Teddy Bear Bass Tab by Elvis Presley

Teddy Bear bass tab by Elvis Presley

Bass Tab

(LET ME BE YOUR) TEDDY BEAR (Bassline)

As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1957 Album LOVING YOU)

Words and Music by Karl Mann & Bernie Lowe

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bill Black - Double Bass'


 Intro
  Q=174
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E E E E E E E E   E E Q  H
|-----------------|-------------||
|-5-5-4-4-3-3-4-4-|-5-----------||
|-----------------|-------------||
|-----------------|-------------||

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 1st Verse
  Q=174(8=s8)
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----------2--|-5--2--------|----------2--|-5--3--2-----|
|----2--5-----|-------5--2--|----2--5-----|----------5--|
|-3-----------|-------------|-3-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----2--5--7-5-|----2--5--7-5-|----2--5--7--|-------------|
|-3------------|-3------------|-3-----------|----2--5--7--|
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-3-----------|
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    q  Q  H      Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|------------|----------2--|----------2--||
|----2--3--4--|-5----------|----2--5-----|----2--5-----||
|-5-----------|------------|-3-----------|-3-----------||
|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------||


 Bridge
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   Q.   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|------4----7--|-------------|
|-3--3--3--3--|-5------------|-3--3--3--3--|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|


  Q.   Q.   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   Q.   Q
|------4----7--|-------------|------4----7--|
|-5------------|-3--3--3--3--|-5------------|
|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------|-------------|--------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   Q.   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    q  Q  H
|-------------|------4----7--|----------2--|------------||
|-3--3--3--3--|-5------------|----2--5-----|------------||
|-------------|--------------|-3-----------|-3----------||
|-------------|--------------|-------------|------------||


 2nd Verse
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----------2--|----------2--|----------2--|----------2--|
|----2--5-----|----2--5-----|----2--5-----|----2--5-----|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----2--5--7--|----2--5--7--|----2--5--7--|-------------|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|----2--5--7--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    q  Q  H      Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|------------|----------2--|----------2--||
|----2--3--4--|-5----------|----2--5-----|----2--5-----||
|-5-----------|------------|-3-----------|-3-----------||
|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------||


 3rd Verse
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----------2--|----------2--|----------2--|----------2--|
|----2--5-----|----2--5-----|----2--5-----|----2--5-----|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----2--5--7--|----2--5--7--|----2--5--7--|-------------|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|----2--5--7--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    q  Q  H      Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|------------|----------2--|----------2--||
|----2--3--4--|-5----------|----2--5-----|----2--5-----||
|-5-----------|------------|-3-----------|-3-----------||
|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------||


 Bridge
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   Q.   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|------4----7--|-------------|
|-3--3--3--3--|-5------------|-3--3--3--3--|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|


  Q.   Q.   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   Q.   Q
|------4----7--|-------------|------4----7--|
|-5------------|-3--3--3--3--|-5------------|
|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------|-------------|--------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   Q.   Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    q  Q  H
|-------------|------4----7--|----------2--|------------||
|-3--3--3--3--|-5------------|----2--5-----|------------||
|-------------|--------------|-3-----------|-3----------||
|-------------|--------------|-------------|------------||


 4th Verse
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----------2--|----------2--|----------2--|----------2--|
|----2--5-----|----2--5-----|----2--5-----|----2--5-----|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|----2--5--7--|----2--5--7--|----2--5--7--|-------------|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|----2--5--7--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    q  Q  H      Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|------------|----------2--|-------------||
|----2--3--4--|-5----------|----2--5-----|----2--3--4--||
|-5-----------|------------|-3-----------|-3-----------||
|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------||


 Outro
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|----2--3--4--|-5--2--------|-------------|
|----------2--|-5-----------|-------5--2--|----2-----2--|
|----2--5-----|-------------|-------------|-3-----3-----|
|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  q  Q  H      H    Q  Q    +W           +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------*|
|------------|------------|------------|--------*|
|-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



Baby let me be your lovin' teddy bear
put a chain around my neck and lead me anywhere
oh let me be (oh let him be)
your teddy bear

I don't wanna be a tiger
'cause tigers play too rough
i don't wanna be a lion
'cause lions ain't the kind you love enough

Just wanna be your teddy bear
put a chain around my neck and lead me anywhere
oh let me be (oh let him be)
your teddy bear

Baby let me be around you every night
run your fingers through my hair and cuddle me real tight
oh let me be (oh let him be)
your teddy bear

I don't wanna be a tiger
'cause tigers play too rough
i don't wanna be a lion
'cause lions ain't the kind you love enough

Just wanna be your teddy bear
put a chain around my neck and lead me anywhere
oh let me be (oh let him be)
your teddy bear
Oh let me be (oh let him be)
(your teddy bear)
i just wanna be your teddy bear

Last updated: May 16, 2016

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