There's Only One Way to Rock Sammy Hagar
THERES ONLY ONE WAY TO ROCK (Bassline)
As recorded by Sammy Hagar
Transcribed by Gary Ramsey
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Staff'
Q=155
[4/4] Gtr I
H Q 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-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-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-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E E E E 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 E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-7-|-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-|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-5-4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E E E E 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 E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-7-|-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-|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-5-4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|-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]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------4---2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-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]
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-------|-------------------|---------------0-|-----------------| |-----------5-4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E E E E 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 E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-7-|-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-|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-5-4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E E E E 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 E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-7-|-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-|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-5-4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|-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]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------4---2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-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 Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------4---2-|----------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-------|-------------------|-----------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-----------5-4-2-|-(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]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-4-2-|-(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-|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E W
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------| |-----------------|--------------7---|-----------7-7---|------| |-----------------|------------7---7-|-(7)--7--7-----7-|------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|-(5)-5-5--5-------|-----------------|-2----|
+H +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-(2)----(2)----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-7-|-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-|-0-0-0-0-0-5-4-2-|-(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 Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |---------------0-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-7-|-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 Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-5-4-2-|----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 Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-----4---2-|----------------| |---------------0-|-----------------|-----------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|-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]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E E E E 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 E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------4---2-|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-2-2-2-0-2-------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[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]
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-------|-------------------|---------------0-|-----------------| |-----------5-4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|-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 Q E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------7---| |---------------0-|-----------------|-----------------|------------7---7-| |-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|-(5)-5-5--5-------|
+Q Q E E E E Q. E +Q Q +E E +Q Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |-----------7-7---|----------------|------------------|----------------| |-(7)--7--7-----7-|-9----9-(9)--9--|-(9)-9-(9)--9--9--|-9----9-(9)--9--| |-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
+E 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 E E
|--------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-(9)-9-(9)--9-9-9-7-|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
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 E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------4---2-|----------------| |-----------0-----|-------------------|-----------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-9-9-9-9-9---4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-2-------|----------------|
[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]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E E E E 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 E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------4---2-|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-2-2-2-0-2-------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[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]
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-------|-------------------|---------------0-|-----------------| |-----------5-4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E E E E 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 E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------4---2-|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-2-2-2-0-2-------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[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]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------|---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]
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-------|-------------------|---------------0-|-----------------| |-----------5-4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
[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]
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-4-----2-------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----2-4---0-----|-------------------|---------------0-|-----------------| |-------------4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
[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]
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-4-----2-------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----2-4---0-----|-------------------|---------------0-|-----------------| |-------------4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
[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]
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-4-----2-------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----2-4---0-----|-------------------|---------------0-|-----------------| |-------------4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
Q=110
E S S Q +H +H +H S S S S S S S S S S E Q
|-----------------|---------------|--------------------------*| |-----------------|---------------|--------------------------*| |-------2--(2)----|-(2)----(2)----|--------------------------*| |-2-0-------------|---------------|-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
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