Boom Boom Out Go The Lights Bass

BOOM BOOM (OUT GO THE LIGHTS) (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Little Walter
(From the 1957 Album BLUES GREATS: LITTLE WALTER)
 
 
Words and Music by Stan Lewis
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Willie Dixon - Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=144(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  H    Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  H      Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  H
|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
|------------|-7-----------|-7----------|-7-----------|-7----------|
|---------7--|----------7--|------------|----------7--|------------|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------6--9--|-------------|-------6--9---||
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7------------||
|----------7--|-------------|----------7--|--------------||
 
 
 1st Verse
              6/4               4/4
  q  Q  H      q  Q  H    H      W          +W
|------------|-----------------|----------|--------|
|------------|-----------------|----------|--------|
|-7----------|-7---------------|----------|--------|
|------------|-----------------|-0--------|-(0)----|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    q  Q  H      W
|-------------|-------------|------------|------|
|-------2--4--|-5--4--2-----|------------|------|
|-0--4--------|----------4--|-7----------|------|
|-------------|-------------|------------|------|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0------------||
|-------0--1--|-2--0--------|-------0--1--|----4--2------||
|-2--4--------|-------4--2--|-0--4--------|----------4---||
 
 
 2nd Verse
  Q  Q  H      Q  Q  H      Q  Q  Q   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
|------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
|------------|------------|----------/2--|-------2------|
|-0----------|-0----------|-0------------|-0--4-----4---|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    q  Q  H      W
|-------------|-0-----------|------------|------|
|-------2--4--|----4--2-----|------------|------|
|-0--4--------|----------4--|-7----------|------|
|-------------|-------------|------------|------|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0------------||
|-------0--1--|-2--0--------|-------0--1--|----4--2------||
|-2--4--------|-------4--2--|-0--4--------|----------4---||
 
 
   Harmonica Solo
    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
||o-------2--4--|-2--4--2-----|-------2--4--|-2--4--2-----|
||--0--4--------|----------4--|-0--4--------|----------4--|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|--------------|
|-------2--4--|----4--2-----|-------------|-0------------|
|-0--4--------|----------4--|-------2--4--|----4--2------|
|-------------|-------------|-0--4--------|----------4---|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    3x
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||
|-------0--1--|-2--0--------|-------0--1--|-2--0---------o||
|-2--4--------|-------4--2--|-0--4--------|-------4--2----||
 
 
 3rd Verse
  q  Q  q  Q    W          W          +W
|-------------|----------|----------|--------|
|-------------|----------|----------|--------|
|-------2-----|----------|----------|--------|
|-0-----------|----------|-0--------|-(0)----|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    q  Q  H      W
|-------------|-------------|------------|------|
|-------2--4--|-5--4--2-----|------------|------|
|-0--4--------|----------4--|-7----------|------|
|-------------|-------------|------------|------|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------0--1--|-2--0--------|-------0--1--|-2--0---------||
|-2--4--------|-------4--2--|-0--4--------|-------4--2---||
 
 
 4th Verse
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------2-----|----------2--|-------------|--------------|
|----------2--|----1--2-----|----1--2-----|-2--0---------|
|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-------4--2---|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    q  Q  H      W
|-------------|-------------|------------|------|
|-------2--4--|-5--4--2-----|------------|------|
|-0--4--------|----------4--|-7----------|------|
|-------------|-------------|------------|------|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0------------||
|-------0--1--|-2--0--------|-------0--1--|----4--2------||
|-2--4--------|-------4--2--|-0--4--------|----------4---||
 
 
 Outro Harmonica Solo
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------2--4--|-2--4--2-----|-------2--4--|-2--4--2------|
|-0--4--------|----------4--|-0--4--------|----------4---|
 
 
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|--------------*|
|-------2--4--|----4--2-----|-------------|-0------------*|
|-0--4--------|----------4--|-------2--4--|----4--2------*|
|-------------|-------------|-0--4--------|----------4---*|
 
 
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