LUCRETIA MAC EVIL (Bassline)
As recorded by Blood Sweat & Tears
(From the 1970 Album BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS 3)
Words and Music by David Clayton-Thomas
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jim Fielder - Bass'
Intro
Q=112
4/4
Gtr I
W H Q S S E
|----------|---------------|
|----------|---------------|
|----------|---------1-0---|
|----------|-------------3-|
E E +S S S S +E S S +S S E E E +S S S S +E. S S S E
|-------------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------------|---------------------------||
|---------2-1-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-----|---------0-1-2-(2)-2-1-0---||
|-0-0-(0)-------------------4-3-|-2-2-(2)-----------------3-||
1st Verse
E E +S S S S +E E +S S E E E +S S S S +E. S S S E
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------2-1-0-(0)-0-(0)-----|---------0-1-2-(2)-2-1-0---|
|-0-0-(0)-----------------4-3-|-2-2-(2)-----------------3-|
E E +S S S S +E E +S S E E E +S S S S +E. S S S E
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------2-1-0-(0)-0-(0)-----|---------0-1-2-(2)-2-1-0---|
|-0-0-(0)-----------------4-3-|-2-2-(2)-----------------3-|
E E +S S S S +E E +S S E E E +S S S S +E. S S S E
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------2-1-0-(0)-0-(0)-----|---------0-1-2-(2)-2-1-0---|
|-0-0-(0)-----------------4-3-|-2-2-(2)-----------------3-|
E E +S S S S +E E +S S E E E +S S S S +E. S S S E Q Q E E E E
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------|
|---------2-1-0-(0)-0-(0)-----|---------0-1-2-(2)-2-1-0---|----------------|
|-0-0-(0)-----------------4-3-|-2-2-(2)-----------------3-|-0--0--0-0-2-4--|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E. S E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-------------4-|-5--5----------|-----------------|
|-------------4-|-5--5--5-5-7---|-----------0-2-|-3--3--3----3-3--|
|-5--5--5-5-7---|---------------|-------3-3-----|----------3------|
Interlude
E E Q H W H Q S S E
|-------------||----------|---------------|
|-------------||----------|---------------|
|-2-----------||----------|---------1-0---|
|-------------||----------|-------------3-|
E E +S S S S +E S S +S S E E E +S S S S +E. S S S E
|-------------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------------|---------------------------||
|---------2-1-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-----|---------0-1-2-(2)-2-1-0---||
|-0-0-(0)-------------------4-3-|-2-2-(2)-----------------3-||
2nd Verse
E E +S S S S +E E +S S E E E +S S S S +E. S S S E
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------2-1-0-(0)-0-(0)-----|---------0-1-2-(2)-2-1-0---|
|-0-0-(0)-----------------4-3-|-2-2-(2)-----------------3-|
E E +S S S S +E E +S S E E E +S S S S +E. S S S E
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------2-1-0-(0)-0-(0)-----|---------0-1-2-(2)-2-1-0---|
|-0-0-(0)-----------------4-3-|-2-2-(2)-----------------3-|
E E +S S S S +E E +S S E E E +S S S S +E. S S S E
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------2-1-0-(0)-0-(0)-----|---------0-1-2-(2)-2-1-0---|
|-0-0-(0)-----------------4-3-|-2-2-(2)-----------------3-|
E E +S S S S +E E +S S E E E +S S S S +E. S S S E Q Q E E E E
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------|
|---------2-1-0-(0)-0-(0)-----|---------0-1-2-(2)-2-1-0---|----------------|
|-0-0-(0)-----------------4-3-|-2-2-(2)-----------------3-|-0--0--0-0-2-4--|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E. S E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-------------4-|-5--5----------|-----------------|
|-------------4-|-5--5--5-5-7---|-----------0-2-|-3--3--3----3-3--|
|-5--5--5-5-7---|---------------|-------3-3-----|----------3------|
Bridge
E E Q H E E +E. S E E +E. S E S S +S S E S E S E E H. Q
|-------------|---------------------|-------------------------||------------|
|-------------|-2-2-(2)---2-2-(2)---|-2-0-0-(0)---------------||-2-------2--|
|-2-----------|---------2---------2-|-----------2-2-0-0-2-----||------------|
|-------------|---------------------|---------------------3-2-||------------|
H. E E Q E E +E E Q Q. E Q Q H. Q
|-------------|-----------------|--------6--4--|-2-------4---|
|-0-------2-0-|-----------------|--------------|-------------|
|-------------|-4--6-7-(7)-6-4--|-2------------|-------------|
|-------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------|
ritardandoQ=9108
H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q Q Q E E Q
|-5----4--2--|-0----2--0--|------------|---------------|
|------------|------------|-3----5--3--|-2--0----------|
|------------|------------|------------|-------3-2-0---|
|------------|------------|------------|---------------|
3rd Verse
Q=73 Q=61 a tempo Q=112
H +H W E E +S S S S +E E +S S E
|-------------|----------||------------------------------|
|-------------|----------||------------------------------|
|-0----(0)----|----------||---------2-1-0-(0)-0-(0)------|
|-------------|----------||-0-0-(0)-----------------4-3--|
E E +S S S S +E. S S S E E E +S S S S +E E +S S E
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------0-1-2-(2)-2-1-0---|---------2-1-0-(0)-0-(0)-----|
|-2-2-(2)-----------------3-|-0-0-(0)-----------------4-3-|
E E +S S S S +E. S S S E
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|---------0-1-2-(2)-2-1-0----|
|-2-2-(2)-----------------3--|
E E +S S S S +E E +S S E E E +S S S S +E. S S S E
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------2-1-0-(0)-0-(0)-----|---------0-1-2-(2)-2-1-0---|
|-0-0-(0)-----------------4-3-|-2-2-(2)-----------------3-|
E E +S S S S +E E +S S E E E +S S S S +E. S S S E Q Q E E E E
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------|
|---------2-1-0-(0)-0-(0)-----|---------0-1-2-(2)-2-1-0---|----------------|
|-0-0-(0)-----------------4-3-|-2-2-(2)-----------------3-|-0--0--0-0-2-4--|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E. S E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-------------4-|-5--5----------|-----------------|
|-------------4-|-5--5--5-5-7---|-----------0-2-|-3--3--3----3-3--|
|-5--5--5-5-7---|---------------|-------3-3-----|----------3------|
Interlude
E E Q H E E E E +Q S S E E E E E +Q S S E E E E E +Q S S E
|-------------||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-------------||-0-0-4-5-(5)--7-5-3-|-----4-5-(5)--7-5-3-|-----4-5-(5)--7-5-3-|
|-2-----------||--------------------|-5-5----------------|-5-5----------------|
|-------------||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +Q S S E E E E E +Q S S E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----4-5-(5)--7-5-3-|-----4-5-(5)--7-5-3-|
|-5-5----------------|-5-5----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +Q S S E E E E E +Q S S E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----4-5-(5)--7-5-3-|-----4-5-(5)--7-5-3---|
|-5-5----------------|-5-5------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
E E E E +Q S S E E E E E +Q S S E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----4-5-(5)--7-5-3-|-----4-5-(5)--7-5-3-|
|-5-5----------------|-5-5----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
Outro
E E E E +Q S S E E E E E +Q S S E
|--------------------||--------------------|
|-----5-6-(6)--8-6---||-----5-6-(6)--8-6-4-|
|-6-6--------------9-||-6-6----------------|
|--------------------||--------------------|
E E E E +Q S S E E E E E +Q S S E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----5-6-(6)--8-6-4-|-----5-6-(6)--8-6-4-|
|-6-6----------------|-6-6----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +Q S S E E E E E +Q S S E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-----5-6-(6)--8-6-4-|-----5-6-(6)--8-6-4--|
|-6-6----------------|-6-6-----------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
E E E E +Q S S E E E E E +Q S S E E E E S S +S S E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|-10-10-8---------------------|
|-----5-6-(6)--8-6-4-|-----5-6-(6)--8-6-4-|---------10-8-(8)-8-10-10-8--|
|-6-6----------------|-6-6----------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
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S E S E e e E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------8----------|----9-------------*|
|---------9---------11-|-10---11-9-7------*|
|-8-6-6-8-----12-10----|-------------9----*|
|----------------------|------------------*|
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
