Elvis Presley – Always On My Mind (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Elvis Presley (From the 1973 Album SEPARATE WAYS) Words and Music by Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Emory Gordy Jr. - Bass'

  [Intro]                      [1st & 2nd Verses]
  Q=90
  4/4
  Gtr I
   H.       Q    H.       Q      H    +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E
G|---------/7--|-------------||---------------|--------------|
D|-------------|-5-----------||o------------5-|-4----(4)---4-|
A|-------------|---------/5--||o--------------|--------------|
E|-------------|-------------||--3----(3)-----|--------------|

   H    H      H    Q  Q    H    +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E
G|-----------|------------|--------------|--------------|
D|-2----2----|------------|-5----(5)---5-|-4----(4)---4-|
A|-----------|-3----3--5--|--------------|--------------|
E|-----------|------------|--------------|--------------|

   H    H      Q  Q  Q  E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|-----------|-------0--2-2-|-5-------------|---------------|
D|-2---------|----2---------|------5--------|---------------|
A|------5----|-4------------|--------3----3-|-2----2-2----2-|
E|-----------|--------------|---------------|---------------|

                                 [Chorus]
   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q     Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|---------------|--------------||----------------|----------------|
D|---------------|------7-5-----||------------4-4-|-5--------------|
A|-3----3-2----2-|-0---------7--||-5--5-5-7-7-----|--------0-0-2-2-|
E|---------------|--------------||----------------|----3-3---------|

                                  [Bridge]
   Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E Q  Q      Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E E Q  E
G|---------------|---------------||---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|--------------o||-5----5-4----4-|---------------|
A|-3----3-5-5--5-|--------3--5--o||---------------|-7-7--7-5-5--5-|
E|---------------|-3----3--------||---------------|---------------|

   Q.   E Q.   E   E E Q  E Q  E   Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E E Q  E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|-5----5-4----4-|---------------|
A|-3----3--------|-----3--5-5--5-|---------------|-7-7--7-5-5--5-|
E|--------7----7-|-5-7-----------|---------------|---------------|

                                  [3rd Verse]
   Q.   E Q.   E   E E Q  E E Q     H    +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E
G|---------------|---------------||--------------|--------------|
D|---------------|------------4--||-5----(5)---5-|-4----(4)---4-|
A|-3----3--------|-----3--5-5----||--------------|--------------|
E|--------7----7-|-5-7-----------||--------------|--------------|

   H    H      Q  Q  Q  E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|-----------|-------0--2-2-|-5-------------|---------------|
D|-2---------|----2---------|------5--------|---------------|
A|------5----|-4------------|--------3----3-|-2----2-2----2-|
E|-----------|--------------|---------------|---------------|

                                  [Chorus]
   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q     Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|---------------|--------------||----------------|----------------|
D|---------------|------7-5-----||------------4-4-|-5--------------|
A|-3----3-2----2-|-0---------7--||-5--5-5-7-7-----|--------0-0-2-2-|
E|---------------|--------------||----------------|----3-3---------|

   E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  Q  Q  E   Q  E S S Q.   E   Q.   E E Q  E
G|---------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|---------------|--------------|-5--5---5-4----4-|---------------|
A|-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3--3--3--3-|------5----------|-7----7-5-5--5-|
E|---------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|

                  5/4           4/4
   Q.   E E Q  E   Q  W          W          Q.   Q.   E E
G|---------------|-------------|----------|----------------||
D|---------------|-------------|----------|-5----5----5----||
A|-3----3-2-2--2-|-0--5--------|----------|-------------5--||
E|---------------|-------------|----------|----------------||

  [Outro]
     E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E Q  Q    4x
G||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
D||o-5-5----5-5--5-|-4-4----4-4----|---------------|---------------o||
A||o------5--------|------5------5-|-7-7--7-5-5--5-|-3-3--3-3--5---o||
E||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||

************************************ 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 | /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") ************************************