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Nasty Dogs And Funky Kings
Zz Top
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NASTY DOGS & FUNKY KINGS (Bassline)
As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 1972 Album TRES HOMBRES)
Transcribed by unregistered
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Q=91 Q=84
18/16 16/16
Gtr I
W S S S S S S S S E. E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------|-----------------3---------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------|-------0---3-2-0-----------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------|---0-3---3----------0-3-4--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------7-5---5--------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------7---7-6-5--|----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
W S S S S S S S S E. E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------|-----------------3---------|---------------------------------|
|----------|-------0---3-2-0-----------|---------------------------------|
|----------|---0-3---3----------0-3-4--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
||o---------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------7-5---5--------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------7---7-6-5--|----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
W S S S S S S S S H +S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------|-----------------3-----|-(3)------------------------------|
|----------|-------0---3-2-0-------|-----3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0------|
|----------|---0-3---3-------------|---------3-------3-----------0-3--|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S 3x
||---------------------------------|--------------------------------||
||o--------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
||o-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0------|-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-----o||
||--------3-------3-----------0-3--|-------3-------3-----------0-3--||
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------|-------------------2-0---0---------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------2---2-1-0---|
|-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0------|-0-3-0---0-3-0---------------------|
|-------3-------3-----------0-3--|-------3-------3-------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----3-------3-----------0-3--|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S 3x
||---------------------------------|--------------------------------||
||o--------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
||o-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0------|-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-----o||
||--------3-------3-----------0-3--|-------3-------3-----------0-3--||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------2-0---0--------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------2---2-1-0--|----------------------------------|
|-0-3-0---0-3-0--------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------3-------3------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S 3x
||---------------------------------|--------------------------------||
||o--------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
||o-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0------|-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-----o||
||--------3-------3-----------0-3--|-------3-------3-----------0-3--||
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|--------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------*|
|-0-3-0---0-3-0---0-0-0-0-0------*|
|-------3-------3-----------0-3--*|
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
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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
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| - 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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