Ventures
Bird Rockers Bass Tab
BIRD ROCKERS (Bassline)
As recorded by The Ventures
(From the 1965 Album THE VENTURES KNOCK ME OUT!)
Music by Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Mel Taylor & Don Wilson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bob Bogle - Bass'
Q=142
4/4
Gtr I
H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q
||-------------|------------|------------|
||o-7-------7--|-5-------5--|-7-------7--|
||o------7-----|------5-----|------7-----|
||-------------|------------|------------|
$
H Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E
|------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5-------5--||-7----7------5-|-7----7--------|---------------|
|------5-----||--------7--7---|--------7--7-6-|-5----5--------|
|------------||---------------|---------------|--------5--5-8-|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-7----7------5-|-7----7-5----5-|---------------|
|-5----5----5-7-|--------7--7---|---------------|-7----7--------|
|--------5------|---------------|---------------|--------7----7-|
Q E E +E E Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-7----7------5-|-7----7--------|---------------|
|-7--7-5-(5)-5----|--------7--7---|--------7--7-6-|-5----5------3-|
|--------------8--|---------------|---------------|--------5--5---|
To Coda
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E +Q Q
|---------------|---------------|------------------||
|---------------|-7----7------5-|-----------------o||
|-5----5----5-7-|--------7--7---|-7----5-(5)--3/--o||
|--------5------|---------------|------------------||
H Q Q H Q E E Q. E Q. E
|------------|-------------|-5----5--------|
|-7-------7--|-7---------7-|--------5----5-|
|------7-----|------7--7---|---------------|
|------------|-------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|-5----5--------|---------------|---------------|-5----5--------|
|--------5----5-|-7----7--------|-7----7--------|--------5----5-|
|---------------|--------7----7-|--------7----7-|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E E E Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E Q E E
|---------------|----------------|-----------------||---------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------||-7----7------5-|
|-3----3-3-0----|----------------|-7----5-(5)--3/--||--------7--7---|
|------------2--|-0----4-(4)--7--|-----------------||---------------|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7----7--------|---------------|---------------|-7----7------5-|
|--------7--7-6-|-5----5--------|-5----5----5-7-|--------7--7---|
|---------------|--------5--5-8-|--------5------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E +E E Q Q. E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|-7----7-5----5-|---------------|------------------|-7----7------5-|
|---------------|-7----7--------|-7--7-5-(5)-5-3/--|--------7--7---|
|---------------|--------7----7-|------------------|---------------|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7----7--------|---------------|---------------|-7----7------5-|
|--------7--7-6-|-5----5------3-|-5----5----5-7-|--------7--7---|
|---------------|--------5--5---|--------5------|---------------|
Q. E +Q Q H Q Q H Q E E Q. E Q. E
|-----------------||------------|-------------|-5----5--------|
|-----------------||-7-------7--|-7---------7-|--------5----5-|
|-7----5-(5)--3/--||------7-----|------7--7---|---------------|
|-----------------||------------|-------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|-5----5--------|---------------|---------------|-5----5--------|
|--------5----5-|-7----7--------|-7----7--------|--------5----5-|
|---------------|--------7----7-|--------7----7-|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q. E E E Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|---------------|----------------|-----------------||
|---------------|----------------|-----------------||
|-3----3-3-0----|----------------|-7----5-(5)--3/--||
|------------2--|-0----4-(4)--7--|-----------------||
&
H Q Q H Q Q Q. E +Q Q
||-------------|------------|------------------||
||o-7-------7--|-5-------5--|-----------------o||
||o------7-----|------5-----|-7----5-(5)--3/--o||
||-------------|------------|------------------||
H Q Q H Q Q W +W
|------------|------------|----------|--------*|
|-7-------7--|-5-------5--|----------|--------*|
|------7-----|------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
/ - 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
