|
|-3------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|-3--3--3--3-3-|-3--3--3--3-3-|


                                                             1.
  Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------o||
|-7--7--7--7-7-|-7--7--7--7-7-|-7--7--7--7-7-|--------------|--------------o||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-3--3--3--3-3-|-3--3--3--3-3--||


                 Bridge
  2.,D.S.
               $$
  Q  Q  Q  E E    Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E
|--------------||--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------||--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------||----2--5--2-5-|----2--5--2-5-|----2--5--2-5-|
|-3--3--3--3-3-||-3------------|-3------------|-3------------|


                                                   To Coda
                                                   To Coda
  Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E
|--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|--------------|----2-----2--|-0--4--0--4--|---------------|
|----2--5--2-5-|-3-----3-----|-------------|----2--5--2-5--|
|-3------------|-------------|-------------|-3-------------|


                                                   Outro
   D.S. al CoD.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
  Q  Q  Q  E E     Q  Q  Q  E E     Q  Q  Q  E E    E E E E E E E E
|---------------||---------------||--------------||-------------------|
|---------------||---------------||--------------||-------------------|
|----2--5--2-5--||----2--5--2-5--||----2--5--2-5-||-5-5-7-5-5-----5---|
|-3-------------||-3-------------||-3------------||-------------------|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-----5-|
|-5-5-7-5-5-----5-|-5-5-7-5-5-----5-|-5-5-7-5-5-----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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-7-5-5-----5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-----5-|-5-5-7-5-5-----5-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-----5-|


  E E E E E E E E   E Q.   Q  Q    E E E E Q  Q    +W
|-----------------|--------------|-------0-------|--------*|
|-----------------|--------------|-0-2-4---------|--------*|
|-----------------|---2----3--4--|---------------|--------*|
|-3-3-5-3-3-----3-|-3------------|------------3--|-(3)----*|


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

/ - 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 ----------- | - 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
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