Elton John – Levon (Bass Tab)
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LEVON (Bassline)
As recorded by Elton John
(From the 1971 Album MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER)
Words and Music by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Brian Odgers - Bass'
Intro 1st & 3rd Verses
Q=74
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4 Q Q Q Q Q E. S Q Q Q Q Q Q
|------------||--------------|---------------|-------------|
|------------||o-------------|---------------|-8--8--8--8--|
|------------||o-8--8--8--8--|-8--8----8--8--|-------------|
|------------||--------------|-------8-------|-------------|
Q E. S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E. S Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-7--7--8--8--|
|-8--8----8--8--|-7--7--7--7--|-5--5----5--5--|-------------|
|-------8-------|-------------|-------5-------|-------------|
2nd & 4th Verses
E. S S E S S E S S E S Q Q Q Q Q E. S Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-12--12-12-10------------------||-------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------------12-12-10-8-8-7-5-||-------------|---------------|-------8--8---|
|-------------------------------||-8--8--8--8--|-8--8----8--8--|--------------|
|-------------------------------||-------------|-------8-------|-6--6---------|
Q E. S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E. S Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|-------6-------|-7--7--8--8--|
|-8--8----8--8--|-7--7--7--7--|-5--5----5--5--|-------------|
|-------8-------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
Pre-Chorus
E. S E. S Q S E. Q +S E S Q Q Q. E Q.. S Q.. S Q.. S
|-------------------||--------5-6-7-----|----------------|-----------------|
|-5--5-5--5-5--5-6--||-7--(7)-----------|-8----8-7-----7-|-5-----5-------6-|
|-------------------||---------------5--|----------------|---------7-------|
|-------------------||------------------|----------------|-----------------|
Q.. S Q.. S Q Q S E S +S E S
|-----------------|---------7-/12-(12)--------|
|-8-----8-7-----7-|-5--5--5------------12-----|
|-----------------|-----------------------10\-|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
Chorus
$
Q. S S E E Q E. S Q Q Q
|----------1------||----------------|
|--------1--------||-8--8-8--8--8---|
|------1----------||----------------|
|-3---------------||----------------|
E. S E. S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------10----------|
|---------------------10-12----12-10----|
|-12--12-12--12----12----------------11-|
|---------------13----------------------|
E. S Q Q Q E. S E. S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------|---------------------------10-----------|
|--------------------|---------------------10-12----12-10-----|
|-13--13-13--13--13--|-12--12-12--12----12----------------11--|
|--------------------|---------------13-----------------------|
E. S Q Q Q E. S E. S S S S S S S S S
|---------------|----------------------10----------|
|-8--8-8--8--8--|-7--7-7--7------10-12----12-10----|
|---------------|-----------8-10----------------12-|
|---------------|----------------------------------|
1.
To Coda
H H Q. E E. S Q
|-------------|-----------------||
|-------------|-10--------------||
|-13----13----|-----------------||
|-------------|-------8-8--8-8--||
Interlude
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
Outro
2.
D.S. al Coda &
Q. E H Q. E E. S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------||-----------------||-----------------------------------|
|-10----10------||-10--------------||o----------------------------------|
|---------------||-----------------||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|----------8----||-------8-8--8-8--||-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------o||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-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
----------------
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