BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU (Bassline)
As recorded by Robert Palmer
(From the 1979 Album SECRETS)
Words and Music by Moon Martin
Arranged by Robert Palmer
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Pierre Brock - Bass'
Intro
Q=146
4/4
Gtr I
W e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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e e e e e e e e E E E E E S S E E
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1st Verse
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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Chorus
W W Q Q H H E E E E
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e E E E E E S S E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------------3-||
2nd & 3rd Verses
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e e e e E E E E E E +S E. e e e e
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Chorus
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To Coda
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e E E E E E S S E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------------3-|
Guitar Solo
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e E E Q Q Q
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Bridge
W E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E
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|----------|---------5-4-----|----------|------------------|
|----------|-----4-7-----7-4-|----------|-------2-5-4-2----|
|-5--------|---5-------------|-0--------|---0-4---------4--|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Outro
D.S. al Cod&
W E E E E E E E E E E E E +H +W
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|----------||---5-4-2-0-------|-2--------------|--------*|
|----------||-----------2-0---|---0-2----------|--------*|
|----------||---------------3-|-------0-(0)----|-(0)----*|
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
