Chicago – If You Leave Me Now (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Chicago (From the 1976 Album CHICAGO X) Words and Music by Peter Cetera Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Terry Kath - Bass'
 Intro
  Q=102
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          H    Q  E E   W
|----------|-------------|------|
|----------|-------------|------|
|----------|-------------|-2----|
|----------|-----------2-|------|

                 1st Verse
  +H..       E    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  E E
|--------------||---------------|---------------|
|--------------||---------------|---------------|
|-(2)----------||-2----2-2----2-|-----------4-5-|
|------------2-||---------------|-4----4-4------|

                                                 2/4
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------|
|---------------|---------------|-6----6--------|-4----4-|
|-6----6-6----6-|-6----6-6-6--6-|--------4----4-|--------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------|

 4/4
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|

  Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------4-5-|-6----6-6-4-5-6-|-6----6-6-4-5-6-|
|-4----4-4------|----------------|----------------|

                 2/4      4/4
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E
|---------------|--------|----------------|
|-6----6--------|-4----4-|----------------|
|--------4----4-|--------|-2----2-2-2---2-|
|---------------|--------|------------2---|

                 2/4      4/4
  Q.   E Q.   e   Q.   E   Q.   E E Q  E
|---------------|--------|---------------|
|-6----6--------|-4----4-|---------------|
|--------4----4-|--------|-2----2-2----2-|
|---------------|--------|----------2----|

                   Bridge
                 $
  Q.   E E E E E    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E
|--------4---4---||----------------|---------------|
|------4---4---4-||-2----2-2-2-----|---------------|
|-2--------------||------------2---|-------------2-|
|----------------||--------------0-|-0----0-0------|

  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E
|----------------|--------------|---------------|
|-2----2-2-2-----|--------2-----|---------------|
|------------2---|------2----2--|---------------|
|--------------0-|-0------------|-4----4-4----4-|

  E E E E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|-----------------|---------------|-3-----------3-|
|-2-2-----4-4-----|---------------|------2-1------|
|-----2-------4---|-2----2-2----2-|---------------|
|-------0-------2-|---------------|---------------|

  Q.   E E E E E   +E  Q  E E E E E   Q.   E Q  E E
|----------------|------------------|---------------|
|-2----2-2-2---2-|-(2)-2--2-2-2---2-|-2----2-2------|
|------------2---|--------------2---|-----------2---|
|----------------|------------------|-------------0-|

  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-2----2-2----2-|---------------|-2-2-----4-4-----|
|---------------|---------------|-----2-------4---|
|---------------|-4----4-4----4-|-------0-------2-|

  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|----------------|--------------|--------------|
|----------------|--------4--5--|-6----6-------|
|-2----2-2-2-----|-6----6-------|--------2--3--|
|------------4-2-|--------------|--------------|

                         To Coda
  Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E +Q   Q    +E  Q  E  Q   E  E
|---------------|----------------|-----7--9s11--12-12\-||
|---------------|------5-(5)--9--|-(9)-----------------||
|-4----4-4-6--6-|-7--------------|---------------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------------||

 Guitar Solo
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-2----2-2----2-|-----------4-5-|-6----6-6-4-5-6-|
|---------------|-4----4-4------|----------------|

                                  2/4
  E Q  E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E
|----------------|---------------|--------|
|------------8---|-6----6--------|-4----4-|
|-6-6--4-6-6---6-|--------4----4-|--------|
|----------------|---------------|--------|

 4/4                              2/4
  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E
|-4----4-4-4---4-|---------------|--------|
|------------4---|-6----6--------|-4----4-|
|----------------|--------4----4-|--------|
|----------------|---------------|--------|

                      D.S. al Coda
 4/4
  Q.   E E Q  E   +Q.   E E E E E
|---------------|---------4---4----||
|---------------|-------4---4---4--||
|-2----2-2----2-|-(2)--------------||
|----------2----|------------------||

                        Outro
  &
   E  Q  E  E  E  Q      Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  E E
|-----7--9-11-12s14\--||--------------|---------------|
|-(9)-----------------||-9\-----------|---------------|
|---------------------||------2-2--0--|-----------4-5-|
|---------------------||--------------|-4----4-4------|

  Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|-6----6--------|
|-6----6-6-4-5-6-|-6----6-6-4-5-6-|--------4----4-|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|

 2/4      4/4
  Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E
|--------|----------------|---------------|
|-4----4-|----------------|-6----6--------|
|--------|-2----2-2-2-2-2-|--------4----4-|
|--------|----------------|---------------|

 2/4      4/4
  Q.   E   E E E E +E  Q  E   +E  Q  E E E E E
|--------|------------------|------------------|
|-4----4-|------------------|--------------4---|
|--------|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2--2-|-(2)-2--2-2-2---2-|
|--------|------------------|------------------|

                 2/4      4/4
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E
|----4-5-6------|--------|-4----4-4-4---4-|---------------|
|-6---------6-5-|-4----4-|------------4---|-6----6--------|
|---------------|--------|----------------|--------4----4-|
|---------------|--------|----------------|---------------|

 2/4      4/4
  Q.   E   E E E E +E  Q  E   +E  Q  E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E
|--------|------------------|--------------4---|---------------|
|-4----4-|------------------|------------4---4-|-6----6--------|
|--------|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2--2-|-(2)-2--2-2-------|--------4----4-|
|--------|------------------|------------------|---------------|

 2/4      4/4                              2/4
  Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E
|--------|-4----4-4-4---4-|--------6----6-|--------|
|-4----4-|------------4---|-6----6--------|-4----4-|
|--------|----------------|---------------|--------|
|--------|----------------|---------------|--------|

 4/4
  E E E E H      +H     +E  E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-4-4-4-4-4----|-(4)----(4)---4---|-----4-5-6-------|
|--------------|------------4---4-|-6-6-------6-----|
|--------------|------------------|-------------4-4-|
|--------------|------------------|-----------------|

 2/4       4/4
  E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E
|-------3-|-4----4-4-4---4-|--------6----6-|
|-4-4-6---|------------4---|-6----6--------|
|---------|----------------|---------------|
|---------|----------------|---------------|

 2/4      4/4
  Q.   E   E E E E +E  Q  E   +E  Q  E E E E E
|--------|-4-4-4-4-(4)-4--4-|-(4)-4--4-4---4---*|
|-4----4-|------------------|------------4---4-*|
|--------|------------------|------------------*|
|--------|------------------|------------------*|
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