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THIS WEEK THE TREND (Bassline)
As recorded by Relient K
(From the 2004 Album MMHMM)
Words and Music by Matthew Thiessen
Transcribed by Liam Briggs - briggs.liam@gmail.com
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Piano'
Bass score arranged for bass and piano.
Intro
Fast Rock Q=180
A5 N.C. A5 Dsus2/A
4/4
Gtr I
<
H +Q. E W H E E E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
|--------------|----------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|--------------|----------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-0----(0)-----|----------|------x-x-x-0-|-(0)--0--0--0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0---5-|
|--------------|----------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
A5
+Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-(5)--5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
Dsus2/A
+E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---5--|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
+E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
Verse 1
A5 Dsus2
Gtr I
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q Q Q Q +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-5--5---5-------|-------5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5----|
|-5--5-------5---|-(5)---5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5----|
|----------------|-------------------|-7--------------|-(7)----------------|
|-7--------------|-(7)---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
W +W W +W
F#m7 Bm7add4 Esus4
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-5--5---5-------|--5----5-------5---|-5--5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5----|
|-5--5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5----|
|----------------|-------------------|-4--------------|-----------------|
|-4--------------|-(4)---------------|----------------|-2---------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
W +W W W
$
A5 Dsus2
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|
| Q Q Q Q +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-5--5---5-------|-------5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5----|
|-5--5-------5---|-(5)---5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5----|
|----------------|-------------------|-7--------------|-(7)----------------|
|-7--------------|-(7)---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
W +W W +W
F#m7 Bm7add4 Esus4
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------||
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-5--5---5-------|--5----5-------5---|-5--5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5----||
|-5--5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5----||
|----------------|-------------------|-4--------------|-----------------||
|-4--------------|-(4)---------------|----------------|-2---------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||
W +W W W
Chorus
A/C# D5 A5 E
Gtr I
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-0--0--0-0-0---|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0--|
To Coda
A/C# D5 A5 E
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|-4--4--4-4-4-4-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-0--0--0-0-0---|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------0-|-0--0--0--0---|
F#5 G5 D5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5S=|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|
E5 D5
2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---------||
|-----------------|-----------------|---------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7S|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-||
|-----------------|-----------------|---------||
Verse 2
D5 A5 Dsus2
4/4
Gtr I
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-0---0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5---|
|-----5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5---|
|-----------------|-------------------|-7---------------|-(7)---------------|
|-----7-----------|-(7)---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Q H. +W W +W
F#m7 Bm7add4 Esus4 A5
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-------------------|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------0--||
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0----||
|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-5--5---5-------|--5----5-------5---|-5--5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5----||
|-5--5---5---5---|--5----5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5---|-5--5---5---5----||
|----------------|-------------------|-4--------------|-----------------||
|-4--------------|-(4)---------------|----------------|-2---------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||
W +W W W
Interlude
Dsus2/A
Gtr I
+E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---5--|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
D.S. al Coda
+E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
&
F#5 G5 D5
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5S=|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|
E5 D5 A5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7S|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Interlude
D5/A F#5
Gtr I
+Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-(0)--0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------2--|
B5
+E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------------2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|------------------|
E5 A5
E E E E E E Q Q. E +Q Q +W
|----------------|-------------------|--------|
|----------------|-------------------|--------|
|-------------7s=|=17----16-(16)s=7--|-(7)----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----|-------------------|--------|
Bridge
D5 A5 E5 B5
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D5 A5
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q. E +Q Q +W
|-10------9-(9)-------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------9---|-(9)---------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
W W
E5 B5
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--|
|
| +W W
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-(9)---------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
W W
Dmaj7 A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5-|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-10------9-(9)-------|-10------9-(9)-------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------9---|-----------------9---|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
W W
Em7 Bsus4
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--|
|
| Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-10------9-(9)-------|-10------9-(9)--------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------9---|-----------------9----|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
W W
Dmaj7 A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5-|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-10------9-(9)-------|-10------9-(9)-------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------9---|-----------------9---|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
W W
E Bsus4
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--|
|
| Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-10------9-(9)-------|-10------9-(9)--------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------9---|-----------------9----|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
W W
D5 Dsus2
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| H H H H
|-------------------|----------10-------|
|-10-------12-------|-14----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
W W
D Csus4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5---0--||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|
| H H W
|-12-------17-------|-16----------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
W W
Outro
1.,2.,3. 4.
Gtr I
+E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|
||o-(0)-0-0--0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-o||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------o||
||o-x-x-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-x-x-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
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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