Electric Light Orchestra – Sweet Talkin Woman (Bass Tab)
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SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN (Bassline)
As recorded by Electric Light Orchestra
(From the 1977 Album OUT OF THE BLUE)
Words and Music by Jeff Lynne
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Kelly Groucutt - Bass'
Intro
Q=121
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E +E E
|---------------2-|-2--2--2-2-2---|-----------------|------------------|
|-3--3--5-5-(5)---|-------------5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-3----3-3-3-(3)-3-|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
Q. E E E +E E Q. E E E +E E Q. E E E +E E Q. E E E +E E
|------------------||-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------||o------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-3----3-3-3-(3)-3-||o-3----3-3-3-(3)-3-|-3----3-3-3-(3)-3-|------------------|
|------------------||-------------------|------------------|-5----5-5-5-(5)-5-|
Q. E E E +E E Q. E E E +E E Q. E E E +E E E E E E Q E E
|------------------|------------------|-2----2-2-2-(2)-2-|----------------|
|-3----3-3-3-(3)-3-|-2----2-2-2-(2)-2-|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-5-----5--------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------5-|
E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E H Q Q E E E E
|---------------|--------------2-|--------------|---------------|
|-2-----2----2--|----------------|-2-----2------|-3--3--5-5-5-5-|
|---------------|-5-----5--------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-7--7--7-7-7-5-|-3--3--5-5-5-5-|---------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|---------------|---------------|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3---------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
Chorus
E. S E E E. S E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
|------2-0----------|----4----------|-------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-7----5----5---|-------------|---------------------|
|-3--3-----3--3-0-3-|--------7----7-|-8--8--7--7--|-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------|
To Coda
E. S E E E. S E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|----4----------|-------------|-----------------------|
|------7-5----------|-7----5----5---|-------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|--------7----7-|-8--8--7--7--|-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10---|
|-8--8-----8--8-5-8-|---------------|-------------|-----------------------|
1.
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------o||
|-8--8--10-10-10-12-|-12--12--12-12-12-10-|-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-o||
|-------------------|---------------------|----------------------||
2.
D.S. al Coda
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-------------------|------------------------||
|-------------------|------------------------||
|-8--8--10-10-10-12-|-12--12--12-12-12-10----||
|-------------------|------------------------||
Interlude
&
H H E E E E E E E E
|-10----12----|-14----------14----------|
|-------------|----14----14----14----14-|
|-------------|-------15----------15----|
|-------------|-------------------------|
Out-Chorus
E E E E E E E E E. S E E E. S E E
|------------------------||--------------------|
|------------------------||o------7-5----------|
|------------------------||o-------------------|
|---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-||--8--8-----8--8-5-8-|
Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E 3x W
|----4----------|-------------|----------------------||------|
|-7----5----5---|-------------|---------------------o||------|
|--------7----7-|-8--8--7--7--|-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-o||------|
|---------------|-------------|----------------------||------|
W Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E. S E E E. S E E
|----------|-------------|---------------------||--------------------|
|----------|-------------|---------------------||o------7-5----------|
|----------|-8--8--7--7--|-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-||o-------------------|
|----------|-------------|---------------------||--8--8-----8--8-5-8-|
Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E 3x
|----4----------|-------------|----------------------||
|-7----5----5---|-------------|---------------------o||
|--------7----7-|-8--8--7--7--|-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-o||
|---------------|-------------|----------------------||Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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