Title: Blue Suede Shoes
Artist: Elvis Presley
Tabbed by: Stephane Lapointe ([email protected])
Date: July 2003
The King is dead but not his music!
Every bass player should have played at least one time
in his life such a song based on a very common blues riff.
I found no instance of a bass tab for this song on the Web.
The timing is correctly tabbed.
Thanks to email any corrections, improvements or comments
to [email protected]
Also, feel free to tell me if you like this tab.
VERSE 1
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|————————————————|————————————————|
D|————————————————|————————————————|
A|————————————————|————————————————|
E|——————3—5—————3—|5———————5—3—5—3—|
CHORUS
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|——————4—7—4—————|————————————————|——————6———————4—|————————————————|
D|——4—7———————7—4—|——————4—7—4—————|——6—9—————4—7———|7—4—————7—4—————|
A|5———————————————|——4—7———————7—4—|7———————5———————|————7—4—————7—4—|
E|————————————————|5———————————————|————————————————|————————————————|
VERSE 2
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|————————————————|
D|————————————————| 3 times, then
A|————————————————|
E|5—————3—5—————3—|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|————————————————|
D|————————————————|
A|————————————————|
E|5———————5—3—5—3—|
CHORUS
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SOLO 1
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|————————————————|————————————————|
D|7—4—————7—4—————|7—4—————7—5—4———|
A|————7—4—————7—4—|————7—4———————7—|
E|————————————————|————————————————|
then play the chorus riff once
VERSE 3: Same as VERSE 2
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CHORUS
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SOLO 2
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I didn't try to figure out the bass riff during the second guitar solo.
You can simply play the one below which is very similar to the one played
during the first guitar solo.
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|————————————————|
D|——————4—7—4—————| twice
A|——4—7———————7—4—|
E|5———————————————!
then play the chorus riff once
VERSE 4
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|————————————————|————————————————|
D|————————————————|————————————————|
A|————————————————|————————————————|
E|——————3—5—————3—|5———————5.5.5.5.|
CHORUS
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OUTRO: Same as SOLO 2 except for the last bar on which you may improvise.
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Elvis Aaron (or Arona) Presley (January 8, 1935 August 16, 1977) was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
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