Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley - Mystery Train bass tab

MYSTERY TRAIN (Bassline)

As recorded by Elvis Presley

(From the 1999 Album SUNRISE)

Words and Music by Sam C. Phillips and Herman Parker Jr.

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'

4/4

Gtr I

W Q Q Q Q 7x Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

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Q Q Q Q Q a Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

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|-------------|----6s7--9-----|-9-----9-----|-9-----9------|

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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 3x Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

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|-7-----7-----|----6--------|----6--------|----6-----6--|

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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x

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|----6-----6--|----6-----6--|-7-----7-----||o-7-----7-----o||

|-7-----7-----|-7-----7-----|-------------||o-------------o||

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Q Q Q Q 5x Q Q Q Q 5x Q Q Q Q 4x Q a Q Q Q

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||o-7-----7-----o||-||o-------------o||-||o-7-----7-----o||-9-------------|

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Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 3x

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|-9-----9-----|-9-----9-----|-7-----7-----||o-------------o||

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Q Q Q Q 4x Q Q Q Q 5x Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

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||o-------------o||-||o-7-----7-----o||-7-----7-----|-7-----7-----*|

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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

Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.tabs-database.com

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