Ballad Of A Thin Man Bass

BALLAD OF A THIN MAN (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Bob Dylan
(From the 1965 Album HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED)
 
Words and Music by Bob Dylan
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Harvey Goldstein - Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=80(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
                     |-3-|           |-3-|           |-3-|
  W          H    Q  E E E   H.      E E E   H.      E E E
|----------|-----------4---|-----------4---|-----------4----|
|----------|-------------4-|-------------4-|-------------4--|
|----------|---------------|-2-------------|-2--------------|
|----------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
                   1st - 3rd Verses
          |-3-|             |-3-|           |-3-|           |-3-|
  H.      E E E     H.      E E E   H.      E E E   H.      E E E
|-----------4---||----------4-----|---------4-----|-----------------|
|-------------4-||o-----------4---|-----------4---|-----------4-3---|
|-2-------------||o-2-----------2-|-1-----------1-|-0---------------|
|---------------||----------------|---------------|-----------------|
 
 
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|----------------|------4----4--|
|-2------2-----|-5----5---5-4-3-|-2------2-----|
|------2----2--|--------5-------|--------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|
 
 
                             |-3-|
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|--------4---4---4-|---------------|
|----2-3-4------|------4---4---4---|----2-3-4------|
|-5---------4-3-|-2----------------|-5---------4-3-|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|
 
 
                                          |-3-|
  Q.   E H      Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E E
|-------------|--------------|--------2-2-4-2---|
|-------------|-5----5----5--|------4---------4-|
|-2----2-5----|--------5-----|-2----------------|
|-------------|--------------|------------------|
 
 
                      Bridge
             |-3-|                                                  |-3-|
  Q.   E E E E E E  3x Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E E
|--------2-2-4-2----||----------------|----------------|------------4------|
|------4---------4-o||--------4---4---|--------7---7---|-5----5---5---5-4--|
|-2----------------o||-2----2---2---2-|-5----5---5---5-|--------5----------|
|-------------------||----------------|----------------|-------------------|
 
 
  Q.   E a Q  a Q    Q.   E a Q  a Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E
|--------2h4-------|--------2h4-------|--------------|------------------|
|------4------2h4--|------4------2h4--|--------------|-5------5---5-----|
|-2----------------|-2----------------|-5----5----5--|------5---5---5---|
|------------------|------------------|--------5-----|------------------|
 
 
                                 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--|
  Q.   E E E Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|---------------|--------------|---------------------4-2---||
|-2------2---2--|------------5-|-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-----4-||
|------2---2----|----4--7--4---|---------------------------||
|---------------|-5------------|---------------------------||
 
 
   4th - 7th Verses
               |-3-|              |-3-|              |-3-|
    Q.   E E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E E
||---------4---4-----|--------4---4-----|--------4---4-----|
||o------4---4---4---|------4---4---4---|------4---4---4-0-|
||o-2--------------2-|-1--------------1-|-0----------------|
||-------------------|------------------|------------------|
 
 
                           |-3-|
  Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  E E E   Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
|------2----2--|-5----5----5---5-|-2----2----2--|
|--------2-----|--------5----5---|--------2-----|
|-0--0---------|-----------------|--------------|
 
 
      |-3--|     |-3--|              |-3-|       |-3--|     |-3--|
  Q  +E  E E Q  +E  E E   Q.   E E E E E E   Q  +E  E E Q  +E  E E
|-----------------------|--------4---4---4-|-----------------------|
|--------2-3-4--(4)-----|------4---4---4---|--------2-3-4--(4)-----|
|-5--(5)------------4-3-|-2----------------|-5--(5)------------4-3-|
|-----------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
                             |-3-|
  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  E E E
|--------4---4---|-----------------|
|------4---4---4-|-5------5----5---|
|-2--------------|------5----5---5-|
|----------------|-----------------|
 
 
     |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|      |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  Q  E E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E E E E   4x
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4--4-4-4---------------||
|----------------------|----------4-4-4--------o||
|----------------------|----------------4-5-4--o||
|----------------------|------------------------||
 
 
 Outro
             |-3-|          |-3-| |-3-|
  Q.   E E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E E E
|--------2-2-4-2---|--------2-4-2-------|
|------4---------4-|------4-------4-2-4-|
|-2----------------|-2------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
 
 
             |-3-|              |-3-|
  Q.   E E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E E
|--------2-2-4-2---|--------2-2-4-2----*|
|------4---------4-|------4---------4--*|
|-2----------------|-2-----------------*|
|------------------|-------------------*|
 
 
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
X