CRIMSON AND CLOVER (Bassline) As recorded by Tommy James & The Shondells (From the 1968 Album CRIMSON AND CLOVER) Words and Music by Tommy James & Peter Lucia Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Mike Vale -Bass' 1st Verse Q=84 4/4 Gtr I W H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E |----------|---------------|------------------|----------------| |----------|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4--| |----------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|----------------| |----------|---------------|------------------|----------------| Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| |------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2--2-2-4--4-2-| |-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------| |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| Q +E E E E E E Q +E E Q Q Q +E E E E E E |------------------|----------------|------------------| |------------4-4-2-|-2--(2)-2-4--4--|------------4-4-2-| |-2--(2)-2-2-------|----------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------| |------------------|----------------|------------------| Q +E E Q Q Q +E E E E E E Q Q Q +E E |----------------|------------------|----------------| |-2--(2)-2-4--4--|------------4-4-2-|-2--2--4--(4)-4-| |----------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|----------------| |----------------|------------------|----------------| Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E |------------------|---------------|------------------| |------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-| |-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------| |------------------|---------------|------------------| Interlude Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E S S S S S S E S S S E S E |---------------|---------------||-2s4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2--------| |-2----2-2----2-|-4----4-4----2-||---------------------2-2-2--| |---------------|---------------||----------------------------| |---------------|---------------||----------------------------| S S S S S S E S S S E S E S S S S S S E S S S E S E |-2s4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-------|-2s4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-------| |---------------------2-2-2-|---------------------2-2-2-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| S S S S S S E S S S E S E |-2s4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2--------| |---------------------2-2-2--| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| S S S S S S E S S S E S E S S S S S S E S S S E S E |-2s4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-------|-2s4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-------| |---------------------2-2-2-|---------------------2-2-2-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| S S S S S S E S S S E S E |-2s4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2--------| |---------------------2-2-2--| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| 2nd Verse Q +E E H W Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E |---------------|----------||------------------|---------------| |-4--(4)-4------|-4--------||------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-| |----------4----|----------||-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------| |---------------|----------||------------------|---------------| Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| |------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-| |-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------| |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E Q. E Q. E |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| |------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----2-2----2-| |-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------| |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| Pedal Steel Solo Q. E Q. E W Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E |---------------|----------||------------------|---------------| |-4----4-4----2-|----------||------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-| |---------------|-2--------||-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------| |---------------|----------||------------------|---------------| Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| |------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-| |-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------| |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E Q. E Q. E |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|| |------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----2-2----2-|| |-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|| |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|| Guitar Solo 1 Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| |------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-| |-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------| |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| |------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-| |-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------| |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| Q +E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |------------------|---------------|---------------|| |------------4-4-2-|-2----2-2----2-|-4----4-4----2-|| |-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|---------------|| |------------------|---------------|---------------|| Guitar Solo 2 Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| |------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-| |-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------| |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| |------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-| |-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------| |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| Q +E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |------------------|---------------|---------------| |------------4-4-2-|-2----2-2----2-|-4----4-4----2-| |-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|---------------| |------------------|---------------|---------------| Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| |------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-| |-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------| |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| |------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-| |-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------| |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| Q +E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E Q E |------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |------------4-4-2-|-2----2-2----2-|-4----4-4----2-|-4----4-4-4--2-| |-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Q E E Q E E Q. E E Q E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|| |-4--4-4-4--4-2-|-4----4-4-4--2-|-4--4-4-4--4-2-|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|| Outro W W H H Q. E H |----------|----------|-5---------|-------------| |----------|----------|------5----|-3----3-5----| |----------|----------|-----------|-------------| |----------|----------|-----------|-------------| Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H |-5----5------|-------------|-5----5------|-------------| |--------5----|-3----3-5----|--------5----|-3----3-5----| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Q. E H Q. E H 3x Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E 4x ||--5----5------|--------------||-||--5----5--------|----------------|| ||o--------5----|-3----3-5----o||-||o--------5----5-|-3----3-5----5-o|| ||o-------------|-------------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