BIG TEN INCH RECORD (Bassline)
As recorded by Aerosmith
(From the 1975 Album TOYS IN THE ATTIC)
Words and Music by Fred Weismantel
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro Verse
Moderately Fast Q=176(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E Q E E H Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-------------|----------4--|
|-----------------|-------------|----4--7-----|
|-----------------|-------------|-5-----------|
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0--0-0------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-5--4--------|----------4--|-------------|
|-------7--4--|----4--7-----|-5--4--------|
|-------------|-5-----------|-------7--4--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W W
|----------4--|-5--4--------|----------|------|
|----4--7-----|-------7--4--|----------|------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-7--------|------|
|-------------|-------------|----------|------|
Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------4--|-5--4--------|-------------|--------------|
|----4--7-----|-------7--4--|----------4--|-5--4---------|
|-5-----------|-------------|----4--7-----|-------7--4---|
|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|----4--5--6--|----4--5--6--|-7--4---------|
|----4--5--6--|-7-----------|-7-----------|-------7--4---|
|-7-----------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Guitar Solo
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-5--3--2--0--|-5--3--2--0--|-5--3--2--0--|-5--3--2--0---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-5--3--2--0--|-5--3--2--0--|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-5--3--2--0--|-5--3--2--0---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------4--|-7--4---------|
|-7--5--4-----|-7--5--4-----|----4--7-----|-------7--6---|
|----------7--|----------7--|-5-----------|--------------|
Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------4--|-5--4--------|----------4--|--------------|
|----4--7-----|-------7--4--|----4--7-----|-5--4---------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-5-----------|-------7--4---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H W
|----------4--|-5--4--------|-----------|------|
|----4--7-----|-------7--4--|-----------|------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-7---------|------|
|-------------|-------------|-----------|------|
Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------4--|-5--4--------|-------------|--------------|
|----4--7-----|-------7--4--|----------4--|-5--4---------|
|-5-----------|-------------|----4--7-----|-------7--4---|
|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|----4--5--6--|----4--5--6--|-7--4---------|
|----4--5--6--|-7-----------|-7-----------|-------7--4---|
|-7-----------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------4--|-5--4--------|-------------|--------------|
|----4--7-----|-------7--4--|----------4--|-5--4---------|
|-5-----------|-------------|----4--7-----|-------7--4---|
|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H W
|----------4--|-5--4--------|-----------|------|
|----4--7-----|-------7--4--|-----------|------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-7---------|------|
|-------------|-------------|-----------|------|
Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------4--|-5--4--------|-------------|--------------|
|----4--7-----|-------7--4--|----------4--|-5--4---------|
|-5-----------|-------------|----4--7-----|-------7--4---|
|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|--------------|
~
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E Q E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------5-----|
|-------------|----4--5--6--|----4--5--6--|-------4-7-------|
|----4--5--6--|-7-----------|-7-----------|-0---7-----------|
|-7-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-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
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-----|
Harmonica Solo
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-5--3--2--0--|-5--3--2--0--|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-5--3--2--0--|-5--3--2--0---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------4--|
|-7--5--4-----|-7--5--4-----|----4--7-----|
|----------7--|----------7--|-5-----------|
Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------4--|-5--4--------|-------------|--------------|
|----4--7-----|-------7--4--|----------4--|-5--4---------|
|-5-----------|-------------|----4--7-----|-------7--4---|
|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H. W
|----------4--|-5--4--------|------------|------|
|----4--7-----|-------7--4--|------------|------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-7----------|------|
|-------------|-------------|------------|------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------4--|-5--4--------|-------------|--------------|
|----4--7-----|-------7--4--|----------4--|-5--4---------|
|-------------|-------------|----4--7-----|-------7--4---|
|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|--------------|
Outro
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|----------|---14---12---9---7--|
|-------------|----4--5--6--|----------|--------------------|
|----4--5--6--|-7-----------|-7--------|--------------------|
|-7-----------|-------------|----------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E W Wx4
|---5-------------:----------:--------*|
|-------7---5-----:----------:--------*|
|-------------7---:-0--------:--------*|
|-----------------:----------:--------*|
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
----------------
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