DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS? (Bassline)

As recorded by Chicago
(From the 1969 Album CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY)

Words and Music by Robert Lamm
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Peter Cetera - Bass    '

 Intro 1
  Q=118
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E E Q  E E E E   E E Q  E E +E  E   E E Q  +E  E E E
|----------------|------------------|------------------|
|---5-5--3-3-3---|---5-5------------|------------------|
|--------------5-|--------6-6-(6)---|-5---5--(5)---5---|
|----------------|-3----------------|---5--------5---5-|


                                            5/8
  E E Q  E E Q    E E Q  E Q  E   W          Q.   E E   Q.   E E
|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|----------|
|---------------|---------------|----------|-3------3-|-5----7-5-|
|---------------|---------------|----------|------3---|----------|
|---6-6--4-4-4--|---1-1--3-3----|-2--------|----------|----------|


                                             3/8           4/4
  Q.   E E   Q.   E E   Q.   E E   Q.   E E   Q.     Q.     W
|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|------|-8----|
|-3------3-|-5----7-5-|-3------3-|-5----7-5-|------|-8----|------|
|------3---|----------|------3---|----------|-6----|------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|------|------|


                Intro 2
              Q=118(8=s8)
  +H.      Q     Q  Q  E E E E   +E  Q  E E E E E
|-(8)---------||-0-------------|------------------|
|-------------||----4--2-0-----|------------------|
|-------------||-----------2-3-|-(3)-2--0---0-2---|
|-------------||---------------|----------3-----3-|


  Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-5--4--2-0-----|-------------4--|-5--4--2-0-----|
|-----------2-3-|-(3)-3-5--7-----|-----------2-3-|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|


  +E  E E Q  E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   Q  Q  Q
|------------------|---------------|---------------|
|------------------|-5--4--2-0-----|------0--2--4--|
|-(3)-2-0----0-2---|-----------2-3-|-(3)-----------|
|---------3------3-|---------------|---------------|


                              1st Verse
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q     W          W
|-------------|-------------||----------|------|
|-------------|-------------||-5--------|-3----|
|-5--5--7--7--|-8--8--7--5--||----------|------|
|-------------|-------------||----------|------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E Q  E   +Q   E E E E E E
|-------------|-------0-2--3-|-(3)--2---3-2-----|
|-------0--3--|-1--3---------|--------3-----3-1-|
|-1--3--------|--------------|------------------|
|-------------|--------------|------------------|


  +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
|----------------3-|-(3)--2---3-2-----|------------------|
|-(1)--0---1-0-----|--------3-----3-1-|-(1)--0---1-0-----|
|--------1-----1---|------------------|--------1-----1-1-|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|


  Q  Q  a Q  a Q    Q  Q  a Q  a Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------||
|-1--1--2h3--2h3--|-1--1--2h3--2h3--|-0--0--2--2--|-3--3--2--2-0-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------||


 Chorus
                                    |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|-0---------------|
|----------0--|----0--2--4--|----4--2-0---0---|
|----0--2-----|-3-----------|-----------2---3-|
|-3-----------|-------------|-----------------|


  +E  E E E E E E E   E E Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------------0-2---|-----------0--|----0--2--4---|
|-(3)-2-0-2-3-----3-|-----0--2-----|-3------------|
|-------------------|-3-3----------|--------------|


                                   2nd Verse
  Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q     W          W
|-0-------------|----------------||----------|------|
|----4--2-0-----|-------0--2--4--||-5--------|-3----|
|-----------2-3-|-(3)-3----------||----------|------|
|---------------|----------------||----------|------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E Q  E   +Q   E E E E E E
|-------------|-------0-2--3-|-(3)--2---3-2-----|
|-------0--3--|-1--3---------|--------3-----3-1-|
|-1--3--------|--------------|------------------|
|-------------|--------------|------------------|


  +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E Q
|----------------3-|-(3)--2---3-2-----|-----------------|
|-(1)--0---1-0-----|--------3-----3-1-|-(1)--0---1-0----|
|--------1-----1---|------------------|--------1-----1--|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|


  Q  Q  a Q  a Q    Q  Q  a Q  a Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------||
|-1--1--2h3--2h3--|-1--1--2h3--2h3--|-0--0--2--2--|-3--3--2-2-0-0-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------||


 Chorus
                                      |-3-|
  E E Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E
|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-----------0-0-|----0--2--4--|-5--4--2-0---0---|
|-----0--2------|-3-----------|-----------2---3-|
|-3-3-----------|-------------|-----------------|


  +E  Q  E +E  E E E   E E Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-----0--2-(2)-------|-----------0--|-----0-0-2-2-4-4-|
|-(3)----------3-5-3-|--------2-----|-3-3-------------|
|--------------------|-3-3-3--------|-----------------|


                                     3rd Verse
        |-3-|
  Q  Q  E E E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q     W
|-----------------|----------------||------|
|-5--4--2-0---0---|-------0--2--4--||-5----|
|-----------2---3-|-(3)-3----------||------|
|-----------------|----------------||------|


  W          Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E Q  E
|----------|-------------|-------0-2--3-|
|-3--------|-------0--3--|-1--3---------|
|----------|-1--3--------|--------------|
|----------|-------------|--------------|


  +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
|-(3)--2---3-2-----|----------------3-|-(3)--2---3-2-----|
|--------3-----3-1-|-(1)--0---1-0-----|--------3-----3-1-|
|------------------|--------1-----1---|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|


  +Q   E E E E Q    Q  Q  a Q  a Q    Q  Q  a Q  a Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-(1)--0---1-0----|-1--1--2h3--2h3--|-1--1--2h3--2h3--|-0--0--2--2--|
|--------1-----1--|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|


                 Chorus
  Q  Q  Q  E E    E E Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E
|--------------||--------------|-------------|-0------------|
|-3--3--2--0---||-----------0--|----0--2--4--|----------0---|
|--------------||-----0--2-----|-3-----------|----0--2----3-|
|------------3-||-3-3----------|-------------|--------------|


  +E  E Q  Q  E E   E E Q  Q  E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------------0---|-----------0---|-------0--2--4--|
|-(3)-3-2--0------|-----0--2----3-|-(3)-3----------|
|---------------2-|-3-3-----------|----------------|


  Q  Q  E E Q    E E Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E
|-0------------|--------------|-------------|--------------||
|----4--2-0----|-----0--2--4--|-0--0--2--2--|-3--3--2--2-0-||
|-----------2--|-3-3----------|-------------|--------------||
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------||


 Outro
  E E Q  Q  E E   +Q   Q  Q  E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
|-----------0---|------0--2--4-5-|-(5)-5-------0--|----0--2--4-5-|
|-----0--2----3-|-(3)------------|-------0--2-----|-3------------|
|-3-3-----------|----------------|----------------|--------------|


  +Q   Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   +Q   Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------0--|
|-(5)--------0--|----0--2--4-5-|-(5)--------0--|----0--2-----|
|------0--2-----|-3------------|------0--2-----|-3-----------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|


                                     H.=H
  |3| |-3-|    |-3-|   |3|    |3|
  E Q E E E Q  E E E   E Q Q  E Q Q    W          +H     +E  E Q
|--------------------|---------------|----------|-------------------*|
|-3-3-3--------------|-1-1-1---------|----------|-------------------*|
|-------5-3-1--1-1-1-|---------------|----------|-------------------*|
|--------------------|--------1-1-1--|-3--------|-(3)----(3)--------*|


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