ROCK IS MY LIFE AND THIS IS MY SONG (Bassline)

As recorded by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
(From the 1974 Album NOT FRAGILE)

Words and Music by Randy Bachman
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'C.F. Turner - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=114
 4/4
  Gtr I
   W          W           W          W
|-----------|----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-7--------|-----------|-7----|
|-/5--------|----------|-/5--------|------|
|-----------|----------|-----------|------|


   W          W           W          q  Q  H
|-----------|----------|-----------|------------||
|-----------|-7--------|-----------|-7----------||
|-/5--------|----------|-/5--------|------------||
|-----------|----------|-----------|------------||


   1st & 2nd Verses
     W          W           W          W
||------------|----------|-----------|------|
||o-----------|-7--------|-----------|-7----|
||o-/5--------|----------|-/5--------|------|
||------------|----------|-----------|------|


   W          W           W          q  Q  H
|-----------|----------|-----------|------------|
|-----------|-7--------|-----------|-7----------|
|-/5--------|----------|-/5--------|------------|
|-----------|----------|-----------|------------|


   W          W           W          W
|-----------|----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-7--------|-----------|-7----|
|-/5--------|----------|-/5--------|------|
|-----------|----------|-----------|------|


   W          W           W          q  Q  H
|-----------|----------|-----------|------------||
|-----------|-7--------|-----------|-7----------||
|-/5--------|----------|-/5--------|------------||
|-----------|----------|-----------|------------||


 Chorus
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E H      E E E E E E E E   E E E E H
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
|---------5-7-7---|-7-5-5--------|---------5-7-7---|-7-5-5--------|
|-3-5-5-----------|--------------|-3-5-5-----------|--------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E H      E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----5-7-5----------|
|---------5-7-7---|-7-5-5--------|---------5-7-7---|-/7-------5-7---5--|
|-3-5-5-----------|--------------|-3-5-5-----------|--------------8----|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E H      E E E E E E E E   E E E E H
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
|---------5-7-7---|-7-5-5--------|---------5-7-7---|-7-5-5--------|
|-3-5-5-----------|--------------|-3-5-5-----------|--------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E H      E E E E E E E E   W
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|------||
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|------||
|---------5-7-7---|-7-5-5--------|---------5-7-7---|-5----||
|-3-5-5-----------|--------------|-3-5-5-----------|------||


 Interlude
   W          W           W          W
|-----------|----------|-----------|------|
|-----------|-7--------|-----------|-7----|
|-/5--------|----------|-/5--------|------|
|-----------|----------|-----------|------|


   W          W           W          q  Q  H
|-----------|----------|-----------|-------------||
|-----------|-7--------|-----------|-7----------o||
|-/5--------|----------|-/5--------|------------o||
|-----------|----------|-----------|-------------||


   Guitar Solo
     W          W           W          W
||------------|----------|-----------|------|
||o-----------|-7--------|-----------|-7----|
||o-/5--------|----------|-/5--------|------|
||------------|----------|-----------|------|


   W          W           W          q  Q  H
|-----------|----------|-----------|-------------||
|-----------|-7--------|-----------|-7----------o||
|-/5--------|----------|-/5--------|------------o||
|-----------|----------|-----------|-------------||


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E H      E E E E E E E E   E E E E H
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
|---------5-7-7---|-7-5-5--------|---------5-7-7---|-7-5-5--------|
|-3-5-5-----------|--------------|-3-5-5-----------|--------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E H      E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----5-7-5----------||
|---------5-7-7---|-7-5-5--------|---------5-7-7---|-/7-------5-7---5--||
|-3-5-5-----------|--------------|-3-5-5-----------|--------------8----||


   Out-Chorus
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E H      E E E E E E E E   E E E E H
||------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
||o-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
||o---------5-7-7---|-7-5-5--------|---------5-7-7---|-7-5-5--------|
||--3-5-5-----------|--------------|-3-5-5-----------|--------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E H      E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|----5-7-5----------o||
|---------5-7-7---|-7-5-5--------|---------5-7-7---|-/7-------5-7---5--o||
|-3-5-5-----------|--------------|-3-5-5-----------|--------------8-----||


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