DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS? (Bassline)
As recorded by Chicago
(From the 1969 Album CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY)
Words and Music by Robert Lamm
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Peter Cetera - Bass '
Intro 1
Q=118
4/4
Gtr I
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q +E E E E
|----------------|------------------|------------------|
|---5-5--3-3-3---|---5-5------------|------------------|
|--------------5-|--------6-6-(6)---|-5---5--(5)---5---|
|----------------|-3----------------|---5--------5---5-|
5/8
E E Q E E Q E E Q E Q E W Q. E E Q. E E
|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|----------|
|---------------|---------------|----------|-3------3-|-5----7-5-|
|---------------|---------------|----------|------3---|----------|
|---6-6--4-4-4--|---1-1--3-3----|-2--------|----------|----------|
3/8 4/4
Q. E E Q. E E Q. E E Q. E E Q. Q. W
|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|------|-8----|
|-3------3-|-5----7-5-|-3------3-|-5----7-5-|------|-8----|------|
|------3---|----------|------3---|----------|-6----|------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|------|------|
Intro 2
Q=118(8=s8)
+H. Q Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E
|-(8)---------||-0-------------|------------------|
|-------------||----4--2-0-----|------------------|
|-------------||-----------2-3-|-(3)-2--0---0-2---|
|-------------||---------------|----------3-----3-|
Q Q E E E E +E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-5--4--2-0-----|-------------4--|-5--4--2-0-----|
|-----------2-3-|-(3)-3-5--7-----|-----------2-3-|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
+E E E Q E E E Q Q E E E E +Q Q Q Q
|------------------|---------------|---------------|
|------------------|-5--4--2-0-----|------0--2--4--|
|-(3)-2-0----0-2---|-----------2-3-|-(3)-----------|
|---------3------3-|---------------|---------------|
1st Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W W
|-------------|-------------||----------|------|
|-------------|-------------||-5--------|-3----|
|-5--5--7--7--|-8--8--7--5--||----------|------|
|-------------|-------------||----------|------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E Q E +Q E E E E E E
|-------------|-------0-2--3-|-(3)--2---3-2-----|
|-------0--3--|-1--3---------|--------3-----3-1-|
|-1--3--------|--------------|------------------|
|-------------|--------------|------------------|
+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|----------------3-|-(3)--2---3-2-----|------------------|
|-(1)--0---1-0-----|--------3-----3-1-|-(1)--0---1-0-----|
|--------1-----1---|------------------|--------1-----1-1-|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Q Q a Q a Q Q Q a Q a Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------||
|-1--1--2h3--2h3--|-1--1--2h3--2h3--|-0--0--2--2--|-3--3--2--2-0-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------||
Chorus
|-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|-0---------------|
|----------0--|----0--2--4--|----4--2-0---0---|
|----0--2-----|-3-----------|-----------2---3-|
|-3-----------|-------------|-----------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------------0-2---|-----------0--|----0--2--4---|
|-(3)-2-0-2-3-----3-|-----0--2-----|-3------------|
|-------------------|-3-3----------|--------------|
2nd Verse
Q Q E E E E +E E Q Q Q W W
|-0-------------|----------------||----------|------|
|----4--2-0-----|-------0--2--4--||-5--------|-3----|
|-----------2-3-|-(3)-3----------||----------|------|
|---------------|----------------||----------|------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E Q E +Q E E E E E E
|-------------|-------0-2--3-|-(3)--2---3-2-----|
|-------0--3--|-1--3---------|--------3-----3-1-|
|-1--3--------|--------------|------------------|
|-------------|--------------|------------------|
+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q
|----------------3-|-(3)--2---3-2-----|-----------------|
|-(1)--0---1-0-----|--------3-----3-1-|-(1)--0---1-0----|
|--------1-----1---|------------------|--------1-----1--|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
Q Q a Q a Q Q Q a Q a Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------||
|-1--1--2h3--2h3--|-1--1--2h3--2h3--|-0--0--2--2--|-3--3--2-2-0-0-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------||
Chorus
|-3-|
E E Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E
|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-----------0-0-|----0--2--4--|-5--4--2-0---0---|
|-----0--2------|-3-----------|-----------2---3-|
|-3-3-----------|-------------|-----------------|
+E Q E +E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-----0--2-(2)-------|-----------0--|-----0-0-2-2-4-4-|
|-(3)----------3-5-3-|--------2-----|-3-3-------------|
|--------------------|-3-3-3--------|-----------------|
3rd Verse
|-3-|
Q Q E E E E E +E E Q Q Q W
|-----------------|----------------||------|
|-5--4--2-0---0---|-------0--2--4--||-5----|
|-----------2---3-|-(3)-3----------||------|
|-----------------|----------------||------|
W Q Q Q Q Q Q E Q E
|----------|-------------|-------0-2--3-|
|-3--------|-------0--3--|-1--3---------|
|----------|-1--3--------|--------------|
|----------|-------------|--------------|
+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|-(3)--2---3-2-----|----------------3-|-(3)--2---3-2-----|
|--------3-----3-1-|-(1)--0---1-0-----|--------3-----3-1-|
|------------------|--------1-----1---|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
+Q E E E E Q Q Q a Q a Q Q Q a Q a Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-(1)--0---1-0----|-1--1--2h3--2h3--|-1--1--2h3--2h3--|-0--0--2--2--|
|--------1-----1--|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
Chorus
Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|--------------||--------------|-------------|-0------------|
|-3--3--2--0---||-----------0--|----0--2--4--|----------0---|
|--------------||-----0--2-----|-3-----------|----0--2----3-|
|------------3-||-3-3----------|-------------|--------------|
+E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------------0---|-----------0---|-------0--2--4--|
|-(3)-3-2--0------|-----0--2----3-|-(3)-3----------|
|---------------2-|-3-3-----------|----------------|
Q Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|-0------------|--------------|-------------|--------------||
|----4--2-0----|-----0--2--4--|-0--0--2--2--|-3--3--2--2-0-||
|-----------2--|-3-3----------|-------------|--------------||
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------||
Outro
E E Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
|-----------0---|------0--2--4-5-|-(5)-5-------0--|----0--2--4-5-|
|-----0--2----3-|-(3)------------|-------0--2-----|-3------------|
|-3-3-----------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
+Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------0--|
|-(5)--------0--|----0--2--4-5-|-(5)--------0--|----0--2-----|
|------0--2-----|-3------------|------0--2-----|-3-----------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
H.=H
|3| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |3|
E Q E E E Q E E E E Q Q E Q Q W +H +E E Q
|--------------------|---------------|----------|-------------------*|
|-3-3-3--------------|-1-1-1---------|----------|-------------------*|
|-------5-3-1--1-1-1-|---------------|----------|-------------------*|
|--------------------|--------1-1-1--|-3--------|-(3)----(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
