Chicago – Old Days (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Chicago (From the 1975 Album CHICAGO VIII) Words and Music by James Pankow Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Peter Cetera - Bass'
 Intro
  Q=126
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          H    H      H    H      W
|----------|-----------|-----------|-0----|
|----------|-2----0----|-3----2----|------|
|----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|----------|-----------|-----------|------|

  H     H      H    H      H    H      W
|-0----/4----|-----------|-----------|-0----|
|------------|-2----0----|-3----2----|------|
|------------|-----------|-----------|------|
|------------|-----------|-----------|------|

                 1st & 2nd Verses
               $
  Q  Q  Q  E E    E Q  E E Q.     E Q.   +E  E E E   E Q  S S E Q.
|-0--1--2--4-0-||---------------|------------------|------------------|
|--------------||--------2-2----|-3-3----(3)-3-2-0-|------------------|
|--------------||-3-3--3--------|------------------|-3-3--3-3-5-5-----|
|--------------||---------------|------------------|------------------|

  E Q  S S Q  E E   E Q  E E Q.     E Q.   +E  E E E   E E +E. S E Q.
|-----------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-3-3--3-3-5--5---|--------2-2----|-3-3----(3)-3-2-0-|-------------------|
|---------------5-|-3-3--3--------|------------------|-3-3-(3)-3-5-5-----|
|-----------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|

                Pre-Chorus
  E Q  E H       Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   Q  E Q  E   Q  Q  E E E E
|-------------||---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-3-3--3-5----||---------------|---------5-5----|---------------|
|-------------||-5--5----------|--------------4-|-5--5----------|
|-------------||---------5-4-3-|-(3)------------|---------5-4-3-|

  +E  E E. S E E Q    Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E Q  Q.   S S   Q  Q  E E E E
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|----------------|
|------------5-5----|---------------|----------5--------|----------------|
|----------5--------|-5--5----------|---------------4-4-|-5--5------5-6--|
|-(3)-3-------------|---------5-4-3-|-(3)-3-3-----------|---------5------|

                    Chorus
  Q  E E +E  E Q     H.      Q    H.      Q    H.      Q
|-----------------||------------|------------|------------|
|------4-(4)-4-6--||-7----------|-6----------|-5----------|
|-7--7------------||------------|------------|------------|
|-----------------||------------|------------|------------|

  H.      Q    H.      Q    H.      Q    H.      Q
|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|-4-------4--|-7----------|-6----------|-5----------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|

               Interlude 1
     To Coda
  H.      Q     Q  +E. S E E +S  S E   Q  Q  E Q  E   Q  Q  E E E. S
|------------||----------------------|--------------|-2-----2---------|
|-4----------||-3--(3)-3-------------|-3-----3------|---------2-------|
|------------||----------3---------3-|---------3--3-|-----------0--0--|
|------------||------------1-(1)-1---|--------------|-----------------|

  Q  Q  S S E E E   Q  Q  E Q  S S   Q  Q  E Q  E
|-2---------2-----|----------------|--------------|
|-------2-2---2---|-3-----3-3--3---|-3--3--3-3--3-|
|---------------0-|--------------3-|--------------|
|-----------------|----------------|--------------|

  Q  Q  E Q  S S   Q  Q  E Q  E   H    +E  E E E   Q.   E E Q.
|-2-----2-2------|-2-----2-2----|----------------|----------------|
|------------2-2-|------------2-|----------------|-2----2-2-2-----|
|----------------|--------------|-5----(5)-5-5-5-|----------------|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|

                                                Interlude 2
  Q.   E Q  Q    E Q  E +E  Q  E   Q  Q  H       H    H
|--------------|-----------------|------------||-----------|
|-3----3-3--3--|-5-5--5-(5)-5--5-|-5----------||-----------|
|--------------|-----------------|------------||-7----5----|
|--------------|-----------------|------------||-----------|

  H    H      W          +E  E Q  E E Q    H    H
|-----------|----------|-----------------|-----------|
|-----------|-5--------|-(5)-5-5--7-9-9--|-----------|
|-8----7----|----------|-----------------|-7----5----|
|-----------|----------|-----------------|-----------|

                               D.S. al Coda
  H    H      Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E Q
|-----------|-------------|-0-0-2-2-4-4-----||
|-----------|-5--5--5--5--|-------------5\--||
|-8----7----|-------------|-----------------||
|-----------|-------------|-----------------||

   Outro
    &
    H    H      W          H    H      W     5x
||------------|-0--------|-----------|-------||
||o-3----2----|----------|-3----2----|------o||
||o-----------|----------|-----------|------o||
||------------|----------|-----------|-3-----||

  H    H      W          E E Q  E E Q    E E Q  E E E E
|-----------|-0--------|---------------|-0-0-0----------|
|-3----2----|----------|-3-3-3--2-2-2--|------------0---|
|-----------|----------|---------------|----------2---2-|
|-----------|----------|---------------|--------3-------|

  E E Q  H      Q  Q  E E E E   E E Q  E E Q    H    H
|-------------|-0--0----------|---------------|-0---------|
|-3-3-3--2----|-----------0---|-3-3-3--2-2-2--|-----------|
|-------------|---------2---2-|---------------|-----------|
|-------------|-------3-------|---------------|------3----|

  H    H      W          H    H      W
|-----------|-0--------|-----------|------*|
|-3----2----|----------|-3----2----|------*|
|-----------|----------|-----------|------*|
|-----------|----------|-----------|-3----*|
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