LE FREAK (Bassline) As recorded by Chic (From the 1978 Album C'EST CHIC) Words and Music by Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bernard Edwards - Bass' Chorus Q=124 4/4 Gtr I H Q E e e E Q H H Q E e e E Q H |-------------||--------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------||o-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------||o-------------|-------------|-------------| |-----------3-||--5-----------|-----------3-|-5-----------| 1. 2. $ H Q E e e Q S S S S E E S S |--------------||----------------------| |-------------o||------------7---------| |-------------o||----------------------| |-----------3--||-5------0-5---0-3-3-x-| 1st - 3rd Verses E E E S S S S E E E S E S S S S S S E S S S E ||----------------------|-----------------------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-----------3-3-------|-5---5---------3---3---------| ||--5-----3-5-----5-3-5-|---------0-3-5---------0-3---| E E E S S S S E E E S E S S S S S S E S S S E E E E S S S S E E E |---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |-----------3-3-------|-5---5---------3---3-------|-----------3-3-------| |-5-----3-5-----5-3-5-|---------0-3-5---------0-3-|-5-----3-5-----5-3-5-| S E S S S S S S E S S S E E E E S S S S E E E S E S S S S S S E S S S E |---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------| |-5---5---------3---3-------|-----------3-3-------|-5---5---------3---3--------| |---------0-3-5---------0-3-|-5-----3-5-----5-3-5-|---------0-3-5---------0-3--| E E E S S S S E E E S E S S S S S S E S S S E E E E S S S S E E E |---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |-----------3-3-------|-5---5---------3---3-------|-----------3-3-------| |-5-----3-5-----5-3-5-|---------0-3-5---------0-3-|-5-----3-5-----5-3-5-| S E S S S S S S E S S S E E E E S S S S E E E S E S S S S S S E S S S E |---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------| |-5---5---------3---3-------|-----------3-3-------|-5---5---------3---3--------| |---------0-3-5---------0-3-|-5-----3-5-----5-3-5-|---------0-3-5---------0-3--| Chorus To Coda E E E S S S S E E E S E S S S S S S E S S S E e E Q H |---------------------|----------------------------||-------------| |---------------------|----------------------------||-------------| |-----------3-3-------|-5---5---------3---3--------||-------------| |-5-----3-5-----5-3-5-|---------0-3-5---------0-3--||-5-----------| 1. 2. H Q E e e E Q H Q E S S S S E E S S Q E S S S S E E S S |-------------|-------------|-----------------------||----------------------|| |-------------|-------------|------------7---------o||------------7---------|| |-------------|-------------|----------------------o||----------------------|| |-----------3-|-5-----------|--------0-5---0-3-3-x--||--------0-5---0-3-3-x-|| Interlude S S e e e e e S S S S +S S e e e e e S S S S |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----10-10-7-10-7-10-7-----|-------10-10-7-10-7-10-7---0-| |-0-----------------------0-|-(0)-------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------| |-(0)---10-10-7-10-7-10-7---0-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------| |-(0)---10-10-7-10-7-10-7-----| |---------------------------0-| |-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------10-10-7-10-7-10-7-----|-------10-10-7-10-7-10-7---0-| |-(0)-----------------------0-|-(0)-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------| |-(0)---10-10-7-10-7-10-7---0-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-(0)---10-10-7-10-7-10-7-----|-------10-10-7-10-7-10-7-----| |---------------------------0-|-(0)-----------------------0-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------| |-------10-10-7-10-7-10-7---0-| |-(0)-------------------------| |-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-(0)---10-10-7-10-7-10-7---0-|-(0)---10-10-7-10-7-10-7-----| |-----------------------------|---------------------------0-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------| |-------10-10-7-10-7-10-7-----| |-(0)-----------------------0-| |-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------10-10-7-10-7-10-7---0-|-(0)---10-10-7-10-7-10-7---0-| |-(0)-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------| |-(0)---10-10-7-10-7-10-7-----| |---------------------------0-| |-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------10-10-7-10-7-10-7-----|-------10-10-7-10-7-10-7---0-| |-(0)-----------------------0-|-(0)-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------| |-(0)---10-10-7-10-7-10-7---0-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-(0)---10-10-7-10-7-10-7-----|-------10-10-7-10-7-10-7-----| |---------------------------0-|-(0)-----------------------0-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------| |-------10-10-7-10-7-10-7---0-| |-(0)-------------------------| |-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------7-----| |-(0)---10-10-7-10-7-10-7---0-|-(0)---10-10-7-10-7-10-------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------0-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------| |-------10-10-7-10-7-10-7-----| |-(0)-----------------------0-| |-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------10-10-7-10-7-10-7---0-|-(0)---10-10-7-10-7-10-7---0-| |-(0)-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------| |-(0)---10-10-7-10-7-10-7-----| |---------------------------0-| |-----------------------------| +S S e e e e e S S S S +S S e e e e e S S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------10-10-7-10-7-10-7-----|-------10-10-7-10-7-10-7---0-| |-(0)-----------------------0-|-(0)-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D.S. al Coda S S e e e e e S S S S S E. E S S S S E E S S |---------------------------|--------------------------|| |-0---10-10-7-10-7-10-7---0-|---------------7----------|| |---------------------------|-7s12---------------------|| |---------------------------|-----------0-5---0-3-3-x--|| Outro & e E Q H H Q E e e E Q H H Q E e ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| ||--5-----------|-----------3-|-5-----------|-----------3--| e E Q H H Q E e e E Q H H Q E e 3x |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o|| |-5-----------|-----------3-|-5-----------|-----------3--|| 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