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Waitin For The Bus

Zz Top

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# WAITIN' FOR THE BUS (Bassline) As recorded by ZZ Top (From the 1973 Album TRES HOMBRES) Transcribed by unregistered Words by Billy Gibbons Music by ZZ Top Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled' Intro Q=100 1/4 4/4 Gtr I Q Wx2 H Q E E Q. 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To Coda +E E q E E E E +E E q E E E E E E q q q q q S S E E E |------------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|| |------------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------o|| |------------------|----------------7-|-(7)---7--7--7--|-9--9--5-3-0-------o|| |-(5)---5--5-0-3-5-|-(5)---5--5-0-3---|--0--x----------|-------------0-/5---|| 2. q q S S E E E +E E E S S +H |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |-9--9--5-3-0------|-----0-3-0-5-(5)----| |-------------0-/5-|-(5)----------------| Harmonica Solo E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------3---|-------------------3---| |-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3---5-|-(5)-3-5-3-5-3-5-3---5-| +E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E ||------------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------| ||o-------------------3---|-------------------3---| ||--(5)-3-5-3-5-3-5-3---5-|-(5)-3-5-3-5-3-5-3---5-| +E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E |-----------------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------o|| |-------------------3---|-------------------3---o|| |-(5)-3-5-3-5-3-5-3---5-|-(5)-3-5-3-5-3-5-3---5--|| +E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------3---|-------------------3---| |-(5)-3-5-3-5-3-5-3---5-|-(5)-3-5-3-5-3-5-3---5-| +E S S S S S S S S S S S S E |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |---------3-------3-------3------| |-(5)-3-5---5-3-5---5-3-5---5-3--| Guitar Solo +E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------1---|-------------------1---| |-(3)-1-3-1-3-1-3-1---3-|-(3)-1-3-1-3-1-3-1---3-| +E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-------------------1---|-------------------1----| |-(3)-1-3-1-3-1-3-1---3-|-(3)-1-3-1-3-1-3-1---3--| +E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------1---|-------------------1---| |-(3)-1-3-1-3-1-3-1---3-|-(3)-1-3-1-3-1-3-1---3-| +E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------1---|-------------------1-/7--| |-(3)-1-3-1-3-1-3-1---3-|-(3)-1-3-1-3-1-3-1-------| +E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------5---|-------------------5---|-------------------5---| |-(7)-5-7-5-7-5-7-5---7-|-(7)-5-7-5-7-5-7-5---7-|-(7)-5-7-5-7-5-7-5---7-| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Outro Q=70 Q=100 D.C. al Coda & +E E E E S S E E E +Q +Q +H E E q E E E E +E E q S S E Q |---------------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------*| |---------------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------*| |-(7)-5-7-5-5-3-------|------------------|----------------|----------5-3------*| |---------------5-0-5-|-(5)--(5)--(5)----|-5---5--5-0-3-5-|-(5)---5------5-0--*| 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
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