HEADSTRONG (Bassline)
As recorded by Trapt
(From the 2002 Album TRAPT)
Words and Music by Christopher Taylor Brown, Simon Ormandy and Peter Charell
Gtr I (B E A D G) - 'Standard'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=92
4/4
Gtr I
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S S E E S S H S S E E S S E E E E E S S E E S S E E S E.
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|-5-5-----5-5------|-3-3-----3-3---3-3-1-1-|-5-5-----5-5---5---5---|
S S E E S S E E S E. S S E E S S E E S E. S S E E S S E E S E.
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|-3-3-----3-3---3-3-1--|-5-5-----5-5---5---5--|-3-3-----3-3---3-3-1--|
S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S
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|---7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
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Verse
S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S
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|---7-7-7-7-----7-7-9-10-9-7-9-|---5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S
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|---7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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e E E S S Q Q E E +E. S E S S S S S S e E E S S E S S Q
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|-7-7-----7----7--|-5-5-(5)-3---3-0-3-3-3-0-|-7---7---7-------7--|
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|-----5-----------|-------------------------|---5---5-----5-5----|
Pre-Chorus
E E E E S S S S S S E W H Q S E.
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|---3---3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------|---------x-1--|
Chorus
S S E E S S E E S E. S S E E S S E E S E. 4x E. S +E E +S S E E S S
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||--5-5-----5-5---5---5--|-3-3-----3-3---3-3-1---||-5--5-(5)-5-(5)-5-5-5-5---|
E. S S S E +S S S S S S E
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E. S S S E +S S E E S S E. S S S E +E +E S E.
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|-5--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-|-1--1-1-x-8-(8)-(8)-3-3---|
E. S +E E +S S E E S S
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|-5--5-(5)-5-(5)-5-5-5-5---|
E. S S S E +S S S S S S E E. S S S E +S S E E S S
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|-1--1-1-1-3-(3)-3-3-0-3-3---|-5--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-|
E. S S S E +E +E S E. W e E Q Q S S E
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|-1--1-1-x-8-(8)-(8)-3-3--|-5--------|-3-----------0-1-|
S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S
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|---7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
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Verse
S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S
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|---7-7-7-7-----7-7-9-10-9-7-9-|---5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S
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|---7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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e E E S S Q Q E E +E. S E S S S S S S e E E S S E S S Q
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|-7-7-----7----7--|-5-5-(5)-3---3-0-3-3-3-0-|-7---7---7-------7--|
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|-----5-----------|-------------------------|---5---5-----5-5----|
Pre-Chorus
E E E E S S S S S S E W H Q S E.
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|-----5-----------------|----------|--------------|
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|---3---3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------|---------x-1--|
Chorus
S S E E S S E E S E. S S E E S S E E S E. 4x E. S +E E +S S E E S S
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||--5-5-----5-5---5---5--|-3-3-----3-3---3-3-1---||-5--5-(5)-5-(5)-5-5-5-5---|
E. S S S E +S S S S S S E
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E. S S S E +S S E E S S E. S S S E +E +E S E.
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|-5--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-|-1--1-1-x-8-(8)-(8)-3-3---|
E. S +E E +S S E E S S
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|-5--5-(5)-5-(5)-5-5-5-5---|
E. S S S E +S S S S S S E E. S S S E +S S E E S S
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|-1--1-1-1-3-(3)-3-3-0-3-3---|-5--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-|
E. S S S E +E +E S E. W W
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|-1--1-1-x-8-(8)-(8)-3-3--||-5--------|------||
Interlude
S S S S E E S S S S S S S S
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S S S S e E S S S S S S S S
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S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S
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||----/7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---/5-5-5-5-----/5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
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Pre-Chorus Chorus
W H Q S E. S S E E S S E E S E.
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S S E E S S E E S E. S S E E S S E E S E. S S E E S S E E S E.
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|-3-3-----3-3---3-3-1--|-5-5-----5-5---5---5--|-3-3-----3-3---3-3-1---||
E. S +E E +S S E E S S
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|-5--5-(5)-5-(5)-5-5-5-5---|
E. S S S E +S S S S S S E E. S S S E +S S E E S S
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|-1--1-1-1-3-(3)-3-3-0-3-3---|-5--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-|
E. S S S E +E +E S E. E. S +E E +S S E E S S
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|-1--1-1-x-8-(8)-(8)-3-3--|-5--5-(5)-5-(5)-5-5-5-5---|
E. S S S E +S S S S S S E
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E. S S S E +S S E E S S
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E. S S S E +E +E S E. E. S +E E +S S E E S S
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|-1--1-1-x-8-(8)-(8)-3-3--|-5--5-(5)-5-(5)-5-5-5-5---|
E. S S S E +S S S S S S E
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E. S S S E +S S E E S S E. S S S E +E +E S E.
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|-5--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-|-1--1-1-x-8-(8)-(8)-3-3---||
Outro
S S E E S S E E S E. S S E E S S E E S E. S S E E S S E E S E.
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|-5-5-----5-5---5---5-|-3-3-----3-3---3-1-1--|-5-5-----5-5---5---5-|
S S E E S S Q S E. +W +W
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|-3-3-----3-3------1--|-(1)--------|-(1)----|
+W +W +W
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|-(1)--------|-(1)--------|-(1)----*|
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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
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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
