Ruby Baby Bass

RUBY BABY (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Dion
(From the 1963 Album RUBY BABY)
 
Words and Music by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
 
 
 Intro         1st Verse     Chorus
  Q=120(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx2           Wx8           Q  E. S +Q   E. S
|------------||------------||-------------------|
|------------||------------||-------------------|
|------------||------------||-0--0--0-(0)--0--0-|
|------------||------------||-------------------|
 
 
  +E  S S E. S +Q   S E S   Q  S E S +Q   S E S   +E  S S E. S +Q   Q
|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0---0-|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-0--0---0-(0)--0---0-|-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0---|
 
 
  Q  +S  E S Q  Q    Q  E. S +E  S S E. S
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|-2--(2)---2----2--|-0--0--0-(0)---0-0----|
|------------2-----|--------------------0-|
 
 
  +E  S S E. S +Q   S E S   +Q   E. S +E  S S Q
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0---0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)---0-0--||
 
 
   2nd & 3rd Verses
    S E S E. S +Q   E. S   +Q   E. S +Q   S E S
||-----------------------|----------------------|
||o----------------------|----------------------|
||o----------------------|----------------------|
||--0---0-0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0---0-|
 
 
  +Q   E. S +Q   E. S   +Q   E. S +Q   Q
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--|
 
 
  S E S S E S +Q   E. S   +Q   E. S +E  S S S E S   +Q   S E S +Q   S E S
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-0---0-0---0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)---0-0---0-|-(0)--0---0-(0)--0---0-|
 
 
                         Chorus
  +Q   E. S +Q   S E S    S E S E. S +E  S S E. S
|----------------------||-------------------------|
|----------------------||-------------------------|
|----------------------||-0---0-0--0-(0)---0-0--0-|
|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0---0-||-------------------------|
 
 
  +Q   S E S +Q   Q    Q  E. S +E  S S E. S
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-(0)--0---0-(0)--0--|----------------------|
|--------------------|-0--0--0-(0)---0-0--0-|
 
 
  +Q   S E S +Q   Q    Q  +S  E S Q.   S S
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-2--(2)---2--------2-|
|-(0)--0---0-(0)--0--|------------2--------|
 
 
  Q  E. S +Q   E. S   +E  S S E. S +Q   E. S
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-0--0--0-(0)--0----|-------------------------|
|-----------------0-|-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0--0--|
 
 
                               Interlude
  +E  S S S E S +E  S S E. S    +Q   E. S +Q   E. S
|----------------------------||---------------------|
|----------------------------||---------------------|
|----------------------------||---------------------|
|-(0)---0-0---0-(0)---0-0--0-||-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--0-|
 
 
  +Q   E. S +Q   E. S   +Q   S E S +Q   E. S
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0---0-(0)--0--0--|
 
 
  +Q   E. S +Q   Q    Q  E. S +Q   E. S
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-0--0--0-(0)--0--0-|
|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--|-------------------|
 
 
  +Q   E. S +Q   S E S   Q  E. S +E  S S S E S
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0---0-|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-0--0--0-(0)---0-0---0-|
 
 
                                    |-3-|
  +Q   E. S +Q   Q    Q  +S  E S Q  E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-2--(2)---2----2-4-6-|
|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--|------------2--------|
 
 
  Q  E. S +Q   E. S   +Q   S E S +Q   E. S
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-7-----------------|----------------------|
|----0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0---0-(0)--0--0-|
 
 
                              Outro
  +Q   S E S +E  S S S E S     +E  S S E. S +Q   E. S   +Q   E. S +Q   S E S
|---------------------------||------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------o||------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------o||------------------------|-----------------------|
|-(0)--0---0-(0)---0-0---0--||-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0---0--|
 
 
  +Q   E. S +E  S S E. S   +Q   E. S +Q   E. S   +E  S S E. S +Q   E. S
|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------*|
|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------*|
|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------*|
|-(0)--0--0-(0)---0-0--0-|-(0)--0--0-(0)--0--0-|-(0)---0-0--0-(0)--0--0-*|
 
 
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