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CONCERNING HOBBITS (Bassline)
As recorded by Howard Shore
(From the 2002 Album THE LORD OF THE RINGS (OST) - THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING)
Transcribed by TimBob
Music by Howard Shore
Arranged by TimBob
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Pizzicato Strings'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=100
D
4/4
Gtr I
q q q q q q q Q q q q q q q q Q
|-------7-----|-------7-----|-------7-----|-------7-----|
|----7-----7--|----7--------|----7-----7--|----7--------|
|-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
D
W W q q q q q q q q
|----------|----------|-------7-----|-------7------||
|----------|----------|----7-----7--|----7-----7---||
|----------|----------|-5-----------|-5------------||
|----------|----------|-------------|--------------||
Fiddle Section
D A
Gtr I
q q q Q q q q Q
|-------------7----------|------------------------|
|-------7----------------|-------------7----------|
|-5----------------------|-------7----------------|
|------------------------|-5----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------10----10----10----|------10----10----10----|
|---10----10----10----10-|---10----10----10----10-|
|-7----------------------|-6----------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
Bm G A
2/4
q q q Q q q q q H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
|---------9-------|-----------------|-----------|
|-----9-----------|-----5-------7---|-----------|
|-7---------------|-3-------5-------|-----------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----7---7---7---|-----3-------5---|-----5-----|
|---7---7---7---7-|---3---3---5---5-|---5---5---|
|-4---------------|-0-------2-------|-2---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
D G A
4/4
q q q Q q q q q
|-------------7----------|-----------------||
|-------7----------------|-----5-------7---||
|-5----------------------|-----5-------7---||
|------------------------|-3-------5-------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------10----10----10----|-----3-------5---||
|---10----10----10----10-|---3---3---5---5-||
|-7----------------------|-0-------2-------||
|------------------------|-----------------||
|------------------------|-----------------||
|------------------------|-----------------||
Strings Section
Bm G D A
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----7---7---7---|------3---3---3---|-------10--------5---|
|---7---7---7---7-|----3---3---3---3-|----10----10---5---5-|
|-4---------------|--0---------------|--7----------2-------|
|-----------------|------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|---------------------|
Bm G A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------7---7---7---|-----3-------5------||
|----7---7---7---7-|---3---3---5---5----||
|--4---------------|-0-------2----------||
|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
|------------------|--------------------||
Breakdown
D Em F#m
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W W
|------10----10----10----|------12----12----12----|-12---------------|------||
|---10----10----10----10-|---12----12----12----12-|-12---------------|------||
|-7----------------------|-9----------------------|-11---------------|------||
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|------||
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|------||
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|------||
|
| Gtr I
| q q q Q q q q Q S S q E H W
|-------------7----------|-------------9----------|-------11---------|------||
|-------7----------------|-------9----------------|----11------------|------||
|-5----------------------|-7----------------------|--9---------------|------||
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|------||
Strings Section 2
Wx6
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
Section 2
Q=105
D A
Gtr I
Q q q Q Q q q Q
|-------19----19---------|------14---14-------|
|-------19----19---------|------14---14-------|
|-17---------------------|-12-----------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------10----10---------|-------5----5-------|
|----10----10----10---10-|----5----5----5---5-|
|--7----------------7----|--2-------------2---|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
Bm G A
Q q q Q Q q q Q
|------16---16-------|------12-------------|
|------16---16-------|------12-------------|
|-14-----------------|-10--------12--------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------7----7-------|-------3--------5----|
|----7----7----7---7-|----3----3----5---5--|
|--4-------------4---|--0---------2--------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
D A
Q q q Q Q q q Q
|-------19----19---------|------14---14-------|
|-------19----19---------|------14---14-------|
|-17---------------------|-12-----------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------10----10---------|-------5----5-------|
|----10----10----10---10-|----5----5----5---5-|
|--7----------------7----|--2-------------2---|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
Bm G A
Q q q Q Q q q q
|------16---16-------|------12--------14----||
|------16---16-------|------12--------14----||
|-14-----------------|-10--------12---------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------7----7-------|-------3---------5----||
|----7----7----7---7-|----3----3----5----5--||
|--4-------------4---|--0---------2---------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
Bm
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----7---7-------|-----7---7-------|
|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|
|-4-----------4---|-4-----------4---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
D E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------10----10---------|------12----12----------|
|---10----10----10---10-|---12----12----12---12--|
|-7----------------7----|-9----------------9-----|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
Bm G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|
|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|
|-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
Bm A D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-----3-------3---|-----7-------5---|------||
|---3---3---3---3-|---7---7---5---5-|------||
|-0-------0-------|-4-------2-------|------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------||
Fiddle Return
D A
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------10----10---------|-------5----5-------|
|----10----10----10---10-|----5----5----5---5-|
|--7----------------7----|--2-------------2---|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| Q q q Q Q q q Q
|-------19----19---------|------14---14-------|
|-------19----19---------|------14---14-------|
|-17---------------------|-12-----------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
Bm G A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------7----7-------|-------3---------5----|
|----7----7----7---7-|----3----3----5----5--|
|--4-------------4---|--0---------2---------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|
| Q q q Q Q q Q q
|------16---16-------|------12--------14----|
|------16---16-------|------12--------14----|
|-14-----------------|-10--------12---------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
D A
H. E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-------5----5-------|
|---------------10-|----5----5----5---5-|
|-------------7----|--2-------------2---|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| Q q H Q q q Q
|------19----------|------14---14-------|
|------19----------|------14---14-------|
|-17---------------|-12-----------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
Bm G A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------7----7-------|-------3---------5----||
|----7----7----7---7-|----3----3----5----5--||
|--4-------------4---|--0---------2---------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|
| Q q q Q Q q Q q
|------16---16-------|------12--------14----||
|------16---16-------|------12--------14----||
|-14-----------------|-10--------12---------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
Outro
Q=80 H.=H
Bm A
Gtr II
Wx7 H H
|------------|-^2----^0----|
|------------|-^3----^2----|
|------------|-^4----^2----|
|------------|-^4----^2----|
|------------|-^2----^0----|
|------------|-------------|
D
W +W +W
|-^2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
|-^3--------|-(3)--------|-(3)----*|
|-^2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
|-^0--------|-(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
