HEART OF GLASS (Bassline)
As recorded by Blondie
(From the 1978 Album PARALLEL LINES)
Words and Music by Deborah Harry & Chris Stein
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Nigel Harrison - Bass'
Intro 1
Q=118
4/4
Gtr I
Wx3
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|--------||
|--------||
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Intro 2 & Interlude
$
Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|-2--2--2--2h4---|-2--2--2--2h4---|-2--2--2--2h4---|-2--2--2--2h4----||
|--------------2-|--------------2-|--------------2-|--------------2--||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
1st - 4th Verses
$$
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q S S E
||---------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
||o-2--2--2--2-4-|--------------|--------------|-2--2--2--2h4----|
||o--------------|-4--4--4--4-2-|-4--4--4--4-2-|--------------2--|
||---------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|----------------|--------------|--------------|
|-2--2--2--2h4---|--------------|--------------|
|--------------2-|-4--4--4--4-2-|-4--4--4--4-2-|
|----------------|--------------|--------------|
1.
Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------||
|-2--2--2--2h4---|-2--2--2--2h4---|-2--2--2--2h4---|-2--2--2--2h4----o||
|--------------2-|--------------2-|--------------2-|--------------2--o||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------||
2.,D.S.,D.S.S.
Q Q Q S S E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------||
|-2--2--2--2h4---|---2---4---5---6-||
|--------------2-|-----------------||
|----------------|-0---2---3---4---||
Bridge
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0---|
To Coda D.S. al Coda
To Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-4--4--4--4--|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-2--4--5--6---||
|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|-------------|--------------||
Synthesizer Solo
&
3/4
Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-----------------||-------------|----------|
|-------------|---2---4---5---6-||-------------|----------|
|-------------|-----------------||-------------|----------|
|-0--0--0--0--|-0---2---3---4---||-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--|
4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|----------|-------------|----------|
|-------------|----------|-------------|----------|
|-------------|----------|-------------|----------|
|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--|
4/4
Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|---2---4---5---6-|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------|
|-0--0--0--0--|-0---2---3---4---|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|-5--5--5--5--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-4--4--4--4--|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-2--4--5--6--||
|-5--5--5--5--|-------------|-------------||
Interlude
1.,2.,3. 4.
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E 4x Q Q Q S S E
||-----------------|-----------------||-----------------||
||o-2--2--2--2h4---|-2--2--2--2h4---o||-2--2--2--2h4----||
||o--------------2-|--------------2-o||--------------2--||
||-----------------|-----------------||-----------------||
Outro
&&
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------||--------------|
|-4--4--4--4--|-------------||o-------------|
|-------------|-2--4--5--6--||o-------------|
|-------------|-------------||--5--5--5--5--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-5--5--5--5--|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
|-------------|-------------|-4--4--4--4--|--------------o||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-2--4--5--6---o||
|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|-------------|---------------||
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
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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
