Texas Flood Live Chords & Tabs
Texas Flood Live Bass Tab
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TEXAS FLOOD (Bassline) (Live)
As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble
Transcribed by mr.pbody
Words and Music by L. Davis and J. Scott
Gtr I (D# G# C# F#) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q.=60
12/8
Gtr I
W H Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|---------------|----------------------|----------------2------|
|---------------|----------------2-----|------2--2-5--5----5---|
|---------------|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|-3--3------------------|
|---------------|-3--3-----------------|-----------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q. E E E
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------2-----|-----------------3-4-5-|
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|------2-3-4-5----------|
|-3--3-----------------|-3--3------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E
||-----------------------|----------------2-----|----------------------|
||o----------------2-----|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|----------------2-----|
||o------2--2-5--5---5-2-|-3--3-----------------|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|
||--3--3-----------------|----------------------|-3--3-----------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|----------------------|----------------2----|----------------------|
|----------------2-----|------2--2-5--5----2-|------2--2-3--3-2--2--|
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|-3--3----------------|-3--3-----------------|
|-3--3-----------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------2-----|----------------2-----|----------------------|
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|-5--5-3--3-2--2-------|
|-3--3-----------------|-3--3-----------------|----------------5--5--|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E +E E E Q. E E E
|----------------2-----|---------------------|---------------------------||
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|---------------------|-------------------3-4-5--o||
|-3--3-----------------|------2--2-3--3-4--4-|-5--5-(5)-3-4-5-----------o||
|----------------------|-3--3----------------|---------------------------||
Verse
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|----------------------|----------------2-----|-----------------------|
|----------------2-----|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|----------------2------|
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|-3--3-----------------|------2--2-5--5---5-2--|
|-3--3-----------------|----------------------|-3--3------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|----------------------|----------------2----|----------------------|
|----------------2-----|------2--2-5--5----2-|------2--2-3--3-2--2--|
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|-3--3----------------|-3--3-----------------|
|-3--3-----------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------2-----|----------------2-----|----------------------|
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|-5--5-3--3-2--2-------|
|-3--3-----------------|-3--3-----------------|----------------5--5--|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E +E E E Q. E E E
|----------------2-----|---------------------|--------------------------||
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|---------------------|-------------------3-4-5--||
|-3--3-----------------|------2--2-3--3-4--4-|-5--5-(5)-3-4-5-----------||
|----------------------|-3--3----------------|--------------------------||
Verse
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|----------------------|----------------2-----|-----------------------|
|----------------2-----|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|----------------2------|
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|-3--3-----------------|------2--2-5--5---5-2--|
|-3--3-----------------|----------------------|-3--3------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|----------------------|----------------2----|----------------------|
|----------------2-----|------2--2-5--5----2-|------2--2-3--3-2--2--|
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|-3--3----------------|-3--3-----------------|
|-3--3-----------------|---------------------|----------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stevie_ray_vaughan_and_double_trouble/texas_flood_live_btab.html ]
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------2-----|----------------2-----|----------------------|
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|-5--5-3--3-2--2-------|
|-3--3-----------------|-3--3-----------------|----------------5--5--|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E +E E E Q. E E E
|----------------2-----|---------------------|--------------------------||
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|---------------------|-------------------3-4-5--||
|-3--3-----------------|------2--2-3--3-4--4-|-5--5-(5)-3-4-5-----------||
|----------------------|-3--3----------------|--------------------------||
Solo
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E
||-----------------------|----------------2-----|----------------------|
||o----------------2-----|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|----------------2-----|
||o------2--2-5--5---5-2-|-3--3-----------------|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|
||--3--3-----------------|----------------------|-3--3-----------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|----------------------|----------------2----|----------------------|
|----------------2-----|------2--2-5--5----2-|------2--2-3--3-2--2--|
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|-3--3----------------|-3--3-----------------|
|-3--3-----------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------2-----|----------------2-----|----------------------|
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|-5--5-3--3-2--2-------|
|-3--3-----------------|-3--3-----------------|----------------5--5--|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E +E E E Q. E E E 5x
|----------------2-----|---------------------|---------------------------||
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|---------------------|-------------------3-4-5--o||
|-3--3-----------------|------2--2-3--3-4--4-|-5--5-(5)-3-4-5-----------o||
|----------------------|-3--3----------------|---------------------------||
Outro Verse
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|----------------------|----------------2-----|-----------------------|
|----------------2-----|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|----------------2------|
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|-3--3-----------------|------2--2-5--5---5-2--|
|-3--3-----------------|----------------------|-3--3------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|----------------------|----------------2----|----------------------|
|----------------2-----|------2--2-5--5----2-|------2--2-3--3-2--2--|
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|-3--3----------------|-3--3-----------------|
|-3--3-----------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------2-----|----------------2-----|----------------------|
|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|------2--2-5--5---5-2-|-5--5-3--3-2--2-------|
|-3--3-----------------|-3--3-----------------|----------------5--5--|
e Q H Q Q. Q E Q E Q E Q E E Q Q. Q. +Q.
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|------6----5----(5)----|
|-3-----------------|------2--2-3--3-4--4-|-5---------------------|
|-------------------|----3----------------|-----------------------|
+W +H +W +Q e E
|-------------------|---------------------*|
|-(5)--------(5)----|-(5)--------(5)--5---*|
|-------------------|---------------------*|
|-------------------|---------------------*|
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
