Eagles – Twenty One (Bass Tab)
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TWENTY-ONE (Bassline)
As recorded by Eagles
(From the 1973 Album DESPERADO)
Words and Music by Bernie Leadon
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Randy Meisner - Bass'
Intro
H=112
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W Q q q q
|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------||
|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------||
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----4--------||
|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------2--4--||
1st Verse
H H H H H H q q q q
|-----------|------7----|-----------|--------------|
|------7----|-----------|------7----|--------------|
|-----------|-5---------|-----------|-------4--6---|
|-5---------|-----------|-5---------|-5--7---------|
H H H Q Q H H H H
|-----------|------------|------7----|------7----|
|------7----|------7-----|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|---------4--|-5---------|-5---------|
|-5---------|-5----------|-----------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|------9----|------9----|
|------9----|------9----|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-7---------|-7---------|
|-7---------|-7---------|-----------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|------7----|------9----|-----------|------7----|
|-----------|-----------|------7----|-----------|
|-5---------|-7---------|-----------|-5---------|
|-----------|-----------|-5---------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|------7----|-----------|-----------|
|------7----|-----------|------7----|------7----|
|-----------|-5---------|-----------|-----------|
|-5---------|-----------|-5---------|-5---------|
H H H Q Q H H H H
|-----------|------------|------7----|------7----|
|------7----|------7-----|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|---------4--|-5---------|-5---------|
|-5---------|-5----------|-----------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|------9----|------9----|
|------9----|------9----|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-7---------|-7---------|
|-7---------|-7---------|-----------|-----------|
H H H H H H
|------7----|------9----|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|------7----|
|-5---------|-7---------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-5---------|
H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|------7----||
|------5----|------7----|-----------||
|-----------|-----------|-5---------||
|-3---------|-5---------|-----------||
2nd Verse
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|------7----|-----------|-----------|
|------7----|-----------|------7----|------7----|
|-----------|-5---------|-----------|-----------|
|-5---------|-----------|-5---------|-5---------|
H H H Q Q H H H H
|-----------|------------|------7----|------7----|
|------7----|------7-----|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|---------4--|-5---------|-5---------|
|-5---------|-5----------|-----------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|------9----|------9----|
|------9----|------9----|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-7---------|-7---------|
|-7---------|-7---------|-----------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|------7----|------9----|-----------|------7----||
|-----------|-----------|------7----|-----------||
|-5---------|-7---------|-----------|-5---------||
|-----------|-----------|-5---------|-----------||
Dobro Solo
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|------9----|------9----|
|------7----|------7----|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-7---------|-7---------|
|-5---------|-5---------|-----------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|------7----|------7----|
|------9----|------9----|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-5---------|-5---------|
|-7---------|-7---------|-----------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|------7----|------7----|------4----|------4----|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-5---------|-5---------|-2---------|-2---------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|------7----|------9----||
|------9----|------9----|-----------|-----------||
|-----------|-----------|-5---------|-7---------||
|-7---------|-7---------|-----------|-----------||
3rd Verse
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|------7----|-----------|-----------|
|------7----|-----------|------7----|------7----|
|-----------|-5---------|-----------|-----------|
|-5---------|-----------|-5---------|-5---------|
H H H Q Q H H H H
|-----------|------------|------7----|------7----|
|------7----|------7-----|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|---------4--|-5---------|-5---------|
|-5---------|-5----------|-----------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|------9----|------9----|
|------9----|------9----|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-7---------|-7---------|
|-7---------|-7---------|-----------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|------7----|------9----|-----------|------7----|
|-----------|-----------|------7----|-----------|
|-5---------|-7---------|-----------|-5---------|
|-----------|-----------|-5---------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|------7----|-----------|-----------|
|------7----|-----------|------7----|------7----|
|-----------|-5---------|-----------|-----------|
|-5---------|-----------|-5---------|-5---------|
H H H Q Q H H H H
|-----------|------------|------7----|------7----|
|------7----|------7-----|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|---------4--|-5---------|-5---------|
|-5---------|-5----------|-----------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|------9----|------9----|
|------9----|------9----|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-7---------|-7---------|
|-7---------|-7---------|-----------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|------7----|------9----|-----------|------7----|
|-----------|-----------|------7----|-----------|
|-5---------|-7---------|-----------|-5---------|
|-----------|-----------|-5---------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|------9----|------9----|
|------9----|------9----|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-7---------|-7---------|
|-7---------|-7---------|-----------|-----------|
H H H H W +W
|------7----|------9----|----------|--------||
|-----------|-----------|----------|--------||
|-5---------|-7---------|----------|--------||
|-----------|-----------|-5--------|-(5)----||
Q Q Q Q +W E E Q Q Q +W 3x
||--------------|------------|--------------|---------||
||o----------2--|-(2)--------|-4p2----------|--------o||
||o-0--2--4-----|------------|-----4--2--0--|-(0)----o||
||--------------|------------|--------------|---------||
Q Q Q Q +W E E Q Q Q
|-------------|------------|--------------*|
|----------2--|-(2)--------|-4p2----------*|
|-0--2--4-----|------------|-----4--2--0--*|
|-------------|------------|--------------*|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