Sunny Bass

SUNNY (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Bobby Hebb
(From the 1966 Album SUNNY)
 
Words and Music by Bobby Hebb
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
 
 
              1st & 2nd Verses
  Q=126
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W            Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|----------||----------------|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|--------4----4--|
|----------||o-2----2-2----2-|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|-4----4---------|
|----------||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|--------4----4-|
|-2----2-2----2-|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|-4----4----4---|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|
|-2----2-2----2-|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|-4----4-4----4-|---------------|
|-4----4-4----4-|---------------|-2----2-2----2-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
 1.                2.
  Q  E E Q  E E     E E E E E E E E
|----------------||---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|-2----2-2----2-o||-----------------||
|---------------o||-----------------||
|----------------||-----------------||
 
 
 3rd Verse
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|---------------|-6----6-6----6-|--------5----5--|
|-3----3-3----3-|-6----6-6----6-|---------------|-5----5----5----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|---------------|-6----6-6----6-|--------5----5--|
|-3----3-3----3-|-6----6-6----6-|---------------|-5----5----5----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|---------------|-6----6-6----6-|----------------|
|-3----3-3----3-|-6----6-6----6-|---------------|-4----4-4----4--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6--||
|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|------------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------||
 
 
 4th Verse
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|--------6----6--|
|-4----4-4----4-|-7----7-7----7-|---------------|-6----6----6----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|--------6----6--|
|-4----4-4----4-|-7----7-7----7-|---------------|-6----6----6----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|----------------|
|-4----4-4----4-|-7----7-7----7-|---------------|-5----5-5----5--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-6----6-6----6-|---------------|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
|-6----6-6----6-|---------------|-4----4-4----4-|------------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------||
 
 
 5th Verse
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|---------------|-8----8-8----8-|--------7----7--|
|-5----5-5----5-|-8----8-8----8-|---------------|-7----7----7----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|---------------|-8----8-8----8-|--------7----7--|
|-5----5-5----5-|-8----8-8----8-|---------------|-7----7----7----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|---------------|-8----8-8----8-|----------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|-8----8-8----8-|---------------|-6----6-6----6--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
                               Outro
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  Q  H       Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|-7----------||---------------|-5----5-7----7--|
|-7----7-7----7-|------------||-5----5-5----5-|----------------|
|---------------|------------||---------------|----------------|
|---------------|------------||---------------|----------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|---------------|-5----5-7----7-|---------------|-5----5-7----7--*|
|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|----------------*|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------*|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------*|
 
 
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
X