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Smokestack Lightning by Howlin Wolf

SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING (Bassline)

As recorded by Howlin' Wolf
(From the 1962 Album MOANIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT )

Words and Music by Chester Burnett aka Howlin' Wolf

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Willie Dixon - Upright Bass'


 Intro
  Q=144
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----------|----------|--------------|-------------|
|----------|----------|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|
|----------|----------|--------2-----|----------2--|
|----------|----------|-0------------|-3-----------|


                                               1st, 3rd & 5th Verses
                                            $
  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q      Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------||--------------|
|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|----2-0----0--||o----2--0-----|
|--------2-----|----------2--|--------2-----||o----------2--|
|-0------------|-3-----------|-0------------||--3-----------|


  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|
|--------2-----|----------2--|--------2-----|----------2--|
|-0------------|-3-----------|-0------------|-3-----------|


  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|
|--------2-----|----------2--|--------2-----|----------2--|
|-0------------|-3-----------|-0------------|-3-----------|


  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|
|--------2-----|----------2--|--------2-----|----------2--|
|-0------------|-3-----------|-0------------|-3-----------|


                               2nd & 4th Verses
                     To Coda
  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------------||--------------|-------------|
|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----||----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|
|--------2-----|----------2--||--------2-----|----------2--|
|-0------------|-3-----------||-0------------|-3-----------|


  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|
|--------2-----|----------2--|--------2-----|----------2--|
|-0------------|-3-----------|-0------------|-3-----------|


  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|
|--------2-----|----------2--|--------2-----|----------2--|
|-0------------|-3-----------|-0------------|-3-----------|


                              1.
  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------||
|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----||
|--------2-----|----------2--|--------2-----|----------2--||
|-0------------|-3-----------|-0------------|-3-----------||


 Harmonica Solo
  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|
|--------2-----|----------2--|--------2-----|----------2--|
|-0------------|-3-----------|-0------------|-3-----------|


  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|---------------||
|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|----2-0----0--o||
|--------2-----|----------2--|--------2-----o||
|-0------------|-3-----------|-0-------------||


 Harmonica Solo
  2.
  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|
|--------2-----|----------2--|--------2-----|----------2--|
|-0------------|-3-----------|-0------------|-3-----------|


                               D.S. al Coda
  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------||
|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|----2-0----0--||
|--------2-----|----------2--|--------2-----||
|-0------------|-3-----------|-0------------||


 6th Verse
  &
  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|
|--------2-----|----------2--|--------2-----|----------2--|
|-0------------|-3-----------|-0------------|-3-----------|


  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|
|--------2-----|----------2--|--------2-----|----------2--|
|-0------------|-3-----------|-0------------|-3-----------|


  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----|
|--------2-----|----------2--|--------2-----|----------2--|
|-0------------|-3-----------|-0------------|-3-----------|


                                Outro
  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q      Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q   3x
|--------------|-------------||---------------|--------------||
|----2-0----0--|----2--0-----||o----2-0----0--|----2--0-----o||
|--------2-----|----------2--||o--------2-----|----------2--o||
|-0------------|-3-----------||--0------------|-3------------||


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

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