WHEN I WAS YOUNG (Bassline)

As recorded by Eric Burdon & The Animals
(From the 1967 Album WINDS OF CHANGE)

Words and Music by Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins & Danny McCulloch
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Danny McCulloch - Bass'

 Intro
  Q=120
 4/4
  Gtr I
  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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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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
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
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 1st Verse
  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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
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                                      2nd & 3rd Verse
                                    $
  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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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                             To Coda
  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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
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 Chorus
  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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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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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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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
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                        D.S. al Coda &
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E     W          +W
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||-7--------|-(7)----||
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 Interlude
  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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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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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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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
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 Chorus
  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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|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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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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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--|
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                                      4th Verse
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    W          W
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-5--------|-3----|
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  W          W          W          W
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|-5--------|-3--------|-5--------|-3----|
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 2/4      4/4
  +H       +H     E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|-(3)----|-(3)----5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
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   Outro
    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  3x
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||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-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