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PINCUSHION (Bassline)
As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 2008 Album ANTENNA)
Transcribed by unregistered
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Q=90
4/4
Gtr I
W 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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|----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E E E E E E E E W W W
|-----------------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------------|----------|----------|------|
|-----------------|----------|----------|------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------|----------|------|
W S E S E S S +S S E +E. S +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|---------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------|---------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------|---------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------|-0-3-0-1-0-0-(0)-0-1-(1)-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S E S E S S +S S E +E. S +E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|-0-3-0-1-0-0-(0)-0-1-(1)-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|
E E E E E E E E S E S E S S +S S E +Q
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-3-0-1-0-0-(0)-0-1-(1)--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/z/zz_top/pincushion_btab.html ]
S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
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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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E E E E E Q Q H W W
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|-----------------|------------|----------|------|
|-----------------|------------|----------|------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3----------|----------|------|
W W W E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|---------3-3-3-3-|
|----------|----------|----------|-1-1-1-1---------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|-----------------*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|
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
