PSYCHOBABBLE (Bassline) As recorded by Alan Parsons Project (From the 1982 Album EYE IN THE SKY) Words and Music by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson Transcribed by MRFairbrother [NOTE: Original tuning for this song on the album is 1/2-step down. This tab is arranged for standard tuning, (mostly) an octave higher than originally performed.] Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro Q=120 4/4 Gtr I W H Q E E E E Q E E E E +E E +E E E E E E ||-----------|-----------8-|-11-11S10--8-8-6-8-|-(8)-----------------| ||o----------|---------8---|-------------------|---------------6-8---| ||o----------|-------------|-------------------|-----6-(6)-6-9-----6-| ||-----------|-------------|-------------------|---------------------| +W +H. E E E E Q E E E E +W +W |------------|--------------|--------------8-|-(8)--------|-(8)-----|| |------------|------------6-|-8-8-6----6s8---|------------|--------o|| |-(6)--------|-(6)------9---|--------9-------|------------|--------o|| |------------|--------------|----------------|------------|---------|| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E 3x ||-----8------8---|----8------8----|| ||o---------------|---------------o|| ||o------6------6-|------6------6-o|| ||----------------|----------------|| Verse Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E ||-----8------8---|----8------8----|| ||o---------------|---------------o|| ||o------6------6-|------6------6-o|| ||----------------|----------------|| $ Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E 3x ||-----8------8---|----8------8----|| ||o---------------|---------------o|| ||o------6------6-|------6------6-o|| ||----------------|----------------|| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |----8------8---|----8-----------|| |---------------|----------------|| |------6------6-|------6---6-7-8-|| |---------------|----------------|| Pre-Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------6-8-|----8------8---|----8-----------| |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-8-------|---------------|----------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------9-----|-6----6------6-|------6---6-7-8-| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------| $$ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-6--6--6-6----|----------------| |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-----------6--|----------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|----------------|--------------|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-| |-----------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| D.S. Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E ||-----8------8---|----8------8----|| ||o---------------|---------------o|| ||o------6------6-|------6------6-o|| ||----------------|----------------|| Chorus Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E ||-----8------8---|----8------8----|| ||o---------------|---------------o|| ||o------6------6-|------6------6-o|| ||----------------|----------------|| To Coda Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|| |-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|| |----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|-----------------|| Interlude Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E 3x |----8------8---|----8------8---||-----8------8---|----8------8----|| |---------------|---------------||o---------------|---------------o|| |-6----6------6-|------6------6-||o------6------6-|------6------6-o|| |---------------|---------------||----------------|----------------|| Q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e 6x |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|-----------------o|| |-6-6-6-6-6-7-6-7-|-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-||o-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-|-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-o|| |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E 3x |-----------------|-----------------||-----8------8---|----8------8----|| |-----------------|-----------------||o---------------|---------------o|| |-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-|-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-||o------6------6-|------6------6-o|| |-----------------|-----------------||----------------|----------------|| Guitar Solo Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E ||-----8------8---|----8------8----||----8------8---|----8------------| ||o---------------|---------------o||---------------|-----------------| ||o------6------6-|------6------6-o||-6----6------6-|------6---6-7-8--| ||----------------|----------------||---------------|-----------------| D.S.S. al Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------6-8-|----8------8---|----8-----------|| |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-8-------|---------------|----------------|| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------9-----|-6----6------6-|------6---6-7-8-|| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|| Outro & Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q H |----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------| |-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8--8--8----| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------| +W +W |------------|--------*| |-(8)--------|-(8)----*| |------------|--------*| |------------|--------*|