MY FORBIDDEN LOVER (Bassline) As recorded by Chic (From the 1979 Album RISQUÉ) Words and Music by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bernard Edwards - Bass' Intro Q=106 4/4 Gtr I Q +E S S +Q +E S S q e S S +Q S S e |--------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------| |-4--(4)-x-5-(5)--(5)\-x---|-2-----------------2-| |------------------------0-|----2---0-(0)----0---| E S S S S S S +Q +E S S |---------6-------------------| |-----------------------------| |-4---0-4---4-5-(5)--(5)\-x---| |---------------------------0-| E S S S S S S S S E S S E Q +E S S +Q +E S S |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |-2-----4-0-5-5h7---------2-|-4--(4)-x-5-(5)--(5)-x----| |-----0-----------0-0---0---|-----------------------0--| q e S S +Q S S e E S S S S S S +Q +E S S |---------------------|---------6-------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |-2-----------------2-|-4---0-4---4-5-(5)--(5)\-x---| |----2---0-(0)----0---|---------------------------0-| E S S S S S S S S E S S E |----------------------------|| |----------------------------|| |-2-----4-0-5-5h7---------2--|| |-----0-----------0-0---0----|| Chorus $ $$ Q +E S S +Q +E. S q E S S +Q S S e E S S S S S S +Q +E S S |-----------------------|---------------------|---------6-------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------| |-4--(4)-x-5-(5)--(5)---|-2-----------------2-|-4---0-4---4-5-(5)--(5)\-----| |---------------------0-|----2---0-(0)----0---|---------------------------0-| E S S S S S S S S E S S E |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-2-----4-0-5-5h7---------2-| |-----0-----------0-0---0---| Q +E S S +Q +E +S S q E S S +Q S S e |----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------| |-4--(4)-x-5-(5)--(5)-(5)\---|-2-----------------2--| |--------------------------0-|----2---0-(0)----0----| To Coda 2/4 E S S S S S S +Q +E S S E S S S S S S S S E S S E a E. S S S S S |---------6------------------|----------------------------|----------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------|| |-4---0-4---4-5-(5)--(5)-x---|-2-----4-0-5-5h7------------|------------5---|| |--------------------------0-|-----0-----------0-0---0-3--|-3h5--0-5-7---0-|| 1st & 2nd Verses 4/4 S S e e e e S S S E S S S e e e E e S S S S |-----------------------|---------7-9\-----------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----5-7-5-7-5-0-7-5---|-----5-7------5-7-5-----| |---0-----------------0-|---0----------------7-5-| S S e e e e S S S E S S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------5---| |---0-3-5-3-5-3-0-5-3-5-|---0-3-5-3-5-3-5-7---0-| S S e e e e S S S E S S S e e e E e S S S S |-----------------------|---------7-9\-----------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----5-7-5-7-5-0-7-5---|-----5-7------5-7-5-----| |---0-----------------0-|---0----------------7-5-| S S e e e e S S S E S S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------5---| |---0-3-5-3-5-3-0-5-3-5-|---0-3-5-3-5-3-5-7---0-| S S e e e e S S S E S S S e e e E e S S S S |-----------------------|---------7-9\-----------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----5-7-5-7-5-0-7-5---|-----5-7------5-7-5-----| |---0-----------------0-|---0----------------7-5-| S S e e e e S S S E S S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------5---| |---0-3-5-3-5-3-0-5-3-5-|---0-3-5-3-5-3-5-7---0-| ~ S S e e e e S S S E S S S e e S S S S E S S S S |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----5-7-5-7-5-0-7-5---|-----5-7-x---5---4---------| |---0-----------------0-|---0-------0---0-----5s7-5-| 2/4 S S e e e e S S S e S S S e e e |-----------------------|-----------|| |-----------------------|-----------|| |-----------------------|-----------|| |---0-3-5-3-5-3-0-5-3-5-|---0-3-5-3-|| Chorus 4/4 Q +E S S +Q +E S S q E S S +Q S S e E S S S S S S +Q +E S S |-------------------------|---------------------|---------6-------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------| |-4--(4)---5-(5)--(5)-x---|-2-----------------2-|-4---0-4---4-5-(5)--(5)-x----| |-----------------------0-|----2---0-(0)----0---|--------------------------0--| E S S S S S S S S E S S e Q +E S S +Q +E S S q E S S +Q S S e |---------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |-2-----4---5-5h7---------2-|-4--(4)---5-(5)--(5)-x---|-2-----------------2--| |-----0---0-------0-0---0---|-----------------------0-|----2---0-(0)----0----| D.S. D.S. E S S S S S S +Q +E S S e S S S S S S S S E S S E |---------6------------------|----------------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------------|| |-4---0-4---4-5-(5)--(5)-x---|-2-----4-0-5-5h7---------2--|| |--------------------------0-|-----0-----------0-0---0----|| Bridge & Q +E S S +E +E E S S q E S S +Q S S e |---------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------| |-4--(4)---5-(5)-(5)\---x---|-2-----------------2-| |-------------------------0-|----2---0-(0)----0---| E S S S S S S +Q +E S S |---------6-------------------| |-----------------------------| |-4---0-4---4-5-(5)--(5)\-x---| |---------------------------0-| E S S S S S S S S E Q Q +E S S +Q +E +S S q E S S +Q S S e |---------------------9\--|----------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------| |-2-----4-0-5-5h7---------|-4--(4)-x-5-(5)--(5)-(5)\---|-2-----------------2-| |-----0-----------0-0-----|--------------------------0-|----2---0-(0)----0---| E S S S S S S +Q +E S S |---------6------------------| |----------------------------| |-4---0-4---4-5-(5)--(5)-x---| |--------------------------0-| E S S S S S S S S E S S e Q +E S S +Q +E. S |---------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------| |-2-----4-0-5-5h7---------2-|-4--(4)-x-5-(5)--(5)\---| |-----0-----------0-0---0---|----------------------0-| q e S S +Q S S e Q +E S S +Q. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|---------0-1-2---4---2----------| |-2-----------------2-|-4--(4)-x-5-(5)-------|-2---4-------------------2---2--| |----2---0-(0)----0---|--------------------0-|---x-----------------------0----| Q +E S S +Q +E S S q E S S +Q S S e Q +E S S +Q. S S |--------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-4--(4)---5-(5)--(5)\-x---|-2-----------------2-|-4--(4)-x-5-(5)---x----| |--------x---------------0-|----2---0-(0)----0---|--------------------0--| Outro E S S S S S S S S E S S e Q +E S S +Q +E S S q E S S +Q S S e |---------------------------||--------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------||--------------------------|----------------------| |-2-----4-0-5-5h7---------2-||-4--(4)-x-5-(5)--(5)\-x---|-2-----------------2--| |-----0-----------0-0---0---||------------------------0-|----2---0-(0)----0----| Q +E S S +Q +E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------|-----4-----------4-------------| |--------------------------|---------0-4-2-----0-2---------| |-4--(4)-x-5-(5)--(5)\---0-|-2-----------------------0-2-0-| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| Q +E S S +Q +E S S |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-4--(4)---5-(5)--(5)\-x-0--| |--------x------------------| q E S S +Q S S e Q +E S S +Q E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------|-----------------------|-----4--------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|---------4-3-2------------------| |-2-----------------2-|-4--(4)-x-5-(5)----x-0-|-2---------------0-2-------2-0--| |----2---0-(0)----0---|-----------------------|---------------------0---0------| Q +E S S +Q +E S S q E S S +Q S S e E S S S S S S +Q +E S S |-------------------------|---------------------|---------6------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------| |-4--(4)-x-5-(5)--(5)-x-0-|-2-----------------2-|-4---0-4---4-5-(5)--(5)---0-| |-------------------------|----2---0-(0)----0---|----------------------------| S e S S S S S S S E Q Q +E S S +Q +E S S q E S S +Q S S e |---4-----6-----------9\--|--------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------| |-2---0-4---5-5h7-7-------|-4--(4)---5-(5)--(5)\-x---|-2-----------------2-| |-------------------0-----|--------x---------------0-|----2---0-(0)----0---| a Q. S a S +Q +E S S |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-2h4------4s5-(5)--(5)-x-0-| |---------------------------| E S s S S S S S S S S S S E Q +E S S +Q E S S |-----4-----------4-----------|--------------------------| |---------4-3-2-----2---------|--------------------------| |-2-------------------0h2-2---|-/4--(4)-x-/5-(5)\----x---| |---------------------------0-|------------------------0-| E S S S S S S +Q +S S e |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-2-x----------------------2-| |-----0h2-0h2-0-(0)--(0)-0---| E e S S S S +Q +E S S S e S S S S S S E S S E. |----6---6-------------------|---4-----6-----------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------| |-/4-------4-5-(5)--(5)\-x-0-|-2---4-----4-5h6-7---------| |----------------------------|-------------------0---0---| Q +E S S +Q +E S S q E S S +Q S S e |----------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| |-/4--(4)-x-/5-(5)--(5)\-x---|-2-----------------2-| |--------------------------0-|----2---0-(0)----0---| Q +E S S Q +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-------------------------|-------------------------------*| |-------------------------|-------0---0-1-2---4---2-------*| |-/4--(4)-x-4s5--(5)\---2-|---4-----------------------2---*| |-------------------------|-----------------------------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