Zz Top

Zz Top - Thunderbird bass tab

THUNDERBIRD (Bassline)

As recorded by ZZ Top

(From the 1975 Album FANDANGO)

Words and Music by Walter Jacobs

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

Intro

Fast Blues Rock Shuffle Q=202(8=s8)

4/4

Gtr I

E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-----|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|---3-|-(3)--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|-----|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E Q. Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q

|--------------|----------------|--------------|

|--------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3----------|

|-3------------|----------------|-----0--1--2--|

|---0----1--3--|----------------|--------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|--------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5----0-|

|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3--5---|----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Q E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

|----------------|---------------|-------------||

|-3--3-3-3-------|---------------|-------------||

|----------0-1-3-|-(3)-----------|----0--1--2--||

|----------------|------0--1--2--|-3-----------||

Chorus

Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q

|-----------------|----------------|-------------|

|-----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------|

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----0--1--2--|

|-----------------|----------------|-------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E

|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|----------------|-----------------|-5-----5-(5)-------|

|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|-------------------|

|----------------|-----------------|---3-3-------3-3-3-|

E E E E +Q E E E Q. Q Q Q Q Q Q

|------------------|--------------|-------------||

|-------3-(3)------|--------------|-------------||

|--------------0-1-|-3------------|----0--1--2--||

|-1-1-1------------|---0----1--2--|-3-----------||

Verse

Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q

|----------------|-----------------|----------------|

|----------------|-----------------|----------------|

|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3----|

|----------------|-----------------|-------------1--|

Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q

|-------------|----------------|-------------|

|-------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------|

|-------------|----------------|----0--1--2--|

|-0--1--2--3--|----------------|-------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q E E

|-----------------|---------------|--------------||

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|---------------|--------------||

|-------------0-1-|-3-3-----------|-3------------||

|-----------------|-----0-0-1--2--|----0--1--2-3-||

Chorus

Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----0-0-1-1-2-2-|

|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5-(5)-------|

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|-------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|---3-3-------3-3-3-|

E E E E +Q E E E Q. Q Q Q Q Q Q

|------------------|--------------|-------------||

|-------3-(3)------|--------------|-------------||

|--------------0-1-|-3------------|----0--1--2--||

|-1-1-1------------|---0----1--2--|-3-----------||

Guitar Solo

Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E Q. Q E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E

|---------------|----------------|----------------|

|---------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|---x------------|

|-3-------------|----------------|-----0--1-1-2-2-|

|---0----1--2-3-|----------------|----------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q E E

|----------------|-----------------|----------------|

|----------------|---------------5-|-(5)--5--5--4-0-|

|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---|----------------|

|----------------|-----------------|----------------|

Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

|--------------|---------------|-------------|

|-3--3--3------|---------------|-------------|

|----------0-3-|-(3)-----------|----0--1--3--|

|--------------|------0--1--2--|-3-----------|

Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|----3--3--3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|-1------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q

|-------------|----------------|-------------|

|-------------|----------------|-------------|

|-3-----------|----------------|----0--1--2--|

|----0--1--3--|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-----------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E

|----------------|-----------------|------------------|

|----------------|---------------5-|-(5)----------3---|

|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---|----------------3-|

|----------------|-----------------|------3-3-3-3-----|

Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

|--------------|-------------|-------------|

|-3--3--3------|-------------|-------------|

|----------0-1-|-3-----------|----0--1--2--|

|--------------|----0--1--2--|-3-----------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q

|-----------------|---------------|-------------|

|---------0-0-1-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--|-------------|

|-3-3-3-3---------|---------------|-0--0--1--2--|

|-----------------|---------------|-------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q Q H.

|-----------------|--------------|----------||

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|--------------|----------||

|-------------0-1-|-3------------|----0-----||

|-----------------|---0----1--2--|-3--------||

Verse

Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q. Q Q

|-----------------|----------------|--------------|

|-----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3------------|

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|---0----1--2--|

|-----------------|----------------|--------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5-(5)-------|

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|-------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|---3-3-------3-3-3-|

E E E E +Q E E E Q. Q Q Q Q Q Q

|------------------|--------------|-------------||

|-------3-(3)------|--------------|-------------||

|--------------0-1-|-3------------|----0--1--2--||

|-1-1-1------------|---0----1--2--|-3-----------||

Chorus

Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q

|-----------------|----------------|-------------|

|-----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------|

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----0--1--2--|

|-----------------|----------------|-------------|

Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E

|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|----------------|-----------------|-5-----5-(5)-------|

|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|-------------------|

|----------------|-----------------|---3-3-------3-3-3-|

E E E E +Q E E E Q. Q Q Q E E +E E E E

|------------------|--------------|------------------||

|-------3-(3)------|--------------|------------------||

|--------------0-1-|-3------------|------0-(0)-1-1---||

|-1-1-1------------|---0----1--2--|-3--3-----------3-||

Outro

q q q q E E E E +H q q q q

|-------------|----------------|-------------|

|-------------|----------------|-------------|

|-3--3--3--2--|-3-----4-(4)----|-3--3--3--2--|

|-------------|----------------|-------------|

|-3-| |-3-|

Q Q Q Q Q Q q q q q E E Q E E E E

|-------------|-------------|----------------|

|-------------|-3--3--3--0--|-3-0------------|

|---3-4-5-6-7-|-------------|--------0-0-1-1-|

|-------------|-------------|-----1----------|

E E q q q E Q. Q Q Q Q Q Q

|--------------|--------------|-------------|

|--------------|--------2--1--|-0--2--3--4--|

|-3-3-3--3--3--|-3-0----------|-------------|

|--------------|--------------|-------------|

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

|-------------|----3--2-----|----1--0-----|

|-------------|----------1--|-0-----------|

|-0--0--1--2--|-3-----------|----------4--|

|-------------|-------------|-------------|

q q q q E E E E +H q q q q

|-------------|----------------|-------------|

|-------------|----------------|-------------|

|-3--3--3--2--|-3-----4-(4)----|-3--3--3--2--|

|-------------|----------------|-------------|

|-3-| |-3-|

Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q

|-------------|--------------|--------------|

|-------------|-----3--3--0--|---x----------|

|---3-4-5-6-7-|-3-0----------|--------0--1--|

|-------------|--------------|-----1--------|

q q q q E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q

|-------------|--------------|-------------|

|-------------|------0-2--1--|-0--2--3--4--|

|-3--3--2--3--|-0-0----------|-------------|

|-------------|--------------|-------------|

Q Q Q Q W Q Q H

|-------------|----------|------------:

|-------------|----------|------------:

|-0--0--2-----|----------|-x-----3----:

|-------------|----------|------------:

+E E E E Q Q +W Q Q H

|-----------------:------------:-------------*|

|-----------------:------------:-------------*|

|-(3)-0-3-0-3--3--:-(3)--------:-x----------*|

|-----------------:------------:-------------*|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Duration Legend

---------------

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

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

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