LITTLE BIT OF LOVE (Bassline)
As recorded by Free
(From the 1972 Album FREE AT LAST)
Words and Music by Paul Rodgers, Andy Fraser, Paul Kossoff & Simon Kirke
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Andy Fraser - Bass'
Intro
Q=118
4/4
Gtr I
a Q Q a Q Q a Q Q a Q Q
|-14s16-----14s16-----|-14s16-----14s16-----|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
a Q Q a Q Q a Q Q a Q Q
|-14s16-----14s16-----|-14s16-----14s16------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
Chorus
a Q Q a Q Q a Q Q a Q Q
|-14s16-----14s16-----|-14s16-----14s16-----|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
a Q Q a Q Q a Q Q a Q Q
|-14s16-----14s16-----|-14s16-----14s16-------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
a Q Q a Q Q W a Q Q a Q Q a Q Q Q Q
|-14s16-----14s16-----|-----------|-14s16-----14s16-----|-14s16-------------||
|---------------------|-14--------|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-----------10\-----||
|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-------------------||
1st Verse
E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---6---6-7-7-8---|
|-2------2------|-2------2------|-0------4-5---5-|-7---------------|
E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. H
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------||
|-2------2------|-2------2------|-4------4------|-5-----------||
Chorus
E Q. H E Q. H E Q. H E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-9-----------|-------------|-9---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-7-----------|-------------|-7-----------|---0---0-4-4-5---|
E Q. H E E E E E E E E E Q. H W
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|------||
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|------||
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|------||
|-7-----------|---0-4---4-0-5---|-7-----------|------||
2nd Verse
E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----6---6-6-7---|
|-2------2------|-2------2------|-0------4-5---5-|-7---------------|
E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. H
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------||
|-2------2------|-2------2------|-4------4------|-5-----------||
Chorus
E Q. H E Q. H E Q. H E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-9-----------|-------------|-9---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-7-----------|-------------|-7-----------|---0---0-4-4-5---|
E Q. H E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E Q E E Q
|-------------|-----------------|---------------|--------/16-13----||
|-------------|-----------------|---------------|---9--------------||
|-------------|-----------------|------6----9---|------------------||
|-7-----------|---0-4---4-0-5---|-7-------------|------------------||
Guitar Solo
E Q E Q E E E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------4---|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|---1----1-4-----|
|-----------1---|---2----1-2-4---|----------------|-2--------------|
|-2----4--------|----------------|-0----0-4-4-5---|----------------|
E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. H E Q. H
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------||
|-2------2------|-2------2------|-4-----------|-5-----------||
Chorus
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---2------------|-----------------|---2------------|-2---------------|
|-------0-2-4----|---0-4---4-4-5---|-------0-2-4----|---0-2---4-4-5---|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------|---8-8---9-9-11---||
|----------------|-----------------|----------|------------------||
|---2------------|-----------------|----------|------------------||
|-------0-2-4----|---0-4---4-4-5---|----------|------------------||
Outro
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|---2------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---0-4---4-4-5---|-------0-2-4----|---0-4---4-4-5---|
|-3-|
E Q E q q q E Q. H E Q. E Q. E Q. H
|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-2------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|------2-2-2-2-|-4-----------|-5------4------|-2-----------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E Q. E Q. E Q. H Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|-----2-------|
|---------------|-2-----------|-0-4-------2-|
|-5------4------|-------------|-------0-4---|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E Q E Q. E Q. W W
|----------------|---------------|----------|------*|
|----------------|---------------|----------|------*|
|-2--------------|---------------|-2--------|-2----*|
|---0-4---4-4----|-2------2------|----------|------*|
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
