AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN (Bassline)
As recorded by The 5th Dimension
(From the 1969 Album THE AGE OF AQUARIUS)
Words by James Rado & Gerome Ragni
Music by Galt MacDermot
Arranged by The 5th Dimension
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Q=94
4/4
Gtr I
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W E S S E E E. S E E
|----------|--------------------|
|----------|--------------------|
|----------|-3---3-3---3--3-3---|
|----------|---------3--------3-|
E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3---3-3---3---3-3---|-3---3-3---3---3-3---|-3---3-3---3---3-3---|
|---------3---------3-|---------3---------3-|---------3---------3-|
1st Verse
Q=180
E S S E E E S S E E Q E e Q Q Q E e Q Q Q E e Q Q
|---------------------||--------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------------||--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3---3-3---3---3-3---||-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3------|
|---------3---------3-||-----------3--|-----------3--|-----------3---|
Q E e Q Q Q E e Q Q Q E e Q Q Q E e Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3------|
|-----------3--|-----------3--|-----------3--|-----------3---|
Q E e Q Q Q E e Q Q Q E e Q Q Q E e Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3------|
|-----------3--|-----------3--|-----------3--|-----------3---|
Q E e Q Q Q E e Q Q Q E e Q Q Q Q H
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------||
|--------------|-1----1-1-----|-3----3-3--3--|------------||
|-3----3-3-----|-----------1--|--------------|-1----------||
|-----------3--|--------------|--------------|------------||
Chorus
W Q. e Q Q Q E e Q Q Q E e Q Q
|----------|-1----1-1-----|-1----1-1-----|-1----1-1------|
|----------|-----------1--|-----------1--|-----------1---|
|----------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|----------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
Q E e Q Q Q E e Q Q Q. e H Q E e H
|-1----1-1-----|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------1--|--------------|-------------|-3----3-3----|
|--------------|-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3----|-------------|
|--------------|-----------3--|-------------|-------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. e H Q. e H
|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3----3-3------|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3----|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|
Q. e H Q. e Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|-------------|---------------|--------5-----|--------5------||
|-------------|---------------|------5----5--|------5----5---||
|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3------|-3------------|-3-------------||
|-------------|---------------|--------------|---------------||
Bridge
Q E E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|-3------3-----|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|------3----3--|------3-5-----|-8------8-----|--------5------|
|--------------|-6---------6--|------8----8--|-6----8----6---|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
Q E E Q Q Q. E Q E E H H Q. E Q Q
|--------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
|-8------8-----|--------5------|-----------|---------------|
|------8----8--|-6----8----6---|-3----5----|-6----6-6--6---|
|--------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
H H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E Q Q
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-----------|-------------|--------3----|-5----5-5------|
|-6----5----|-3----3-3----|-3----3------|-----------5---|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3----3-3------|-3----3-3------|-3----3-3------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Interlude
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|---------------|--------------||--------------|
|-3----3-3------|--------------||--------------|
|---------------|-3----3-3-----||-3----3-3-----|
|---------------|--------------||--------------|
Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3----3-3------|-3----3-3------|-3----3-3------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
2nd Verse
Q E E Q. E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|---------------|--------------|--------------||---------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------||---------------|
|-3----3-3------|-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3-----||-3----3-3------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------||-----------3---|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3------|
|-----------3--|-----------3--|-----------3--|-----------3---|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3------|
|-----------3--|-----------3--|-----------3--|-----------3---|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-1----1-1------|
|-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3-----|-3----3-3-----|-----------1---|
|-----------3--|-----------3--|-----------3--|---------------|
Chorus
Q E E Q Q Q Q H W Q. E Q Q
|--------------|------------|----------||-1----1-1------|
|-3----3-3--3--|------------|----------||-----------1---|
|--------------|-1----------|----------||---------------|
|--------------|------------|----------||---------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|-1----1-1-----|-1----1-1-----|-1----1-1-----|---------------|
|-----------1--|-----------1--|-----------1--|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-3----3-3------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------3---|
Q. E H Q E E H Q. E Q. E
|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3------|
|-3----3-3----|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------|
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3----|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-3----3-3----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q E E H
|---------------|--------5-----|--------5-----|-------------|
|---------------|------5----5--|------5----5--|-3----3-3----|
|-3----3-3------|-3------------|-3------------|-------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E H Q. E H
|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3----3-3------|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3----|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|
Q. E H Q. E Q. E e e e e e e e e
|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
Coda
Q=116
e e e e e e e e Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|-----------------||-4-------4-(4)---2-|-----6----------------|
|-----------------||----4--------------|-4-4----4-(4)-4---2-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-------------------|----------------4-----|
|-----------------||-------------------|----------------------|
Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|----6--------------|----------------------|
|-4-------6-(6)-8---|-9-9----9-(9)-9-9-8-7-|
|-------------------|-----9----------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
E E E. S +S S E E E Q E. S +E E E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|-5-5----5-(5)-5-5-4---|--------------------|
|-----5--------------7-|-5--5--5-(5)-5-4-3--|
|----------------------|--------------------|
E E E S S +E E +E S S Q E. S +S S E E E
|-4---4---2-(2)-3-(3)-4---|-------------6-9-11---|
|---4---------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|-9--9--9-(9)--------8-|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|----6--------------|-4-4----4-(4)-4-4-3-2--|
|---------6-(6)-8---|-----4-----------------|
|-9-----------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
E E E. S +S S E E E Q E. S +E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5----5-(5)-5-5-4-2-|-0--0--0-(0)-0-----|
|-----5----------------|---------------4-3-|
|----------------------|-------------------|
E E E S S +E E +E S S E E E E E S S +S S E
|-4---4---2-(2)-3-(3)-4---|---------/11---11-(11)---11--|
|---4---------------------|-2-4-4-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
Q E. S +E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----11---------------------|-------------------------------|
|-9------9-(9)-11-(11)-13---|-14-14-----14-(14)-14-14-13-12-|
|---------------------------|-------14----------------------|
E E E. S +S S E E E Q E. S +E E E E
|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-10-10-----10-(10)-10-10-9-7-|-5--5--5-(5)-5-4-3--|
|-------10--------------------|--------------------|
E E E S S +E E +E S S Q E. S +S S E E E
|-4---4---2-(2)-3-(3)-4---|-------------6-9-11---|
|---4---------------------|-4--4--4-(4)----------|
|-------------------------|--------------------8-|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|----------------------|-4-4----4-(4)-4-4-3-2--|
|----11------------8---|-----4-----------------|
|-9--------11-(11)-----|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
E E E. S +S S E E E Q E. S +E E E E
|-0-0----0-(0)-0-0-----|-------------------|
|-----0------------4-2-|-0--0--0-(0)-0-----|
|----------------------|---------------4-3-|
|----------------------|-------------------|
Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|-4-------4-(4)---2-|-----------------------|
|----4--------------|-4-4-4--4-(4)-4---2-3--|
|-------------------|----------------4------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
S E. E. S E E +S S E E E E. S +S S E E E
|-4-6--9-----11-------------|----------------------|
|---------11----11-(11)-----|-9-9----9-(9)-9-9-9-7-|
|-------------------------9-|-----9----------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
E E E. S +S S E E E Q E. S +E E E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|-5-5----5-(5)-5-5-4-2-|-0--0--0-(0)-0------|
|-----5----------------|---------------4-3--|
|----------------------|--------------------|
E E E S S +E E +E S S Q E. S +S S E E E
|-4---4---2-(2)-3-(3)-4---|-------------6-9-11---|
|---4---------------------|-4--4--4-(4)----------|
|-------------------------|--------------------8-|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|----------------------|-4-4----4-(4)-4-4-3-2--|
|----11------------8---|-----4-----------------|
|-9--------11-(11)-----|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
E E E. S +S S E E E Q E. S +E E E E
|-0-0----0-(0)-0-0-----|-------------------|
|-----0------------4-2-|-0--0--0-(0)-0-----|
|----------------------|---------------4-3-|
|----------------------|-------------------|
Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|-4-------4-(4)---2-|-----6-----------------|
|----4--------------|-4-4----4-(4)-4---2-3--|
|-------------------|----------------4------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|----6--------------|----------------------|
|-4-------6-(6)-8---|-9-9----9-(9)-9-9-8-7-|
|-------------------|-----9----------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
E E E. S +S S E E E Q E. S +E E E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|-5-5----5-(5)-5-5-4-2-|-0--0--0-(0)-0------|
|-----5----------------|---------------4-3--|
|----------------------|--------------------|
Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|-4-------4-(4)---2-|-----6----------------|
|----4--------------|-4-4----4-(4)-4---2-3-|
|-------------------|----------------4-----|
|-------------------|----------------------|
Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|----6--------------|----------------------|
|-4-------6-(6)-8---|-9-9----9-(9)-9-9-8-7-|
|-------------------|-----9----------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
E E E. S +S S E E E Q E. S +E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5----5-(5)-5-5-4-2-|-0--0--0-(0)-0-----|
|-----5----------------|---------------4-3-|
|----------------------|-------------------|
Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|-4-------4-(4)---2-|-----6-----------------|
|----4--------------|-4-4----4-(4)-4---2-3--|
|-------------------|----------------4------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|----6--------------|----------------------|
|-4-------6-(6)-8---|-9-9----9-(9)-9-9-8-7-|
|-------------------|-----9----------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
E E E. S +S S E E E Q E. S +E E E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|-5-5----5-(5)-5-5-4-2-|-0--0--0-(0)-0------|
|-----5----------------|---------------4-3--|
|----------------------|--------------------|
Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|-4-------4-(4)---2-|-----6----------------|
|----4--------------|-4-4----4-(4)-4---2-3-|
|-------------------|----------------4-----|
|-------------------|----------------------|
Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|----6--------------|----------------------|
|-4-------6-(6)-8---|-9-9----9-(9)-9-9-8-7-|
|-------------------|-----9----------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
E E E. S +S S E E E Q E. S +E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5----5-(5)-5-5-4-2-|-0--0--0-(0)-0-----|
|-----5----------------|---------------4-3-|
|----------------------|-------------------|
Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|-4-------4-(4)---2-|-----6-----------------|
|----4--------------|-4-4----4-(4)-4---2-3--|
|-------------------|----------------4------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|----6--------------|----------------------|
|-4-------6-(6)-8---|-9-9----9-(9)-9-9-8-7-|
|-------------------|-----9----------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
E E E. S +S S E E E Q E. S +E E E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|-5-5----5-(5)-5-5-4-2-|-0--0--0-(0)-0------|
|-----5----------------|---------------4-3--|
|----------------------|--------------------|
Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|-4-------4-(4)---2-|-----6----------------|
|----4--------------|-4-4----4-(4)-4---2-3-|
|-------------------|----------------4-----|
|-------------------|----------------------|
Q Q E E +E S S E E E. S +S S E E E
|----6--------------|----------------------|
|-4-------6-(6)-8---|-9-9----9-(9)-9-9-8-7-|
|-------------------|-----9----------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
E E E. S +S S E E E Q E. S +E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------*|
|-5-5----5-(5)-5-5-4-2-|-0--0--0-(0)-0-----*|
|-----5----------------|---------------4-3-*|
|----------------------|-------------------*|
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
-----------
| - 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
