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GREAT BALLS OF FIRE (Bassline)
As recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis
(From the 2000 Album GREAT BALLS OF FIRE)
Words and Music by Jerry Lee Lewis

 

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'


  Bright Rock Q=166
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E E E     Q  Q  H      H    E E E E   Q  Q  H
|-------||-------------|--------------|------------|
|-------||o------------|----------0-2-|-3----------|
|---0-2-||o-3----------|--------3-----|------------|
|-3-----||-------------|--------------|------------|


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


  Q  Q  H      W          E E E E E E E E
|------------|----------|---------0-0-2-0-|
|------------|----------|-----2-2---------|
|-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
|---------0-0-2-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----2-2---------|-------------0---|-------------0---|
|-3-3-------------|-----0-0-3-3---3-|-----0-0-3-3---3-|
|-----------------|-1-1-------------|-1-1-------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    Q  Q  H
|-----------------|----------------|------------|
|---------0-0-2-0-|----------------|------------|
|-----2-2---------|-----0-0-3-3-5--|-3----------|
|-3-3-------------|-1-1------------|------------|


  W          E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-------------0---|-------------0---|
|----------|-----0-0-3-3---3-|-----0-0-3-3---3-|
|----------|-1-1-------------|-1-1-------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------0-0-2-0-|---------0-0-2-0-|-----------------|
|-----2-2---------|-----2-2---------|-------------0---|
|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|-----0-0-3-3---3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-------------|


  E E E E E E Q    Q  Q  H      H    E E E E
|----------------|------------|--------------|
|----------------|------------|--------------|
|-----0-0-3-3-5--|-3----------|--------------|
|-1-1------------|------------|--------3-3-3-|


  Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  H
|---------------|---------------|------------|
|---------------|---------------|------------|
|---------------|---------------|------------|
|-3-------3-3-3-|-3-------3-3-3-|-3----------|


  E Q  E +E  Q.     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------0-0-2-0-|---------0-0-2-0-|
|-----------------|-----2-2---------|-----2-2---------|
|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|
|---3--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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------0---|-------------0---|---------0-0-2-0-|
|-----0-0-3-3---3-|-----0-0-3-3---3-|-----2-2---------|
|-1-1-------------|-1-1-------------|-3-3-------------|


                                1.
  E E E E E E Q    Q  Q  H      W
|----------------|------------|-------||
|----------------|------------|------o||
|-----0-0-3-3-5--|-3----------|------o||
|-1-1------------|------------|-------||


  2.
  H    E E E E   Q  Q  H
|--------------|------------*|
|--------------|------------*|
|--------3-3-3-|-3----------*|
|--------------|------------*|




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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

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