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
