CRIMSON AND CLOVER (Bassline)
As recorded by Tommy James & The Shondells
(From the 1968 Album CRIMSON AND CLOVER)
Words and Music by Tommy James & Peter Lucia
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Mike Vale -Bass'
1st Verse
Q=84
4/4
Gtr I
W H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E
|----------|---------------|------------------|----------------|
|----------|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4--|
|----------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|----------------|
|----------|---------------|------------------|----------------|
Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2--2-2-4--4-2-|
|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
Q +E E E E E E Q +E E Q Q Q +E E E E E E
|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|------------4-4-2-|-2--(2)-2-4--4--|------------4-4-2-|
|-2--(2)-2-2-------|----------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|
|------------------|----------------|------------------|
Q +E E Q Q Q +E E E E E E Q Q Q +E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-2--(2)-2-4--4--|------------4-4-2-|-2--2--4--(4)-4-|
|----------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|----------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|
Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E
|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|
|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|
Interlude
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E S S S S S S E S S S E S E
|---------------|---------------||-2s4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2--------|
|-2----2-2----2-|-4----4-4----2-||---------------------2-2-2--|
|---------------|---------------||----------------------------|
|---------------|---------------||----------------------------|
S S S S S S E S S S E S E S S S S S S E S S S E S E
|-2s4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-------|-2s4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-------|
|---------------------2-2-2-|---------------------2-2-2-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
S S S S S S E S S S E S E
|-2s4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2--------|
|---------------------2-2-2--|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
S S S S S S E S S S E S E S S S S S S E S S S E S E
|-2s4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-------|-2s4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-------|
|---------------------2-2-2-|---------------------2-2-2-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
S S S S S S E S S S E S E
|-2s4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2--------|
|---------------------2-2-2--|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
2nd Verse
Q +E E H W Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E
|---------------|----------||------------------|---------------|
|-4--(4)-4------|-4--------||------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|
|----------4----|----------||-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|
|---------------|----------||------------------|---------------|
Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|
|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E Q. E Q. E
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----2-2----2-|
|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
Pedal Steel Solo
Q. E Q. E W Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E
|---------------|----------||------------------|---------------|
|-4----4-4----2-|----------||------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|
|---------------|-2--------||-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|
|---------------|----------||------------------|---------------|
Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|
|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
E
Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E Q. E Q. E
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------||
|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----2-2----2-||
|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------||
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------||
Guitar Solo 1
Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|
|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|
|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
Q +E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|------------------|---------------|---------------||
|------------4-4-2-|-2----2-2----2-|-4----4-4----2-||
|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|---------------||
|------------------|---------------|---------------||
Guitar Solo 2
Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|
|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|
|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
Q +E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|------------------|---------------|---------------|
|------------4-4-2-|-2----2-2----2-|-4----4-4----2-|
|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|---------------|
Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|
|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E Q +E E E E E E H Q +E E
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|------------4-4-2-|-2----4--(4)-4-|
|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
Q +E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E Q E
|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|------------4-4-2-|-2----2-2----2-|-4----4-4----2-|-4----4-4-4--2-|
|-2--(2)-2-2-------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q E E Q E E Q. E E Q E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|-4--4-4-4--4-2-|-4----4-4-4--2-|-4--4-4-4--4-2-||
|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------||
Outro
W W H H Q. E H
|----------|----------|-5---------|-------------|
|----------|----------|------5----|-3----3-5----|
|----------|----------|-----------|-------------|
|----------|----------|-----------|-------------|
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|-5----5------|-------------|-5----5------|-------------|
|--------5----|-3----3-5----|--------5----|-3----3-5----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q. E H Q. E H 3x Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E 4x
||--5----5------|--------------||-||--5----5--------|----------------||
||o--------5----|-3----3-5----o||-||o--------5----5-|-3----3-5----5-o||
||o-------------|-------------o||-||o---------------|---------------o||
||--------------|--------------||-||----------------|----------------||
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
----------------
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
