Carpenters – Superstar (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Carpenters (From the 1971 Album CARPENTERS) Words and Music by Leon Russell, Bonnie Bramlett & Delaney Bramlett Arranged by Carpenters Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass'
 Intro
  Q=80
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Q  +E  E Q.   E   Q  +E  E Q.   E   Q  +E  E Q.   S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3--(3)-3-3----3-|-1--(1)-1-1----1-|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4--(4)-4-4----6-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

  Q  +E  E Q.   E   W          +W
|-----------------|----------|--------|
|---------------3-|----------|--------|
|-3--(3)-3-3------|-1--------|-(1)----|
|-----------------|----------|--------|

                                                             1st & 2nd Verses
                                                           $
  Q  E  E  +E   E  +S   E.   Q  +E  E H      Q  +E  E H       Q.   E H
|------12-(12)-------------|---------------|---------------||-------------|
|--------------13-(13)-10--|---------------|---------------||-------------|
|--------------------------|-8--(8)-8-8----|-8--(8)-8-8----||-8----8-8----|
|--------------------------|---------------|---------------||-------------|

  Q.   E H      Q.   E H      Q  +E  E Q.   E   Q  +E  E Q.   E
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------|-------------|---------------3-|------------------|
|-6----6-6----|-4----4-4----|-3--(3)-3-3------|-1--(1)-1-1----3--|
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|

  Q  +E  E +Q.   E   Q  +E  E +Q.   S S   Q  +E  E Q.   E   Q.   E H
|------------------|----------------5---|-----------------|-------------|
|------------------|------------------5-|---------------3-|-3----3-3----|
|-4--(4)-4-(4)---1-|-3--(3)-3-(3)-------|-3--(3)-3-3------|-------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------|

  Q.   E H      Q.   E H      Q  +E  E Q.   E   Q  +E  E Q.   E
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-1----1-1----|-------------|---------------3-|------------------|
|-------------|-4----4-4----|-3--(3)-3-3------|-1--(1)-1-1----3--|
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|

                                                      Chorus
                                                    faster Q=88
                                 To Coda
  Q  +E  E +Q.   E   Q  +E  E +Q.   S S    W           Q  +E  E Q  Q
|------------------|----------------5----|----------||-----------------|
|------------------|------------------5--|----------||-----------------|
|-4--(4)-4-(4)---1-|-3--(3)-3-(3)--------|-3--------||-4--(4)-4-3--1---|
|------------------|---------------------|----------||-----------------|

  Q..   S S S S S +S  S E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q..   S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
|---------6-6---6-(6)-----|--------------|---------6-----6-------|
|-------6-------------6---|-4----4-3--1--|-------6---6-------6---|
|-4---------------------4-|--------------|-4-------------------4-|

                                                         ritardando Q=68
  Q  +E  E Q  Q    Q  E. S E E +S  S E   H.      +E  E   W
|----------------|-----------1-(1)-----|---------------|------||
|----------------|---------1-------1---|---------------|------||
|-4--(4)-4-3--1--|-------3-------------|---------------|-4----||
|----------------|-4--4--------------1-|-2-------(2)-4-|------||

 Interlude
  Q=80
  Q  +E  E Q.   E   Q  +E  E Q.   E   Q  +E  E Q.   S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3--(3)-3-3----3-|-1--(1)-1-1----1-|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4--(4)-4-4----6-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

  Q  +E  E Q.   E   W          +W           Q  E  E  +E   E  +S   E.
|-----------------|----------|------------|------12-(12)--------------|
|---------------3-|----------|------------|--------------13-(13)-10---|
|-3--(3)-3-3------|-1--------|-(1)--------|---------------------------|
|-----------------|----------|------------|---------------------------|

                                                      Out-Chorus
                                                   Q=88
                 D.S. al Coda   &
  Q  +E  E H      Q  +E  E H       Q  +E  E Q.   E     Q  +E  E Q  Q
|---------------|---------------||-----------------||------------------|
|---------------|---------------||---------------3-||o-----------------|
|-8--(8)-8-8----|-8--(8)-8-8----||-3--(3)-3-3------||o-4--(4)-4-3--1---|
|---------------|---------------||-----------------||------------------|

  Q..   S S S S S +S  S E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q..   S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
|---------6-6---6-(6)-----|--------------|---------6-----6-------|
|-------6-------------6---|-4----4-3--1--|-------6---6-------6---|
|-4---------------------4-|--------------|-4-------------------4-|

                                                            1.
  Q  +E  e Q  Q    Q..   S S S S S +S  S E   Q.   E +H       Q.   E +H
|----------------|-------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------6-6---6-(6)-----|---------------|---------------|
|-4--(4)-4-3--1--|-------6-------------6---|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|-4---------------------4-|-2----2-(2)----|-4----4-(4)----|

                      2.                     H.=H
  Q.   E +E  E E e     W          +W           W
|-------------------||----------|------------|------*|
|-6----------------o||----------|------------|------*|
|----------------3-o||-4--------|-(4)--------|-3----*|
|------4-(4)-4-6----||----------|------------|------*|
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