Elvis Presley – If I Can Dream (Bass Tab)
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IF I CAN DREAM (Bassline)
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1968 Album ELVIS)
Words and Music by Walter Earl Brown
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Larry Knechtel - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=94
12/8
Gtr I
Q. +E E E Q. +E E E
G|-5----(5)-5-4------------4-|
D|--------------7----(7)-7---|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Q. +E E E Q. +E E E Q. +E E E Q. +E E E
G|-5----(5)-5-4------------4-|-5----(5)-5-4------------4-|
D|--------------7----(7)-7---|--------------7----(7)-7---|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
[1st & 2nd Verses]
Q. +E E E Q. E E E Q. +E E E Q. +E E E
G|-5----(5)-5-4----------4-||--5----(5)-5-4--------------|
D|--------------7----5-7---||o--------------7----(7)-7-5-|
A|-------------------------||o---------------------------|
E|-------------------------||----------------------------|
Q. +E E E Q. +E E E
G|----------------------------|
D|--------------5----(5)-7-5--|
A|-8----(8)-5-8---------------|
E|----------------------------|
Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E
G|-5--------------------|------5-4--------------|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5------|
D|-----------7------5---|----------3-5----5-5-5-|------------------5----|
A|------7---------7---7-|-8---------------------|--------------------7--|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
1.
Q E Q. Q E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q.
G|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------7-7-7-|-5----5-5-6-7----7---7-|----------------7-----|
A|-8--8-8----7--7-------|-------------------7---|-8----5----7----------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
2.
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q. Q. Q. Q.
G|-----------------------|------------------------||----------------------|
D|------------5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-o||-3--------------5-----|
A|-5--5-5-5-5------------|-----------------------o||------5----7----------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------||----------------------|
[Bridge]
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q. Q. Q. Q.
G|-5--5-5--------------5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-||----------------------|
D|--------5----------7---|-----------------------||-3----3----4----4-----|
A|----------7-8--8-8-----|-----------------------||----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------||----------------------|
Q. Q. Q. +E E E Q. Q. Q. +E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E
G|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------5-|-3----3----4----(4)-4---|--------------------5--|
A|-3----3----3----(3)-3---|----------------------6-|-3----3----3----3-3----|
E|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
G|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|-3----3----4----4-4---|-5----------7----7-----|-------------------7----|
A|--------------------6-|------7-7-7--------7-6-|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5---5--|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
[3rd Verse]
Q E E E E S S E E S S E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. E E E
G|----------------------------|---------------------||-7----7--6------------|
D|-5--5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|------5----4---------||-----------9----9-9-7-|
A|--------------5-------5-----|----------------7----||----------------------|
E|----------------------------|-5-------------------||----------------------|
Q. E E E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E
G|--------4-7--------4-6-|-7--7------4--4------|----------------------|
D|-5----5-----7--7-7-----|------4--4------4--4-|-----------7--7-7-7-7-|
A|-----------------------|---------------------|-7--7-7--7------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-5--5-5---5-6--6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-9-9-8-|
A|-----------------------|--------5--------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-8-9-9-9-9---6-|-5-5-5-5---4-5-5-5-5-4-3-|
A|---------------------9---|---------5---------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Q. +E E E E E E E E E
G|----------9-9-9-9-8-7-----||
D|----------------------9-8-||
A|-7----(7)-----------------||
E|--------------------------||
[Outro]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q.
G|-------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7----|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------|
Q E +E E E E E E +S S E E
G|-7------------------------------|
D|----7-(7)-7-8-9---9-(9)---9-9---|
A|----------------9-------9-------|
E|--------------------------------|
Q E +E E E E E E +S S E E E. S E E E E E E E E E E W.
G|-7----------------------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7---4---------|-------*|
D|----6-(6)-6-7-9---9-(9)---9-9-|--------------5---5-5-5-5-|-------*|
A|----------------9-------9-----|--------------------------|-5-----*|
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
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