SEMI-CHARMED LIFE (Bassline) As recorded by Third Eye Blind (From the 1997 Album THIRD EYE BLIND) Words and Music by Stephan Jenkins Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard' Intro Moderate Rock Q=102 4/4 Gtr I S H e e e S S e S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S e E 4x |--------||-----------------------|------------------------------|| |--------||o----------------------|-----------------------------o|| |--------||o---------x-5---5----x-|-3-3-3-3---x-3-3-3-3---x-3---o|| |--------||--3-5-3----------------|------------------------------|| Verse e e e S S e S S E. S e S S E e S S S S e S S |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |---------x-5---5----x-|-3---3---3---3---x-3---x-| |-3-5-3----------------|-------------------------| e e e S S e e e S S S S S S S S S S S S E e S S |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------2---------| |---------x-5-7-5---x-|-3-3-3-3---x-3-3-3-----------| |-3-5-3---------------|---------------------0-1---x-| e e e S S e S S E. S e S S E e S S S S e S S |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |---------x-5---5----x-|-3---3---3---3---x-3---x-| |-3-5-3----------------|-------------------------| e e e S S e S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S E e S S |----------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------| |---------x-5---5----x-|-3-3-3-3---x-3-3---x-4-5-----| |-3-5-3----------------|---------------------------x-| e e e S S e S S E. S e S S E e S S S S e S S |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |---------x-5---5----x-|-3---3---3---3---x-3---x-| |-3-5-3----------------|-------------------------| e e e S S e S S E. S e S S E S S S e S S S S S |----------------------|---------------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------------|| |---------x-5---5----x-|-3---3---3-3---3---3-3-4-5-|| |-3-5-3----------------|-----------------3---------|| Chorus e e e S S e S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S e E 3x ||-----------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o----------------------|------------------------------o|| ||o---------x-5---5----x-|-3-3-3-3---x-3-3-3-3---x-3----o|| ||--3-5-3----------------|-------------------------------|| e e e S S e S S Q H +E E Q |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |---------x-5---5----|-3----(3)s10-------|| |-3-5-3--------------|--------------/15--|| e e e S S e S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S e E ||-----------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o----------------------|------------------------------o|| ||o---------x-5---5----x-|-3-3-3-3---x-3-3-3-3---x-3----o|| ||--3-5-3----------------|-------------------------------|| Verse e e e S S e S S E. S e S S E e S S S S e S S |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |---------x-5---5----x-|-3---3---3---3---x-3---x-| |-3-5-3----------------|-------------------------| e e e S S e e e S S S S S S S S S S S S E e S S |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------2---------| |---------x-5-7-5---x-|-3-3-3-3---x-3-3-3-----------| |-3-5-3---------------|---------------------0-1---x-| e e e S S e S S E. S e S S E e S S S S e S S |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |---------x-5---5----x-|-3---3---3---3---x-3---x-| |-3-5-3----------------|-------------------------| e e e S S e e e S S E S S +S S E S E S S S S S |---------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------x-5-7-5---x-|-3---3-(3)---3---3---3-3-----|| |-3-5-3---------------|---5-------5---5---5-----5-3-|| Pre-Chorus E E E. S S S E Q E. S E. S +S S E E. S |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-5-5-5--3---x-3-3--|-5--5-5--3-(3)-3-3-3----| |-------------------|----------------------3-| E E E. S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S E E |------------------------|-------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------|| |-5-5-5--3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---5-5---x-5---|| |------------------------|-------------------|| Chorus e e e S S e S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S e E 3x ||-----------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o----------------------|------------------------------o|| ||o---------x-5---5----x-|-3-3-3-3---x-3-3-3-3---x-3----o|| ||--3-5-3----------------|-------------------------------|| e e e S S e S S Q H. +Q |--------------------|---------------|| |--------------------|---------------|| |---------x-5---5----|-3-------(3)/--|| |-3-5-3--------------|---------------|| Verse Wx3 H E E Q |------------|-------------------| |------------|-------------------| |------------|--------/10-------| |------------|-------------/12--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------x-5-5-7p5-5-5---|-3-3-3-3---x-3-3-3-3---x-3-3----| |-3-3-5p3-3-3-------------------|--------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|-----------------5-----5---------|| |---------------x-5-5-7p5-5-5---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-----3-----|| |-3-3-5p3-3-3-------------------|-----------------------------5-3-|| Bridge E E E. S S S E Q Q E. S S S E S S S S |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|---------------------5-| |-5-5-5--3---3-3-3--|-5--5--3---3-3-3-5-7---| |-------------------|-----------------------| Q E. S S S E Q E E E S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| |-5--5--3---3-3-3--|---------------------------| |-------------------|-3-3-3-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-| E E E. S S S E E E Q E. S S S E S S S S |--------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|---------------------5-| |-5-5-5--3---3-3-3h4-|-5--5--3---3-3-3-5S7---| |--------------------|-----------------------| Q E. S +S S E S S S S e E Q H |-------------------------|-------------| |-7--7--5-(5)-------------|-------------| |-5--5--3-(3)-x-3-3-3-4-5-|-------------| |-------------------------|-3-----------| Q +E. S S S E +Q Q E. S S S E E E |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----12--10---x-10p9----| |-----------------------|---------------------10-| |-10--(10)-8---x-8-(8)--|-10---------------------| Q E. S S S E Q S E S E S S +S S S S S S E |---------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------------------|| |-10--10--8---8-8-8--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3---|| Verse e e e S S e S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S e E 3x ||-----------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o----------------------|------------------------------o|| ||o---------x-5---5----x-|-3-3-3-3---x-3-3-3-3---x-3----o|| ||--3-5-3----------------|-------------------------------|| e e e S S e S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |----------------------|-----------------------------|| |----------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------x-5---5----x-|-3-3-3-3---x-3-3-3-3---x-3--|| |-3-5-3----------------|-----------------------------|| Chorus H H W 3x ||------------|-------|| ||o-----------|------o|| ||o------5----|-3----o|| ||--3---------|-------|| H H +H. Q |-----------|--------------| |-----------|--------------| |------5----|-(5)------3/--| |-3---------|--------------| Q. E +Q a Q +W |---------------------|---------| |-10----9-(9)---------|---------| |--------------10h12--|-(12)----| |---------------------|---------| Q. E +Q a Q +H +E S S S S S S |---------------------|--------------------------------| |-10----9-(9)---------|--------------------------------| |--------------10h12--|-(12)----(12)-10h12-10----------| |---------------------|-----------------------12-10h12-| Q. E +Q Q +H +E E Q |----------------|------------------------| |----------------|------------------------| |----------------|------------------------| |-8----7-(7)--5--|-(5)----(5)s(17)S(15)--| E E E. S +S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5---|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---x-3-3------| |-3-3-3------------------5-|-----------------------------x--| E E E. S S S S S S S S S Q E S S +S E S E E |--------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------5---5-5-5-5-5-5---|-3--3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3------|| |-3-3-3------------------5-|--------------------/10-|| Outro E E E. S S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |--------5---5-5-5-5---|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---x-3-3-----| |-3-3-3--------------5-|-----------------------------x-| E E E. S S S S S S S S S E. S +E E +S E. Q |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|-5--5-(5)-5-(5)-5--5--| |--------5---5-5-5-5-5-5---|-3--3-(3)-3-(3)-3--3--| |-3-3-3------------------5-|----------------------| E E E. S S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |--------5---5-5-5-5---|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---x-3-3-----| |-3-3-3--------------5-|-----------------------------x-| E E E. S S S S S S S S S E. S +E E +S E. E E |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|----2-(2)-3-(3)-4--5------| |--------5---5-5-5-5-5-5---|-3------------------------| |-3-3-3------------------5-|---------------------/15-| E E E. S S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |--------5---5-5-5-5---|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---x-3-3-----| |-3-3-3--------------5-|-----------------------------x-| E E E. S S S S S S S S S E. S +E E +S E. Q |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|-5--5-(5)-5-(5)-5--5--| |--------5---5-5-5-5-5-5---|-3--3-(3)-3-(3)-3--3--| |-3-3-3------------------5-|----------------------| Q. E +E +E Q +H H |--------------------|-------------*| |--------------------|-------------*| |-3----2-(2)-(2)/-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