DON'T CRY SISTER (Bassline)
As recorded by J.J. Cale
(From the 1979 Album 5)
Words and Music by J.J. Cale
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carl Radle - Bass'
Intro
Q=98
4/4
Gtr I
E Q. E Q. E H E Q E Q. E Q. H E Q.
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|---3----1-3----|-1-1----3-3--|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3----|
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E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. H E Q.
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|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----||
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Chorus
E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. H E Q.
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|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. H E Q.
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|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----||
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1st & 2nd Verses
$
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
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|-3--1-----1--|-3--1--------|-3--1-----1--|-3--3-------||
|-------4-----|-------4--3--|-------4-----|-------3----||
Chorus
To Coda
E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. H E Q.
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|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----||
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Guitar Solo
E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. H E Q.
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|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. H E Q.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----|
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D.S. al Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
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|-3--1-----1--|-3--1--------|-3--1-----1--|-3--3--------||
|-------4-----|-------4--3--|-------4-----|-------3-----||
Outro
&
E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q.
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|-1-1----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----||-1-3----1-3----|
|---------------|---------------||---------------|
E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q.
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|---------------||o---------------|---------------o||
|-1-3----1-3----||o-1-3----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----o||
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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
