Robert Cray

Smoking Gun

Robert Cray

Bass tabs Expert level Expert
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As recorded by Robert Cray 
(From the 1986 Album STRONG PERSUADER) 
 
 
Transcribed By Paul Bell 
 
Words and Music by Robert Cray, Richard Cousins & D. Amy 
 
  
 
Gtr I (E A D G) 
 
 
   Intro 
   4/4 
    Gtr I 
    Q  E 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 
||-----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|| 
||o------------5---|------------------|------------5---|-------------------o|| 
||o-7------5-----7-|-(7)------5---5---|-7------5-----7-|-(7)------5---5----o|| 
||-------7---7-----|--------7---7---6-|------7---7-----|--------7---7---6---|| 
 
 
 Verse 1 
  Q  E 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 
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| 
|------------5---|------------------|------------5---|------------------| 
|-7------5-----7-|-(7)------5---5---|-7------5-----7-|-(7)------5---5---| 
|------7---7-----|--------7---7---6-|------7---7-----|--------7---7---6-| 
 
 
  Q  E 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 
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| 
|------------5---|------------------|------------5---|------------------| 
|-7------5-----7-|-(7)------5---5---|-7------5-----7-|-(7)------5---5-7-| 
|------7---7-----|--------7---7---7-|------7---7-----|--------7---7-----| 
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E 
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| 
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| 
|---------------|-----------3-5-|-7-------------|---------------| 
|-5----8-8--5-5-|------3-5------|------3-3--0-0-|------0-3--4-4-| 
 
 
  Q.   E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E   a Q  E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E 
|---------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------| 
|---------------|-------------5-7-|-7s8--7-5-7-5-----|--------------5---| 
|------3-3------|-----------7-----|--------------7---|----------5-----7-| 
|-5---------5-5-|---3---5---------|----------------0-|-(0)----7---7-----| 
 
 
  +Q   E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E 
|------------------|----------------|------------------|| 
|------------------|------------5---|------------------|| 
|-(7)------5---5---|-7------5-----7-|-(7)------5---5---|| 
|--------7---7---6-|------7---7-----|--------7---7---7-|| 
 
 
 Verse 2 
  $ 
  Q  E E E E E E   +Q   E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E 
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| 
|------------5---|-----------------|------------5---|------------------| 
|-7------5-----7-|-(7)------5--5---|-7------5-----7-|-(7)------5---5---| 
|------7---7-----|--------7------7-|------7---7-----|--------7---7---6-| 
 
 
  Q  E 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 
|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| 
|------------5---|------------------|------------5---|------------------| 
|-7------5-----7-|-(7)------5---5---|-7------5-----7-|-(7)------5---5-7-| 
|------7---7-----|--------7---7---6-|------7---7-----|--------7---7-----| 
 
 
  Q.   E Q  E E   Q  E E E E Q    Q.   E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q 
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| 
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| 
|---------------|----------3-5--|-7-------------|--------------| 
|-5----8-8--5-5-|------3-5------|------3-3--0-0-|------3-3--4--| 
 
 
  Q.   E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E   a Q  E E E E E E 
|---------------|-----------------|------------------| 
|---------------|-------------5-7-|-7s6--7-5-7-5-----| 
|------3-3------|-----------7-----|--------------7---| 
|-5---------5-5-|---3---5---------|----------------0-| 
 
 
                                                                To Coda 
  +Q.   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 
|-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|| 
|-------------5---|------------------|------------5---|------------------|| 
|---------5-----7-|-(7)------5---5---|-7------5-----7-|-(7)------5---5---|| 
|-(0)---7---7-----|--------7---7---6-|------7---7-----|--------7---7---6-|| 
 
 
   Guitar Solo 
    Q  E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E 
||-----------------|------------------|----------------| 
||o------------5---|------------------|------------5---| 
||o-7------5-----7-|-(7)------5---5---|-7------5-----7-| 
||-------7---7-----|--------7---7---6-|------7---7-----| 
 
 
  +Q   E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E 
|------------------|----------------|------------------| 
|------------------|------------5---|------------------| 
|-(7)------5---5---|-7------5-----7-|-(7)------5---5---| 
|--------7---7---6-|------7---7-----|--------7---7---6-| 
 
 
  Q  E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q  E E E E Q 
|----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------| 
|------------5---|------------------|---------------|---------------| 
|-7------5-----7-|-(7)------5---5-7-|---------------|----------3-5--| 
|------7---7-----|--------7---7-----|-5----8-8--5-5-|------3-5------| 
 
 
  Q.   E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E 
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------| 
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------5-7-| 
|-7-------------|--------------|------3-3------|-----------7-----| 
|------3-3--0-0-|------0-3--4--|-5---------5-5-|---3---5---------| 
 
 
  a Q  a E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E 
|--------------------|------------------|-------------------| 
|-7s8--8s7-5-7-5-----|--------------5---|-------------------| 
|----------------7---|----------5-----7-|-(7)------5---5----| 
|------------------0-|-(0)----7---7-----|--------7---7---6--| 
 
 
                  1.                    2. 
                                            D.S. al Coda 
  Q  E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E       Q   E E E E Q 
|----------------|-------------------||------------------|| 
|------------5---|------------------o||------------------|| 
|-7--7---5-----7-|-(7)------5---5---o||--(7)----7-----5--|| 
|------7---7-----|--------7---7---6--||-----------7-7----|| 
 
 
   Outro 
    & 
    Q  E 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   6x 
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||o------------5---|----------------|------------5---|-----------------o|| 
||o-7------5-----7-|-7------5---5---|-7------5-----7-|-7------5---5----o|| 
||-------7---7-----|------7---7---6-|------7---7-----|------7---7---6---|| 
 
 
 
 
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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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