THE IMPRESSION THAT I GET (Bassline) As recorded by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (From the 1997 Album LET'S FACE IT) Words and Music by Dicky Barret and Joe Gittleman Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard' Intro Fast Rock Q=180 4/4 Gtr I Wx3 H Q E E +W |------------|-------------|--------| |------------|-------------|--------| |------------|-------------|--------| |------------|-----------0-|-(0)----| +W +W +H. Q |------------|------------|---------------|| |------------|------------|---------------|| |------------|------------|----------12--|| |-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)-----------|| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-----6-9-(9)-------|-----------6-7-6---|-------6-9-(9)-------| |---7-----------6-9-|-(9)---6-7-------0-|-(0)-7-----------6-9-| |-------------7-----|-----9-------------|---------------7-----| +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------6-7-6-7-|-----6-9-(9)-------|-----------6-7-6---| |-(9)---6-7---------|---7-----------6-9-|-(9)---6-7-------0-| |-----9-------------|-------------7-----|-----9-------------| Verse +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |---------------------|-------------------||--------------------| |-------6-9-(9)-------|-----------6-7-6-7-||o-----6-9-(9)-------| |-(0)-7-----------6-9-|-(9)---6-7---------||o---7-----------6-9-| |---------------7-----|-----9-------------||--------------7-----| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-----------6-7-6---|-------6-9-(9)-------|-----------6-7-6-7-| |-(9)---6-7-------0-|-(0)-7-----------6-9-|-(9)---6-7---------| |-----9-------------|---------------7-----|-----9-------------| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-----6-9-(9)-------|-----------6-7-6---|-------6-9-(9)-------| |---7-----------6-9-|-(9)---6-7-------0-|-(0)-7-----------6-9-| |-------------7-----|-----9-------------|---------------7-----| Pre-Chorus +E E E E E E Q Q E E +E E Q +E E a Q +E E Q |-------------------||-----------------|-----------------------| |-----------6-7-6--||-----------------|-------5h7--(7)-5------| |-(9)---6-7---------||-----------------|------------------7---| |-----9-------------||-2--2-2-(2)-2-5--|-(5)-5-----------------| Chorus Q E E +E E Q +E E Q +E E E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------||----------------| |-----------------|--------------------||----------------| |-----------------|--------------------||-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-2--2-2-(2)-2-5--|-(5)-5-5--(5)-5-5-5-||----------------| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|----------------|-----------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-| 1. E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|----------------|---------6-7-6-7-|| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-----6-9-(9)-------|-----------6-7-6---|-------6-9-(9)-------| |---7-----------6-9-|-(9)---6-7-------0-|-(0)-7-----------6-9-| |-------------7-----|-----9-------------|---------------7-----| +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------6-7-6-7-|-----6-9-(9)-------|-----------6-7-6---| |-(9)---6-7---------|---7-----------6-9-|-(9)---6-7-------0-| |-----9-------------|-------------7-----|-----9-------------| 2. +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|--------------------||-----------------|| |-------6-9-(9)-------|-----------6-7-6-7-o||-----------------|| |-(0)-7-----------6-9-|-(9)---6-7---------o||-----------------|| |---------------7-----|-----9--------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|| Interlude Q E E E E Q +E E a E E E E Q Q E E E E Q |---------------|---------------------|----------------| |---------------|-------5h7-7-7-5-----|----------------| |---------------|-----------------7--|----------------| |-2--2-2-2-2-5--|-(5)-5---------------|-2--2-2-2-2-5---| +Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q E Q E E E E E |-----------------|---------------|----------------|| |------7--7-7-7--|---------------|---7--7-7-5-----|| |-----------------|---------------|------------7---|| |-(5)-------------|-2--2-2-2-2-5--|-5------------0-|| Verse +W +W +W |------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|--------| |-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| +W +W +W |------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|--------| |-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| Chorus +H H W Q E E E E E E |-------------|----------||----------------| |-------------|----------||----------------| |-------------|----------||-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-(0)---------|----------||----------------| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|----------------|-----------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|----------------|---------6-7-6-7-|| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|| Interlude E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------|---------------------| ||o-----6-9-(9)-------|-----------6-7-6---|-------6-9-(9)-------| ||o---7-----------6-9-|-(9)---6-7-------0-|-(0)-7-----------6-9-| ||--------------7-----|-----9-------------|---------------7-----| +E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------||-------------------|-------------------| |-----------6-7-6-7-o||-----6-9-(9)-------|-----------6-7-6---| |-(9)---6-7---------o||---7-----------6-9-|-(9)---6-7-------0-| |-----9--------------||-------------7-----|-----9-------------| W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|---9-9-9---9-9-9-|-----------------| |----------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---4-4-4---4-4-4-|---4-4-4---4-4-4-| |---7-7-7---7-7---|-----------------|-----------------| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|----7-7----7-7-| |----5-5----5-5-|----5-5----5-5-|---------------| Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----7-7----7-7-|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|---7-7-7---7-7-7-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |-----------------|-----------------|------| |-----------------|-----------------|------| |---4-4-4---4-4-4-|---4-4-4---4-4-4-|-0----| |-----------------|-----------------|------| Q Q H W W |------------|----------|------*| |------------|----------|------*| |-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