Planet Of Women bass tab by ZZ Top

Name: Planet Of Women
Channel: ZZ Top

Bass Tab

PLANET OF WOMEN (Bassline)

As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 1985 Album AFTERBURNER)

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dusty Hill - Electric Bass (finger)'


 Intro 1
  Q=151
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||


   Intro 2
    E Q  E Q  E E   +E  E Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||----------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------||
||o---------------|----------2-4-----|-------------------|------------------o||
||o-5-0--5-0--5-0-|-(0)-5-0------5-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--o||
||----------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------||


  E Q  E Q  E E   +E  E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|---------------|----------2-4-0-2-|-----------------|-----------------||
|-5-0--5-0--5-0-|-(0)-5-0----------|-----------------|-----------------||
|---------------|------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||


   1st - 3rd Verses
    $
    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 E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


  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 E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  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 E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------||


 Chorus
  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 E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-0-0-0-0-0-5---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|


                                                        To Coda
  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    H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-0-0-0-0-0-5---|-----------------|-3----5----|
|-----------------|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------|


  1.                                   2.
  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 E E E E
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|-----------------||
|-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------o||-----------------|-----------------||
|---------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||


 Guitar Solo
  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 E E E 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-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  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 E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  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 E E E 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-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  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 E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  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 E E E 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-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  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 E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  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 Q  H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------||
|-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-------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------||


 Interlude
  W          W          E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|


  E Q  E Q  E E   +E  E Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------2-4-----|-------------------|-----------------|
|-5-0--5-0--5-0-|-(0)-5-0------5-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|


                                                           D.S. al Coda
  E Q  E Q  E E   +E  E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|---------------|----------2-4-0-2-|-----------------|-------------------||
|-5-0--5-0--5-0-|-(0)-5-0----------|-----------------|-------------------||
|---------------|------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||


  &
  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 E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||


 Outro Solo
  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 E E E 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-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


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


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


  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 E E E 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-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


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


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


  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 E E E 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-*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|


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

Last updated: March 9, 2026

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