Bruce Springsteen – Waitin On A Sunny Day (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Bruce Springsteen
(From the 2002 Album THE RISING)
Words and Music by Bruce Springsteen
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Garry W. Tallent - Bass'
Intro
Q=120
4/4
Gtr I
Wx2 W W
|------------|----------|------|
|------------|----------|------|
|------------|-5--------|-5----|
|------------|----------|------|
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-2--------|-2--------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|-3--------|-3----|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
W W Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----------|----------||----------------|---------------|
|----------|----------||o---------------|---------------|
|-5--------|----------||o-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----5-|
|----------|-5--------||----------------|---------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2-|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----5-|
|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|---------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2-|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|
Chorus
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------||---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------||---------------|---------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|---------------||-5----5-5----5-|---------------|
|---------------|-5----5-5----5-||---------------|-5----5-5----5-|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---2-2----2-2--|---2-2----2----|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|------------3--|---3-3----3-3--|---3-3----3-3--|
Interlude
1. 2.
To Coda
Q E E Q E E Q E E H W Q E E Q E E
|---------------|-------------|-----------||----------------|
|---------------|-------------|----------o||----------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|-------------|----------o||-7----7-7----7--|
|---------------|-5----5-5----|-----------||----------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-7----7-7----7-|-4----4-4----4-|-4----4-4----4-|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-5----5-5----5--|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|---------------|-9----9-9----9--||
|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|----------------||
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|----------------||---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------||---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------||-9----9-9----9-|-9----9-9----9--|
|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----5--||---------------|----------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-6----6-6----6-|-6----6-6----6-|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----7--|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-9----9-9----9-|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|-9----9-9----9-|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----7--|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----7--|
|-4----4-4----4-|-4----4-4----4-|---------------|----------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E W +W
|---------------|---------------|----------|--------*|
|---------------|---------------|----------|--------*|
|---------------|---------------|-9--------|-(9)----*|
|-9----9-9----9-|-9----9-9----9-|----------|--------*|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