SING A SONG (Bassline)

As recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire
(From the 1975 Album GRATITUDE)

Words and Music by Maurice White & Al McKay
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Verdine White - Bass'

              Intro & Interlude
  Q=120
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W            E E E E +Q.   E   +E  E E E Q  E S S   E E E E +Q.   E
|----------||------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|----------||o-----------------|-------4---2--4-2---|------------------|
|----------||o-0-2-3-4-(4)---2-|-(2)-2---2--------4-|-0-2-3-4-(4)---2--|
|----------||------------------|--------------------|------------------|


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


  +E    E  E  E Q   Q     E E E E +E  E E E
|---------11----9--11\--|--------------------|
|-----/11----11---------|--------------------|
|-(2)-------------------|-0-2-3-4-(4)-2-4-5--|
|-----------------------|--------------------|


                      1st Verse
                      1.
  +E  E  E E +H        E E E E +Q.   E   +E  E E E Q  E S S   E E E E +Q.   E
|-------/9-7-(7)----||-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----7-------------||-----------------|-------4---2--4-2---|-----------------|
|-(5)---------------||-0-2-3-4-(4)---2-|-(2)-2---2--------4-|-0-2-3-4-(4)---2-|
|-------------------||-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|


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


                     2nd Verse
  E E E E Q  S S E    E E E E +Q.   E   +E  E E E Q  E S S   E E E E +Q.   E
|------------------||-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-------4-2--4-2---||-----------------|-------4---2--4-2---|------------------|
|---2------------4-||-0-2-3-4-(4)---2-|-(2)-2---2--------4-|-0-2-3-4-(4)---2--|
|------------------||-----------------|--------------------|------------------|


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


  E  E  E  E Q   Q     E E E E +Q.   E
|------11----9--11\--|-----------------|
|---11----11---------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-0-2-3-4-(4)---2-|
|--------------------|-----------------|


                        Chorus
  E E +S  S E E E E E    E E +S  S E E E E E   E E S S E E E S S E
|---------------------||---------------------|---------------------|
|-----------4-2-------||---------------------|-----------2-4-2-----|
|---2-(2)-2-----4-2-4-||-0-0-(0)-0-2-4-4---4-|-2-2---2-2-------4-2-|
|---------------------||---------------------|---------------------|


  E E S S E E E S S E   E E E E  Q  Q     E E S S E E E E E
|---------------------|---------/9--7\--|--------------------|
|---------------------|-------7---------|--------------------|
|-0-0---0-2-4-4---2-4-|-5-5-------------|-0-0---0-2-4-4---4--|
|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|


  E E S S E E E S S E   E E S S E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-----------2-4-2-----|-------------------|
|-2-2---2-2-------4-2-|-0-0---0-2-4-4---5-|
|---------------------|-------------------|


                       3rd Verse
                       2.
  +E  E  E E +H         E E E E +Q.   E
|-------/9-7-(7)-----||-----------------|
|-----7-------------o||-----------------|
|-(5)---------------o||-0-2-3-4-(4)---2-|
|--------------------||-----------------|


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


  E   E  E  E Q   Q     E E E E +Q.   E
|-------11----9--11\--|-----------------|
|---/11----11---------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-0-2-3-4-(4)---2-|
|---------------------|-----------------|


                            4th Verse
  E E S S S S E E S S S S    E E E E +Q.   E
|---------4---------------||-------------------|
|-------4---4-2-2-4-2-----||-------------------|
|---2-----------------4-2-||-0-2-3-4-(4)---2---|
|-------------------------||-------------------|


  +E  E E E Q  E S S   E E E E +Q.   E   +E  E E E  Q   Q    E E E E +Q.   E
|--------------------|-----------------|-----4---4---------|-----------------|
|-------4---2--4-2---|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(2)-2---2--------4-|-0-2-3-4-(4)---2-|-(2)---2---/7\-----|-0-2-3-4-(4)---2-|
|--------------------|-----------------|----------------0--|-----------------|


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


                     Chorus
  E E S S E Q   Q     E E +S  S E E E E E
|---------------x--||---------------------|
|---------4-2/-----||---------------------|
|---2---2----------||-0-0-(0)-0-2-4-4---4-|
|------------------||---------------------|


  E E S S E E E S S E   E E S S E E E S S E   E E E E  Q  Q
|---------------------|---------------------|---------/9--7\--|
|-----------2-4-2-----|---------------------|-------7---------|
|-2-2---2-2-------4-2-|-0-0---0-2-4-4---2-4-|-5-5-------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|


  E E S S E E E E E   E E S S E E E S S E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-----------2-4-2-----|
|-0-0---0-2-4-4---4-|-2-2---2-2-------4-2-|
|-------------------|---------------------|


  E E S S E E E E E   +E  E  E E +H
|-------------------|-------/9-7-(7)----||
|-------------------|-----7-------------||
|-0-0---0-2-4-4---5-|-(5)---------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||


 Interlude
  E E E E +Q.   E   +E  E E E Q  E S S   E E E E +Q.   E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----4---4---------|
|-----------------|-------4---2--4-2---|-----------------|-------------------|
|-0-2-3-4-(4)---2-|-(2)-2---2--------4-|-0-2-3-4-(4)---2-|-(2)---2-----------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------0-2-3-4-|


  E E E E +Q.   E   +E   E  E  E Q   Q
|-----------------|--------11----9--11\--|
|-----------------|-----11----11---------|
|-0-2-3-4-(4)---2-|-(2)------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|


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


 5th Verse
  E E E E +Q.   E   E E E E E E S S S S   E E E E +Q.   E   +E  E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----4---------------|-----------------|-------4-----x------|
|-----------------|---4-----2---4-2-----|-----------------|-----4---0-2--------|
|-0-2-3-4-(4)---2-|-----------------4-2-|-0-2-3-4-(4)---2-|-(2)-----------x\---|
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|


  E E E E +Q.   E   E   E  E  E Q   Q     E E E E +Q.   E   E E S S E E E E E
|-----------------|-------11----9--11\--|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|---/11----11---------|-----------------|---------4-2-2-----||
|-0-2-3-4-(4)---2-|---------------------|-0-2-3-4-(4)---2-|---2---2-------4-2-||
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------||


 6th Verse
  E E S S E E E E E   E E S S E E E S S S S
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------2-2-4p2-----|
|-0-0---0-2-4-4---4-|-2-2---2-2---------4p2-|
|-------------------|-----------------------|


  E E S S E E E E E   E E E E Q  Q
|-------------------|---------9--7\---|
|-------------------|-------7---------|
|-0-0---0-2-4-4---4-|-5-5-------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|


  E E S S E E E E E   E E S S E E E S S S S   E E S S E E E E E   +W
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|--------|
|-------------------|-----------2-2-4p2-----|-------------------|--------|
|-0-0---0-2-4-4---4-|-2-2---2-2---------4p2-|-0-0---0-2-4-4---5-|-(5)----|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|--------|


                                          Outro
  +W           +W           +W             E E S S E E E S S E
|------------|------------|------------||-----------------------|
|------------|------------|------------||o----------------------|
|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------||o-0-0---0-2-4-4---4-4--|
|------------|------------|------------||-----------------------|


  E E S S S S E S S S S E   E E S S E E E S S E   E E S S E E E E E
|---------4---------------|---------------------|---------4----------||
|-------4---4-2---2-4p2---|---------------------|-------4---2-2-----o||
|-2-2-------------------4-|-0-0---0-2-4-4---4-4-|-2-2-----------4-2-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