TURN TO STONE (Bassline)
As recorded by Electric Light Orchestra
(From the 1977 Album OUT OF THE BLUE)
Words and Music by Jeff Lynne
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Kelly Groucutt - Bass'
Intro
Q=142(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||
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1st - 3rd Verses
$
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E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||o-------------------------|
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|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
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|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
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|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------------|
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To Coda
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------------|------------------------||
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Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----1-1-2-2-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-|-----------------|
|-4-4-------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
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1.
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|-4-4-6-6---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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2.
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||-4-4-6-6---------|-----------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-6-6---------||
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Bridge
D.S. al Coda
W W W W
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Chorus
&
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----1-1-2-2-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-|-----------------|
|-4-4-------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
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1.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----1-1-2-2-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|-4-4-------------|-----------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|-4-4-6-6---------|
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2.
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||-----------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|-4-4-6-6---------||
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Outro
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 8x
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||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||
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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
