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ROCK 'N ROLL DUTY (Bassline)
As recorded by Kim Mitchell
(From the 1989 Album ROCKLAND)
Words and Music by Kim Mitchell
October 31, 2013
Electric Bass (D A D G)
Fast Rock Q=132
4/4
Drop D Tuning
Wx4
G: |--------|
D: |--------|
A: |--------|
D: |--------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|---0-3-0-----3--|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-5-------2-5----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|---0-3-0------3-|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-5--------2-5---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|---0-3-0------3-|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-5--------2-5---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0\---------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|---0-3-0------3-|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-5--------2-5---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|---0-3-0------3-|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-5--------2-5---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|---0-3-0------3-|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-5--------2-5---|
Wx3
|--------|
|--------|
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|--------|
Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
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|---------------|-----------------|
|----------12\--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|---0-3-0-----3--|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-5-------2-5----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------0-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-2-5-0-2-5-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
H H Wx7
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|-7\---------|--------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
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|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-5--------2-5---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|---0-3-0------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-5------------|
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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