Chris de Burgh – A Spaceman Came Travelling (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Chris De Burgh (From the 1975 Album SPANISH TRAIN AND OTHER STORIES) Words and Music by Chris De Burgh Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tony Reeves - Bass'
 Intro
 Q=83
 4/4
 Gtr I
  Wx7
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 1st - 4th Verses
 Segno $
    H    H      H    H      H    H      H.      Q
||------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
||o------3----|-----------|-----------|-------------|
||o-5---------|-3----5----|------3----|-1-------3---|
||------------|-----------|-1---------|-------------|

  H    H      H    H      H    H      Q.   E Q.   E
|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------|
|-----------|-----------|-3---------|---------------|
|-5---------|-1----5----|------3----|-1----1-1----1-|
|------5----|-----------|-----------|---------------|

                 1.,D.S.
  Q.   E Q.   E   W          +W
|---------------|----------|---------||
|---------------|----------|--------o||
|-1----1-1----3-|-5--------|-(5)----o||
|---------------|----------|---------||

                            Chorus
  2.
  W          +H     Q  Q     Q  E E Q.   E
|----------|--------------||---------------|
|----------|--------------||---------------|
|-5--------|-(5)-------3--||-5--5-3--------|
|----------|--------6-----||--------5----5-|

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

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

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

                         To Coda
  Q  E E Q.   E   Q  E E Q  E E    Q.   E Q.   E   H    E Q  E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------2--|-3----3--------|-------------|
|-5--5-3--------|------3-5--5----|--------3----3-|-------------|
|--------5----5-|-6--6-----------|---------------|-6----6-6--6-|

                     Dal Segno al Coda
  H.      +E  E   W          +W
|---------------|----------|---------||
|---------------|----------|---------||
|---------------|-5--------|-(5)-----||
|-6-------(6)-6-|----------|---------||
Outro Coda & H.=H
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q  Q.   Q  E   H    Q  Q    W          +W
|---------------|--------------|------------|----------|--------*|
|-3----3--------|--------------|------------|----------|--------*|
|--------3----3-|--------------|---------3--|-5--------|-(5)----*|
|---------------|-6--6----6--6-|-6----6-----|----------|--------*|
************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | (n) - note tied to previous | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end **************************************