JAILHOUSE ROCK (Bassline)

As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1958 Album ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS)

Words and Music by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

Transcribed by Slowhand 


Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bill Black - Double Bass'


   Intro
    Q=168
   4/4
    Gtr I (1/2
    H    E Q. 
Gb|-----------
Db|--------1--
Ab|-----------
Eb|-----------

 step down)
      W       
--||----------
--||o-2-------
--||o---------
--||----------

   +H     +E  
-|------------
-|-(2)----(2)-
-|------------
-|------------

Q.
------||
1----o||
-----o||
------||


     1st - 5th
      $
      W       
Gb||----------
Db||o-2-------
Ab||o---------
Eb||----------

 Verses
   +H     +E  
-|------------
-|-(2)----(2)-
-|------------
-|------------

Q.     W      
-----|--------
1----|-2------
-----|--------
-----|--------

    +H     +E 
--|-----------
--|-(2)----(2)
--|-----------
--|-----------

 Q.
------|
-1----|
------|
------|


    W         
Gb|----------|
Db|-2--------|
Ab|----------|
Eb|----------|

 +H     +E  Q.
--------------
-(2)----(2)-1-
--------------
--------------

     E E Q  H
---|----------
---|-2--------
---|----------
---|----------

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


              
    Q  Q  Q  Q
Gb|-----------
Db|-----------
Ab|-----------
Eb|----0--2--4

    Chorus
     Q  E E Q 
--||----------
--||--------2-
--||-0--4-4---
--||----------

 Q    Q  E E Q
----|---------
-4--|--------2
----|-0--4-4--
----|---------

  Q    Q  E E 
-----|--------
--4--|--------
-----|--------
-----|-0--4-4-

Q  Q
-------|
-------|
2--4---|
-------|


              
    Q  Q  Q  Q
Gb|-----------
Db|-2---------
Ab|----4--2---
Eb|----------4

              
    Q  E E Q  
--|-----------
--|--------4--
--|-2--6-6----
--|-----------

              
Q    Q  E E Q 
---|----------
6--|--------2-
---|-0--4-4---
---|----------

             T
 Q    Q  E E Q
----|---------
-4--|---------
----|--------2
----|-0--4-4--

o Coda
  E E
-------|
-------|
--4-4--|
-------|


              
    1.,2.,D.S.
  D.S.S. al Co
    Q  Q  Q  Q
Gb|-----------
Db|-2---------
Ab|----4--2--4
Eb|-----------

              
     3.
da
   3x Q  Q  Q 
---||---------
--o||-2-------
--o||----4--2-
---||---------

      Guitar S
 Q     Q  Q  Q
----||--------
----||-------2
-4--||-0--4---
----||--------

olo
  Q    Q  Q  Q
-----|-0------
--4--|----4--2
-----|--------
-----|--------

  Q    Q  Q  Q
-----|--------
-----|--------
--4--|-------2
-----|-0--4---

  E E
-------|
-------|
--4-4--|
-------|


    Q  Q  Q  Q
Gb|-----------
Db|-2---------
Ab|----4--2---
Eb|----------4

    Q  E E Q  
--|-----------
--|--------4--
--|-2--6-6----
--|-----------

Q    Q  E E Q 
---|----------
6--|--------2-
---|-0--4-4---
---|----------

 Q    Q  Q  Q 
----|---------
-4--|-2-------
----|----4--2-
----|---------

 E E
------|
------|
-4-4--|
------|


            D.
    Q  E E E Q
Gb|-----------
Db|-2--------1
Ab|----4-2----
Eb|-----------

S.  &
.      Q  E E 
----||--------
----||--------
----||--------
----||-0--4-4-

Q  E E     Q  
-------||-----
-------||o----
2--4-4-||o----
-------||--0--

E E Q  E E   Q
-----------|--
-----------|--
----2--4-4-|--
4-4--------|-0

  E E Q  E E  
--------------
--------------
------2--4-4--
--4-4---------

 4x
-||
o||
o||
-||


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