BLUE SUEDE SHOES (Bassline)
As recorded by Carl Perkins
(From the 1987 Album ORIGINAL SUN GREATEST HITS)
Words and Music by Carl Lee Perkins



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


 6/4
  Gtr I
  E Q    H    Q  Q  Q  Q    H    Q  Q  Q  Q
|------|------------------|------------------||
|------|---------7--7-----|---------7--7-----||
|------|------------------|------------------||
|------|------------------|------------------||


             $
 4/4
  W          Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----------|----4--5--6--|-7--5-----5--|
|----------|-7-----------|-------7-----|
|----------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    H    H      H    Q  Q
|-7--5--------|-----------|------------|
|-------4--5--|-7---------|-7-------7--|
|-------------|------7----|------7-----|
|-------------|-----------|------------|


  H    H      H    H      Q  Q  Q  Q
|-----------|-----------|-------------|
|------9----|------9----|-7--5-----5--|
|-7---------|-7---------|-------7-----|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|


       To Coda
  Q  Q  Q  Q      H    Q  Q    Q  H    Q
|-------------||-------------|------------|
|-7--5-----5--||o-7-------7--|-7-------7--|
|-------7-----||o------------|------------|
|-------------||-------------|------------|


  Q  H    Q    Q  H    Q    Q  H    Q
|------------|------------|------------|
|-7-------7--|-7-------7--|-7-------7--|
|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|


  Q  H    Q    Q  Q  H      Q  Q  Q  Q
|------------|------------|----4--5--6--|
|-7-------7--|-7----------|-7-----------|
|------------|------------|-------------|
|------------|------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    H    H      H    Q  Q
|-7--5-----5--|-7--5--------|-----------|------------|
|-------7-----|-------4--5--|-7---------|-7-------7--|
|-------------|-------------|------7----|------7-----|
|-------------|-------------|-----------|------------|


  H    H      H    H      Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
|------9----|------9----|-7--5-----5--|-7--5-----5--|
|-7---------|-7---------|-------7-----|-------7-----|
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|


  1.
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----6--9--6--|----6--9--6--|----6--9--6--|
|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-7--5--4-----|----4--7--4--|----4--5--6--|
|----------7--|-5-----------|-5-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    H    H
|----6--9--6--|-------------|-----------|
|-7-----------|-7--5--4-----|------9----|
|-------------|----------8--|-7---------|
|-------------|-------------|-----------|


  H    H      H    H      H    H
|-----------|-----------|------------||
|------9----|-7---------|-7---------o||
|-7---------|------7----|------7----o||
|-----------|-----------|------------||


  2.
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|----6--9--6--|
|-7--7-----5--|-7--7-----5--|-7-----------|
|-------7-----|-------7-----|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-7--5--4-----|----4--7--4--|----4--5--6--|
|----------7--|-5-----------|-5-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----6--9--6--|-------------|-------------|
|-7-----------|-7--5--4-----|-------9--9--|
|-------------|----------8--|-7--7--------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|----6--9--6--|-------------|
|----4--5--6--|-7-----------|-7--5-----5--|
|-7-----------|-------------|-------7-----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|


                          D.S. al Coda
  Q  H    Q    Q  H    Q    Q  Q  H
|------------|------------|------------||
|-7-------7--|-7-------7--|-7----------||
|------------|------------|------------||
|------------|------------|------------||


  &
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----6--9--6--|-------------|----6--9--6--|
|-7-----------|-7--5-----5--|-7-----------|
|-------------|-------7-----|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-7--5--4-----|----4--7--4--|----4--5--6--|
|----------7--|-5-----------|-5-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----6--9--6--|-------------|-------------|
|-7-----------|-7--5--4-----|----6--7--6--|
|-------------|----------8--|-7-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E
|-------------|----6--9--6--|--------------*|
|----6--9--6--|-7-----------|-7----------7-*|
|-7-----------|-------------|--------------*|
|-------------|-------------|--------------*|




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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