Sink Your Teeth Into That Bass Tab

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Sink Your Teeth Into That »
NV4 3345
Shy Boy
7718 (3A17)
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SINK YOUR TEETH INTO THAT (Bassline)
                          As recorded by Billy Sheehan
                        (From the 1990 Album TALAS YEARS)

Words and Music by Billy Sheehan
Arranged by Billy Sheehan
 (E A D G)

 Intro
  Moderate Rock Q=112
  C
 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
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3----|
|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3--|


                                             Verse
  E E E E E E E E   +W           +W           Q.   E +H
|-----------------|------------|------------|-7----5-(5)----|
|---------------2-|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-7----5-(5)----|
|-3---3---3---3---|------------|------------|-5----3-(3)----|
|---3---3---3---0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|---------------|


  +H.      a Q     Q.   E +H       +H     Q  +S  S E
|-(5)------------|---------------|--------------------|
|-(5)------------|-5----2-(2)----|-(2)----5--(5)------|
|-(3)------3S5--|-5----2-(2)----|-(2)-----------0h3-|
|----------------|-3----0-(0)----|-(0)----------------|


   Q.   E +H       +H     +E  E E E    Q    E  E  +H
|--7----5-(5)----|-(5)----(5)-------|--------------------|
|--7----5-(5)----|-(5)----(5)-------|--5------2--(2)----|
|-/5----3-(3)----|-(3)----(3)-5-5---|--5------2--(2)----|
|----------------|----------------3-|-(3)--0-(0)-(0)----|


           ~~
  +Q   Q   Q   +S  S  E    Q.   E +H       +H     +E  E E E
|------------------------|-7----5-(5)----|-(5)----(5)-------|
|-(2)--2s=14--(14)Sxp-0p-|-7----5-(5)----|-(5)----(5)-------|
|-(2)--------------------|-5----3-(3)----|-(3)----(3)-3-3---|
|-(0)--------------------|---------------|------------------|


                                      ~
  Q.   E +H       +H     +E    Q.     Q  E  E  +H
|---------------|------------<16>---|-------5--(5)----|
|-5----2-(2)----|-(2)----(2)--------|-------5--(5)----|
|-5----2-(2)----|-(2)----(2)--------|-5--3-(3)-(3)----|
|-3----0-(0)----|-(0)----(0)--------|-----------------|


  +Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E +H       +E  S S E E E E E E
|-(5)-------------|-7----9-(9)----|-(9)-----------------|
|-(5)-----5-3-----|-5----9-(9)----|-(9)-----7-9-7-5-----|
|-(3)---3-----5-3-|-5----7-(7)----|-(7)-7-7---------5S7-|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------------|


 Chorus
  H     E E E E   Q  +Q    E E E E   H    +E  E E E
|---------------|------------------|----------------|
|---------------|------------------|----------------|
|-7------3---5-|-5--(5)----2---3-|-3----(3)-------|
|-0-------------|------------------|----------3---2-|


  H    +E  S S S S E   H     E E E E
|----------2-4-2-0---|----------------|
|------------------0-|----------------|
|--------------------|-7------3---5--|
|-0----(0)-----------|-0--------------|


  Q  Q   E E E E   H    +E   E E E   W
|----------------|-----------------|----------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------|
|-5--5----2---3-|-3----(3)-------|----------|
|----------------|-----------3---2-|-0--------|


 Verse
  Q.   E +H       +H.      a Q    Q.   E +H
|-7----5-(5)----|-(5)-----------|---------------|
|-7----5-(5)----|-(5)-----------|-5----2-(2)----|
|-5----3-(3)----|-(3)------3S5--|-5----2-(2)----|
|---------------|---------------|-3----0-(0)----|


  +Q.   S S E S S S S S S    Q.   E +H
|-------------------------|--7----5-(5)----|
|-(2)---4-5-7-5-4---------|--7----5-(5)----|
|-(2)-------------7-5-3S5-|-(5)---3-(3)----|
|-(0)---------------------|----------------|


               ~
  +H     +E  E Q    Q  E E +H       +H     E S S S  S E
|-(5)----(5)------|---------------|--------9-7----------|
|-(5)----(5)------|-5----2-(2)----|-(2)--------9-7------|
|-(3)----(3)-5-5--|-5----2-(2)----|-(2)------------10-7-|
|-----------------|-3--0-0-(0)----|-(0)-----------------|


                           T   ~
  Q.   E +H       +Q.      E   H      Q.   E +H
|-7----5-(5)----|-(5)---([17])-9----|---------------|
|-7----5-(5)----|-(5)-----10/-------|-5----2-(2)----|
|-5----3-(3)----|-(3)---------------|-5----2-(2)----|
|---------------|-------------------|-3----0-(0)----|


  +H     a E E +E. S     Q.   E +H       +H.      +E  E    Q.   E +H
|---------------------|--7----5-(5)----|-(5)------------|--7----9-(9)----|
|-(2)----2h5-4-(4)----|--7----5-(5)----|-(5)------------|--5----9-(9)----|
|-(2)--------------2/-|-/5----3-(3)----|-(3)------(3)s5-|-(5)---7-(7)----|
|-(0)-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


                       Chorus
  +E  E E E E E S S E   H    E E E E   H    +E   E E E   H    +E  E E E
|-(9)-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-(9)-----------------|--------5---7-|-7----(7)-------|----------------|
|-(7)-----------------|-7------3---5-|-5----(5)-2---3-|-3----(3)-------|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0------------|-----------------|----------3---2-|


  Q  S S E +E   E +S  S E    H    E E E E
|----7h9-------------------|--------------|
|--------------/7-(7)------|--------------|
|--------7-(7)--------5----|-7s===2-3---5-|
|-0---------------------7-|-0------------|


  E   Q.     +E   E E E   H    +E  E E E   W
|---[19]---([19])-------|----------------|------|
|----12-----(12)--------|----------------|------|
|-5---------------2---3-|-3----(3)-------|------|
|-----------------------|----------3---2-|-0----|


  E E E E E E E E   E  Q    E   +E    Q.     E E E E E E E E   +W
|-----------------|---<2>------------<3>---|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|---<2>--<2>-(<2>)-<3>---|-----------------|--------|
|-3---3---3---3---|--------<2>-(<2>)-------|-3---3---3---3---|--------|
|---3---3---3---0-|------------------------|---3---3---3---0-|-(0)----|


                                              Guitar Solo
  E E E E E E E E   +W           Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E
|-----------------|------------|-------------|----------------|
|-----------------|------------|-------------|----------------|
|-3---3---3---3---|------------|-3-----3-----|-5----3-3-3-3-3-|
|---3---3---3---0-|-(0)--------|----3-----3--|----------------|


  E E E E E E S S E   E E E E +H       +E  E  S S S S S S E    S S E
|-------------------|----------------|--------7h9p7---7---------------|
|-------------------|---5---2-(2)----|-(2)-2/-------9---7------7-5----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5---|----------------|--------------------9b10-----7-|
|-----------------5-|-3---0----------|--------------------------------|


   Q  E  E   Q.   S S   Q  E E +E  E Q    Q.   E +Q.   S S
|--------5---5--------|----5------------|-7----9-(9)--------|
|--------5---5--------|----5------------|-5----9-(9)--------|
|-5--3-(3)-(3)---3-3-|-3--3-3-(3)s5-5--|-5----7-(7)---7-7--|
|---------------------|-----------------|------0-(0)--------|


  Q.   S S T T T T T T T T  E T T  S
|------4h9p7h9p7p4h7h9p7p4s12p9p7----|
|---------------------------------h7-|
|-7----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|


  Q  E E +H       +E    Q     E    +E     Q     E
|-7s=5-5-(5)----|-(5)-[12]--[10]-([10])-[10]--[10]-|
|------5-(5)----|-(5)------------------------------|
|------3-(3)----|-(3)------------------------------|
|---------------|----------------------------------|


               T   T   T   T     T
  Q  E E +Q    S   S   S   S     Q    +E     E    +Q     E E   Q  E  E  +H
|-----------------------------|----------------------------9-|-7-----5--(5)----|
|------2-(2)--[7]-[7]-[7]-[7]-|-[7]--([7])-[12]-([12])-------|-7-----5--(5)----|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------/7---|-5--3-(3)-(3)----|
|-3--0------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|


                  ~
  +Q.   E  E  E E E   +E  E E E +E  S S E S S   S S S S +S  S S S E E E     E
|-(5)---5-(5)s7-7---|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-(5)-------------7-|-(7)-5---------4-5-7-5-4-|---4-5-7-(7)-5-4----------------|
|-(3)------3s=5-----|-------5-7-(7)-----------|-7---------------7-5-7----------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------5b5.5-7--|


                   Out-Chorus
  Q.   S S E E Q     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|------2-2-2-2-2S=|=14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------|-------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E  S  S  S  S
|-------------------12-12-14-12----14-12----14/--|
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-------------14-------14------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|


    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-/16-------14-12h14p12-12h14p12-12h14p12-12h14p12-|
|-----14-14----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-14-12----14-12-------------12-12-------16-12-14-|
|-------14-------14-14-14-14-------14-14----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------12-12-14----12-------12-------------------|
|-14-14----------14----12-14----14-14-14----12-14-|
|----------------------------------------14-------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-14-14-12----12----------------------------------|
|----------14----14-12-10-12-12-10----12-10-------|
|----------------------------------12-------12-10-|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E
|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
|-------10-12-14--------------------------------|
|-12-12-----------------------------------------|


                                               ~~~~
  E E E E E E E E   +E    Q        E    +E     Q.
|-----------------|-----[14]b15--[14]-([14])--------|
|-----------------|--------------------------[14]---|
|-3---3---3---5---|---------------------------------|
|---3---3---3---0-|-(0)-----------------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   +E    Q        E    +H
|-----------------|-----[14]b15--[14]-([14])----|
|-----------------|-----[14]b15--[14]-([14])----|
|-3---3---3---5---|-----------------------------|
|---3---3---3---0-|-(0)-------------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   +Q    H.
|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------|
|-3---3---3---3---|------<7>----|
|---3---3---3---0-|-(0)--<7>----|


                                 ~~~~~~
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q    Q          +E     E    Q
|-------------|----[12]b12.5--([12])-[14]-------:
|-------------|---------------------------[12]--:
|-3-----3-----|---------------------------------:
|----3-----3--|-0-------------------------------:


                          ~~~~
    Q          Q          H       Q  Q  H
|-[12]b12.5--[14]b14.5----------:------------*|
|-----------------------[12]----:------------*|
|-------------------------------:-7----------*|
|-------------------------------:-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
n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 n  - 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