Barracuda by Heart

Barracuda bass tab by Heart (Ver. 2)

Bass tabs

BARRACUDA (Bassline)

As recorded by Heart
(From the 1977 Album LITTLE QUEEN)

Words and Music by Ann Wilson, Roger Fisher, Nancy Wilson & Michael DeRosier

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Steve Fossen - Bass'


 Intro
 Q=135
 4/4
 Gtr I
 W     W     W     H  Q Q
|----------|----------|----------|-------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-------------|
|----------|----------|----------|---------x\--|

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 E S S E S S E S S E S S  E S S E S S E S S E E  +W      +H.   Q
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------|---------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------|---------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------|---------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-(3)--------|-(3)-----------|


 E S S E S S E S S E S S  E S S E S S E S S E E  +W      +W
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------|--------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------|--------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------|--------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----|


 E S S E S S E S S E S S  E S S E S S E S S E E  +W      +W
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------|--------||
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------|--------||
|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------|--------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----||


  1st & 2nd Verses
  E S S E S S E S S E S S  E S S E S S E S S E S S
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||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-|


         3/4
 E S S H.    +Q  Q Q
|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|
|-------3-------|-(3)--3--2----|
|-0-0-0---------|--------------|


 2/4   4/4
 Q Q  E S S E S S E S S E S S  E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-----|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|----3--|-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 S S E S S E S S E S S  E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


         3/4
 E S S H.    +Q  Q Q
|---------------|------------|
|---------------|------------|
|-------3-------|-(3)--3--2--|
|-0-0-0---------|------------|


 2/4   4/4
 Q Q  E S S E S S E S S E S S  E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-0-----|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|----3--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||


 Chorus
 Q.  E +Q  Q  E E E E Q Q  Q E E E E E E  E E E E Q Q
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|--------0-------|---------------|
|-3----2-(2)--0--|---------------|----0-2---2-0---|---------------|
|----------------|---0---0-0-----|-3------------3-|---0---0-0-----|


                       1.
 W     +H   E E E E  Q.  E E E E E  Q Q H
|----------|----------------|----------------|------------||
|----------|------------5---|-7----------7---|------------||
|-5--------|-(5)----5-7---7-|------7---7---7-|------------||
|----------|----------------|----------------|-5----------||


 Interlude
 E S S E S S E S S E S S  E S S E S S E S S E E
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|


 +E S S Q E S S Q  E S S Q E S S Q
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---|


 E S S E S S E S S E S S  E S S E S S E S S E E
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-|


 +W      E E E E E E E E
|------------|--------------------||
|------------|-------------------o||
|------------|---3-2---3-2-------o||
|-(3)--------|-------3-----3-2----||


 2.
 W     E S S E S S E S S E S S  E S S E S S E E E E
|----------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|----------|-------------------------|----------------------|
|----------|-------------------------|-----------------5h7--|
|----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3h5------|


 E S S E S S E S S E S S  E S S E S S E E E E
|-------------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------------|-----------------5h7-||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3h5-----||


 Bridge
 Q.  E +Q  Q  +E E E E E E Q
|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|
|-3----2-(2)--0--|-(0)--------------|
|----------------|-----0-3-0-3-3-0--|


 Q.  E +Q.  E  E Q.  Q Q
|----------------|--------------|
|----------------|--------------|
|-0----2-(2)---4p|=3-4----------|
|----------------|--------3--0--|


 E S S E S S E S S E S S  E S S E S S E E E E
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------3h5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3h5-----|


 E S S E S S E S S E S S  E S S E S S E E E E
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------3h5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3h5-----|


 Q.  E +Q  Q  +E E E E E E Q
|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|
|-3----2-(2)--0--|-(0)--------------|
|----------------|-----0-3-0-3-3-0--|


 Q.  E +Q  Q  +E E Q E E E E  E S S E S S E S S E S S
|----------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|-------7--5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|
|-0----2-(2)--4--|-(4)-7------------|-------------------------|
|----------------|------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


 3/4      4/4            3/4
 E E E E E E  E S S E S S E S S E S S  E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------||
|-0-2---3---5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2---3---5-||


 Guitar Solo
 4/4
 Q.  E +Q  Q  +E Q.  E E E E  Q.  E +Q  Q  E E E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----7-----------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|---7---7-5-5-5-5-|
|-3----2-(2)--0--|-(0)--------0-----|-0----2-(2)--4--|-----------------|
|----------------|-----3----3---3-0-|----------------|-----------------|


              3/4      4/4
 E S S E S S E S S E S S  E E E E E E  E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2---3---5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


 3/4      4/4
 E E E E E E  Q.  E +Q  Q  +E Q.  E E Q  Q.  E +Q  Q
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-3----2-(2)--0--|-(0)--------0----|-0----2-(2)--4---|
|-0-2---3---5-|----------------|-----3----3---0--|-----------------|


                       3/4
 E E E E E E E E  E S S E S S E S S E S S  E E E E E E
|-----7-----------|-------------------------|-------------|
|---7---7-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2---3---5-|


                     Chorus
 4/4            3/4      4/4
 E S S E S S E S S E S S  E E E E E E  Q.  E +Q  Q
|-------------------------|-------------||----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------||----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------||-3----2-(2)--0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2---3---5-||----------------|


 E E E E Q Q  Q E E E E E E  W
|---------------|----------------|------|
|---------------|--------0-------|------|
|---------------|----0-2---2-0---|-5----|
|---0---0-0-----|-3------------3-|------|


 +E E E E E E E E  W     H   H
|-------------------|----------|------------|
|-----7-5-4---------|----------|------------|
|-(5)-------7-5-4---|----------|------------|
|-----------------7-|-5--------|-5\---------|


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


               Outro
 E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S Q +E S S E E  E S S Q +E S S E E
|-------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------||o----------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------||o--------------7-7-5---|--------------7-7-5----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||--0-0-0-0--(0)-------7-|-0-0-0-0--(0)-------7--|


 E S S Q +E S S E E  E S S Q +E S S E E 3x E S S Q +E S S E E
|----------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------o||-----------------------|
|--------------7-7-5---|--------------7-7-5---o||-----------------------|
|-0-0-0-0--(0)-------7-|-0-0-0-0--(0)-------7--||-0-0-0-0--(0)-5-5-5-7--|


 E S S Q +E S S E E  E S S Q +E S S E E  E S S Q +E S S E E
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------7-7-5---|----------------------|--------------7-7-5----|
|-0-0-0-0--(0)-------7-|-0-0-0-0--(0)-5-5-5-7-|-0-0-0-0--(0)-------7--|


 E S S E E E S S E E  E S S E E E S S E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------7-5-5---------|-------7-5-5---------|
|-0-0-0-------7-7-5-3-|-0-0-0-------7-7-5-3-|


 E S S E E E S S E E  E S S E E E S S E E
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-------7-5-5---------|-------7-5-5----------|
|-0-0-0-------7-7-5-3-|-0-0-0-------7-7-5-3--|


  E S S Q +E S S E E  E S S Q +E S S E E  E S S Q +E S S E E
||-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
||o----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
||o--------------7-7-5---|--------------7-7-5---|--------------7-7-5---|
||--0-0-0-0--(0)-------7-|-0-0-0-0--(0)-------7-|-0-0-0-0--(0)-------7-|


                            3/4
 E S S Q +E S S E E     E S S E S S E S S E S S  E E E E E E  5x
|-----------------------||-||--------------------------|---------------||
|----------------------o||-||o-------------------------|--------------o||
|--------------7-7-5---o||-||o-------------------------|--------------o||
|-0-0-0-0--(0)-------7--||-||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-2---3---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




So this ain't the end - I saw you again today
I had to turn my heart away
Smiled like the Sun - kisses for everyone
And tales - it never fails!

You lying so low in the weeds
I bet you gonna ambush me
You'd have me down on my knees
Now wouldn't you, Barracuda?

Back over Time we were all trying for free
Met up with porpoise and me
No right no wrong you're selling a Song - a name
Whisper game

If the real thing don't do the trick
You better make up something quick
You gonna burn into the wick
Aren't you, Barracuda?

"Sell me sell you" the porpoise said
Dive down deep now save my head
You... I think you got the blues too.

All that night and all the next
Swam without looking back
Made for the western pools -silly fools

If the real thing don't do the trick No!
You better make up something quick
You gonna burn into the wack

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