Bob Dylan – Knockin On Heavens Door (v3)★
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KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR (Bassline)
As recorded by Bob Dylan
(From the 1973 Album PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID)
Words and Music by Bob Dylan
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Terry Paul - Bass'
Intro
Q=70
4/4
Gtr I
W H E E E E Q Q Q Q H Q. E
|----------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|--------------|-------5--5--|-3----3----5-|
|----------|------5-5-5-5-|-3--3--------|-------------|
H H H Q. E H H W
|-----------|-------------|-----------|------||
|-----------|-------------|-----------|------||
|------5----|-----------5-|------5----|-3----||
|-3---------|-5----5------|-3---------|------||
1st Verse
H H W H H W
|-----------|----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|----------|-----------|------|
|------5----|----------|------5----|-3----|
|-3---------|-5--------|-3---------|------|
H H H. S S E H H H E S S Q
|-----------|----------------|-----------|-----------------||
|-----------|---------5h7----|-----------|------------5----||
|------5----|-------------7\-|------5----|-3----3-3-5------||
|-3---------|-5--------------|-3---------|-----------------||
Chorus
Q Q H Q Q S S E E E H H Q Q E S S S S E
|------------|-----------------|-----------|--------------------|
|-5--5-------|-------5h7-----5-|-5---------|-----------------5--|
|-------5----|-----------7-5---|------5----|-3--3----3-3-3h5----|
|------------|-5--5------------|-----------|-------2------------|
Q Q H Q E E E E E E Q Q H H S S E E E
|------------|-----------------|------------|-----------------||
|-5--5-------|------7-5--------|------------|------5h7-7-5----||
|-------5----|----------7-5----|-------5----|-3------------7\-||
|------------|-5--5---------7\-|-3--3-------|-----------------||
2nd Verse
H a H H Q E E H a H W
|------5h7----|-------------|------5h7----|------|
|-------------|---------5---|-------------|------|
|-------------|-----------5-|-------------|-3----|
|-3-----------|-5----5------|-3-----------|------|
H a H H. E E H H H Q S S E
|------5h7----|-------------|-----------|-----------------||
|-------------|-------------|-5---------|-------------3---||
|-------------|---------5h7-|------5----|-3----3--3h5-----||
|-3-----------|-5-----------|-----------|-----------------||
Chorus
H Q E E H S S E E E H E Q. H S S E E E
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
|-5-----------|------5h7-5------|------5------|--------------3---|
|------5--5-5-|------------7-5\-|--------5----|-3----3-2-3-5-----|
|-------------|-5---------------|-3-----------|------------------|
H E Q E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
|-------------|------------------|---------------|----------------||
|-5----5------|---------7-5------|---------------|--------------3-||
|--------5--5-|-------------5----|--------5----5-|-3------3-3-5---||
|-------------|-5-5-5-5-------7\-|-3----3--------|------2---------||
Outro
H H H. Q
|-----------|------------*|
|-5---------|------------*|
|------5----|---------7--*|
|-----------|-5----------*|
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
As recorded by Bob Dylan
(From the 1973 Album PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID)
Words and Music by Bob Dylan
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Terry Paul - Bass'
Intro
Q=70
4/4
Gtr I
W H E E E E Q Q Q Q H Q. E
|----------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|--------------|-------5--5--|-3----3----5-|
|----------|------5-5-5-5-|-3--3--------|-------------|
H H H Q. E H H W
|-----------|-------------|-----------|------||
|-----------|-------------|-----------|------||
|------5----|-----------5-|------5----|-3----||
|-3---------|-5----5------|-3---------|------||
1st Verse
H H W H H W
|-----------|----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|----------|-----------|------|
|------5----|----------|------5----|-3----|
|-3---------|-5--------|-3---------|------|
H H H. S S E H H H E S S Q
|-----------|----------------|-----------|-----------------||
|-----------|---------5h7----|-----------|------------5----||
|------5----|-------------7\-|------5----|-3----3-3-5------||
|-3---------|-5--------------|-3---------|-----------------||
Chorus
Q Q H Q Q S S E E E H H Q Q E S S S S E
|------------|-----------------|-----------|--------------------|
|-5--5-------|-------5h7-----5-|-5---------|-----------------5--|
|-------5----|-----------7-5---|------5----|-3--3----3-3-3h5----|
|------------|-5--5------------|-----------|-------2------------|
Q Q H Q E E E E E E Q Q H H S S E E E
|------------|-----------------|------------|-----------------||
|-5--5-------|------7-5--------|------------|------5h7-7-5----||
|-------5----|----------7-5----|-------5----|-3------------7\-||
|------------|-5--5---------7\-|-3--3-------|-----------------||
2nd Verse
H a H H Q E E H a H W
|------5h7----|-------------|------5h7----|------|
|-------------|---------5---|-------------|------|
|-------------|-----------5-|-------------|-3----|
|-3-----------|-5----5------|-3-----------|------|
H a H H. E E H H H Q S S E
|------5h7----|-------------|-----------|-----------------||
|-------------|-------------|-5---------|-------------3---||
|-------------|---------5h7-|------5----|-3----3--3h5-----||
|-3-----------|-5-----------|-----------|-----------------||
Chorus
H Q E E H S S E E E H E Q. H S S E E E
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
|-5-----------|------5h7-5------|------5------|--------------3---|
|------5--5-5-|------------7-5\-|--------5----|-3----3-2-3-5-----|
|-------------|-5---------------|-3-----------|------------------|
H E Q E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
|-------------|------------------|---------------|----------------||
|-5----5------|---------7-5------|---------------|--------------3-||
|--------5--5-|-------------5----|--------5----5-|-3------3-3-5---||
|-------------|-5-5-5-5-------7\-|-3----3--------|------2---------||
Outro
H H H. Q
|-----------|------------*|
|-5---------|------------*|
|------5----|---------7--*|
|-----------|-5----------*|
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