Hang On Sloopy - The Mccoys

HANG ON SLOOPY (Bassline) As recorded by The McCoys (From the 1965 Album HANG ON SLOOPY) Words and Music by Wes Farrell & Bert Russell Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dennis Kelly - Bass' Intro Q=105 4/4 Gtr I W H Q Q e E E E e E E E e E E E e E Q |----------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|| |----------|--------------|-----------------|----------------|| |----------|--------------|---------3-----3-|-5-----5-3------|| |----------|---------10\--|-3-----3---------|-------------5--||

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E Q Q |---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------o|| |--------3----3-|-5----5-3-----|--------3----3-|-5----5-3-----o|| |-3----3--------|-----------5--|-3----3--------|-----------5---|| Guitar Solo e E E E e E E E e E E E e E Q e E E E e E E E e E E E e E Q 3x ||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o---------3-----3-|-5-----5-3------|---------3-----3-|-5-----5-3-------o|| ||--3-----3---------|-------------5--|-3-----3---------|-------------5----|| Verse 3 e E E E e E E E e E E E e E Q e E E E e E E E e E E E e E Q 5x ||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o---------3-----3-|-5-----5-3------|---------3-----3-|-5-----5-3-------o|| ||--3-----3---------|-------------5--|-3-----3---------|-------------5----|| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |---------------|--------------|---------------| |---------------|--------------|---------------| |--------3----3-|-5----5-3-----|--------3----3-| |-3----3--------|-----------5--|-3----3--------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| |-----------------|-----------------|| Out-Chorus Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q ||----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||o--------3----3-|-5----5-3-----|--------3----3-|-5----5-3------o|| ||--3----3--------|-----------5--|-3----3--------|-----------5----|| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q E e e E E e e E |---------------|--------------|-----------------| |---------------|--------------|-----------------| |--------3----3-|-5----5-3-----|-----------3-3---| |-3----3--------|-----------5--|---3-3-----------| E e e E E e e e e E Q H |-----------------|-------------*| |-----------------|-------------*| |---5-5-----3-3-3-|-------------*| |-----------------|-3-----------*| 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 Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on Sloopy lives in a very bad part of town And everybody, yeah, tries to put my Sloopy down Sloopy I don't care what your daddy do Cause you know Sloopy girl I'm in love with you And so I sing out Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on Sloopy wears a red dress, yeah, as old as the hill But when Sloopy wears that red dress, yeah You know it gives me the chills, oh, oh Sloopy when I see you walkin?, walkin? down the street I say ?Don?t worry Sloopy girl, you belong to me? And so I sing out Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, give it to me (Guitar Solo) Sloopy let your hair down girl, let it hang down on me Sloopy let your hair down girl, let it hang down on me Yeah, yeah Come on Sloopy, (come on, come on) Oh, come on Sloopy, (come on, come on) Oh, come on Sloopy, (come on, come on) Oh, come on Sloopy, (come on, come on) Well it feels so good (come on, come on) You know it feels so good (come on, come on) Well shake it, shake it, shake it Sloopy (Come on, come on) Well shake it, shake it, shake it, yeah (Come on, come on) Ahh, hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on Sloopy hang on Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah