Blueberry Hill Bass

BLUEBERRY HILL (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Fats Domino
(From the 1957 Album THIS IS FATS DOMINO)
 
Words and Music by Larry Stock, Al Lewis & Vincent Rose
Arranged by Fats Domino
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Upright Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=98
 4/4
  Gtr I
                 |3-| |3| |-3-|       |3-| |3| |-3-|
  W          Q  +Q  E Q E E E E   Q  +Q  E Q E E E E
|----------|----------5-5-----5-|----------5-5-----5-|
|----------|--------7-----6-7---|--------7-----6-7---|
|----------|-8--(8)-------------|-8--(8)-------------|
|----------|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
                                   1st - 3rd Verses
                                $
                                $$
      |3-| |3| |-3-|                    |3-| |3| |-3-|
  Q  +Q  E Q E E E E   W            Q  +Q  E Q E E E E
|--------------------|----------||-----------5-5-----5-|
|----------5-5-----5-|----------||o--------7-----6-7---|
|--------7-----6-7---|----------||o-8--(8)-------------|
|-8--(8)-------------|-8--------||---------------------|
 
 
      |3-| |3| |-3-|       |3-| |3| |-3-|       |3-| |3| |-3-|
  Q  +Q  E Q E E E E   Q  +Q  E Q E E E E   Q  +Q  E Q E E E E
|----------5-5-----5-|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------7-----6-7---|----------5-5-----5-|----------5-5-------|
|-8--(8)-------------|--------7-----6-7---|--------7-----6-7-8-|
|--------------------|-8--(8)-------------|-8--(8)-------------|
 
 
                                  To Dbl. Coda
        |3-| |3| |-3-|         |3-| |3| |-3-|
   Q   +Q  E Q E E E E    Q   +Q  E Q E E E E
|------------7-7-----7-|------------7-7-----7--|
|----------9-----8-9---|----------9-----8-9----|
|-10--(10)-------------|-10--(10)--------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
 1.
      |3-| |3| |-3-|       |3-| |3| |-3-|
  Q  +Q  E Q E E E E   Q  +Q  E Q E E E E
|--------------------|----------------------||
|----------5-5-----5-|----------5-5-----5--o||
|--------7-----6-7---|--------7-----6-7----o||
|-8--(8)-------------|-8--(8)---------------||
 
 
                                 Bridge
  2.,D.S.
      |3-|
  Q  +Q  E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----------------|-5--5--3--3--||-5--5--------|-------------|
|----------6--8--|-------------||-------5--5--|-------------|
|--------7-------|-------------||-------------|-3--3--5--5--|
|-8--(8)---------|-------------||-------------|-------------|
 
 
                         |3|
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q E   Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|----5--4--4-2-|-4--4--------|
|-5--5--------|-5------------|-------4--4--|
|-------3--5--|--------------|-------------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|
 
 
                       To Coda   D.S. al Coda
           |3|            |3|       |3|
  Q  Q  Q  Q E   Q  Q  Q  Q E    Q  Q E Q  Q
|-4--4-------2-|-4--4--4--4-2--|---------------||
|-------4--4---|---------------|-5--5------2---||
|--------------|---------------|------3-3------||
|--------------|---------------|---------------||
 
 
                Outro
D.S.S. al Dbl.&&oda
                     |3-| |3| |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  +Q  E Q E E E E   W
|-------------||----------5-5-----5-|------*|
|-5--5-----2--||--------7-----6-7---|------*|
|-------3-----||-8--(8)-------------|------*|
|-------------||--------------------|-8----*|
 
 
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