Doubleback Lyrics

DOUBLEBACK
As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 2001 Album GREATEST HITS)
Words and Music by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Moderately Fast Rock Q=124
Gtr III
W W +W
| Gtrs I, II
| H Q E S S E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q
|-----------4-4-|-4s6-----------|----------------|
|-----------3-3-|-3s5---5----5--|-(5)---------3--|
|-----------1-1-|-1s3---5----5--|-(5)---5-3h5-3--|
W +W
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q
|-4s6-----------|------------------|
|-3s5---5----5--|-(5)---------3----|
|-1s3---5----5--|-(5)---5-3h5-3----|
Gtr IV
S E. +H E +E E E Q E E Q
|-11s13----(13)------16b17-(16)-|-------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----x-18s==3------|
| Gtrs I, II
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q
|--4s====6----------------------|-------------------|
|--3s====5------5-----5---------|-(5)------------3--|
|--1s====3------5-----5---------|-(5)------5-3h5-3--|
S E. e E a Q Q Q Q a Q E. +S
|-11s13----11---12s10---------|--------------------------||
|---------------12s10--8b8.5--|--------------------------||
|-----------------------------|----------10s8---6b8-(6)--||
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q
|--4s====6--------------------|--------------------------||
|--3s====5----5--------5------|-(5)-------------3--------||
|--1s====3----5--------5------|-(5)----5----3h5-3--------||
H. Q W
|---------------||o----------------|
|---------------||o----------------|
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q
|-4s6-----------||o----------------|
|-3s5---5----5--||--(5)---------3--|
|-1s3---5----5--||--(5)---5-3h5-3--|
|-----3------3--||o-(3)---3-3------|
W 3x Q S +E. +H
|---------------o||------11b13-(11)---(11)-----|
|---------------o||----------------------------|
| E E E E Q Q 3x +Q. E E E Q
|-4s6-----------o||----------------------------|
|-3s5---5----5---||-(5)---------------------3--|
|-1s3---5----5---||-(5)-------------5---3h5-3--|
|-----3------3--o||-(3)-------------3---3------|
$
Gtr IV
W W W Q H.
|---------------|---------------|------------------|-----11b13=============|
| Gtr II
| Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H
| Gtr I
| Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H
+W W W Q H.
|------------------|---------------|------------------|-----13b15=============||
| Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H
| Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H
To Coda
Gtr IV
+Q +Q +E E Q H E E Q H Q S E. +W
|-(13)--(13)r==(13)------|------------------|-------------------|----------||
|------------------------|------------------|------------11s13--|-(13)-----||
| Gtrs I, II
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q E E E E Q Q W
|---4s6------------------|------------------|-4s6---------------|----------||
|---3s5------5--------5--|-(5)----------3---|-3s5---5-----5-----|----------||
|---1s3------5--------5--|-(5)---5-3h5--3---|-1s3---5-----5-----|----------||
W W W Q E E E E E E
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q
|-4s6-----------|----------------|-4s6-----------|-------------------|
|-3s5---5----5--|-(5)---------3--|-3s5---5----5--|-(5)----------3----|
|-1s3---5----5--|-(5)---5-3h5-3--|-1s3---5----5--|-(5)----5-3h5-3----|
D.S. al Coda
W W W Q E a E a E E Q
|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------10s11--------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------11s12-12s10-8------|
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q
|-4s6-----------|----------------|-4s6-----------|---------------------------|
|-3s5---5----5--|-(5)---------3--|-3s5---5----5--|-(5)-------------------3---|
|-1s3---5----5--|-(5)---5-3h5-3--|-1s3---5----5--|-(5)--------5-----3h5--3---|
Guitar Solo
&
E E E E +Q E E Q E S S E E Q
|---------10-(10)--8h10-|-------------8----8--|
| E E E E Q Q +Q E S S E E Q
|--4s6------------------|---------------------|
|--3s5-----5-------5----|-(5)---------3-------|
|--1s3-----5-------5----|-(5)----3h=5-5--3----|
a E e E E +Q E +E Q E S S E E E E
|-6s8-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----8-10----------8b9-(8)-|-----------------------|
| E E E E Q Q +Q E S S E E Q
|---4s6---------------------|-----------------------|
|---3s5-----5-------5-------|-(5)---------3---------|
|---1s3-----5-------5-------|-(5)----3h=5-5--3------|
E E E E +Q E +E Q E S S E E E E
|-10pb12-8-10----------8b9-(8)-|-----------------------|
| E E E E Q Q +Q E S S E E Q
|--4s====6---------------------|-----------------------|
|--3s====5-----5-------5-------|-(5)---------3---------|
|--1s====3-----5-------5-------|-(5)----3h=5-5--3------|
E E E E Q a Q +Q E E E E a E E
|-8----10-------8h10--|-(10)--8-10s12----12s10-8-|
| E E E E Q Q +Q Q H
|-4s=6-------------6--|--(6)---------------------|
|-3s=5-----5-------5--|--(5)---------------------|
|-1s=3-----5-------3--|--(3)---------------------|
a E E E E +Q E E E S S E S S E E E E
|-10s12----10---------------|------------------------------|
|-------10----10-(10)-------|--8------------------1b1.5----|
|----------------------8h10-|-----10s8-6\-----1-3-------3/-|
|---------------------------|-------------1s3--------------|
| E E E E Q Q +Q E S S E E Q
|-----4s=6------------------|------------------------------|
|-----3s=5-----5-------5----|-(5)-------------3------------|
|-----1s=3-----5-------5----|-(5)---------3h5-5-3----------|
E E E E +Q E E Q E S S S S E a E E
|-10-8-10----------8b8.5----|--------10s12----12----12s10-8---|
| E E E E Q Q +Q E S S E E Q
|--4s6----------------------|---------------------------------|
|--3s5-----5-------5--------|-(5)-----------3-----------------|
|--1s3-----5-------5--------|-(5)-----3h=5--5-----3-----------|
a E E E E +Q E E E E E E a E E E E
|-10s12-8-10---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------8h10-|--------10-----10s8-6---0-|
| E E E E Q Q +Q E S S E E Q
|-----4s6------------------|--------------------------|
|-----3s5-----5-------5----|-(5)--------------3-------|
|-----1s3-----5-------5----|-(5)-------3h5----5-3-----|
E E E E +Q E E E a Q. +Q +S S E
|-10pb12-8-10----------8----|-10--8s10-----(10)--(10)-0---||
| E E E E Q Q +Q Q H
|--4s====6-------------6----|-(6)-------------------------||
|--3s====5-----5-------5----|-(5)-------------------------||
|--1s====3-----5-------3----|-(3)-------------------------||
Gtr IV
W W W Q H.
|---------------|---------------|------------------|-----11pb13=============|
| Gtr II
| Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H
| Gtr I
| Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H
+W W W Q H.
|------------------|---------------|------------------|-----13pb15=============|
| Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H
| Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H
+W W W Q H.
|------------------|---------------|------------------|-----10pb12=============|
| Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H
| Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H
+W W W
| Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H
| Q E E +H Q E E +H Q E E +H
TP TP ~~~~~~~
E E.. E.. Q..
|----13pb15====13pb15==========13pb15====||
| Q E E +H
| Q E E +H
E E +S E. Q E +E E E S E. Q E E
|-----------------------11b12-(11)-|--------------------11----|
| Q. E +H Q. E +H
| Q. E +H Q. E +H
E S +S +Q +E +E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E
|---13pb14r(13)-(13)--(13)b15-(13)-11----13-|-11-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|----------12----12s10-8-----------|
| E E Q H E E Q H
| E E Q H E E Q H
E Q. +H +Q. E E S S a E E e E a Q. +E. S e E
|-------------------|---------------12----12-10-8----|-10-8s10-----(10)p8------|
| Q. E +H Q. E +H E E Q H
| Q. E +H Q. E +H E E Q H
E E E E E E S +S E
|---10pb12==10pb12==10pb12==10pb12==10pb12==10pb12r(10)-8b8.5-||
| E E Q H
| E E Q H
Outro Solo
Gtr IV
Q H E E E E E E E E S E.
|------------------|---------------8b8.5-------|
| Gtrs I, II
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q
|--4s6-------------|---------------------------|
|--3s5----5----5---|-(5)-----------------------|
|--1s3----5----5---|-(5)------3--5-3-----------|
E E Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E
|-8s10-----10--8----|-----8--------------------|
|----------------10-|---------6-(6)-6pb8-------|
|-------------------|--8-----------------8s3\--|
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q
|-4s=6--------------|--------------------------|
|-3s=5---5-----5----|-(5)----------------------|
|-1s=3---5-----5----|-(5)-----3--5--3----------|
e Q. Q E. S e e e E +Q Q
|------------------|-----------------1b1.5--|
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q
|-4s6--------------|------------------------|
|-3s5----5----5----|-(5)--------------------|
|-1s3----5----5----|-(5)-----3--5--3--------|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----3-3-1-3s5---5--|
| E E E E Q Q +Q Q H
|-4s6---------6---|-(6)----------------|
|-3s5---5-----5---|-(5)----------------|
|-1s3---5-----3---|-(3)----------------|
E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E +E E
|---------4-6b7-(6)r6-4-|--6----6----b7r()-4-|
|-3s5-------------------|-----------------------------|
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q
|-4s6-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-3s5---5--------5------|-(5)-------------------------|
|-1s3---5--------5------|-(5)-----3--5---3------------|
E E E E E E Q +Q E E E E E E
|---5-------------|-(5)----5---5---10b12==|
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q
|-4s6----------------|-----------------------|
|-3s5---5--------5---|-(5)-------------------|
|-1s3---5--------5---|-(5)----3-5-3----------|
+E S S E E +E E E E S S +E +E E E E E E
|-(10)---10pb12----10pb12r(10)-8-10----|-10pb12-10pb11r()-()----------|
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q
|---4s=6-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|---3s=5------------5-------------5----|-(5)------------------------------------------------|
|---1s=3------------5-------------5----|-(5)--------------------------3----5----3-----------|
E E E E E E E E E a E H. +H H
|-p-p8-10----8----|-10--8s10-10--------|-(10)----x----|
| E E E E Q Q +Q Q H W
|---4s==6---------------6----|-(6)----------------|--------------|
|---3s==5-------5-------5----|-(5)----------------|--------------|
|---1s==3-------5-------3----|-(3)----------------|--------------|
E E E E H +Q. E a E E E E
|-11s13---13-13-----|-(13)------------------|
|-------------------|-------------12s10p8-10----|
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q
|--4s=6-------------|---------------------------|
|--3s=5----5-----5--|--(5)----------------------|
|--1s=3----5-----5--|--(5)-----3------5-3-------|
Q S E. +H +Q. E a E E E E
|-----11s13----(13)-----|-(13)---11------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------12s10p8-10-8b8.5-|
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q
|-4s6-------------------|----------------------------|
|-3s5--------5-------5--|--(5)-----------------------|
|-1s3--------5-------5--|--(5)----3-----5-3----------|
E E H. +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q H E E
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q E E E E Q Q +Q Q H
|-4s6-------------|-------------------|-4s6------------6---|-(6)-------------|
|-3s5-----5----5--|-(5)---------------|-3s5-----5------5---|-(5)-------------|
|-1s3-----5----5--|-(5)-----3-5-3-----|-1s3-----5------3---|-(3)-------------|
E E Q E. S E E E E Q E E E S S
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q
|-4s6-----------------|---------------------------|
|-3s5---5-------5-----|-(5)-----------------------|
|-1s3---5-------5-----|-(5)-------3--5---3--------|
E E Q Q E E E E E E E S S E E
|------5---5--------5-|--5----5---8-10-10-10s8--|
|------5---5--------5-|--5----5---8-10-10-10s8--|
|-3-----------8b8.5---|-----8---8---------------|
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q
|-4s=6----------------|-------------------------|
|-3s=5---5----5-------|-(5)---------------------|
|-1s=3---5----5-------|-(5)-----3-5--3----------|
E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E H
|-------------------|--------------------------|-8s10------------*|
|------------10-----|--------------------------|-8s10-10-10------*|
|-------10----------|------------------6b6.5---|------10-10------*|
|-6---8--8------8-8-|-----11p8s6---8-8---------|-----------------*|
| E E E E Q Q +Q. E E E Q E E E E H
|-4s6---------------|--------------------------|-4s=6------------*|
|-3s5----5------5---|-(5)----------------------|-3s=5--5--5------*|
|-1s3----5------5---|-(5)--------3-5-3---------|-1s=3--5--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