Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues Chords & Tabs

SUMMERTIME BLUES (Bassline)
As recorded by Eddie Cochran
(From the 1960 Album EDDIE COCHRAN)

Words and Music by Eddie Cochran & Jerry Capehart

Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'

 Intro 1
  Q=158
 4/4
  Gtr I
  A E E E E A E E E E   A E E E E A E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------|---------------------|


   Intro 2 & Interlude
    A E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|------------------|
||o-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9----------|
||o-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7--|
||--------------------|------------------|


  A E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------||
|-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9---------||
|-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7-||
|-------------------|-----------------||


 1st - 3rd Verses
  A E E E E A E E E E   A E E E E A E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------|---------------------|


  A E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9---------|
|-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------|-----------------|


  A E E E E A E E E E   A E E E E A E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------|---------------------|


                                        Pre-Chorus
  A 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
|-------------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9---------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7-||-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eddie_cochran/summertime_blues_btab_ver_2.html ]
                           Chorus
  E E Q  H      W           E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------|----------||-----------------|------------------|
|-------------|----------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-7-----------|----------||-----------------|------------------|
|-------------|----------||-----------------|------------------|


               2/4    4/4
  E E Q  H      W      A E E E E A E E E E
|-------------|------|---------------------|
|-------------|------|---------------------|
|-7-----------|------|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|
|-------------|------|---------------------|


 1.,2.                   3.
  A E E E E A E E E E  3x A E E E E A E E E E
|----------------------||---------------------||
|---------------------o||---------------------||
|-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-o||-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-||
|----------------------||---------------------||


   Outro
    A E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|-----------------|
||o-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9---------|
||o-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7-|
||--------------------|-----------------|


  A E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E  3x
|-------------------|------------------||
|-----------7-7-7-7-|-7-9-9-9---------o||
|-6h7-7-7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7-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