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
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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
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| - 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
