ONLY YESTERDAY (Bassline) As recorded by The Carpenters (From the 1975 Album HORIZON) Words and Music by Richard Carpenter & John Bettis Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass' Intro Q=130 4/4 Gtr I Wx2 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| 1st Verse Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-1----1-1------|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1-------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-1----1-1------|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1--0---| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |---------------|-2----2-2-----|-----------1--|-0----0-0------| |---------------|-----------3--|--------------|-----------1---| |-3----3-3--1---|--------------|-1----1-1-----|---------------| |---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q |-1----1-1--0--|---------------|---------------|-----------------|| |--------------|-3----3-3------|---------------|-----------------|| |--------------|-----------3\--|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1-0-1/---|| |--------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|| 2nd Verse Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-1----1-1------|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1-------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-1----1-1------|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1--0---| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |-----------3--|-2----2-2-----|-----------1--|-0----0-0------| |--------------|-----------3--|--------------|-----------1---| |-3----3-3-----|--------------|-1----1-1-----|---------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| Q E E H Q E E Q Q Q E E Q. E Q E E +Q Q |-1----1-1----|-2----2-2-----|-3----3-3------|------------------| |-------------|-----------3--|---------------|-0--1-3-(3)--3\---| |-------------|--------------|-------------1-|------------------| |-------------|--------------|---------------|------------------| Pre-Chorus Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q Q E E Q. E Q E E Q Q ||---------------6--|--------------6--|---------------|--------------| ||o------------6----|------------6----|-3----3-3------|-3----3-3-----| ||o-4----4-(4)------|-4----4-(4)------|---------------|-----------3--| ||------------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------| Q. E +E E Q H E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------6--|-------------|-----------------|------------------|| |------------6----|-------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-4----4-(4)------|-4------2----|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|| Chorus Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E |-------------|--------------|--------------|------------------| |-1----1-1----|-1----1-1--1--|-3----3-3-----|------------------| |-------------|--------------|-----------1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| |-------------|--------------|--------------|------------------| Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q E E E E Q |-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------| |-1----1-1----|-1----1-1--1--|-3----3-3--3-3s|=8--8-8-8-8-6---| |-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------| |-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q. E Q Q |--------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| |-5----5-5-----|-5----5--------|-------------|---------------| |-----------5--|--------5\--2--|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3--3---| |--------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| 1. Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q. E H W |--------------|-----------------|-------------|------|| |-3----3-3--3--|-----------------|-1----1-1----|-1----|| |--------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------------|------|| |--------------|-----------------|-------------|------|| Interlude Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-1----1-1------|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1-------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|| |-1----1-1------|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1------|-----------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-1----1-1-1-1-1--|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|| Guitar Solo Q E E H Q E E H Q E E H Q E E H |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-1----1-1----|-1----1-1----|-1----1-1----|-1----1-1----| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Q E E H Q E E H Q E E H Q E E H |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-1----1-1----|-1----1-1----|-1----1-1----|-1----1-1----|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| 3rd Verse Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-1----1-1------|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1-------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-1----1-1------|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1--0---| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |-----------3--|-2----2-2-----|-3----3-3--1--|-0----0-0------| |--------------|-----------3--|--------------|-----------1---| |-3----3-3-----|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| Q E E H Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q |-1----1-1----|-2----2-2-----|-3----3-3-----|-3------3---------|| |-------------|-----------3--|--------------|------3-----3\---o|| |-------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------o|| |-------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|| 2. Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q. E H W |--------------|-----------------|-------------|------| |-3----3-3--3--|-----------------|-1----1-1----|-1----| |--------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------------|------| |--------------|-----------------|-------------|------| Outro E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E H Q E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------||-------------|-----------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|-----------------||-2----2-2----|-2----2-2-----2--| |-------------4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-------------|----------2-4----| |-----------------|-----------------||-------------|-----------------| Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E |--------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-4----4-4-----|-----------------|-2----2-2-------|-2----2-2-----2--| |-----------4--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------2-4-2-|----------2-4----| |--------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |--------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------| |-4----4-4--4--|-----------------|--------------|-6----6----6---| |--------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-----------6--|--------6------| |--------------|-----------------|-4----4-4-----|---------------| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------| |---------------|---------------|-4----4-4-----|------------------| |-4----4-4----4-|-4----4-4---4--|-----------4--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------| Q. E H W E E E E E E E E |-------------|----------|-----------------*| |-2----2-2----|-2--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-*| |-------------|----------|-----------------*| |-------------|----------|-----------------*| 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