THE HOUSE IS ROCKIN' (Bassline)
As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan
(From the 1989 Album IN STEP)




 Words and Music by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Doyle Bramhall



Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Tuned Down 1/2 Step'


 Introduction
  Fast Rock Q=172
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx4          Q  Q   E  E E E   E E Q   E  E E  E
|------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------|-------------7-7-|-8-8-7--------7----|
|------------|----7--10-10-----|--------10-10---10-|
|------------|-8---------------|-------------------|


  E E Q   E  E E E   E E Q   E  E E  E
|------------------|---------------------|
|--------------7-7-|-8-8-7--10-10-7------|
|-----7--10-10-----|----------------10---|
|-8-8--------------|---------------------|


 Chorus
  E E Q   E  E E E   E E Q   E  E E  E
|------------------|-------------------|
|--------------7-7-|-8-8-7--------7----|
|-----7--10-10-----|--------10-10---10-|
|-8-8--------------|-------------------|


   E  E Q   E  E Q    E E E  E   E  E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-10-10----------7--|-8-8-7-(7)-------7-7-|
|-------7--10-10----|-----------10-10-----|
|-------------------|---------------------|


   Q  Q   E  E E E    E  E Q   E  E E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-10-----------7-7-|-10-10--------------|
|-----7--10-10-----|-------7--10-10-9-9-|


  E E Q   E  E E  E    E  E  Q   E  E E  E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------7-(7)-|-8-(8)-7--------7----|
|-----7--10-10-------|----------10-10---10-|
|-8-8----------------|---------------------|


 Verse
  E E Q   E  E E  E   E E Q   E E E  E   E E Q   E  E E E   Q  Q   Q  E  E
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
|--------------7----|-8-8-7-------7----|--------------7-7s|=8--7------7----|
|-----7--10-10---10-|--------10-----10-|-----7--10-10-----|-------10----10-|
|-8-8---------------|------------------|-8-8--------------|----------------|


  E E Q   E  E E E   E E Q   E  E E  E   E E Q   E  E E  E   E E Q   E  E Q
|--------------7-7-|-8-8-7--------7----|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----7--10-10-----|--------10-10---10-|--------------7----|-8-8-7--------7--|
|-8-8--------------|-------------------|-----7--10-10---10-|--------10-10----|
|------------------|-------------------|-8-8---------------|-----------------|


   E  E Q  E E E E    E  E Q  E E  E   E
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|-10-10------------|-------7--8-8-10-(10)-|
|-------7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10----------------|


  E E Q   E  E E E   E E Q   E  E E  E
|------------------|-------------------|
|--------------7-7-|-8-8-7--------7----|
|-----7--10-10-----|--------10-10---10-|
|-8-8--------------|-------------------|


 Chorus
  E E Q   E  E Q    E E Q   E  E E  E   E E Q   E  E E  E    E E Q   E  E Q
|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------7--|-8-8-7--------7----|--------------7-(7)-|-8-8-7--------7--|
|-----7--10-10----|--------10-10---10-|-----7--10-10-------|--------10-10----|
|-8-8-------------|-------------------|-8-8----------------|-----------------|


   E  E Q  Q  E E    E  E Q  E E E  E   E E Q   Q  E E   E  E  Q   E  E E  E
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|------------7---|-8-(8)-7--------7----|
|-10-10-----------|-------7--8-8-9h10-|-----7--10------|----------10-10---10-|
|-------7--8--9-9-|-10-10-------------|-8-8------------|---------------------|


 Piano Solo
  E E Q  E E Q     E  E Q  E E E  E    E  E  Q  E E  E  E    E  E Q  E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------|-------7--8-8-9h10-|-10-10-10--7-7-------|-10-10------------|
|-----7--8-8-9--|-10-10-------------|---------------10-10-|-------5--6-6-7-7-|
|-8-8-----------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|


  E E Q  E E E E   E E Q  E E E  E    E E Q  E E E E    E  E Q  E E E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------7--8-8-----|
|-8-8------------|-----5--6-6-------|-----7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10--------9-9-|
|-----5--6-6-7-7-|-8-8--------7-(7)-|-8-8------------|------------------|


   E  E Q   E  E E E    E  E Q  Q  E  E    E E Q  E E E E    E  E Q  E E E  E
|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|-------7--8-8-9h10-|
|-10-10----------7-7-|-10-10-8--7--5-(5)-|-----7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10-------------|
|-------7--10-10-----|-------------------|-8-8------------|-------------------|


 Guitar Solo
   Q  Q  E E E E    E  E Q  E E E E    E  E Q  Q   E  E   E E Q  E E Q
|----------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-10-------------|------------------|-10-10-8--7--------|---------------|
|-----7--8-8-9-9-|-------7--8-8-9-9-|-------------10-10-|-----5--6-6-7--|
|----------------|-10-10------------|-------------------|-8-8-----------|


  E E Q  E E E E    E  E Q  E E E E    E  E Q  E E  E  E   Q  Q  Q  E  E
|----------------|-------7--8-8-9-8-|--------------------|----------------|
|-----7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10------------|-10-10-8--7-7-------|----------------|
|-8-8------------|------------------|--------------10-10-|----7--8--9-(9)-|
|----------------|------------------|--------------------|-8--------------|


   Q   Q   E E E  E    Q   Q   E E Q     Q   Q   E E Q     Q   Q   E E Q
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-10--10--10-8---10-|-10--10--10-8----|-10--10--10-8----|-10--10--10-8----|
|--------------8----|--------------8--|--------------8--|--------------8--|


   E  E  E  E  E E E  E    +E   E  E  E  E E E  E    +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-8---10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-8---10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|------------------8----|--------------------8----|---------------------------|


   E  E Q  Q   E  E   E E Q   E  E E E   E E Q  E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|--------------7p5-|-8-8-7--5-5-7-5-|
|-10-10-8--7--------|-----7--10-10-----|----------------|
|-------------10-10-|-8-8--------------|----------------|


 Chorus
   Q  Q   E  E Q    Q  Q   E E E  E    Q  Q   E  E E E   E E Q   E  E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-10-----------7--|-8--7-------7----|-10-----------7-7-|-8-8-7--------7--|
|-----7--10-10----|-------10-----10-|-----7--10-10-----|--------10-10----|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|


                                    |-3-|
   E  E Q   E  E E E    E  E Q   Q  E E E   Q  Q   Q  E E   Q  Q   Q  E  E
|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------7-7-|-8--7------7-----|
|-10-10----------7-7-|-10-10--------------|----7--10------|-------10----10--|
|-------7--10-10-----|-------7--10--9---9-|-8-------------|-----------------|


 Verse
   Q  Q   E  E Q    E E Q   Q  E  E    E  E Q   E  E Q    Q  Q   Q  E  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-10-----------7--|-8-8-7------7----|-10-10----------7--|-8--7------7----|
|-----7--10-10----|--------10----10-|-------7--10-10----|-------10----10-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|


  E E E E  Q  Q    E E Q   E  E E  E   E E Q   E  E E E   Q  E E  E   E  Q
|----------------|-8-8-7--------7----|------------------|-------------------|
|-----7---10--7--|--------10-10---10-|--------------7-7-|-8--7-7---------7--|
|-8-8---8--------|-------------------|-----7--10-10-----|--------10-(10)----|
|----------------|-------------------|-8-8--------------|-------------------|


   E  E Q  Q  E E    E  E Q  E E  E   E    E E Q   E  E Q    E E Q   E  E E  E
|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|--------------7--|-8-8-7--------7----|
|-10-10-----------|-------7--8-8-10-(10)-|-----7--10-10----|--------10-10---10-|
|-------7--8--9-9-|-10-10----------------|-8-8-------------|-------------------|


 Chorus
   E  E Q   E  E E E   E E Q   E  E E  E   E E Q   Q  Q
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|-10-10----------7-7-|-8-8-7--------7----|------------7--|
|-------7--10-10-----|--------10-10---10-|-----7--10-----|
|--------------------|-------------------|-8-8-----------|


  E E Q   E  E E  E     E  E Q   E  E E E    E  E Q   E  E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-8-8-7--------7-(7)-|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------10-10-------|-10-10----------7-7-|-10-10--------------|
|--------------------|-------7--10-10-----|-------7--10-10-9-9-|


  E E Q   E  E E  E     E  E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------7-(7)-|-10-10-------------|
|-----7--10-10-------|-------7-7-8-8-9-9-|
|-8-8----------------|-------------------|


   E  E Q   E  E E E    E  E Q   E  E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-10-10----------7-7-|-10-10--------------|
|-------7--10-10-----|-------7--10-10-9-9-|


  E E Q  E E E E    E E E  E  +H        +H.       +E   E
|----------------|-------------------|--------------------*|
|----------------|----8-9-10-(10)----|-(10)------(10)-10\-*|
|-----7--8-8-9-9-|-10----------------|--------------------*|
|-8-8------------|-------------------|--------------------*|




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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