DON'T CRY SISTER (Bassline)

As recorded by J.J. Cale
(From the 1979 Album 5)

Words and Music by J.J. Cale
Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carl Radle - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=98
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E Q.   E Q.     E H    E Q    E Q.   E Q.     H    E Q.
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|---3----1-3----|-1-1----3-3--|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3----|
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|


  E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     H    E Q.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||


 Chorus
  E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     H    E Q.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|


  E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     H    E Q.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||


 1st & 2nd Verses
  $
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------||
|-3--1-----1--|-3--1--------|-3--1-----1--|-3--3-------||
|-------4-----|-------4--3--|-------4-----|-------3----||


 Chorus
                                                     To Coda
  E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     H    E Q.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||


 Guitar Solo
  E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     H    E Q.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|


  E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     H    E Q.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|


                                        D.S. al Coda
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-3--1-----1--|-3--1--------|-3--1-----1--|-3--3--------||
|-------4-----|-------4--3--|-------4-----|-------3-----||


                                  Outro
  &
  E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.      E Q.   E Q.
|---------------|---------------||---------------|
|---------------|---------------||---------------|
|-1-1----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----||-1-3----1-3----|
|---------------|---------------||---------------|


  E Q.   E Q.       E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.
|---------------||----------------|----------------||
|---------------||o---------------|---------------o||
|-1-3----1-3----||o-1-3----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----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