LET'S DANCE (Bassline) As recorded by Chris Rea (From the 1987 Album DANCING WITH STRANGERS) Words and Music by Chris Rea Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Eoghan O'Neill - Bass (Dropped D Tuning)' Intro Q=246 12/8 Gtr I W W. +W. |--------------|---------------|--------| |--------------|---------------|--------| |--------------|---------------|--------| |--------------|-0-------------|-(0)----| +W. +W. Q. Q. Q. Q E |----------------|----------------|---------------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------------| |-(0)------------|-(0)------------|-0-----------------0-| Q. Q. H. Q. Q E E E E Q E Q. Q. H. |-------------------|----------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|----------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|----------------------|-----------------| |-0-----------------|-0-------0-0--------0-|-0---------------| Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. H. Q. Q E E E E Q E |---------------------|-------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|----------------------| |-0-----------------0-|-0-----------------|-0-------0-0--------0-| Q. Q. H. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. H. |-------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-0-----------------|-0-----------------0-|-0---------------| Q E Q. Q. Q E Q. Q E H. Q. Q. Q. Q. |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-0--0--------------0-|-0-------0-7\------|-0---------0---------| Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-0-------0-0-------0-|-5---------5---------|-5-------5-5-------5-| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q E Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-0---------0---------|-0-------0-0--0----0-|-5---------5-------5-| 1st & 3rd Verses Q E Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q E Q E Q. Q E |---------------------||----------------------|---------------------| |---------------------||o---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------||o---------------------|---------------------| |-5--5----5-5---------||--0---------0-------0-|-0--0----0-0-------0-| Q. Q E Q. Q E Q E Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-5-------5-5-------5-|-5--5----5-5---------|-0---------0---------| Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q E Q. Q. |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-0-------0-0-------0-|-5---------5---------|-5--5----5-5---------| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q E Q E Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-0---------0---------|-0--0----0-0--0----0-|-5---------5---------| Q E Q E Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q E Q. Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-5--5----5-5--5------|-0---------0---------|-0--0----0-0-------0-| 2nd & 4th Verses Q. Q E Q. Q E Q E Q E Q. Q. H. +Q. Q. |---------------------|---------------------||--------------------| |---------------------|---------------------||--------------------| |---------------------|---------------------||--------------------| |-5-------5-5-------5-|-5--5----5-5---------||-0-------(0)---0----| H. Q. Q. H. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-4-------4----4----|-5-------5----5----|-5----5----5----5----| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-0----0----0----0----|-4----4----4----4----|-5----5----5----5----| Q. Q. Q. Q. H. Q. Q. H. Q. Q. |---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-0-------0----0----|-2-------2----2----| |-5----5---------5----|-------------------|-------------------| Chorus H. Q. Q. H. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. |-------------------|-------------------||---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------||---------------------| |-------------------|-0-------0----0----||---------------------| |-5-------5----5----|-------------------||-0---------0---------| Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q E Q E Q E Q. Q. |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-0-------0-0-------0-|-5-------5-5-------5-|-5--5----5-5---------| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-0---------0---------|-0-------0-0-------0-|-5---------5-------5-| Q E Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. H. |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-5--5----5-5---------|-0-----------------0-|-0---------------| Q E Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. H. |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-0--0--------------0-|-0-----------------| Q E Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. H. |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |-0--0--------------0-|-0---------------| 1. 2. Q E Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. H. Q. Q. Q. Q E |---------------------|--------------------||---------------------| |---------------------|-------------------o||---------------------| |---------------------|-------------------o||---------------------| |-0--0--------------0-|-0------------------||-0-----------------0-| Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. |----7-4----5----6----|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-0-----------------0-|-0---------7----9----| Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-0-----------------0-|-0---------7----9----|-0-----------------0-| Guitar Solo Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. |---------------------|---------------------||---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------||---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------||---------------------| |-0---------7----9----|-0-----------------0-||-0---------7----9----| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. ||----------------------|---------------------|----------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| ||--9----9----9----9----|-5----5----5----5----|-7----7----7----7-----| Outro Q. Q. Q. Q. 4x Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |----------------------||---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------o||---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------o||---------------------|---------------------| |-7----7----7----7-----||-0--0----0-0--0----0-|-0--0----0-0--0----0-| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q. H. Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| |-0--0----0----0----0-|-0--0-9b10---9b11------|-0--0----0----0----0-| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E +Q E Q E Q E Q. |---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------7b8-|-(7)--5-----------------| |-0--0----0-0--0----0-|-0--0----0-0--0--------|--------7--9-10--9-5S===| Q E Q Q E E Q E Q E Q. Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|----------------3--4-|-5-------------------| |-12--0----0--0-0----0-|-0--0---------0------|----0----0----0----0-| Q E Q E Q +E +Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |----------------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------|-0-------------------|---------------------| |----0-2--0-2b3===(2)r(2)--0-|---------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------|----0----0----0----0-|-0--0----0-0----0--0-| Q E Q E Q E Q e Q E e E E e E E e E E Q E Q E Q E Q E |-------------------7-|------4-----5-----5-----|---------------------| |---------------------|------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|----0---2-2---3-3---4-4-|---------------------| |-0--0----0-0----0----|------------------------|-0--0----0-0--0----0-| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-0--0----0-0--0----0-|-5--5----5-5--5----5-|-5--5----5-5--5----5-| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-0--0----0-0--0----0-|-0--0----0-0--0----0-|-5--5----5-5--5----5-| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-5--5----5-5--5----5-|-0--0----0-0--0----0-|-0--0----0-0--0----0-| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------*| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------*| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------*| |-5--5----5-5--5----5-|-5--5----5-5--5----5-|-0--0----0-0--0----0-*| 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