• Song:

    I Dont Want To Miss A Thing

  • Artist:

    Aerosmith

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I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING (Bassline)
As recorded by Aerosmith
(From the 1998 Album I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING)

Transcribed by cbliss66@speednet.com(slaya)
	


Arranged by Aerosmith

Gtr I (B E A D G) - 'Bass'

 Intro           1st Verse
  Moderately Q=120
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx16            W          W
|-------------||-----------|------|
|-------------||o----------|------|
|-------------||-----------|-4----|
|-------------||o----------|------|
|-------------||--3--------|------|


  W          +W           W          W
|----------|------------|----------|------|
|----------|------------|----------|------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|----------|------|
|----------|------------|-3--------|-2----|
|----------|------------|----------|------|


  W          +W             W          W
|----------|-------------||----------|------|
|----------|------------o||----------|------|
|----------|-------------||----------|------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------o||-2--------|-3----|
|----------|-------------||----------|------|


                               Chorus
  $                         $$
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q      H.      Q    W
|-------------|-------------||-------------|------|
|-------------|-------------||o------------|------|
|-------------|-------------||--5-------5--|-4----|
|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--||o------------|------|
|-------------|-------------||-------------|------|


                                            To Coda
                                            To Coda
  H..       E   e E H    E E   H.      q    H    H
|-------------|--------------|------------|-------------||
|-------------|-2------------|------------|------------o||
|-------------|---2----------|------------|-------------||
|-0---------0-|-----0----0-2-|-3-------3--|-3----5-----o||
|-------------|--------------|------------|-------------||


  H.      Q    H.      Q     W          W
|------------|-------------|----------|------||
|------------|-------------|----------|------||
|-5-------5--|-4-------4/--|----------|------||
|------------|-------------|-0--------|-0----||
|------------|-------------|----------|------||


 2nd Verse
  W          W          H.      E E   e E H.
|----------|----------|-------------|-----------|
|----------|----------|-------------|-----------|
|-5--------|-4--------|-2-------2---|-2---------|
|----------|----------|-----------2-|---2-------|
|----------|----------|-------------|-----0-----|


                                        |-3-|
  W          W          H    +E  Q  E   E E E S S S S +Q   +Q
|----------|----------|---------------|--------------------------|
|----------|----------|---------------|--------------------------|
|----------|----------|----------2s=7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)--(7)\--|
|-3--------|-2--------|-0----(0)------|--------------------------|
|----------|----------|---------------|--------------------------|


  W          W          H.      E E
|----------|----------|-------------|
|----------|----------|-------------|
|-5--------|-4--------|-2-------2---|
|----------|----------|-----------2-|
|----------|----------|-------------|


                           D.S. al Coda
  e E H    Q    H.      Q    H.      Q
|-------------|------------|------------||
|-------------|------------|------------||
|-2--------2--|------------|------------||
|---2---------|-2-------2--|-3-------3--||
|-----0-------|------------|------------||


                  Bridge
  &
  Q  E E Q  E E    H.      Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|---------------||------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------------||------------|-------------|-------------|
|--------5------||------------|-------------|-2--2--2--2--|
|---------------||------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3--3-3----3-3-||-1-------1--|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-2--2--2--2--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-0--0--0--0--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------7----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-0--0--0---0--|-------------|-------------|-2--2--2--2--|
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|--------------|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-2--2--2--2--|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|-0--0--0--0--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


                        D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|----------------||
|-------------|-------------|----------4-5-4-||
|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0-0-0-------||
|-------------|-------------|----------------||
|-------------|-------------|----------------||


 Chorus Continued (Out)
  &&
  H    +E  E E E   W          H.      Q    +Q   Q  E E E E
|----------------|----------|------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------|------------|------------------|
|------------5---|-4--------|------------|------------------|
|----------5---5-|----------|-0-------2--|-(2)--3--3---3----|
|-3----(3)-------|----------|------------|------------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    H    Q  q    H.      Q
|-------------|-------------|------7--7--|-6-------6\---|
|-------------|-------------|------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-5----------|--------------|
|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--5--5--|------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|------------|--------------|


  H..       E   E E H    E E   H.      q    H    H
|-------------|--------------|------------|-----------|
|-------------|-2------------|------------|-----------|
|-------------|---2----------|------------|-----------|
|-0---------0-|-----0----0-2-|-3-------3--|-3----5----|
|-------------|--------------|------------|-----------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-2--2--2--2--|-4--4--4--4--|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0-2--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|


  H.      q    H    H      H.      Q    H    Q  E E
|------------|-----------|------------|--------------|
|------------|-----------|------------|--------------|
|------------|-----------|------------|--------------|
|-3-------3--|-3----5----|------------|--------------|
|------------|-----------|-3-------3--|-2----2--2-3--|


  H..       E   E E H    E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    H    H
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|
|-------------|-2------------|-------------|-----------|
|-------------|---2----------|-------------|-----------|
|-0---------0-|-----0----0-2-|-3--3--3--3--|-3----5----|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|


  H    +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q  Q  E E Q    +E  E E E E E E E
|------------7---|--------6---6-7-|--------------|--------------------|
|----------7---7-|------7---7-----|-------2---2--|-(2)-2-----2--------|
|-5----(5)-------|-4--------------|--------------|-------2-----2------|
|----------------|----------------|-0--0----0----|---------0-----0-2--|
|----------------|----------------|--------------|--------------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    H    H      H.      q    H.      E E
|-------------|-----------|------------|--------------|
|-------------|-----------|------------|--------------|
|-------------|-----------|-5----------|-4-------4h5--|
|-3--3--3--3--|-3----5----|---------5--|--------------|
|-------------|-----------|------------|--------------|


  H..       E   E E H    E E   W          H    H
|-------------|--------------|----------|-----------|
|-------------|-2------------|----------|-----------|
|-------------|---2----------|----------|-----------|
|-0---------0-|-----0----0-2-|-3--------|-3----5----|
|-------------|--------------|----------|-----------|


  H    +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q  Q  E E Q
|------------7---|--------6---6-7-|--------------|
|----------7---7-|------7---7-----|-------2---2--|
|-5----(5)-------|-4--------------|--------------|
|----------------|----------------|-0--0----0----|
|----------------|----------------|--------------|


  +E  E E E E E E E   W          H    H
|-------------------|----------|-----------*|
|-(2)-2-----2-------|----------|-----------*|
|-------2-----2-----|----------|-----------*|
|---------0-----0-2-|-3--------|-3----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
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