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Bass4
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Song
BOOM BOOM (Bassline)
As recorded by John Lee Hooker
(From the 1962 Album BURNIN')
Words and Music by John Lee Hooker
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Jamerson - Bass'
Intro
Q=163(8=s8)
2/2
Gtr I
W E E Q Q Q q Q H E E Q Q Q
|----------|--------------|------------|--------------| |----------|--------------|-3----------|--------------| |----------|-----0--1--3--|------------|-----0--1--3--| |----------|---1----------|------------|---1----------|
q Q H E E Q Q Q q Q H E E Q Q Q
|------------|--------------|------------|--------------| |-3----------|-----0--1--3--|------------|--------------| |------------|---1----------|-1----------|-----0--1--3--| |------------|--------------|------------|---1----------|
q Q H E E Q Q Q q Q H E E Q Q Q q Q H
|------------|--------------|------------|--------------|------------|| |-3----------|-----2--3--5--|------------|--------------|-3----------|| |------------|---3----------|-3----------|-----0--1--3--|------------|| |------------|--------------|------------|---1----------|------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
E E Q Q Q q Q H E E Q Q Q q Q H
||---------------|------------|--------------|------------| ||o--------------|-3----------|--------------|-3----------| ||o-----0--1--3--|------------|-----0--1--3--|------------| ||----1----------|------------|---1----------|------------|
E E Q Q Q q Q H E E Q Q Q q Q H
|--------------|------------|--------------|------------| |-----0--1--3--|------------|--------------|-3----------| |---1----------|-1----------|-----0--1--3--|------------| |--------------|------------|---1----------|------------|
1. 2.
E E Q Q Q q Q H E E Q Q Q q Q H q Q H
|--------------|------------|--------------|-------------||------------| |-----2--3--5--|------------|--------------|-3----------o||-3----------| |---3----------|-3----------|-----0--1--3--|------------o||------------| |--------------|------------|---1----------|-------------||------------|
E E Q Q Q q Q H E E Q Q Q q Q H
|--------------|------------|--------------|------------|| |--------------|-3----------|--------------|-3----------|| |-----0--1--3--|------------|-----0--1--3--|------------|| |---1----------|------------|---1----------|------------||
Guitar Solo
E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|-3-x-----------|---------------|---------------| |-----0--1--3-0-|-----0--1--3---|-----0--1--3---|-----0--1--3-0-| |---1-----------|-------------0-|---1---------0-|-1-x-----------|
E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----0--1--3---|----0-0-1-1-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| |---1---------0-|-1--------------|----0-1-(1)--3---|----0-1-(1)--2-0-| |---------------|----------------|-1-------------0-|-1---------------|
Q E E +Q E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----2-3-(3)--5---|----0-1-(1)-2-3-3-|-3---------------|-3---------------| |-3-------------0-|-1----------------|----0-1-(1)--3-x-|----0-1-(1)--3-x-| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|-3-x-----------|---------------|---------------| |-----0--1--3-0-|-----0--1--3---|-----0--1--3---|-----0--1--3-0-| |---1-----------|-------------0-|---1---------0-|-1-x-----------|
E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----0--1--3---|----0-0-1-1-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| |---1---------0-|-1--------------|----0-1-(1)--3---|----0-1-(1)--2-0-| |---------------|----------------|-1-------------0-|-1---------------|
Q E E +Q E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----2-3-(3)--5---|----0-1-(1)-2-3-3-|-3---------------|-3---------------| |-3-------------0-|-1----------------|----0-1-(1)--3-x-|----0-1-(1)--3-x-| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|----------------|-------------| |-3----1----2--|-3----1----2--|-3----1-----1-2-|-3--------3--| |--------3-----|--------3-----|--------3-3-----|-------3-----| |--------------|--------------|----------------|-------------|
Q E E E Q E +E Q. Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-3----1---1--3-|-(3)------------|--------------|----------------| |--------3------|-----0-------1--|-3--x---------|-3----1---------| |---------------|----------3-----|------0-1--3--|--------1-2---3-| |---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
+Q Q E Q E Q E E +E Q E Q E E +E Q E Q Q H
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|| |---------2-3--5-|---------------2-|-3---------------|-3----------|| |-(3)------------|-3----1-(1)-3----|------0-(0)-1--3-|------------|| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------||
3rd Verse
E E Q Q Q q Q H E E Q Q Q q Q H
|--------------|------------|--------------|------------| |--------------|-3----------|--------------|-3----------| |-----0--1--3--|------------|-----0--1--3--|------------| |---1----------|------------|---1----------|------------|
E E Q Q Q q Q H E E Q Q Q q Q H
|--------------|------------|--------------|------------| |-----0--1--3--|------------|--------------|-3----------| |---1----------|-1----------|-----0--1--3--|------------| |--------------|------------|---1----------|------------|
E E Q Q Q q Q H E E Q Q Q q Q H
|--------------|------------|--------------|------------| |-----2--3--5--|------------|--------------|-3----------| |---3----------|-3----------|-----0--1--3--|------------| |--------------|------------|---1----------|------------|
E E Q Q Q q Q H E E Q Q Q q Q H
|--------------|------------|--------------|------------|| |--------------|-3----------|--------------|-3----------|| |-----0--1--3--|------------|-----0--1--3--|------------|| |---1----------|------------|---1----------|------------||
Outro
E E Q Q Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q E Q E
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| |-----1--2--3--|------------0-|-3-----------|--------------| |---3----------|-1-------1----|----0--1--3--|----0--1-3----| |--------------|--------------|-------------|-1----------0-|
E E Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E
|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------*| |---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------*| |-----0--1-3----|----0--1-3----|----0--1-3----|----0--1-3----*| |---1---------0-|-1----------0-|-1----------0-|-1----------0-*|
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
Boom boom boom boom
I'm gonna shoot you right down,
Right offa your feet
Take you home with me,
Put you in my house
Boom boom boom boom
A-haw haw haw haw
Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm
I love to see you strut,
Up and down the floor
When you talking to me,
That's baby talk
I like it like that
Whoa, yeah!
Talk that talk, walk that walk
When she walk that walk,
And talk that talk,
And whisper in my ear,
Tell me that you love me
I love that talk
When you talk like that,
You knocks me out,
Right off of my feet
Hoo hoo hoo
Talk that talk, and walk that walk
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