TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS (Bassline) As recorded by Bachman Turner Overdrive (From the 1973 Album BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE II) Words and Music by Randy Bachman Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'C.F. Turner - Bass' Intro Q=126 4/4 Gtr I Wx5 Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E |------------||---------------|----------------| |------------||o--------------|----------------| |------------||o-3------------|-1--------------| |------------||-----5--3-3-5--|----3--1-1-3-2--| 1.,2. 3. Q a Q E E E E Q Q E E E E 3x Q Q E E E E |-----------------|----------------||---------------|| |-----------------|---------------o||---------------|| |---------3-3-5-3-|-3-------------o||-3-------------|| |-1--3s5----------|----5--3-3-5-3--||----5--3-3-5-3-|| 1st & 2nd Verses Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q Q E E E E ||---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| ||o--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| ||o-3------------|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3-------------| ||-----5--3-3-5--|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|----5--3-3-5-3-| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E |--------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------5-------| |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------5---7-5---| |-3------------|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3--5s7------------| |----5--3-3-5--|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|-------------------| Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |-5------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| |----7--5------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| |----------7s3-|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3-------------| |--------------|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|----5--3-3-5-3-| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|| |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|| |-3------------|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3-------------|| |----5--3-3-5--|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|----5--3-3-5-3-|| Chorus Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| |-3------------|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3-------------| |----5--3-3-5--|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|----5--3-3-5-3-| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|| |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|| |-3------------|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3-------------|| |----5--3-3-5--|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|----5--3-3-5-3-|| Interlude 1. Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E |--------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------5-------| |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------5---7-5---| |-3------------|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3--5s7------------| |----5--3-3-5--|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|-------------------| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|| |----7--5-5-----|---------------|-----------------|---------------o|| |-3---------7s3-|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3-------------o|| |---------------|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|----5--3-3-5-3--|| Guitar Solo 2. Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E |--------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------5-------| |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------5---7-5---| |-3------------|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3--5s7------------| |----5--3-3-5--|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|-------------------| Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |-5------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|| |----7--5------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|| |----------7s3-|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3-------------|| |--------------|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|----5--3-3-5-3-|| Interlude E E Q H W W W |-------------|----------|----------|------|| |-------------|----------|----------|------|| |-3-----------|----------|----------|------|| |-------------|----------|----------|------|| Bridge W W W H Q E E |----------|----------|----------|-------------| |----------|----------|----------|-------------| |----------|----------|----------|-----------3-| |----------|----------|----------|-------------| E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E H |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|| |---3-3-3------1-|-1--------------|---3-3-3------1-|-1------------|| |-3--------------|---1-1-1------3-|-3--------------|---1-1-1------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|| Guitar Solo 2 Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| |-3------------|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3-------------| |----5--3-3-5--|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|----5--3-3-5-3-| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5-5------------|-3-3------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-----7--5-5-7-5-|-----5--3-3-5-4-|-3-3------------|-----------------|| |----------------|----------------|-----5--3-3-5-4-|-3-3-----------3-|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----5-5-3-3-5---|| 3rd Verse Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E |--------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------5-------| |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------5---7-5---| |-3------------|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3--5s7------------| |----5--3-3-5--|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|-------------------| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E |--------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------5-------| |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------5---7-5---| |-3------------|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3--5s7------------| |----5--3-3-5--|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|-------------------| Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |-5------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| |----7--5------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| |----------7s3-|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3-------------| |--------------|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|----5--3-3-5-3-| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|| |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|| |-3------------|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3-------------|| |----5--3-3-5--|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|----5--3-3-5-3-|| Chorus Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| |-3------------|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3-------------| |----5--3-3-5--|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|----5--3-3-5-3-| Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |-5------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|| |----7--5------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|| |----------7s3-|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3-------------|| |--------------|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|----5--3-3-5-3-|| Breakdown E E Q H Wx10 H Q E E |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-3-----------|-------------|-----------3-| |-------------|-------------|-------------| 1. E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E ||----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------o|| ||o-3-----------1-|-1-------------|-------------3-|-3-----------3--o|| ||----------------|-------------1-|-1-------------|-----------------|| Outro 2. E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E |-----------------||---------------|---------------| |-------3-2---3---||o--------------|---------------| |-3---------3-----||o-3------------|-1-------------| |---------------3-||-----5--3-3-5--|----3--1-1-3-2-| Q a Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |---------3-3-5-3-|-3---------------| |-1--3s5----------|----5--3-3-5-3---| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q a Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|| |--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------o|| |-3------------|-1-------------|---------3-3-5-3-|-3-------------o|| |----5--3-3-5--|----3--1-1-3-2-|-1--3s5----------|----5--3-3-5-3--|| 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