CALL ME THE BREEZE (Bassline)

As recorded by J.J. Cale
(From the 1972 Album NATURALLY)

Words and Music by J.J. Cale
Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tim Drummond - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=90
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|


  E. S Q  E. S E E   E. S Q  E. S E E   E. S Q  E. S E E   E. S Q  E. S E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||
|-4-------4--------|-4-------4--------|-4-------4--------|-4-------4--------||
|----6-4-----6-4-6-|----6-4-----6-4-6-|----6-4-----6-4-6-|----6-4-----6-4-6-||
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||


   1st - 3rd Verses
    $
    E. S Q  E. S E E   E. S Q  E. S E E   E. S Q  E. S E E   E. S Q  Q  E E
||-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
||o-4-------4--------|-4-------4--------|-4-------4--------|-4-------4-------|
||o----6-4-----6-4-6-|----6-4-----6-4-6-|----6-4-----6-4-6-|----6-4-----4-3--|
||-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|


  E. S E. S E. S E E   E. S E. S S S E E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------1-2-3-|
|-2---------2--------|-2---------2-2-------|
|----4-2--4----4-2-4-|----4-2--4-----------|


  E. S Q  E. S E E   E. S E. S S S E E E
|------------------|---------------------|
|-4-------4--------|-4---------4---------|
|----6-4-----6-4-6-|----6-4--6---0-1-2-3-|
|------------------|---------------------|


                                To Coda
  Q  E. S Q  E E   E. S E. S S S E E E
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|---------------1-2-3--|
|-4-------4--0-1-|-2---------2-2--------|
|----4--6--------|----4-2--4------------|


                    1.
  E. S Q  E. S E E   E. S Q  E. S E E
|------------------|-------------------||
|-4-------4--------|-4-------4--------o||
|----6-4-----6-4-6-|----6-4-----6-4-6-o||
|------------------|-------------------||


                     Guitar Solo
  2.
  E. S Q  E. S E E    Q  Q  E. S E E   E. S Q  E. S E E   E. S Q  E. S E E
|------------------||----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-4-------4--------||-4-----4--------|-4-------4--------|-4-------4--------|
|----6-4-----6-4-6-||----4-----6-4-6-|----6-4-----6-4-6-|----6-4-----6-4-6-|
|------------------||----------------|------------------|------------------|


  E. S E. S S S E S S E   Q  E. S E. S E E
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-4---------4-4-4-------|------------------|
|----6-4--6-------4-4-1-|-2-------2--------|
|-----------------------|----2--4----4-2-4-|


  E. S E. S E E E E   Q  Q  E. S E E
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------1-2-3-|-4-----4--------|
|-2---------2-------|----4-----6-4-6-|
|----4-2--4---------|----------------|


  E. S E. S S S E E E   Q  E. S Q  E E   Q  E. S S S E E E   Q  Q  E. S E E
|---------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-4---------4---------|----------------|---------------2-3-|-4-----4--------|
|----6-4--6---0-1-2-3-|-4-------4--0-1-|-2-------2-2-2-----|----4-----6-4-6-|
|---------------------|----4--6--------|----2--4-----------|----------------|


       D.S. al Coda &
  E. S Q  E. S E E      Q  E. S E. S E E
|-------------------||-------------------|
|-4-------4---------||o-4-------4--------|
|----6-4-----6-4-6--||o----4--6----6-4-6-|
|-------------------||-------------------|


  Q  E. S E. S E E     Q  E. S E. S E E
|-------------------||-------------------*|
|-4-------4--------o||-4-------4---------*|
|----4--6----6-4-6-o||----4--6----6-4-6--*|
|-------------------||-------------------*|


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
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