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Splish Splash Tabs by Bobby Darin

Splish Splash tab by Bobby Darin

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SPLISH SPLASH

As recorded by Bobby Darin
(From the 1958 Album BOBBY DARIN)

Words and Music by Bobby Darin & Murray Kaufman

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Billy Mure - Electric Guitar'


 Intro            1st & 2nd Verses
 Q=148
 N.C.            C
 4/4
 Gtr I
 W     H  E E E E   q Q H   H  E E E E
|----------|--------------||-------------|---------------|
|----------|--------------||o-5----------|---------------|
|----------|--------------||--5----------|---------------|
|----------|--------------||--5----------|---------------|
|----------|----------0-2-||o-3----------|----------0-2--|
|----------|--------3-----||-------------|--------3------|
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

 Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  Q 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--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


 D        G        C       C7
 Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  q Q Q Q  q Q Q Q
|----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------|-------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--------5--|-5--------5--|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5--------5--|-3--------3--|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--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--|
|----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------|-------------|


 F       F#°7     C       G7
 q Q Q Q  q Q Q Q  q Q Q Q  q Q Q Q
|-1--------1--|-------------|-------------|-3--------3--|
|-1--------1--|-1--------1--|-5--------5--|-3--------3--|
|-2--------2--|-2--------2--|-5--------5--|-4--------4--|
|-3--------3--|-1--------1--|-5--------5--|-3--------3--|
|-3--------3--|-------------|-3--------3--|-5--------5--|
|-1--------1--|-2--------2--|-------------|-3--------3--|


                 Chorus
 C      G         C
 q Q H   E E E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E
|------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||----------------|----------------|
|-5----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||----------------|----------------|


                  Saxophone Solo
                   F7
 Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------||-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-||-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-||-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-||-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----------------|----------------||-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|


 C                 G        F
 Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----------------|----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|


                             Out-Chorus
         1.         2.
 C         G          G         C
 Q E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q E E E E E E
|----------------|---3-3-3-3--------||---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-----------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-3-3-3-3-------o||-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||o-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-4-4-4-4--------||-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5--------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-5-5-5-5---0-2-o||-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||o-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----------------|---3-3-3-3-3------||---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-----------------|


                           F7
 Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|


          C                 G
 Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|


 F        C
 Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E  Q E E E E E E
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|-----------------||
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--||
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--||
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|-----------------||


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

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