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You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BLUES BEFORE AND AFTER (Bassline) As recorded by The Smithereens Transcribed by Gary Ramsey Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Staff' Q=127 4/4 Gtr I W W Q Q E E Q E E E E E E Q |----------|----------|--------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|--------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|--------------|-0-2-2-0-0-------| |----------|----------|-2--2--0-2-2--|-----------2-2---| Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E |--------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------2---|-4--2---2------|-------------------| |--------------|-0-2-2-0-0-4---4-|------4----4-2-|-0-0-2-------------| |-2--2--0-2-2--|-----------------|---------------|-------2-(2)-0-2-0-| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E 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Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E |----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------2---|-4--2---2------|-------------------| |-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--|-0---------4---4-|------4----4-2-|-0-0-2-------------| |----------------|---2-0-2---------|---------------|-------2-(2)-0-2-0-| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E |----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------2---|-4--2---2------|-------------------| |-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--|-0---------4---4-|------4----4-2-|-0-0-2-------------| |----------------|---2-0-2---------|---------------|-------2-(2)-0-2-0-| 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 |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--|-0---------------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--|-----0---2---0---| |----------------|---2-0-2---0-2-0-|----------------|-2-2---2---2---2-| 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-------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----2-4---4-2---| |-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--|-0---------------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--|---4-----------4-| |----------------|---2-0-2---0-2-0-|----------------|-2---------------| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +S S E E E |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| |----------------|-------------0-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------0-2--| |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7--|-5-2-0-2---2-----|-----------------|-5-5---7-(7)---2------| E E E E E E E E E E E E +S S E E E |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------0-2-| |-----------------|-5-5---7-(7)---2-----| E E E E E E E E E E E E +S S E E E |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------0-2-| |-----------------|-5-5---7-(7)---2-----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E +S S E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-------------2---|-4-2---2-(2)-------|----------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-4---4-|-----4-------4-2-0-|-(0)---2--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------2-2-0-2-0-2--| +S S E +S S E E E +S S E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------|-----------2---4-| |---------------------------0-|-2-2-0-0-4---4---| |-(2)---2-(2)---0-2-2-(2)-----|-----------------| E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q |---------------|-----------------| |-2---2---------|-----------------| |---4----4-2-0--|-2---------------| |---------------|---2-2-0-2-0-2---| Q E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E |---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------| |---------------|---------2---4--|-2---2----------|-------------------| |-----------0-2-|-2-0-0-4---4----|---4----4-2-0-0-|-2-------------0-0-| |-2--0-2-2------|----------------|----------------|---2-(2)-0-2-0-----| E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E W H Q E E |----------------|-----------------|----------|-------------| |----------------|---------2---4---|----------|-------------| |-0-0-2-2-2--0---|-------4---4-----|----------|-------------| |--------------2-|-0-2-------------|----------|---------5-5-| 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 E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-----7-8-9-7-|---------4---0-0-|-0-0-2-2-2------|-0---2---0---0-0-| |-----7-7---------|-9-2---2---2-----|------------2-2-|---2---2---2-----| 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 E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------2---------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|---2-4---4-------| |-0-0-2-2-2--0---|-------------0-0-|-0-0-2-2-2------|-4---------2-0-0-| |--------------2-|-0-2---0-2-0-----|------------2-2-|-----------------| E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-4-4-|-4-2-----4-2-0------| |-0-0-2-2-2--0---|-------------0-0-|-0-0-------------|---------------0-0--| |--------------2-|-0-2---0-2-0-----|-----------------|--------------------| E E E E Q 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 |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-4-4-|-----2-2-4-2-----| |-0-0-2-2-2--0---|-------------0-0-|-0-0-------------|-2-4---------0-0-| |--------------2-|-0-2---0-2-0-----|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------2---------| |-0-0-2-2-2-2-4-2-|-0-------------0-0-|-0-0-2-2-2-0-0---|-0-2-4---4-2-0-0-| |-----------------|---2-(2)-2-2-2-----|---------------2-|-----------------| 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 S S E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-4-4-|-4-2-----4-2--------| |-0-0-2-2-2-2-0---|-------------0-0-|-0-0-------------|-------------4------| |---------------2-|-0-2---0-2-0-----|-----------------|---------------5-5--| E E E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-------------9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-0-|-0-0-------7-9-9-|-9-----7-7----------| |-5-5-7-7-7-7-----|---------------------|-----7-7-7-------|---7-9-----9-7-5-5--| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-9-7---------| |-----------7-9-7-|---7-------------|-----------7-9-9-|---------9-7-----| |-5-5-7-7-9-------|-9---9-7-9-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-7-9-------|-------------5-5-| E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-----------------------------|------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------|------------------| |-----------7-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-0-|-0-0-------7-9-9--| |-5-5-7-7-9-----------|-----------------------------|-----7-7-9--------| E E E E E E Q |------------------*| |-7-7-9-7----------*| |---------9-7------*| |------------------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen: The Official Power Tab Web Site