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 |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-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 E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-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-|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-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-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-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-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 2nd & 3rd Verse $ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-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-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-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-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D.S. al Coda & E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W |-----------------|------------------||----------|--------|| |-----------------|------------------||----------|--------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||-7--------|-(7)----|| |-----------------|------------------||----------|--------|| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-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--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-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--|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| 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 |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-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--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 4th Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W W |-----------------|-----------------||----------|------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-5--------|-3----| |-----------------|-----------------||----------|------| |-----------------|-----------------||----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |-5--------|-3--------|-5--------|-3----| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| 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 |--------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-(3)----|-(3)----5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| |--------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||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|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| 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