LAY LADY LAY (Bassline) As recorded by Bob Dylan (From the 1969 Album NASHVILLE SKYLINE) Words and Music by Bob Dylan Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Charlie Daniels - Bass' Intro Q=82 4/4 Gtr I H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-5---------|-----------| |------4----|------2----|------4----| |-5---------|-----------|-5---------| 1st - 3rd Verses $ H Q. E H H H H |-------------||------------|-----------| |-5---------2s||o=7----6----|-5----4----| |------2------||o-----------|-----------| |-------------||------------|-----------| H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-5---------|-----------|-5---------| |------4----|------2----|------4----|------2----| |-5---------|-----------|-5---------|-----------| H H H Q. E Q. E Q. E Q.. S E. S E E |-----------|-------------|---------------|-------------------| |-----------|-5-----------|-2----2-4----2-|-------------------| |------4----|------2----2-|---------------|----------------4--| |-5---------|-------------|---------------|-5-----0-5--0-5----| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q S S E H H |---------------|-----------------|-----------| |-2----2-4----2-|-------------2-2s|=7----6----| |---------------|-----------------|-----------| |---------------|-5----0-5--------|-----------| 1. H H H H H Q. E |-----------|-----------|---------------|| |-5----4----|-----------|-5---------2/-o|| |-----------|------4----|------2-------o|| |-----------|-5---------|---------------|| Bridge 2.,D.S. To Coda H Q. E Q E. S Q Q E E +E E +E E E E |--------------||---------------|----------------------| |-5------------||---------------|-2-4-(4)------------2-| |------2----2--||-4--4--4-4--4--|---------0-(0)-0-/4---| |--------------||---------------|----------------------| Q E. S E. S +E E Q E. S S E S S S E Q. E Q Q |--------------------|---------------------|--------------| |--------------------|-----------2-2-2---2-|--------------| |-4--4--x-4--2-(2)-2-|-0--0--2-4-------4---|-4------4--4--| |--------------------|---------------------|------4-------| D.S. al Coda E E +E E +H Q E. S Q E E Q E. S Q Q |------------------|----------------|---------------|| |-2-4-(4)----------|-------6----6---|---------------|| |---------0-(0)----|-4--4----4----4-|-2--2--2-2-----|| |------------------|----------------|---------------|| Outro & H H H H W |-----------|-----------|------*| |-----------|-----------|------*| |-0----2----|-4----5----|-0----*| |-----------|-----------|------*| 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