DON'T SAY YOU LOVE ME (Bassline) As recorded by Free (From the 1970 Album FIRE AND WATER) Words and Music by Paul Rodgers & Andy Fraser Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Andy Fraser - Bass' Intro E=114 12/8 Gtr I W H. Q. E. S E |--------------|-----------------9-9-|| |--------------|---------------------|| |--------------|---------------------|| |--------------|---------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses H. +Q. E e e H. +Q S S E S S e ||----------------------|--------------------------| ||o---------------------|--------------------------| ||o-----------------4-2-|------------------7---x-6-| ||--0-------(0)---------|-0-------(0)----0---------| Q. +E S S e Q. +E E E |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-5----(5)---x-4-2----(2)---2\--| |-------------------------------| H. +Q. E e e H. +Q. +E S S E H. +Q. E S S e |---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------4-6-9-| |---------------------|-2-------(2)---(2)-------|-----------------------| |-----------------2-4-|---------------------2-4-|-----------------------| |-0-------(0)---------|-------------------------|-0-------(0)---0-------| Pre-Chorus Q. +E S S e Q. Q E H. +H. Q. +Q E Q. +Q E |---------------------------|------------------||--------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------||-7----(7)----6----(6)-----| |-5----(5)---x-4-2----0--2\-|------------------||--------------------------| |---------------------------|-0-------(0)------||--------------------------| Chorus Q. +Q E H. Q. Q. Q. +E. S E H. Q. E E a E |---------------------||-----------6----(6)-6-6-|---------6------6-6s4--| |-4----(4)------------||-9----9----7----(7)-7-7-|-9-------7-------------| |---------------------||------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------0-------||-0----0----5----(5)-5-5-|-0-------5-------------| 1. 2. Q. +Q E Q. +Q +S S Q. Q. H. Q. Q. H. |-------------6----(6)--(6)-6-|-6----6-------------||-6----6----9-----|| |-9----(9)--9-7----(7)--(7)-7-|-7----7------------o||-7----7----9-----|| |-----------------------------|-------------------o||-----------------|| |-0----(0)--0-5----(5)--(5)-5-|-5----5----0--------||-5----5----0-----|| Bridge Q. a Q. a Q. a E a E E |-------------5h7----5h7-------| |------5h7---------------5h7---| |-5--------------------------5-| |------------------------------| E S S E S S Q H. Q. a Q. a Q. a E a E E |------------------------|-------------5h7----5h7--------| |------------------------|------5h7---------------5h7----| |-7---4------------------|-5--------------------------5--| |-----------5----0-------|-------------------------------| E S S S S Q. e e e S +S E E |--------------------------------| |------------------6-9-7-(7)-6---| |-7---4-2--------7---------------| |---------4----------------------| Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. +E S S S S Q. E e e |---------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------4----7----|-6----(6)----------------------| |-5----7--------------|------------4---2--------------| |---------------------|------------------0------2-3---| Chorus Q. +E S S S S H. Q E Q E E E E Q e Q. Q. Q. E. S E |--------------------------|-----------6-7-9------||------------6----(6)-9-9-| |--------------------------|------7----7----------||-9----9-----7----(7)-7-7-| |--------------2---4-------|-7--------------------||-------------------------| |-4----(4)---4---4---------|--------------------2-||-0----0----(0)----0--5-5-| Q. Q. Q. Q. H. Q. +E. S E Q. Q. H. |-----------6----6----|---------6----(6)-6-6-|-6----6----9-----| |-9----9----7----7----|-9-------7----(7)-7-7-|-7----7----9-----| |---------------------|----------------------|-----------------| |-0----0----5----5----|-0-------0----(0)-----|-5----5----0-----| Q. Q. Q. S S S S E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. |-9----9----6------13-9-------|-9----9----6----6----|-9----9----6----6----| |-9----9----7-----------11-11-|-9----9----7----7----|-9----9----7----7----| |-----------------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-0----0----0-----------------|-0----0----5----5----|-0----0----5----5----| Q. Q. S S S S S S Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. |-6----6----------13-16-18-16------|-9----9----6----6----|| |-7----7----14-16------------------|-9----9----7----7----|| |----------------------------------|---------------------|| |-0----0---------------------------|-0----0----0----0----|| Outro Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E S S E |-9----9----6----6----|-9----9----6----9-9--------| |-9----9----7----7----|-9----9----7--------11-----| |---------------------|---------------------------| |-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0-----------12\-| Q E Q. +E S S S S E. S E |-9---------------6-9-9-9--6-----| |-9-------------9----------------| |-7--------------------------9\--| |----7-0----(0)------------------| Q. +E S S E Q. E S S E Q. Q. Q. Q. |-----------------------9-------|-9----9----6----6----| |-------------------------11----|-9----9----7----7----| |----------4-2---------------9\-|---------------------| |-0----(0)-----4----------------|-0----0----0----0----| Q. S S S S E E E S S E E E |-9----9----9-------------------4---| |-9------11---11--------------6-----| |----------------9\---4-2-----------| |-0-----------------------4---------| Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. |-----------6----6-6---|-9----9----6----6----*| |-----------7----7-7---|-9----9----7----7----*| |-2----2---------------|---------------------*| |-0----0----0----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