Lonely Summer Nights Bass

LONELY SUMMER NIGHTS (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Stray Cats
(From the 1981 Album GONNA BALL)
 
 
Words and Music by Brian Setzer
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Lee Rocker - Double Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=108
 12/8
  Gtr I
  Q.   +Q   E H.        H.      Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E H.
|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|---------1----(1)--1-|-0----(0)----0-----|
|-1----(1)------------|-3-------------------|-----------0-------|
|-----------1-3-------|---------------------|-------------------|
 
 
                     1st, 2nd & 4th Verses
                  $$
  H.      H.          Q.   +Q   E H.        Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
|-----------------||----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------||o---------------------|-0----(0)----0---------|
|-3-------3-------||o-1----(1)------------|-----------0------4----|
|-----------------||------------1-3-------|-----------------------|
 
 
  Q.   +Q   E Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +E  E E Q.   +Q   E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------3----(3)----|-------------------------|----------1-2-3----(3)--1-|
|-3----(3)--3-------------|-1----(1)----------------|-3----(3)-----------------|
|-----------------------1-|-----------1-3----(3)--3-|--------------------------|
 
 
                   1.
 To Dbl. Coda
  H.      H.        Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------||
|-0---------------|-1----(1)----1----0-1-2-|-3----1----0---------o||
|-----------------|-----------1------------|----------------3----o||
|---------3-------|------------------------|----------------------||
 
 
                                                  Bridge 1
  2.
  Q.   +Q   E Q.   +Q   E   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.      Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
|-------------------------|----------------3----||-----------------------|
|-1----(1)----3----(3)----|------0----3---------||-----------1-3---------|
|-----------1-----------3-|-1-------------------||-3----(3)---------3----|
|-------------------------|---------------------||-----------------------|
 
 
  Q.   Q.   H.        Q.   +Q   E Q.   +Q   E   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------3----||
|-------------------|-----------1-3----(3)----|------0----3---------||
|-1-----------------|-3----(3)--------------3-|-1-------------------||
|------1----3-------|-------------------------|---------------------||
 
 
 Bridge 2
  $                                                              To Coda
  Q.   +E  E E H.        Q.   +E  E E H.        Q.   +Q   E Q.   +Q   E
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------|-0----(0)-----0-------|----------------------------|
|-0----(0)-----0-------|----------0-3---------|-3----(3)----3----(3)--3----|
|----------0-3---------|----------------------|-----------3----------------|
 
 
                        3rd Verse
  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.      Q.   +Q   E H.        Q.   +Q   E Q.   Q.
|---------------------||---------------------|-----------------------|
|-3----1----0---------||---------------------|-0----(0)----0---------|
|----------------3----||-1----(1)------------|-----------0------4----|
|---------------------||-----------1-3-------|-----------------------|
 
 
  Q.   +Q   E Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +E  E E Q.   +Q   E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------3----(3)----|-------------------------|----------1-2-3----(3)--1-|
|-3----(3)--3-------------|-1----(1)----------------|-3----(3)-----------------|
|-----------------------1-|-----------1-3----(3)--3-|--------------------------|
 
 
  H.      H.        H.      Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E Q.   E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|------------------------||
|-0---------------|-1-------3----(3)----|------------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------3-|-1----(1)----1----0-1-2-||
|---------3-------|---------------------|-----------1------------||
 
 
 Sax Solo
  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
|---------------------|-----------0---------|---------------------|
|------1----3---------|------3---------0----|------1----3---------|
|-3--------------2----|-1-------------------|-3--------------3----|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
 
 
        D.S. al Coda  &       D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.      E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------3----||--------------------------||
|------0----3---------||--------------------------||
|-1-------------------||-------------------0-0-0--||
|---------------------||-1-1-1-3-3-3-4-4-4--------||
 
 
  &&
  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
|---------------------|---------------------||
|-1----1----1----1----|-3----1----0---------||
|---------------------|----------------3----||
|---------------------|---------------------||
 
 
 Outro
  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
|---------------------|-----------0---------|---------------------|
|----------------1----|------0---------0----|------0----1----2----|
|-1-------------------|---------------------|-3-------------------|
|------1----4---------|-3-------------------|---------------------|
 
 
                        H.=H
  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   E E E Q.   E E E   W.
|---------------------|------3----------------|-------*|
|-3----1----0---------|----------0-1----1-----|-------*|
|----------------3----|-1------3----------1-3-|-1-----*|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-------*|
 
 
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