Danny Boy Bass

DANNY BOY (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Conway Twitty
(From the 1959 Album SATURDAY NIGHT WITH CONWAY TWITTY)
 
Words and Music by Fred Weatherly
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Blackie Preston - Upright Bass'
 
 
 1st Verse
  Freely Q=104
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx15
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
 
 
  In time Q=172
  Q  E Q  E Q    Q  E Q  E Q    Q  E Q  E Q    q  Q  H
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------||
|-7--7-7--7-7--|-7--7-7--7-7--|-7--7-7--7-7--|-7----------||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------||
 
 
 1st & 2nd Verses
  $
  Q.   q  Q.     Q.   q  Q.     Q.   q  Q.     Q.   q  Q.
|------9-------|------9-------|------9-------|------9--------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-7------------|-7------------|-7------------|-7-------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
 
 
  Q.   q  Q.     Q.   q  Q.     Q  E E E E Q    q  Q  H
|------9-------|------9-------|---------------|------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------9-9--|------------|
|-7------------|-7------------|---------------|------------|
|--------------|--------------|-7--7-7--------|-7----------|
 
 
  q  E q  Q.     q  E q  Q.     q  E q  Q.     q  E q  Q.
|------9-------|------9-------|------9-------|------9--------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-7------------|-7------------|-7------------|-7-------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
 
 
  q  E Q.   Q    q  Q  q  Q    Q  Q  E Q.     q  Q  H
|------9-------|-------------|---------9----|------------|
|--------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
|-7------------|-------------|----7---------|-7----------|
|--------------|-5-----7-----|--------------|------------|
 
 
  q  E E Q  q    Q.   q  Q.     Q  Q  E Q.     q  E q  Q.
|-----------9--|--------------|---------9----|------9--------|
|--------------|------7-------|--------------|---------------|
|-7----7-------|--------------|----7---------|-7-------------|
|--------------|-5------------|--------------|---------------|
 
 
  Q  q  E q  E   Q.   q  Q.     W          Q.   q  Q.
|---------9----|--------------|----------|---------------|
|--------------|------7-------|----------|------9--------|
|----7---------|--------------|----------|---------------|
|--------------|-5------------|----------|-7-------------|
 
 
  q  E q  Q.     Q.   q  Q.     q  E q  Q.
|------9-------|--------------|------9-------|
|--------------|------7-------|--------------|
|-7------------|--------------|-7------------|
|--------------|-5------------|--------------|
 
 
                           To Coda
  q  E q  Q.     q  E q  Q.     W
|------6-------|------9-------|-------||
|--------------|--------------|-------||
|-4------------|-7------------|-------||
|--------------|--------------|-------||
 
 
 Guitar Solo
  Q.   q  Q.     Q.   q  Q.     Q.   q  Q.     Q.   q  Q.
|------9-------|------9-------|------9-------|------9--------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-7------------|-7------------|-7------------|-7-------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
 
 
  Q.   q  Q.     Q.   q  Q.     Q.   q  Q.     Q.   q  Q.
|------9-------|------9-------|------9-------|------9--------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-7------------|-7------------|-7------------|-7-------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
 
 
  Q.   q  Q.     Q.   q  Q.     Q.   q  Q.     Q.   q  Q.
|--------------|--------------|------9-------|------9--------|
|------9-------|------9-------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|-7------------|-7-------------|
|-7------------|-7------------|--------------|---------------|
 
 
  Q.   q  Q.     Q.   q  Q.     Q.   q  Q.
|------9-------|------9-------|------9-------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7------------|-7------------|-7------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
 
 
                         D.S. al Coda
  H    H      Q.   q  Q.     q  Q  H
|-----------|------9-------|------------||
|-----------|--------------|------------||
|-----------|-7------------|-7----------||
|-5----7----|--------------|------------||
 
 
 Outro
  &
  q  E q  Q.     q  E q  Q.     q  E q  Q.
|------9-------|------9-------|------9-------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7------------|-7------------|-7------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
 
 
  q  E q  Q.     q  E q  Q.     q  E E Q  q
|--------------|--------------|-----------9--|
|------7-------|------9-------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|-7----7-------|
|-5------------|-7------------|--------------|
 
 
  q  E E Q  q    q  E E Q  q    q  E q  Q.
|-----------9--|-----------9--|------9-------*|
|--------------|--------------|--------------*|
|-7----7-------|-7----7-------|-7------------*|
|--------------|--------------|--------------*|
 
 
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