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LOWRIDER (Bassline)
As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 1995 Album JOCK ROCK, VOL. 2)
Transcribed by J+B+
Words and Music by Chales Miller; Harold Brown; Howard Scott; Jerry Goldstein;
Lee Oskar; Lonnie Jordan; Morris Dickerson; Papa Dee Allen
Arranged by J+B+
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Gtr II (D D G) - 'Trumpet'
Gtr III (E A D) - 'Cow Bell/Woodblock'
Gtr IV (G C E A) - 'Drum'
Intro
Q=145
4/4
Gtr III
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0--0---0---|
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| Gtr IV
| W W H. S S S S
|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|----------------|------------0-0-0-0-|
Q E E Q E E
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0----|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-o||
|
| Gtr I
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-o||
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----o||
||--3---------------|--------------------||
Verse 1
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E 4x
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-o||
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E 4x
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-o||
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----o||
||--3---------------|--------------------||
Interlude
Gtr III
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E q E Q. E q E E
||o-4-4-4-4-4-5---7-|-----------4---5-4-|
||------------------|---------5---------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
||--3---------------|-------------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--0----0--0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0--o||
|
| +e E H. W
|-(4)----------------|--------------------o||
|-----5--------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|-----3-----3---3-5--o||
|-----1----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5------o||
|--3-----------------|---------------------||
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-0---0-0-0----0-0-|--0----0-0-0----0-0-|
|
| E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q.
|------------------|--------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3--------|--3--3-3-3-3--------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----3-----3----3-5-|
|---1---3---4----5-|-(5)-----5---5------|
|-3----------------|--------------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0---0---0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
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| <
| E H.. +W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3---5-------------|-(5)---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
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| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
|---1-----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
Verse 2
Gtr III
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E 4x
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-o||
|
| Gtr I
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E 4x
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-o||
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----o||
||--3---------------|--------------------||
Interlude
Gtr III
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E q E Q. E q E E
||o-4-4-4-4-4-5---7-|-----------4---5-4-|
||------------------|---------5---------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
||--3---------------|-------------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--0----0--0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0--o||
|
| +e E H. W
|-(4)----------------|--------------------o||
|-----5--------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|-----3-----3---3-5--o||
|-----1----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5------o||
|--3-----------------|---------------------||
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-0---0-0-0----0-0-|--0----0-0-0----0-0-|
|
| E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q.
|------------------|--------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3--------|--3--3-3-3-3--------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----3-----3----3-5-|
|---1---3---4----5-|-(5)-----5---5------|
|-3----------------|--------------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-----0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
| <
| E H.. +W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-5---------------|-(5)---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
|---1-----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
Verse 3
Gtr III
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E 4x
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-o||
|
| Gtr I
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E 4x
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-o||
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----o||
||--3---------------|--------------------||
Interlude
Gtr III
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E q E Q. E q E E
||o-4-4-4-4-4-5---7-|-----------4---5-4-|
||------------------|---------5---------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
||--3---------------|-------------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--0----0--0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0--o||
|
| +e E H. W
|-(4)----------------|--------------------o||
|-----5--------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|-----3-----3---3-5--o||
|-----1----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5------o||
|--3-----------------|---------------------||
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-0---0-0-0----0-0-|--0----0-0-0----0-0-|
|
| E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q.
|------------------|--------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3--------|--3--3-3-3-3--------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----3-----3----3-5-|
|---1---3---4----5-|-(5)-----5---5------|
|-3----------------|--------------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-----0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
| <
| E H.. +W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-5---------------|-(5)---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
|---1-----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
Verse 4
Gtr III
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E 4x
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-o||
|
| Gtr I
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E 4x
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-o||
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----o||
||--3---------------|--------------------||
Interlude
Gtr III
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E q E Q. E q E E
||o-4-4-4-4-4-5---7-|-----------4---5-4-|
||------------------|---------5---------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
||--3---------------|-------------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--0----0--0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0--o||
|
| +e E H. W
|-(4)----------------|--------------------o||
|-----5--------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|-----3-----3---3-5--o||
|-----1----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5------o||
|--3-----------------|---------------------||
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-0---0-0-0----0-0-|--0----0-0-0----0-0-|
|
| E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q.
|------------------|--------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3--------|--3--3-3-3-3--------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----3-----3----3-5-|
|---1---3---4----5-|-(5)-----5---5------|
|-3----------------|--------------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-----0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
| <
| E H.. +W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-5---------------|-(5)---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
|---1-----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
Chorus
Gtr III
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E 4x
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-o||
|
| Gtr I
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E 4x
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-o||
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----o||
||--3---------------|--------------------||
Interlude/Outro
Gtr III
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E q E Q. E q E E
||o-4-4-4-4-4-5---7-|-----------4---5-4-|
||------------------|---------5---------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
||--3---------------|-------------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--0----0--0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0--o||
|
| +e E H. W
|-(4)----------------|--------------------o||
|-----5--------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|-----3-----3---3-5--o||
|-----1----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5------o||
|--3-----------------|---------------------||
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-0---0-0-0----0-0-|--0----0-0-0----0-0-|
|
| E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q.
|------------------|--------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3--------|--3--3-3-3-3--------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----3-----3----3-5-|
|---1---3---4----5-|-(5)-----5---5------|
|-3----------------|--------------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-----0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
| <
| E H.. +W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-5---------------|-(5)---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
|---1-----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|
Gtr III
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-o||
|
| Gtr I
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-o||
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----o||
||--3---------------|--------------------||
Duration Legend
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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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