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Just Got Paid Bass

(ver. 1)
Zz Top

JUST GOT PAID (Bassline)
As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 1973 Album RIO GRAND MUD)

	



Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'bass'

  Q=100
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          Q  S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------|----------|----------0-------------7---|
|----------|----------|----0-2-------2---0---2-----|
|----------|----------|--------------------------7-|
|----------|----------|----------------------------|


  Q   S  S S  S S  S S  S S  S  S S    W           +H      +Q    +S  S E
|-9---------------------------------|-----------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------|------------------------|
|------------10---------------------|-12--------|-(12)----(12)--(12)-----|
|----10-12--------12---10---12-10-0-|-----------|------------------------|


  W          W           E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|----------|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------|----------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|


   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|


   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|


   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   H    H      H    H
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-0----0----|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-3----3----|-----------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-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   H    H      H    H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-0----0----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3----3----|-----------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E +Q     +W
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-(2)--|-(2)----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2----------|--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------|


  +H     +Q.   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
|-(2)----(2)-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------2-2-2-2-|---------2-2-2-2-|---------2-2-2-2-|
|----------------|-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 E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------2-2-2-2-|---------2-2-2-2-|---------2-2-2-2-|---------2-2-2-2-|
|-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 E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------2-2-2-2-|---------2-2-2-2-|-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   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|---------0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


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


  E E Q  H      E E Q  H      W          S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-------------|-------------|----------|-------0-------------7---9--|
|-------------|-------------|----------|-0-2-------2---0---2--------|
|-2-----------|-2-----------|----------|-----------------------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 E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-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   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|


  H    H      H    H      E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------|-----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------|-0----0----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3----3----|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S   S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
|-------------------------3--3-|-------------------------3--3-|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S   S S S S S S S S H
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
|-------------------------3--3-|----------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  H       +W
|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-7-----|-------------------------------|---------*|
|-----------------------------9---|-------------------------------|---------*|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|-------------------------------|---------*|
|---------------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12----|-(12)----*|



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
            
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