LET'S GROOVE (Bassline)
As recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire
(From the 1981 Album RAISE!)
Words and Music by Maurice White & Wayne Vaughn
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Verdine White - Bass'
Intro
Q=125
4/4
Gtr I
Wx9
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Pre-Verse
$
Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
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|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--|
|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|
To Coda
Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
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|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------||
Verses
Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
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||o--------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------|
||o--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2---|
||--0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|-0----3-5--3--|-2----------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
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|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------||
Pre-Chorus
Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
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|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--|
|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
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|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------||
Chorus
Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
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|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--|
|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
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|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--o||
|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|-0----3-5--3--|-2----------------||
Verses
Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
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||o--------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------|
||o--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2---|
||--0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|-0----3-5--3--|-2----------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
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|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------o||
|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--o||
|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|-0----3-5--3--|-2----------------||
Bridge
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
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|-7----7-7--8--|-9------------|-7------7--8--|-9------------|
|--------------|------7-7--7--|------7-------|------7-7--7--|
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Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E H +Q
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|-10----10-10-----|------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-------10-10--10--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-14---14----(14)\--||
|--------------8--|-10---------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Interlude
Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
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|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
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|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------||
Interlude
&
Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
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||o--------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------|
||o--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2---|
||--0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|-0----3-5--3--|-2----------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
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|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------o||
|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--o||
|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|-0----3-5--3--|-2----------------||
Outro
Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q
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||o--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2---|
||--0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|-0----3-5--3--|-2----------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E Q 8x
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|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--|--------------|------2-(2)-0-2--o||
|-0----3-5--3--|-2---------------|-0----3-5--3--|-2----------------||
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
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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
