HANGING BY A MOMENT (Bassline)
As recorded by Lifehouse
(From the 2000 Album NO NAME FACE)
Words and Music by Jason Wade
Gtr I (Db Ab Db Gb) - 'Drop D 1/2 Step'
Intro Verse
Moderate Rock Q=124
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4 Wx8
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Chorus
H +E Q. Q. E H H +E Q.
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|---------------|-------------|---------------|
|-2----(2)-0----|-5-----------|-2----(2)-0----|
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H. Q H +E Q. W H +E Q.
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|------------|---------------|----------|---------------||
|------------|-2----(2)-0----|-5--------|-2----(2)-0----||
|-0----------|---------------|----------|---------------||
Interlude
E E E E +E Q E E E E E a E E Q E E E E +E Q E
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-------5-(5)-7----|---------7s9-7-9--|-------5-(5)-7-----|
|-5-5-5----------5-|-5-5-5-5----------|-5-5-5----------5--|
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Verse
E E E E E E Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E a E E Q
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|---------5-4-5--||-------5-(5)-7----|---------7s9-7-9---|
|-5-5-5-5--------||-5-5-5----------5-|-5-5-5-5-----------|
|----------------||------------------|-------------------|
E E E E +E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E +E Q E
|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-------5-(5)-7----|---------5-4-5--|-------5-(5)-7----|
|-5-5-5----------5-|-5-5-5-5--------|-5-5-5----------5-|
|------------------|----------------|------------------|
E E E E a E E Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------||
|---------7s9-7-9--|-------5-(5)-7----|---------5-4------||
|-5-5-5-5----------|-5-5-5----------5-|-5-5-5-7-----5-0--||
|------------------|------------------|------------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-4-----|--------0-2-0---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-|-5-5-5-5-----5-0-|-2--2-2---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------4-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-4-----|
|---------------0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-|-5-5-5-5-----5-0-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-----|-------------0---|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-|
|-------------2-0-|-0-0-0-2h3-4---2-|-----------------|
E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------4h5-4-----|---------0-2-0---|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-------5-0-|-2-2-2-2---------|-----------0-----0-|
|-------------------|---------------4-|-4-4-4-4-4---3h4---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-4-----|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-5-|-5-5-5-5-----5-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2-0-|
Bridge
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------||-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|----------------|
|-------0-5-5-5-0-||-------------5---|-------------5--|
|-0-0-0-----------||-5-5-5-5-4-5---0-|-5-5-5-5-4-5----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------5-7-7---|---------5-7-7--|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-------5-|-5-5-5-5---------|---------4-5-5---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-------5-|
+E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|---------2-4-4---|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|----------4-5-5--|-2-2-2-2-------2-|-(2)-5-2-2-5-2-5--|
|-(5)-5-5---------|-----------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------0-2-2-2-|--------0-2-2---|
|---------4-5-5---|-0-0-0-0---------|----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-------5-|-----------------|-2--2-2-------2-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-2-2---|----------------|---------0-2-2-2-|
|---------------0-|---------4-5-5--|-0-0-0-0---------|
|-2-2-2-2---------|-5-5-5-5--------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|------------------|
|---------0-2-2---|---------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------0-|---------4-5-5----|
|-2-2-2-2-------2-|-(2)-2-2-x-x-2-2-2---|-5-5-5-5-------5--|
E E E E E E E S S W +W
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|---------0-2-2-2-2-|----------|--------||
|-0-0-0-0-----------|----------|--------||
|-------------------|-2--------|-(2)----||
Interlude Verse
Wx4 E E E E +E Q E E E E E a E E Q
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|------------||o-------5-(5)-7----|---------7s9-7-9---|
|------------||o-5-5-5----------5-|-5-5-5-5-----------|
|------------||-------------------|-------------------|
E E E E +E Q E E E E E E E Q W
|------------------|-----------------||------|
|-------5-(5)-7----|---------5-4-5--o||------|
|-5-5-5----------5-|-5-5-5-5--------o||-5----|
|------------------|-----------------||------|
Chorus
+W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|------------||-----------------|---------5-4-----|
|-(5)--------||-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-|-5-5-5-5-----5-0-|
|------------||-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-2-0---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2---------|---------0---0-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-|
|---------------4-|-4-4-4-4---4-----|-----------------|
E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------4h5-4-----|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-------5-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-------------0----|
|-------------------|-------------2-0-|-0-0-0-2h3-4---4--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-4-----|---------0-2-0---|
|-2-2---2-2-0-2-5-|-5-5-5-5-----5-0-|-2-2-2-2---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-4-----|
|-------------0-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-|-5-5-5-5-----5-0-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|-----------------|-----------------|
Outro
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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|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-----|-------------0---||-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-|
|-------------2-0-|-0-0-0-2h3-4---4-||-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------5-4-----|---------0-2-0---|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-----5-0-|-2-2-2-2---------|-------------0-1-|
|-----------------|---------------4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-4-----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-|-5-5-5-5-----5-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E +W
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|-----------------|--------*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-----|--------*|
|---------------0-|-(0)----*|
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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
