DON'T SAY YOU LOVE ME (Bassline)
As recorded by Free
(From the 1970 Album FIRE AND WATER)
Words and Music by Paul Rodgers & Andy Fraser
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Andy Fraser - Bass'
Intro
E=114
12/8
Gtr I
W H. Q. E. S E
|--------------|-----------------9-9-||
|--------------|---------------------||
|--------------|---------------------||
|--------------|---------------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
H. +Q. E e e H. +Q S S E S S e
||----------------------|--------------------------|
||o---------------------|--------------------------|
||o-----------------4-2-|------------------7---x-6-|
||--0-------(0)---------|-0-------(0)----0---------|
Q. +E S S e Q. +E E E
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-5----(5)---x-4-2----(2)---2\--|
|-------------------------------|
H. +Q. E e e H. +Q. +E S S E H. +Q. E S S e
|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------4-6-9-|
|---------------------|-2-------(2)---(2)-------|-----------------------|
|-----------------2-4-|---------------------2-4-|-----------------------|
|-0-------(0)---------|-------------------------|-0-------(0)---0-------|
Pre-Chorus
Q. +E S S e Q. Q E H. +H. Q. +Q E Q. +Q E
|---------------------------|------------------||--------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------||-7----(7)----6----(6)-----|
|-5----(5)---x-4-2----0--2\-|------------------||--------------------------|
|---------------------------|-0-------(0)------||--------------------------|
Chorus
Q. +Q E H. Q. Q. Q. +E. S E H. Q. E E a E
|---------------------||-----------6----(6)-6-6-|---------6------6-6s4--|
|-4----(4)------------||-9----9----7----(7)-7-7-|-9-------7-------------|
|---------------------||------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------0-------||-0----0----5----(5)-5-5-|-0-------5-------------|
1. 2.
Q. +Q E Q. +Q +S S Q. Q. H. Q. Q. H.
|-------------6----(6)--(6)-6-|-6----6-------------||-6----6----9-----||
|-9----(9)--9-7----(7)--(7)-7-|-7----7------------o||-7----7----9-----||
|-----------------------------|-------------------o||-----------------||
|-0----(0)--0-5----(5)--(5)-5-|-5----5----0--------||-5----5----0-----||
Bridge
Q. a Q. a Q. a E a E E
|-------------5h7----5h7-------|
|------5h7---------------5h7---|
|-5--------------------------5-|
|------------------------------|
E S S E S S Q H. Q. a Q. a Q. a E a E E
|------------------------|-------------5h7----5h7--------|
|------------------------|------5h7---------------5h7----|
|-7---4------------------|-5--------------------------5--|
|-----------5----0-------|-------------------------------|
E S S S S Q. e e e S +S E E
|--------------------------------|
|------------------6-9-7-(7)-6---|
|-7---4-2--------7---------------|
|---------4----------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. +E S S S S Q. E e e
|---------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------4----7----|-6----(6)----------------------|
|-5----7--------------|------------4---2--------------|
|---------------------|------------------0------2-3---|
Chorus
Q. +E S S S S H. Q E Q E E E E Q e Q. Q. Q. E. S E
|--------------------------|-----------6-7-9------||------------6----(6)-9-9-|
|--------------------------|------7----7----------||-9----9-----7----(7)-7-7-|
|--------------2---4-------|-7--------------------||-------------------------|
|-4----(4)---4---4---------|--------------------2-||-0----0----(0)----0--5-5-|
Q. Q. Q. Q. H. Q. +E. S E Q. Q. H.
|-----------6----6----|---------6----(6)-6-6-|-6----6----9-----|
|-9----9----7----7----|-9-------7----(7)-7-7-|-7----7----9-----|
|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
|-0----0----5----5----|-0-------0----(0)-----|-5----5----0-----|
Q. Q. Q. S S S S E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-9----9----6------13-9-------|-9----9----6----6----|-9----9----6----6----|
|-9----9----7-----------11-11-|-9----9----7----7----|-9----9----7----7----|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-0----0----0-----------------|-0----0----5----5----|-0----0----5----5----|
Q. Q. S S S S S S Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-6----6----------13-16-18-16------|-9----9----6----6----||
|-7----7----14-16------------------|-9----9----7----7----||
|----------------------------------|---------------------||
|-0----0---------------------------|-0----0----0----0----||
Outro
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E S S E
|-9----9----6----6----|-9----9----6----9-9--------|
|-9----9----7----7----|-9----9----7--------11-----|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0-----------12\-|
Q E Q. +E S S S S E. S E
|-9---------------6-9-9-9--6-----|
|-9-------------9----------------|
|-7--------------------------9\--|
|----7-0----(0)------------------|
Q. +E S S E Q. E S S E Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-----------------------9-------|-9----9----6----6----|
|-------------------------11----|-9----9----7----7----|
|----------4-2---------------9\-|---------------------|
|-0----(0)-----4----------------|-0----0----0----0----|
Q. S S S S E E E S S E E E
|-9----9----9-------------------4---|
|-9------11---11--------------6-----|
|----------------9\---4-2-----------|
|-0-----------------------4---------|
Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-----------6----6-6---|-9----9----6----6----*|
|-----------7----7-7---|-9----9----7----7----*|
|-2----2---------------|---------------------*|
|-0----0----0----0-0---|-0----0----0----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
