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
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|-------------||o-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------||o-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------3-||--5-----------|-----------3-|-5-----------|
1. 2.
$
H Q E e e Q S S S S E E S S
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|-------------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
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||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
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|-(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
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|-(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
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|-------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
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|-(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
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|-(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
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|-------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
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||--5-----------|-----------3-|-5-----------|-----------3--|
e E Q H H Q E e e E Q H H Q E e 3x
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|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
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|-5-----------|-----------3-|-5-----------|-----------3--||
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
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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
