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Ventures

Honky Tonk Bass Tab

HONKY TONK (Bassline)

As recorded by The Ventures
(From the 1960 Album WALK, DON'T RUN)

Music by Bill Doggett, Billy Butler, Shep Shepard & Clifford Scott
Arranged by The Ventures

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Nokie Edwards - Bass'

  Q=160
 12/8
  Gtr I
  Wx5
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|--------||
|--------||
|--------||


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------2--2-4--2-|---------------------|
|-----------2--2-4--2-|-0--0-4--4-----------|-----------2--2-4--2-|
|-0--0-4--4-----------|---------------------|-0--0-4--4-----------|


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


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-2--2-2--------------|---------------------|-----------4--4-6--4-|
|---------4-2--2-4--2-|---------------------|------6--6-----------|
|---------------------|-0--0-4--4-5--5-6--6-|-7--7----------------|


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E E Q
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------||
|-----------2--2-4--2-|---------------------|---------------------||
|------4--4-----------|---------------------|---------------------||
|-5--5----------------|-0--0-4--4-5--5-6----|----7-7--7-7--7-7----||


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|------4----2----0--2-|---------------------|
|------4----2----0--2-|-0--4----4----4------|------4----2---------|
|-0--4----4----4------|---------------------|-0--4----4----4-5--7-|


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------2--2------|-----------2--2------|
|------4----2----0--2-|-0--0-4--4------4--4-|-0--0-4--4------4--4-|
|-0--4----4----4------|---------------------|---------------------|


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------1----|
|---------------------|-0--0----------------|------1--1-4--4----4-|
|-----------2--2-4--2-|------4--4-2--2------|-2--2----------------|
|-0--0-4--4-----------|----------------4--4-|---------------------|


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------||
|-----------2--2-4--2-|---------------------|---------------------||
|-0--0-4--4-----------|---------------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|-0--0-4--4-5--5-6----|-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-||


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------2--2------|---------------------|
|-----------2--2------|-0--0-4--4------4--4-|-----------2--2-4--4-|
|-0--0-4--4------4--4-|---------------------|-0--0-4--4-----------|


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


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------1----|
|---------------------|---------------------|------1--1-4--4----4-|
|-----------2--2-4--4-|-5--5-4--4-2--2------|-2--2----------------|
|-0--0-4--4-----------|----------------4--4-|---------------------|


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


  E E E Q.   Q  E Q  E   E E E Q.   Q  E Q  E   E E E Q.   E E E Q.
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------2-2----|-0-------------2-2----|-----------------------|
|-0--------------------|----------------------|-0----------4----------|


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


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------4--4-6--4-|
|-----------2--2-4--4-|---------------------|------6--6-----------|
|-0--0-4--4-----------|-0--0-4--4-5--5-6--6-|-7--7----------------|


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E +Q   E E Q  Q.
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------||
|-----------2--2-4--2-|---------------------|-----------------------||
|------4--4-----------|---------------------|-----------------------||
|-5--5----------------|-0--0-4--4-5--5-6--6-|----7-(7)--7-7---------||


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


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


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------4--4-6--4-|
|-----------2--2-4--2-|---------------------|------6--6-----------|
|-0--0-4--4-----------|-0--0-4--4-5--5-6--6-|-7--7----------------|


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------||
|-----------2--2-4--2-|---------------------|---------------------||
|------4--4-----------|---------------------|---------------------||
|-5--5----------------|-0--0-4--4-5--5-6----|----7-7--7-7--7-7----||


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


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


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|------1--1-4--4------|
|-----------2--2------|-----------2--2------|-2--2-----------6--6-|
|-0--0-4--4------4--4-|-0--0-4--4------4--4-|---------------------|


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


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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