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Song
"THE HOUSE IS ROCKIN' " (Bassline)
As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
(From the 1988 Album IN STEP)
Words and Music by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Doyle Bramhall
Transcribed by Michael DuClos
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Fast Blues Q=175
C
4/4
Gtr I
Wx5 Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----------|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-----------|-------------7----|-8-8-7-7-------7----|--------------7----|-8-8-7--------7-----|| |-----------|----7--10-10---10-|---------10-10---10-|-----7--10-10---10-|--------10-10---10--|| |-----------|-8----------------|--------------------|-8-8---------------|--------------------||
Chorus
$
E E Q E E e E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E e E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------| |--------------7---|-8-8-7--------7----|--------------7---|-8-8-7-7-------7-7-| |-----7--10-10-----|--------10-10---10-|-----7--10-10-----|---------10-10-----| |-8-8--------------|-------------------|-8-8--------------|-------------------|
G C
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E q q E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|--------------7---|-8--7--------7----|| |-10-10----5-5-7-(7)-|-10-10--------------|-----7--10-10---x-|-------10-10---10-|| |-------7------------|-------7--10-10-9-9-|-8-8--------------|------------------||
1st and 2nd Verses
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------| |--------------7------|-8-8-7--------7----|---------------7----|-8-8-7-7-----7----| |-----7--10-10---(10)-|--------10-10---10-|-----7-7-10-10---10-|---------10----10-| |-8-8-----------------|-------------------|-8-8----------------|------------------|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------7-7-|-8------7---------7----|-------------------|----------------------| |-----7--10-10-----|---(10)-----10-10---10-|--------------7----|-8------7-x-------7---| |-8-8--------------|-----------------------|-----7--10-10---10-|---(10)-----10-10-----| |------------------|-----------------------|-8-8---------------|----------------------|
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|| |------------------|---------------------|---------------7----|-8-8-7-(7)-------7----|| |-10-10------------|-------7--8-8-9-(10)-|-----7-7-10-10---10-|-----------10-10---10-|| |-------7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10---------------|-8-8----------------|----------------------||
Chorus
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|------------------|--------------------|---------------------|------------------| |--------------7---|-8-8-7-7-------7----|--------------7------|-8-8-7--------7---| |-----7--10-10-----|---------10-10---10-|-----7--10-10---(10)-|--------10-10-----| |-8-8--------------|--------------------|-8-8-----------------|------------------|
To Coda
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q q q E E Q E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |------------------|-------------------|-10-10--------7--|-8-8-7--------7----|| |-10-10------------|-------7--8-8-9h10-|-------7--10-----|--------10-10---10-|| |-------7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10-------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Piano Solo
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------| |----------------|-------7-7-8-8-9-9-|-10-10-8--7-7-------|----------------| |-----7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10-------------|--------------10-10-|-----5--6-6-7-7-| |-8-8------------|-------------------|--------------------|-8-8------------|
F C
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------7--8-8-----| |-8-8------------|-----5--6-8-----|-----7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10--------8-9-| |-----5--6-6-7-7-|-8-8--------6s7-|-8-8------------|------------------|
G
E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E
|--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-10-10----------7---|-10-10-8--7----------| |-------7--10-10---x-|-------------10-(10)-|
C
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-------7--8-8-9---|| |-----7-7-8-8-9-9-|-10-10------------|| |-8-8-------------|------------------||
Guitar Solo
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------| |---------------|-------7-7-8-8-9-9-|-10-10-8--7--------|----------------| |----7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10-------------|-------------10-10-|-----5--6-6-7-7-| |-8-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-8-8------------|
F C
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E
|-----------------|-------7--8-8-10-8-|--------------------|----------------| |-----7-7-8-8-9-9-|-10-10-------------|-10-10-8--7-7-------|----------------| |-8-8-------------|-------------------|--------------10-10-|----7--8--9-(9)-| |-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-8--------------|
G
Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E Q
|--------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------| |-10--10--10-8----10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-8-----| |--------------10----|--------------------10--|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-8-----|-10-10-10-10-10-8----10-| |------------------10--|------------------10----|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-8----10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-8----10-| |------------------10----|--------------------10----|
+E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |---------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
C
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|---------------7----|-8-8-7-7-------7----|| |-10-10-8--7-7-------|-----7-7-10-10---10-|---------10-10---10-|| |--------------10-10-|-8-8----------------|--------------------||
&
C G
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |--------------7-x-|-10-10-------------|---------------------| |-----7--10-10-----|-------7-7-8-8-9-9-|-10-10----------7----| |-8-8--------------|-------------------|-------7--10-10---10-|
N.C. DbC9
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E +H Q Q H
|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------*| |--------------------|----------------|----8-9-10-(10)----|-10\----------*| |-10-10--------------|-----7--8-8-9-9-|-10----------------|--------------*| |-------7--10-10-9-9-|-8-8------------|-------------------|--------------*|
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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