ONE NIGHT
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1957 Album LOVING YOU)
Words and Music by Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Scotty Moore - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q.=82
N.C.
12/8
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q. Q. E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------0-1-2-||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|-0--------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
E B7
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
||-----0----0----0-------|----0----0----0------|----2----2----2----2--|
||o----0----0----0-------|----0-0--0----0------|----0----0----0----0--|
||-----1----1----1-------|----1-1--1----1------|----2-2--2-2--2----2--|
||-----2----2----2-------|----2-2--2-2--2-2--0-|-1--1-1----1----1--1--|
||o------2----2----0-1-2-|------2----2----2--0-|-2----2----2----2-----|
||--0----0----0----------|-0----0----0----0--0-|----------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|----2----2----2----2-|----2----2----2----2-|----2----2----2------|
|----0----0----0----0-|----0----0----0----0-|----0----0----0-0----|
|----2-2--2-2--2----2-|----2-2--2-2--2----2-|-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----|
|-1--1-1----1----1--1-|-1--1-1----1----1--1-|-1----1----1----1--0-|
|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2----|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
1.
E5 E N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E e Q Q. Q. E E E
|-------------------------|-0---------------------||
|-------------------------|-0--------------------o||
|-------------------------|-1---------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--------------0-1-2-o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------------------||
2.,D.S.
E E7
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E
|----0----0----0----0-|----0----0----0-------||
|----0----0----0----0-|----3----3----3-------||
|----1-1--1-1--1-1--1-|-1--1-1--1-1--1-------||
|-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|-2--2-2--2-2--2-------||
|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----------||
|-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0----0-2-4-||
Bridge
A
Q E Q E Q E e e e Q E Q E Q E E E E
|----0----0----0-------|----0----0----0-------|
|----2----2----2-------|----2----2----2-------|
|----2-2--2-2--2-------|-2--2-2--2-2--2-------|
|----2-2--2-2--2-------|-2--2-2--2-2--2-------|
|-0----0----0----------|-0----0----0----0-1-2-|
|----------------0-2-4-|----------------------|
E F#
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|----0----0----0----0-|----0----0----0-------|----2----2----2----2-|
|----0----0----0----0-|----0----0----0-------|----2----2----2----2-|
|----1-1--1-1--1-1--1-|----1-1--1-1--1-------|----3----3----3----3-|
|-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|-2--2-2--2-2--2-------|----4-4--4-4--4-4--4-|
|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----------|-4----4----4----4----|
|-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0----0-0-0-|-2----2----2----2----|
D.S. al Fine
B7
Q E Q E Q E E E E e Q Q. H. H. Q. E E E
|----2----2----2-2p0-0-|-2-----------------|----------------------||
|----2----2----2-2-0-0-|-0-----------------|----------------------||
|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-1-1-|-2-----------------|----------------------||
|-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-----|-1-----------------|----------------------||
|-4----4----4----4-----|-2-----------------|--------------0-1-2---||
|-2----2----2----2-----|-------------------|----------------------||
Outro
E B7
Q E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E
|----0----0----0-------|----0----0----0------|----2----2----2----2-|
|----0----0----0-------|----0----0----0------|----0----0----0----0-|
|----1----1----1-------|----1----1----1------|----2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|
|-2--2-2--2-2--2-------|----2-2--2-2--2-2--0-|-1----1----1----1----|
|-2----2----2----0-1-2-|-2----2----2----2--0-|-2----2----2----2----|
|-0----0----0----------|-0----0----0----0--0-|---------------------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E Q Q. H.
|----2----2----2----2-|----2----2----2---2-2-|-2---------------|
|----0----0----0----0-|----0----0----0-0-0-0-|-0---------------|
|----2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2---------------|
|-1----1----1----1----|-1----1----1----1-1-1-|-1---------------|
|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2----2----2-2-2-|-2---------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
E5 A E
E E E E E E E E E E E E e Q Q E +H.
|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------*|
|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-------0-(0)----*|
|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-------1-(1)----*|
|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-------2-(2)----*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2----2--2-(2)----*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|-0-------0-(0)----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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
