Eric Clapton – Silent Night (Bass Tab)

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SILENT NIGHT (Bassline) As recorded by Eric Clapton (From the 2018 Album HAPPY XMAS) Words and Music by Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr & John Freeman Young Arranged by Eric Clapton Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Nathan East - Bass'

  [Intro]
  Q=112(8=s8 / reggae feel)
  4/4
   Gtr I
   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   +H     H      Q  E E E E Q
G|---------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
D|---------------|-------------5-|-(5)----5----|---------------|
A|---------------|------5--------|-------------|------5-7-5----|
E|----3-3------7-|---------------|-------------|-3--3----------|

   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  E E H      H    H      Q  Q  Q  E E
G|--------------|-------------|-----------|--------------||
D|--------------|-------------|-5----5----|--------------||
A|--------------|------5------|-----------|----7--5------||
E|----3-------7-|-------------|-----------|----------7-5-||

  [1st - 4th Verses]
     Q  H.        Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q
G||-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D||o------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A||o------------|------7-5--7--|--------------|-----------3---|
E||-----3-------|--------------|----3-3-3-----|------3-7------|

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

   Q  E E H      Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E H      Q  E E Q  Q
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-------------|------5-7--5--|-------------|--------------|
A|----3-3-3----|--------------|-------------|-----------5--|
E|-------------|--------------|----3-3-3----|----3-3-7-----|

   Q  E E H      H    E E Q    Q  E E H      Q  Q  Q  Q
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|------5------|-------------|-------------|
A|----3-3-3----|--------7-5--|-------------|----------5--|
E|-------------|-------------|----3-3-3----|----3--7-----|

   Q.   E +H       Q  E E E E Q    W          E E E E Q  Q
G|---------------|---------------|----------|---------------|
D|---------------|--------7-4----|-5--------|---------------|
A|-5----5-(5)----|------5-----5--|----------|---5---5----5--|
E|---------------|---------------|----------|---------7-----|

                                1.,2.,3.
   Q.   E +Q   Q    Q  Q  H      Q  E E H      H    E E Q   4x
G|----------------|------------|-------------|--------------||
D|----------------|------------|-------------|------5------o||
A|----------------|-5--5--5----|-------------|--------7-5--o||
E|-3----3-(3)-----|------------|-3--3-3-3----|-3------------||

  [Outro]
   4.                                    H.=H
   Q  E E H      H    H      H    H      W
G|-------------|-----------|-----------|------|
D|-------------|-----------|-----------|------|
A|-------------|------3----|-----------|-5----|
E|-3--3-3-3----|-----------|-3----3----|------|

************************************ 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 ************************************