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 4/4 Gtr I ------------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---*|