SHARP DRESSED MAN (Bassline)
As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 1983 Album ELIMINATOR)
Words and Music by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard



Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'


   Intro
    Moderate Rock Q=125
   4/4
    Gtr I
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E H      E E E E E E E E   E E E E H
||------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------||
||o-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------o||
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3------o||
||------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------||


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-||


   Verses
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  H      H    E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------|--------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------|--------1-----||
|-----------------|-----------------|-3----------|----------1-1-||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------|--------------||


  1.
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3--||


   Guitar Solo
    2.
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E Q  E +E  E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-1--------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------3-(3)-3-3-3-||


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   a E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------------------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E Q  E +E  E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-1--------------||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|------3-(3)-3-3-3-||


  q  Q  H      q  Q  H      q  Q  H      q  Q  H
|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|-3----------|-3----------|-3----------|-3----------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-||


 Verse
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  H      H    E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------|--------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------|--------1-----||
|-----------------|-----------------|-3----------|----------1-1-||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------|--------------||


   Outro Guitar Solo
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   5x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||


    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---||


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|




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Duration Legend
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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
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 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
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 |  - 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