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Tush  Tab by ZZ Top

Tush tab by ZZ Top (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab

  • Tuning: Standard EBGDAE
Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice


TUSH
As recorded by zz top
Submitted by: zzdude

Words and Music by zz top (Who else?)

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'lead'


  Q=140
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E E E E E Q E   E E E E +Q.   E     E E E E E Q  E   E E E E +Q   E E
|---------------|-----------------||-----------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-----------------||o----------------|------------------o||
|-----5---5-3---|-5---5-3-(3)-----||------5---5-3----|-5---5-3-(3)-------||
|-----5---5-3---|-5---5-3-(3)-----||------5---5-3----|-5---5-3-(3)-------||
|---------------|-----------------||o----------------|------------------o||
|-3-3---3-----3-|---3-----------1S||==3-3---3------3-|---3----------3-1--||

              ~                ~                  ~                  ~~
    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 Q.
||-----------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|
||o----------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|
||------5---5-3----|-----5---5-3----|-------5---5-3----|-------5---5-3---|
||------5---5-3----|-----5---5-3----|-------5---5-3----|-------5---5-3---|
||o----------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|
||--3-3---3------1S|=3-3---3------3-|-(3)-3---3------3-|-(3)-3---3-------|


  PM------------------|                         ~               ~~~
  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 +Q   Q
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-------------|-----5---5-3----|-5---5-3-(3)--5--|
|-5-5-7-5-8-8-7-7-|-5-5-------------|-----5---5-3----|-5---5-3-(3)--5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----0-0-1-1-2-2-|-3-3---3------3-|---3-------------|


  PM--------------------------------------------------|            ~~~
  E E E E  E  E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E +H
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
|-7-7-7-7--7--7-7---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-----------------|-----------------||
|-7-7-9-7-10-10-9-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------5-|---------------5-|-5-5-7-5-8-8-7-7-|-5-3-4-5-(5)----o||
|-------------------|-----------------|-3-3-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------------||


           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  Q     E  E  +Q    Q     Q   Q   Q   Q
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|-x----12-12-(12)--12--|-12--12--12--12--|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|


                       ~~          ~~          ~~~
   Q   E  E   E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  Q
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------12----------|--12---------------------|
|-12--12-----------12----|--------12----------12--|
|--------12-----12----12-|-----12----12S11-12------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|


  ~ PM~ PM~ PM~ PM
  E E E E E E E E   E E  E E E E  E  E
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----5-------5---|--------------------|
|-5-------5-------|-5----3---5----3--3-|
|---5---5---5---5-|---5----5---5-------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|


                                  ~~~~~~~~
                                            |-3-|
  Q    Q   +E  E S S S S   +Q     Q   +Q    E E E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-0--/12--(12)S0-3-0-3-0-|-(0)--/12--(12)--12S7-0-|
|----/12--(12)S0---------|------/12--(12)---------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|


   Q  E E Q  +E  S S    E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------|
|-----7-7------------|------------------|
|-/7------7--(7)S3-0-|-/5---3---5---3-0-|
|-/7------7--(7)S3-0-|-/5-5---5---5-----|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|


  +Q    E  E  E  E  E  E    H         H
|------------------------|-----------------||
|------------12----------|-----------------||
|-(0)--12----------10----|-10b10.5---------||
|---------12----12----12-|-----------------||
|------------------------|-----------------||
|------------------------|-----------------||


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3--|  |--3--|        |3-|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  Q
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------12----12----12----12----12----|-------12----12----12-------12-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-11-12----12----12----12----12----12-|-11S12----12----12----11S12----|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|        |3-|    |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  Q    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  Q
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------12----12----12-------12-|-12S11----------10----12--|
|-------------------------------|----------12----10----12--|
|-11S12----12----12----11S12----|-------12----12----12------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|


                           |-3-|
   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E E
|---------------|----------------|
|-/5--5--5--6---|----5--5--------|
|-------------6S|=5--------5S3-0-|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|


                                               ~~
         |--3--|        |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  Q   E  E
|-------------------------------|--------------------15--|
|----------------11-11----------|-------11S12-----15-----|
|-12-12-12S10----------12-10----|-12----------12---------|
|-------------12-------------12-|----12------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|


         |--3--|  |--3--|    |---3---|      |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  Q  Q  Q    Q   Q   Q  Q   E  E  E
|-15-15-15S13----18-12----|-15----------------------|
|-------------15-------15-|-----13--12-12-----------|
|-------------------------|----------------12-10----|
|-------------------------|----------------------12-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


                                  ~~~~~~~~~~
         |--3--|  |---3---|
   E  E  E  E  E  Q   Q   Q    E  Q.    +H
|----------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------|----------------|
|-12-12-12S10----12----------|---12----(12)---|
|-------------12-----12--10--|-9--------------|
|----------------------------|----------------|
|----------------------------|----------------|


    Q   Q   H        Q   E  E  Q   E  E
|-----------------||--------------------|
|-/16-------7/----||--------------13S17-|
|------12--7/----||----12-12-12--------|
|-----------------||--------------------|
|-----------------||--------------------|
|-----------------||--------------------|


              ~~                     ~~
   q    E  E  Q   E  E    q    E  E  Q   E  E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------11S12-|----------------11S12-|
|-12--12-12-12--------|-12--12-12-12--------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|


   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------12----------------|---------5-------|-----5-----------|
|-12----------12----12----|-5---5-------5---|-5-------5---3---|
|----12----12----12----12-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                     |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  Q   Q    E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
|-------------------12-11----|-------12------------|------------------|
|-12----12----12-------------|-12----------12--12--|-7---7---7-7S5----|
|----12----12----12-------12-|----12----12---------|---7---7-------7--|
|----------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|------------------|


                                                      ~~~~~~~
  E E E E Q  Q    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    Q     E   E  +H
|---------------|------20-16-------------|--------------------*|
|---------------|---20-------15-13-11----|--------------------*|
|-5---5---3--0--|---------------------12-|------/11--10-(10)--*|
|---5---5-------|------------------------|-12----------------*|
|---------------|------------------------|--------------------*|
|---------------|------------------------|--------------------*|






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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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This guitar tab for Tush by ZZ Top is suitable for players who want a clear arrangement. Tuning: Standard EBGDAE. Helpful for practicing timing, picking, and song structure. Audio/video is available to play along.