SOON I WILL BE GONE (Bassline)

As recorded by Free
(From the 1970 Album HIGHWAY)

Words and Music by Paul Rodgers & Andy Fraser
Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Andy Fraser - Bass'


 Intro
  E=152
 6/8
  Gtr I
  Wx4
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||


 1st Verse
  Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|


  Q.   Q.     H.        H.        H.        H.
|-----------|---------|---------|---------|-------||
|-----------|---------|---------|---------|-------||
|-----------|---------|---------|---------|-------||
|-5----3----|-0-------|---------|-0-------|-------||


 2nd & 3rd Verses
  $
  E Q  Q.     E Q  E Q    Q  E Q.     Q.   E E E   E Q  Q.
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------0-|------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------2---|------------|
|-0---------|-3----5----|-0---------|-0----------|-0----------|


                                 To Coda
  E Q  E E E   E E E +E  Q    E E E E Q    E Q  E Q    Q.   Q.
|------------|--------------|------------|-----------|------------|
|----------2-|-2------------|-----0-2----|-----------|------------|
|------0-----|---2----------|---2--------|-----------|------------|
|-3----------|-----0-(0)----|-0----------|-5----3----|-0----------|


  H.        E Q  E E E   E Q  E E E   E Q  E Q    E Q  E E E
|---------|------------|------------|-----------|-------------|
|---------|------------|------------|-----------|-------------|
|---------|------2-3-4-|-5------7-9-|-7----5----|------7------|
|---------|-3----------|------------|-----------|-7------7-0--|


                                                      Bridge
  E E E E E E   E Q  E E E   E Q  E Q    E E E Q.      E Q  E Q
|-------------|------------|-----------|------------||------------|
|---------0-2-|------------|-----------|-2-0--------||------------|
|---0-1-2-----|-5----3-2---|------2----|-----2------||-2----2-----|
|-3-----------|------------|-0---------|-------0----||------------|


  E Q  Q.     E Q  E Q    H.        E Q  E Q    E E E E E E
|-----------|-----------|---------|-----------|-4------------|
|-----------|-----------|---------|-----------|---4----------|
|-2---------|-----------|---------|-2----2----|-----2--------|
|-----------|-3----3----|-2-------|-----------|---------0-2--|


  E Q  E Q    Q.   Q.     E E E Q.     E E E Q.     Q.   Q.
|-----------|-----------|-4----------|------------|------------|
|-----------|-----------|---4--------|-2-----2----|------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----2-5----|-----2------|-2----0-----|
|-3----3----|-2---------|------------|---4--------|------------|


D.S. al Coda&
  Q.   Q.      E Q  E Q    E E E E E E   E Q  E Q    E Q  Q.
|-----------||-2----0----|-2-----------|-----------|------------|
|-----------||-----------|---2---------|-----------|------------|
|-----------||-----------|-----0-------|-----------|------------|
|-3----2----||-----------|-------3-2-3-|-5----3----|-0----------|


  E Q  E Q    E Q  E Q    S S S S E E Q    E E E E Q    E Q  E E E
|-----------|-----------|----------------|---7--------|------------|
|-----------|-----------|-----7----------|------------|------------|
|-7---------|-----------|---7---7--------|-5---3------|--------0-2-|
|------0----|-5----3----|-5-------5-3----|-------5----|-0----3-----|


  E Q  E E E   E Q  Q.     Q.   E E E   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q  E
|------0-2-4-|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|
|-2----------|-2---------|----------0-|-----------|------------|
|------------|-----------|--------2---|-----------|------------|
|------------|-----------|------------|-0---------|-0-------2--|


  Q.   Q  E   Q.   Q.     Q.   E E E   E Q  Q.
|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------*|
|-----------|-----------|----------0-|-----------*|
|-----------|-----------|--------2---|-----------*|
|-0-------2-|-0---------|-0----------|-0---------*|


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