Tabs
BATMAN THEME
As recorded by Link Wray
(From the 1966 Album EARLY RECORDINGS)
Music by Neal Hefti
Arranged by Link Wray
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Link Wray - Electric Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Link Wray - Electric Guitar 2'
Q=157
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist. & reverb)
Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
W H H
|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|
|-14S=======|=2---------|
|-14S=======|=2---------|
F#F#
Gtr II
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-4-4-3-3-2-2-3-3-|-4-4-3-3-2-2-3-3-|-4-4-3-3-2-2-3-3-||
|-4-4-3-3-2-2-3-3-|-4-4-3-3-2-2-3-3-|-4-4-3-3-2-2-3-3-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
F#F#
Gtrs I, II (El. Gtrs. w/ light dist. & reverb)
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|
BB F#F#
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|
C#C# BB F#F#
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------||
|-4-4-3-3-2-2-3-3-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-||
F#F#
Gtr I
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|
BB F#F#
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-6-6-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-6-6-5-5-6-6-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|
C#C# BB F#F#
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|-9-9-8-8-7-7-8-8-|-7-7-6-6-5-5-6-6-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|
| E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------||
|-4-4-3-3-2-2-3-3-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-||
Gtr II
q Q H Wx3
|------------|--------|
|------------|--------|
|------------|--------|
|------------|--------|
|-4----------|--------|
|-2----------|--------|
N.C.
Gtr I
S E. H. H H W
|-x-x----------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-x-x----------|-----------------|-----------------||
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|------14S=====|=2---------------|-----------------||
|------14S=====|=2---------------|-----------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|--------------|-4-4-3-3-2-2-3-3-|-4-4-3-3-2-2-3-3-||
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------||
F#F#
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
||o-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1--|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|
| E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
||--2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1--|
BB F#F#
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-6-6-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-6-6-5-5-6-6-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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| E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|
C#C# F#F#
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-9-9-8-8-7-7-8-8-|-7-7-6-6-5-5-6-6-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-3-3-2-2-3-3-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|
F#F#
Q H. +H H Q H. +H H
|-2---2------------|-(2)---------------|-2---2------------|-(2)---------------|
|-2---2------------|-(2)---------------|-2---2------------|-(2)---------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
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| E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-2-2-1--1-0-0-1-1-|--2--2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-2-2-1--1-0-0-1-1-|--2--2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|
BB F#F#
Q H. +H H Q H. +H H
|-7---7------------|-(7)---------------|-2---2------------|-(2)---------------|
|-7---7------------|-(7)---------------|-2---2------------|-(2)---------------|
|-8---8------------|-(8)---------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
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| E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------|-------------------|
|-2-2-1--1-0-0-1-1-|--2--2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|------------------|-------------------|-2-2-1--1-0-0-1-1-|--2--2-1-1-0-0-1-1-|
C#C# BB
Q H. Q H.
|--9----9------------|-7---7------------|
|--9----9------------|-7---7------------|
|-10---10------------|-8---8------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|
| E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--6-6--6--6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|
|--4-4--3--3-2-2-3-3-|-2-2-1--1-0-0-1-1-|
|--------------------|------------------|
F#F#
Q H. +H H
|-2---2------------|-(2)----------------||
|-2---2------------|-(2)---------------o||
|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|-------------------o||
|------------------|--------------------||
|
| E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE
|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|-------------------o||
|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-o||
|-2-2-1--1-0-0-1-1-|--2--2-1-1-0-0-1-1--||
Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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