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Lowrider Bass

(ver. 2)
Zz Top

LOWRIDER (Bassline)
As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 1995 Album JOCK ROCK, VOL. 2)

	

Words and Music by Chales Miller; Harold Brown; Howard Scott; Jerry Goldstein;
Lee Oskar; Lonnie Jordan; Morris Dickerson; Papa Dee Allen
Arranged by J+B+

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Gtr II (D D G) - 'Trumpet'
Gtr III (E A D) - 'Cow Bell/Woodblock'
Gtr IV (G C E A) - 'Drum'

 Intro
  Q=145
 4/4
  Gtr III
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q   E E Q  E   E
|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0--0---0---|
|
| Gtr IV
| W               W                H.         S S S S
|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|----------------|------------0-0-0-0-|


  Q       E   E   Q       E   E
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0----|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


    Q   E E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-o||
|
|   Gtr I
|   E Q   Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-o||
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----o||
||--3---------------|--------------------||


   Verse 1
    Q   E E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E  4x
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-o||
|
|   E Q   Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E  4x
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-o||
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----o||
||--3---------------|--------------------||


   Interlude
    Gtr III
    Q   E E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
|   Gtr II
|   E E E E E q   E    Q.     E q   E E
||o-4-4-4-4-4-5---7-|-----------4---5-4-|
||------------------|---------5---------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
|
|   Gtr I
|   E Q   Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
||--3---------------|-------------------|


   Q    E  E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--0----0--0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0--o||
|
| +e  E H.              W
|-(4)----------------|--------------------o||
|-----5--------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|
|  E  Q    Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|-----3-----3---3-5--o||
|-----1----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5------o||
|--3-----------------|---------------------||


  Q   E E Q    E E    Q    E E Q    E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-0---0-0-0----0-0-|--0----0-0-0----0-0-|
|
| E E E E E Q.        E  E E E E Q.
|------------------|--------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3--------|--3--3-3-3-3--------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| E Q   Q   Q    E   +E  Q   E E E  E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----3-----3----3-5-|
|---1---3---4----5-|-(5)-----5---5------|
|-3----------------|--------------------|


  Q   E   E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0---0---0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
|     <
| E   H..             +W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3---5-------------|-(5)---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| E Q     Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
|---1-----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|


   Verse 2
    Gtr III
    Q   E E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E  4x
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-o||
|
|   Gtr I
|   E Q   Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E  4x
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-o||
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----o||
||--3---------------|--------------------||


   Interlude
    Gtr III
    Q   E E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
|   Gtr II
|   E E E E E q   E    Q.     E q   E E
||o-4-4-4-4-4-5---7-|-----------4---5-4-|
||------------------|---------5---------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
|
|   Gtr I
|   E Q   Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
||--3---------------|-------------------|


   Q    E  E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--0----0--0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0--o||
|
| +e  E H.              W
|-(4)----------------|--------------------o||
|-----5--------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|
|  E  Q    Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|-----3-----3---3-5--o||
|-----1----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5------o||
|--3-----------------|---------------------||


  Q   E E Q    E E    Q    E E Q    E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-0---0-0-0----0-0-|--0----0-0-0----0-0-|
|
| E E E E E Q.        E  E E E E Q.
|------------------|--------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3--------|--3--3-3-3-3--------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| E Q   Q   Q    E   +E  Q   E E E  E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----3-----3----3-5-|
|---1---3---4----5-|-(5)-----5---5------|
|-3----------------|--------------------|


  Q     E E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-----0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
|   <
| E H..               +W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-5---------------|-(5)---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| E Q     Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
|---1-----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|


   Verse 3
    Gtr III
    Q   E E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E  4x
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-o||
|
|   Gtr I
|   E Q   Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E  4x
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-o||
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----o||
||--3---------------|--------------------||


   Interlude
    Gtr III
    Q   E E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
|   Gtr II
|   E E E E E q   E    Q.     E q   E E
||o-4-4-4-4-4-5---7-|-----------4---5-4-|
||------------------|---------5---------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
|
|   Gtr I
|   E Q   Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
||--3---------------|-------------------|


   Q    E  E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--0----0--0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0--o||
|
| +e  E H.              W
|-(4)----------------|--------------------o||
|-----5--------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|
|  E  Q    Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|-----3-----3---3-5--o||
|-----1----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5------o||
|--3-----------------|---------------------||


  Q   E E Q    E E    Q    E E Q    E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-0---0-0-0----0-0-|--0----0-0-0----0-0-|
|
| E E E E E Q.        E  E E E E Q.
|------------------|--------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3--------|--3--3-3-3-3--------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| E Q   Q   Q    E   +E  Q   E E E  E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----3-----3----3-5-|
|---1---3---4----5-|-(5)-----5---5------|
|-3----------------|--------------------|


  Q     E E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-----0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
|   <
| E H..               +W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-5---------------|-(5)---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| E Q     Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
|---1-----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|


   Verse 4
    Gtr III
    Q   E E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E  4x
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-o||
|
|   Gtr I
|   E Q   Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E  4x
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-o||
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----o||
||--3---------------|--------------------||


   Interlude
    Gtr III
    Q   E E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
|   Gtr II
|   E E E E E q   E    Q.     E q   E E
||o-4-4-4-4-4-5---7-|-----------4---5-4-|
||------------------|---------5---------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
|
|   Gtr I
|   E Q   Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
||--3---------------|-------------------|


   Q    E  E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--0----0--0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0--o||
|
| +e  E H.              W
|-(4)----------------|--------------------o||
|-----5--------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|
|  E  Q    Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|-----3-----3---3-5--o||
|-----1----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5------o||
|--3-----------------|---------------------||


  Q   E E Q    E E    Q    E E Q    E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-0---0-0-0----0-0-|--0----0-0-0----0-0-|
|
| E E E E E Q.        E  E E E E Q.
|------------------|--------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3--------|--3--3-3-3-3--------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| E Q   Q   Q    E   +E  Q   E E E  E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----3-----3----3-5-|
|---1---3---4----5-|-(5)-----5---5------|
|-3----------------|--------------------|


  Q     E E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-----0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
|   <
| E H..               +W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-5---------------|-(5)---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| E Q     Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
|---1-----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|


   Chorus
    Gtr III
    Q   E E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E  4x
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-o||
|
|   Gtr I
|   E Q   Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E  4x
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-o||
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----o||
||--3---------------|--------------------||


   Interlude/Outro
    Gtr III
    Q   E E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
|   Gtr II
|   E E E E E q   E    Q.     E q   E E
||o-4-4-4-4-4-5---7-|-----------4---5-4-|
||------------------|---------5---------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
|
|   Gtr I
|   E Q   Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
||--3---------------|-------------------|


   Q    E  E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--0----0--0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0--o||
|
| +e  E H.              W
|-(4)----------------|--------------------o||
|-----5--------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|
|  E  Q    Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|-----3-----3---3-5--o||
|-----1----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5------o||
|--3-----------------|---------------------||


  Q   E E Q    E E    Q    E E Q    E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-0---0-0-0----0-0-|--0----0-0-0----0-0-|
|
| E E E E E Q.        E  E E E E Q.
|------------------|--------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3--------|--3--3-3-3-3--------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| E Q   Q   Q    E   +E  Q   E E E  E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----3-----3----3-5-|
|---1---3---4----5-|-(5)-----5---5------|
|-3----------------|--------------------|


  Q     E E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-----0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-|
|
|   <
| E H..               +W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-5---------------|-(5)---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| E Q     Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----3-----3---3-5-|
|---1-----3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----|
|-3-----------------|-------------------|


    Gtr III
    Q   E E Q   E E    Q    E E Q   E E
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|--0----0-0-0---0-0-o||
|
|   Gtr I
|   E Q   Q   Q   E   +E  Q   E E E E E
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-----------------|-----3-----3---3-5-o||
||o---1---3---4---5-|-(5)-----5---5-----o||
||--3---------------|--------------------||



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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