Waitin' for the Bus ZZ Top
WAITIN' FOR THE BUS
As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 1973 Album TRES HOMBRES)
Transcribed by unregistered
Words by Billy Gibbons Music by ZZ Top
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. I panned left - Gibbons'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. II panned right - Gibbons'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. III w/ slide - Gibbons'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Solo Gtr. IV w/ wah - Gibbons'
Intro
Q=100
N.C.(A)
[1/4] Gtr I[4/4]
------------PM----| PM--------------PM--| PM-------
E E +E e e e S S S S e E +E e e e S S S S e E
|-----|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----|-------------------5---|-------------------5---| |---7-|-(7)-5-7-5-7-5-5---5-7-|-(7)-5-7-5-7-5-5---5-7-| |-----|-----0-0-0-0---0-------|-----0-0-0-0---0-------| |-----|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| E e e E e e Q E e e E e e Q
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~
| E E +E e e e S S S S e E +E e e e S S S S e E
|-----|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----|-------------------5---|-------------------5---| |---7-|-(7)-5-7-5-7-x-x-----7-|-(7)-5-7-5-7-5-5-----7-| |-----|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----|-----------------------|-----------------------| -------PM--| PM---------------PM--| PM ~
+E e e e S S S S e E +E e e e S S S S e E
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------5----5---|--------------------5----5-----| |-(7)-5-7-5--7---5--------5-7-|-(7)-5-7-5--7---5--------5-7---| |-----0-0-0--0-------0--------|-----0-0-0--0-------0----------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
| E e e E e E Q E e e E e E Q
|
|~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~
| +E e e e S S S S e E +E e e e S S S S e E
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------5---|----------------------5-----| |-(7)-5-7-5-----------7-|-(7)-5-7-5-----------7---| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Verses
[(A)] ~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~
+E e e e S S S S e E +E e e e S S S S e E
||------------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------| ||----------------5---5---|---------------5---5---| ||--(7)-5-7-5---5-------7-|-(7)-5-7-5---5-------7-| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------| ||------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| ~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~
| +E e e e S S S S e E +E e e e S S S S e E
||------------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------| ||--------------------5---|-------------------5---| ||--(7)-5-7-5-x-x-x-----7-|-(7)-5-7-5-x-x-x-----7-| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------| ||------------------------|-----------------------|
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~
+E e e e S S S S e E +E e e e S S S S e E
|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |---------------5---5---|---------------5---5---| |-(7)-5-7-5---5-------7-|-(7)-5-7-5---5-------7-| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|
|
|~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~
| +E e e e S S S S e E +E e e e S S S S e E
|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |---------------5---5---|---------------5---5---| |-(7)-5-7-5-x-5-------7-|-(7)-5-7-5-x-5-------7-| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|
[(A)] ~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~
+E e e e S S S S e E +E e e e S S S S e E
|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |---------------5---5---|---------------5---5-7-| |-(7)-5-7-5---5-------7-|-(7)-5-7-5---5---------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|
|
| ~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~
| +E e e e S S S S e E +E e e e S S S S e E
|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------5---|---------------5---5-7-| |-(7)-5-7-5-x-x-x-----7-|-(7)-5-7-5-x-x---------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|
~[(D)]~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
+E e e e S S S +S e E +E e e e S S S +S e E
|-------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------6-(6)-6---|---------------6-(6)-6----| |-(7)-5-7-5-x-5---------7-|-(7)-5-7-5-x-5------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------7--| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|
|
|~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| +E e e e S S S +S e E +E e e e S S S +S e E
|-------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------6---|---------------------6----| |-(7)-5-7-5-7-7-5-(5)---7-|-(7)-5-7-5-x-7-5-(5)------| |-------------------------|-----------------------7--| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|
[(A)] ~~~ ~~~~~~~~
+E e e e S S S S e E +E e e e S S S S E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |---------------5---5---|---------------5---5---| |-(7)-5-7-5---5-------7-|-(7)-5-7-5---5---------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------0-|
|
| ~~~ ~~~~~~~~
| +E e e e S S S S e E +E e e e S S S S E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------5---|---------------5---5---| |-(7)-5-7-5-x-x-x-----7-|-(7)-5-7-5-x-x---------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------0-|
Chorus
1.
To Coda
E7 G N.C.
~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
E E E E Q. +E E E E e S S E E E
|------------------|------------------------|| |---------3----(3)-|---------0-------------o|| |------------------|-------0----------------|| |-----2------------|-----0-------------/7---|| |---2---2----------|-----------5p3---------o|| |-0----------------|-(3)-----------5-0------||
|
| ~~ ~~~~~~~
| E E E E H E E E e S S E E E
|------------------|------------------------|| |---------3--------|-------0---------------o|| |------------------|-----0---0--------------|| |-----2------------|--0----------------/7---|| |---2---2----------|-----------5p3---------o|| |-0----------------|---------------5-0------||
2.
G N.C. A5 C5 D5
~~~~
E E E e S S E E E +E E e S S +H
|---------------------|--------------------| |---------0-----------|--------------------| |-------0-------------|-------5---7-(7)----| |-----0-------------2-|-(2)---5---7-(7)----| |-----------5p3-----0-|-(0)-0-3-0-5-(5)----| |-(3)-----------5-0---|--------------------|
|
| ~~~~
| E E E e S S E E E +E E e S S +H
|---------------------|--------------------| |-------0-------------|--------------------| |-----0---0-----------|-------5---7-(7)----| |--0----------------7-|-(7)-------7-(7)----| |-----------5p3-------|-----0---0-5-(5)----| |---------------5-0---|--------------------|
Harmonica Solo
[(A)]Gtrs I, II
PM----------------| ~~~~~~~~~PM----------| ~~~~~
E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E
|------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------3------|--------------------3-------| |--5---3---5-3-5-3-5-3------5--|-(5)-3-5-3-5-3-5-3------5---|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~ ~~~
| E +E H E +E H. E +E
|------------------------------|----------------------------| |-10-(10)s14-----------10-(10)s|=14----------------10-(10)s=| |------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------|
[(A)]
PM-------------| ~~~~~~~~~PM----------| ~~~~
+E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E
||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o--------------------3------|--------------------3------| ||--(5)-3-5-3-5-3-5-3------5--|-(5)-3-5-3-5-3-5-3------5--|
|
| ~~~ ~~~
| H. E +E H. E +E
||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o-14----------------10-(10)s|=14----------------10-(10)s| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ~~~~~PM----------| ~~~~~~~~~PM----------| ~~~~~
+E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------------------------|----------------------------o|| |---------------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------------------------|-----------------------------|| |--------------------3------|--------------------3-------o|| |-(5)-3-5-3-5-3-5-3------5--|-(5)-3-5-3-5-3-5-3------5----||
|
| ~~~ ~~~
| H. E +E H. E +E
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-14----------------10-(10)s|=14----------------10-(10)s=o|| |---------------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------------------------|----------------------------o|| |---------------------------|-----------------------------||
[(A)]
~~~PM----------| ~~~~~~~~~PM----------| ~~~~
+E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------3------|--------------------3------| |-(5)-3-5-3-5-3-5-3------5--|-(5)-3-5-3-5-3-5-3------5--|
|
| ~~~ ~~~
| H. E +E H. E +E
|---------------------------|---------------------------| |-14----------------10-(10)s|=14----------------10-(10)s| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| ~~~~~PM--------------------| ~
+E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |---------3-------3-------3------| |-(5)-3-5---5-3-5---5-3-5---5-3--|
|
| Gtr IV
| ~~~ ~
| H. E E
|--------------------------------| |-14-----------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-----------------------------3--|
Guitar Solo
[(G)]Gtr IV
~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~
+E Q. S S S S S E S S S E E E S S S S +Q
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-----8b10-----10-8----8-----------|--------8b10-8b10-8b10-8pb10-8-------------| |-------------------10---8---------|--8--10------------------------8-----------| |--------------------------10---10-|---------------------------------10-(10)---| |-(3)------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| ~~~PM---------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~ PM-----------------------| ~~~
| +E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------1---------|--------------------------------------1----| |-(3)-1----3-1--3-1--3-1------3----|-(3)----1----3----1----3-----1-3--1------3-|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S S S S +Q S S S S Q +E +E. +E. +E. +E. +E
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |------8----8b10==(8)r------8----8-8b10---|-(8)pb10-(8)b10---(8)b10---(8)b10-----(8)b10---(8)b10--| |-/10----10--------------10---10----------|-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
|~~~~~~ PM---------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ PM--------------------------| ~~~~~~
| +E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------1------|---------------------------------------------1---------| |--(3)----1--------3---1--3-1--3-1------3-|-(3)------1-----3--------1--3-----1-3--1--------3------|
[(G)] ~~~~~~~
+E E Q S S Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |------------11b13---11b13-11-------------|-----8------------------------------------| |-(8)pb10-10------------------10b12-------|-10----10-8-10-8---------8----------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------10-8-10---10-10-10p8-8b9-| |-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ PM--------------------| ~~~~~
| +E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------1---|----------------------------------1-------| |-(3)------1--3----1--3-----1--3----1---3-|-(3)----1----3----1----3-1--3--1------3---|
~~~~~
+E S S Q. E +Q E E Q. S S S S E
|--------------------------------|-------11b13-------11-8-------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------11-8-10b12==| |--------------------------------|-----0------------------------------| |-(8)----------------8b9---(8)---|------------------------------------| |-----10-8-10--------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
|~~~~~ PM----------------| ~~~~~~~~PM---------------| ~~~~~~
| +E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------1----|-------------------------1---/7-----| |-(3)--1----3--1-3-1-3---1-----3-|-(3)-1--3----1-3-1--3-1-------------|
[(E)] E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------| |-(10)r-10b12==10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~PM----------------------------| ~~~~~~
| +E E E E S S S S E E
|-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------5----------| |--(7)---5---------7-----5-----7--5--7--5--------7----| |-----------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S E
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10r10-10-8-------8---8------| |--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------9-(9)---9---9\---| |--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|
|~~~~~ PM------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~ PM-----------------------| ~~
| +E E E E S S S S E E +E E E E S S S S E E
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------5----------|------------------------------------5--------| |-(7)-----5-----7-----5-----7--5--7--5--------7----|-(7)-----5-----7-----5----7-5--7--5-----7----| |--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Q=7Q=100
D.C. al Coda
(E) N.C.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~[G]~
Q +E S S Q +e E +Q Q H
|--------------------------------------|--------------| |-10b12---(10)-10-8--------------------|--------------| |-------------------7b9-----(7)pb9\----|--------------| |-----------------------------------/7-|-(7)--5--4----| |--------------------------------------|--------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------|
|
| G
| PM-----| ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| +E E E E S S E E E +Q Q H
|--------------------------------------|--------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------| |-----------------------------------/7-|-(7)--5--4----| |-(7)---5---7---5---5---3--------------|--------------| |-------------------------5--0---------|--------------|
Outro
&
(A) N.C. E5
tr I
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
E e e e S S S S e E +E e e e S S E Q
|-----------------------|---------------------*| |-----------------------|---------------------*| |---------------5---5---|---------------------*| |-(7)-5-7-5---5-------7-|-(7)-5-7-5-----------*| |-----------------------|-----------5-3---2---*| |-----------------------|---------------5-0---*|
|
|tr II
|~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
| E e e e S S S S e E +E e e e S S E Q
|-----------------------|---------------------*| |-----------------------|---------------------*| |-------------------5---|---------------------*| |-(7)-5-7-5-x-x-x-----7-|-(7)-5-7-5-----------*| |-----------------------|-----------5-3---2---*| |-----------------------|---------------5-0---*|
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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