Tabs
BLUEJEAN BOP
As recorded by Gene Vincent
(From the 1956 Album BLUEJEAN BOP)
Words and Music by Gene Vincent & Hal Levy
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Cliff Gallup - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Free time Q=100
G+G E MajorE C majorC G6add9
4/4
Gtr I
~~
|3| |---3---|
W E MajorE E E MajorE E H E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q Q Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE +H
|----------:---------------|-----------------:-------------------------:
|----------:-------3-^5----|-------1-(1)-----:--------------3--(3)/----:
|----------:-----4---^4----|-----0-----------:----------2--(2)-(2)/----:
|----------:---4-----^6----|---2-------------:------2--(2)-(2)-(2)/----:
|----------:-5-------------|-3---------------:---2-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)/----:
|----------:---------------|-----------------:-3-----------------------:
G+G E MajorE F/CF/C C majorC G6add9
3/4 4/4 3/4 5/4
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
H Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q. E MajorE E MajorE E H E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE Q. +Q
|-/15-------:-------3---------:----------:-----------3----(3)---:
|-/15-------:-----3---^5------:---1-1----:---------3------------:
|-/14-------:---4-----^4------:-2---0----:-------2--------------:
|-/14-------:-5-------^6------:-----2----:-----2----------------:
|-/14-------:---------------3-:----------:---2------------------:
|-----------:-----------------:----------:-3--------------------:
Fast Rock Shuffle Q=196(8=s8)
G+G C majorC G6add9 N.C.
4/4
~ ~~
E MajorE E E MajorE E H E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE Q. W
|--------------:-----------------|-----------3----|------|
|-----3---5----:-------1-(1)-----|---------3------|------|
|---4----------:-----0-----------|-------2--------|------|
|-5------------:---2-------------|-----2----------|------|
|-------5------:-3---------------|---2------------|------|
|--------------:-----------------|-3--------------|------|
1st Verse
N.C. G+G
W Q Q Q Q H E MajorE Q E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE Q Q Q
|----------||-------------|-------------|----------3\-----|
|----------||-------------|-------------|----------3\-----|
|----------||-------0--2--|--------0--0-|-(0)-0-0--4\-----|
|----------||----2--------|------2------|-----------------|
|----------||-3-----------|-3-----------|-----------------|
|----------||-------------|-------------|-----------------|
N.C.
E MajorE E E MajorE E H Q Q Q Q H +E MajorE E MajorE Q Q Q H
|-------3------|-------------|---------------|------------|
|-----3--------|-------------|---------------|------------|
|---4----------|-------0--2--|----------0-0--|-0----------|
|-5------------|----2--------|---------------|------------|
|--------------|-3-----------|-3----(3)------|------------|
|--------------|-------------|---------------|------------|
Chorus
N.C. G+G
E MajorE E q Q Q Q Q H Q Q E MajorE Q. +Q E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E
|--------------||------------|--------------|------6---(6)----------|
|--------------||------------|--------------|------5b6-(5)-5-3------|
|--------------||------------|---------0----|-(0)--------------5-3h=|
|-0-2-4--5--0--||-------2----|-------2------|-----------------------|
|--------------||-3--3-------|-3--3---------|-----------------------|
|--------------||------------|--------------|-----------------------|
E MajorE E Q +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE Q H. W E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE
|------------------|------------|----------|---6b6.5--3----------|
|------------5-3-3-|----3-------|----------|------------5-3------|
|-4-0--------------|------------|----------|----------------5-3h=|
|-----2--(2)-------|------------|----------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------|----------|---------------------|
|------------------|------------|----------|---------------------|
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|------3---0h1-2-|-3p2p1---0------|
|-4-0-------------|-------4--------|-4------4-------|-------3---0----|
|-----2-0-5-0---0-|-5-0-5---5--5-5-|----5-----------|-------------2--|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Guitar Solo
N.C. G+G
~~~~~~~~~
|-3-| |-3-|
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q. E MajorE +Q Q +E MajorE Q. E MajorE E E MajorE E q E MajorE E E MajorE E q
|-------------------||----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------||----------------|-----1------------|----------3-3----|
|-------------------||-------------0--|-(0)------2-0-----|------3h4--------|
|-5--3h5p3-2h3p2-0--||------2-(2)-----|--------------2-0-|-5--5------------|
|-------------------||-3--------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------||----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-3-|
E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE Q Q E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE q q a E MajorE E E MajorE E
|---6--3-5-3-(3)-6-|-6p5p3------------|------------------|-------------------|
|----------------5-|-------5-3--------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-----------5-3-4--|----5-3-(3)-0-----|-------3h4-0-------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------2-0-|-5--5--------2-0---|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
2nd Verse
G+G N.C.
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q Q H H Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E
|-------3--------||-------3----|------------|--------------|
|-----3----------||-------3----|------------|--------------|
|---4------------||-------4----|---------3--|--------------|
|-5--------------||------------|------------|-5--0--5--0-0-|
|-----------4h5--||----5-------|------------|--------------|
|----------------||-3----------|------------|--------------|
E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE q Q Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E q Q H
|----------------|--------------|----------------|------------|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|------------|
|------3h4-0-----|--------------|------3h4-0-----|------------|
|-5-5--------2-0-|-5--0--5--0-0-|----5-------2-0-|-5----------|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|------------|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|------------|
Chorus
C majorC N.C.
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q H E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE Q Q a E MajorE E Q
|-----------------||------------|-------------------|----6-----------|
|-----------------||------------|-------1-(1)-------|----5-----------|
|-----------------||-------0----|-----0-------3-2-0-|-------3h4------|
|-0-2-4-5---0-0-0-||----2-------|---2---------------|-----------5----|
|-----------------||-3----------|-3-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------||------------|-------------------|----------------|
D MajorD
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E a Q H Q Q E MajorE a E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE H a E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-------3---------|--------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----3-----6-5-3-|--------------|----1---------------|-----------------|
|---4-------------|-4h5----------|------2h3-(3)-0-----|------3h4-0------|
|-5---------------|------4-------|----------------2-0-|-5----------2-0--|
|-----------------|------5----5--|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------------|
Guitar Solo
G+G N.C.
E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE Q Q E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE Q E MajorE +E MajorE Q E MajorE
|-------3-(3)-3-----||----6--5-------|-6-----3-(3)------|-6-----5-(5)-----6-|
|-----3-3-(3)-3-----||---------------|------------------|-------------------|
|---4-----------4---||---------4-----|---4---------4-4--|---4---------4-----|
|-5---------------5-||----5-------5--|-----5------------|-----5---------5---|
|-------------------||---------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------||-3-----3-------|-3--------3-------|-3--------3--------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
+E MajorE Q E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE Q Q Q E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q.
|-(6)-----3-(3)------|----6--5-------|-3-----3-(3)------|----10------10--------|
|--------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------8------|
|-----4---------4-4--|---------3-----|---3--------------|----------------------|
|-------5------------|----5-------5--|-----5------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|-------3-------|-3--------3--5s===|=10-----10--10----10--|
|--3---------3-------|-3-------------|------------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE Q. Q Q Q Q
E MajorE Q E MajorE +E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q. E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E q q a E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-10------10-(10)--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----8------------8------|---5b6---5-3-----|---3-------------|-----------------|
|------------------------|-------------5-3h|=4---5-3h4-0-----|-------3h4-0-----|
|------------------------|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-5--5--------2-0-|
|-10---10-----10-----10--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q
Chorus
G+G N.C.
E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q Q q q H q q Q E MajorE E q q a E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-------3-(3)-----||------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-----3-3-(3)-----||------------|--------------|-----------------|
|---4-------------||------------|------------0-|-------3h4-0-----|
|-5---------------||------------|--------------|-5--5--------2-0-|
|-----------------||-3--3-------|-3--3---------|-----------------|
|-----------------||------------|--------------|-----------------|
q q a E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE a Q. E MajorE E Q E MajorE Q E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE Q Q a E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------5-3-5-|---5s6----5-3----|------------------|------------------|
|-------3h4-------|-----------------|-3----3-(3)-0-----|-------3h4-0------|
|-5--5------------|-----------------|---5----------2-0-|-5--5--------2-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
Guitar Solo
G+G N.C.
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE Q. S S E MajorE S S E MajorE Q E MajorE S S Q Q Q. E MajorE Q Q Q. E MajorE
|-------3--------||-7-7-7-5-5-5-3--5-5S6S|=7--7--7----7s|=5--5--5----5s==|
|-----3-----3----||-7-7-7----------------|--------------|----------------|
|---4------------||----------------------|--------------|----------------|
|-5--------------||----------------------|--------------|----------------|
|----------------||----------------------|--------------|----------------|
|----------------||----------------------|--------------|----------------|
~~~~~~~~
E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-7-7-7--5-3-----|---------------|------------------|-----------3--------|
|------------5-3-|---------------|------------------|-------3-------5b6r=|
|----------------|-5--3-0-2-3--3-|-(3)--0-3-2-0-----|--------------------|
|----------------|---------------|--------------2-0-|--------------------|
|----------------|---------------|------------------|-5-4-3--------------|
|----------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------|
+E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------------3-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-(5)-3-------3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|---3-3-----------|----------------|
|-------5-3h4-------|-----------------|-------5-3h4-0---|-0----3h4-0-----|
|-------------------|-0---0---0---0---|-0-------------2-|----5-------2-0-|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Outro
G+G N.C.
E MajorE E E MajorE E H Q Q Q. E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE Q E MajorE
|-------3------||----3---------|-----------------3-|---^x------------|
|-----3--------||----3--5------|-----3-5-(5)---3---|---^x----5p3-----|
|---4----------||------------3-|-3h4---------4-----|---^x---------3h=|
|-5------------||--------------|-------------------|---^x------------|
|--------------||--------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|--------------||--------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE Q. Q Q E MajorE Q. E MajorE E E MajorE a E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE Q E MajorE
|-------3--------|----6---------|-5p3-3-5s7-(7)-3-----|-------5----------|
|---3-5-----3----|-------5p3----|-----------------5-3-|-(3)h5----5p3-----|
|-4--------------|--------------|---------------------|---------------3h=|
|----------------|--------------|---------------------|------------------|
|----------------|--------------|---------------------|------------------|
|----------------|--------------|---------------------|------------------|
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q. E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE
|-------3-----------|------------------|---------------|---3--3----------|
|---3-5-----3--5b6==|=(5)r--5-3--------|---------------|--------5-3------|
|-4-----------------|-----------5-3h4--|----------0----|------------5-3h=|
|-------------------|------------------|-5----0h2------|-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
G6add9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q Q +W +W
|-------3-(3)--3--|-(3)--------|-(3)----*|
|---3-5--------3--|-(3)--------|-(3)----*|
|-4------------2--|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
|--------------2--|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
|--------------2--|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
|--------------3--|-(3)--------|-(3)----*|
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
-----------
| - 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