The Trammps
Disco Inferno (ver 5) Bass Tab
DISCO INFERNO (Bassline)
As recorded by The Trammps
(From the 1976 Album DISCO INFERNO)
Words and Music by Leroy Green & Tyrone G. Kersey
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Ronald Baker - Bass'
Intro
Q=132
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
|-8-8-6-6-4-4-----|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------6-6-|-----------------|-------5-----3-----|
|-----------------|-8-8-6-6-4-4---3-|-(3)-3---3-6-----3-|
|-----------------|-------------6---|---------------6---|
+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-------3---|-------5-----3-----|-------------------|
|-(3)-3---3-6-6---3-|-(3)-3---3-6-----3-|-(3)-3-0-0-1-1-2-3-|
|-------------------|---------------6---|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
||o-------5-----3-----|-------5-------3---|-------5-----3-----|
||o-(3)-3---3-6-----3-|-(3)-3---3-6-6---3-|-(3)-3---3-6-----3-|
||----------------6---|-------------------|---------------6---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------||-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------o||-------5-----3-----|-------5-------3---|
|-(3)-3-0-0-1-1-2-3-o||-(3)-3---3-6-----3-|-(3)-3---3-6-6---3-|
|--------------------||---------------6---|-------------------|
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
|-------------------|-------------------||-------------------|
|-------5-----3-----|-----------------3-||-(3)-3-2-2-0-0-----|
|-(3)-3---3-6-----3-|-(3)-3-0-0-1-1-3---||---------------3-1-|
|---------------6---|-------------------||-------------------|
+E E Q E E E E +E E Q E Q E +E E Q E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------3-|
|-(1)-1-0------5-3-|-(3)-3-3--3-3--3-|-(3)-3-3--3-0-3---|
|----------3-6-----|-----------------|------------------|
+E E Q Q E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-(3)-3-2--0------|--------------0---|------------------|
|-------------3-1-|-(1)-1-0----1---3-|-(3)-3-3--3-------|
|-----------------|----------3-------|------------0-1-3-|
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
|-------------------||--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------||o-------5-----3-----|-------5-------3---|
|-------1-3-1-0---3-||o-(3)-3---3-6-----3-|-(3)-3---3-6-6---3-|
|-(3)-3-------------||----------------6---|-------------------|
+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-----3-----|-------------------|-------5-----3-----|
|-(3)-3---3-6-----3-|-(3)-3-0-0-1-1-2-3-|-(3)-3---3-6-----3-|
|---------------6---|-------------------|---------------6---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|---------2---3-----|
|-------5-------3---|-------5-----3-----|-------------------|
|-(3)-3---3-6-6---3-|-(3)-3---3-6-----3-|-(3)-3-0---1---2-3-|
|-------------------|---------------6---|-------------------|
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-----3-----|-------5-------3---|-------5-----3-----|
|-3-3---3-6-----3-|-(3)-3---3-6-6---3-|-(3)-3---3-6-----3-|
|-------------6---|-------------------|---------------6---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------2---3-----|-----5-------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------5-----3-----|-------5-------3---|
|-(3)-3-0---1---2-3-|-(3)-----3-6-----3-|-(3)-3---3-6-6---3-|
|-------------------|---------------6---|-------------------|
Chorus
To 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-----3-----|-----------------3--||-(3)-3-2-2-0-0-----|
|-(3)-3---3-6-----3-|-(3)-3-0-0-1-1-3----||---------------3-1-|
|---------------6---|--------------------||-------------------|
+E E Q E E E E +E E Q E Q E +E E Q E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------3-|
|-(1)-1-0------5-3-|-(3)-3-3--3-3--3-|-(3)-3-3--3-0-3---|
|----------3-6-----|-----------------|------------------|
1.
+E E Q Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------||
|-(3)-3-2--0------|--------------0---|----------------|-------------------o||
|-------------3-1-|-(1)-1-0----1---3-|-3-3-3--3-------|-------1-3-1-0---3-o||
|-----------------|----------3-------|----------0-1-3-|-(3)-3--------------||
Bridge
2.
+E E Q E E E E +E E Q Q E E Q +E E E E E E
|------------------||-----------------|------------------|
|------------------||-------------3---|------------------|
|-(3)-3------------||----------5----5-|----------3-5-3---|
|----------6-5---6-||-(6)-6-6---------|-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
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|----------2-----|--------------2-----|------------------|
|-3----3-5---5-3-|-(3)--(3)-3-5---5-3-|----------3-5-3---|
|----------------|--------------------|-6--(6)-6-------6-|
+Q E E E E E E E E Q H E E E S S S S E E E
|------------------|-------------|---------------------|
|------------------|-------------|-5-5-3-3-----3-------|
|----------3-5-3---|-3-----------|---------6-----6-5---|
|-(6)----6-------6-|-------------|-------------------3-|
Out-Chorus
D.S. al Coda &
e e E S S S S E E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q E E E E
|----------------------||--------------|------------------|
|-5-5-3-3-----3--------||-3--2--0------|--------------0---|
|---------6-----6-5-3--||----------3-1-|-(1)-1-0----1---3-|
|----------------------||--------------|----------3-------|
+E E Q E E E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q Q E E
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|----------------3-|-(3)-3-2--0------|
|-(3)-3------------|-------0---1--3---|-------------3-1-|
|-------0--1---2-3-|-(3)-3---3--------|-----------------|
+E E Q E E E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------3-|
|-(1)-1-0----5-5-3-|-(3)-3-3--3--3-3-|-(3)-3-3---0-3-0---|
|----------3-------|-----------------|---------3---------|
+Q Q Q E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-(3)--2--0------|--------------0---|-----------------|-----------------3-|
|------------3-1-|-(1)-1-0----1---3-|-(3)-3-----------|-------0---1---3---|
|----------------|----------3-------|-------0--1--2-3-|-(3)-3---3---3-----|
+Q Q Q E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E
|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*|
|-(3)--2--0------|--------------0---|------------------|------------------*|
|------------3-1-|-(1)-1-0----1---3-|-(3)-3-3---3--3-3-|-(3)-3-3--1-0---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
