Fleetwood Mac – Angel (Bass Tab)

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Catchy bassline in this track. A lot of note and rhythm variation around the main riff so watch out! Timings from, and transcribed from the album version of the track. Transcribed with the help of Transcribe! (https://www.seventhstring.com/xscribe/overview.html) and notated in Power Tab Editor (http://www.power-tab.net/guitar.php). Any corrections are much appreciated, please leave them in the comments below.
 [Intro] (0:00)
   Q  Q  Q  E E   E E E E a E E E E   E E +E  a E  E E E E   E E E +E  E E  E E
G|--------------|-------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------|---------5s7-5-----|---------5s7\---------|--------------------|
A|-5-----3------|---------------2h3-|-5-5-(5)------3-3---5-|---------------/2-3-|
E|------------3-|---3-3-3-----------|----------------------|---3-3-(3)-3-3------|

   a E E +E  E E E E E   +E  E E a E +E  E a E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|---------7s9-(9)-7-------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|---------------2-4-5-|-(5)-5-5-----------7s9-7-|-----7-------5---|--------------------|
A|-3s5-5-(5)---3-------|-------------------------|-5-5---5-3-3-----|-----------------3--|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3----|

 [Verse 1] (0:16)
 Sometimes the most beautiful thing
 The most innocent thing
   E E  E   E  E E E  E    E E E E E E E E   Q E  E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E a E
G|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
A|-5-5-(x)-(x)-3-3---(x)-|---------------3-|-5----5-3--3-5-|------------3-3s5-|
E|-----------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|---------------|-3----3-3-3-------|

 And many of those dreams
 Pass us by
   +E  E E E Q.  E   E E E E E E E E   Q E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
A|-(5)-5-5---3---3-|---------------2-|-3-----3-3-----|-3-3-3-----3---5---|
E|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---|---5-3-----5-3-|-------5-3---5-----|

 (0:29)
 Keep passing me by
   E E a 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 E E E E E
G|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-5-5-----5-(5)-5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|-3-3-----3-----3-|-(3)-3---------3-5-|
E|-----5s7---------5-7-|-----7-5-----7-5-|-----5-3---5-3---|-------5-5-3-5-----|

   +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E a E E E E a E E
G|-------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------|-------4s7-7-7-7-------|
A|-(5)-5-----5-----5-|-(5)-5-----------5s9-5s|
E|-------7-5---7-5---|-----------------------|

 [Chorus 1] (0:45)
 You feel good
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-3-3-----3-------|-------------2-3---|
E|-----5-3---5-3---|-3-3---3-3-3-------|

 I said it's funny that you understood
 I knew you would
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E  Q  E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3---3-5-5---5-|-------------2-3-|-3-3-----/5--5---|---------------2-|
E|-----------------|-3-3---3-3-3-----|-----5-3-------3-|---3-3-3-3-3-5---|

 (0:58)
 When you were good
 You were very
 Very good
   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 E E E Q a E E
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------5-|
A|-3-3---3-----3-3-|-(3)-3---------3-3S|=5-5-----5-5-----|-5-5-----5-5s7---|
E|---------5-3-----|-------5-5-3-5-----|-----7-5-----7-5-|-----7-5---------|

  E E E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E a Q E E E E   +E  E a E E E E E E
G|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
A|-3-3-----3--3-3-|-(3)-3---------3-5-|-(5)-5---------5-5-|-(5)-5-5s7-5-------3----|
E|-----5-x--------|-------5-5-3-5-----|-------5s7-5-7-----|-------------5-3-5------|

 [Verse 2] (1:14)
 So I close my eyes softly
 'Til I become that part of the wind
 That we all...
   +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  E E E E E E E
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-(3)-3-----3-3---3-|-(3)-3---------3-5-|-(5)-5-----3-5-3-5-|-(5)-5---------5-3-|
E|-------5-3-----5---|-------5-5-3-5-----|-------7-5---------|-------7-7-5-7-----|

 ...long for sometimes, yeah
   +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q Q  E E E E   +E  E E E a E E E E
G|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|-------7-7-----------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------7s9-7-----|
A|-(3)-3---------3-3-|-(3)-3---------3-3S|=5--------5-5-|-(5)-5-----------9-5-|
E|-------5-5-3-5-----|-------5-5-3-5-----|---7--5-7-----|---------------------|

 (1:30)
 And to those that I love
 Like a ghost through a fog
 Like a charmed hour and a haunted song
   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 e e e e e e e
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-----3-3---3-|-(3)-3-3-3---------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----5-3-----5---|-----------5-5-3-5-|-----------------|-----------------|

 And the angel, of my dreams
   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 E a E E E S S E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----7s9-7-------7-----|
A|-3-3---------3-3-|-3-3---------3-3S|=5-5---------5-5-|-----------9-7h9---3---|
E|-----5-5-3-5-----|-----5-5-3-5-----|-----7-7-5-7-----|-----------------------|

 (1:45)
 Angel, of my dreams
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   a E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E a E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------5s7\---|
A|-3-3---------3-3-|-3-3---------3-3-|-3s5-5-5-5-------5-|-5-5-------5-5--------|
E|-----5-5-3-5-----|-----5-5-3-5-----|-----------7-5-7---|-----7-5-7------------|

 [Chorus 2] (1:55)
 You said, you feel good
 I said it's funny that you understood
   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 E E E a E E Q
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-5-5-5-5-5s7-5-------|
A|-3-3---------3---|---------------2-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5---|---------------7S====|
E|-----5-5-3-5-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---|-----------------|---------------------|

 I knew you would
 When you were good, baby
   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 e e e e e e e
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-3-3-3---5-5-5S9\-|---------------2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3S=|
E|-------5----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---|-----------------|------------------|

 Ohh, you were very good
   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  E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-9-9-7-7---------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|---------9-7-----|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------9-7-|-3-3-3---------3-|-(3)-3---------3-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-3-5---|-------5-5-3-5-----|

                                         [Verse 3] (2:24)
                                         I still look up
   +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  E E E E E E E
G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-(5)-5---------3-5-|-5-5---------5-3-|-3-3---------3-3-|-(3)-3---------3-5-|
E|-------7-7-5-7-----|-----7-7-5-7-----|-----5-5-3-5-----|-------5-5-3-5-----|

 When you walk in the room
 I've the same, wide eyes
   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  E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------9-|-7---------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-5-5---------3-5-|-(5)-5---------5---|---3-3-3-----3-3-|-(3)-3---------3-5-|
E|-----7-7-5-7-----|-------7-7-5-7-----|---------5-3-----|-------5-5-3-5-----|

 (2:36)
 Now they tell the story
 I try not to reach out
 When you turn round...
   +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  E E E E E E E
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-(5)-5---------5-5-|-(5)-5---------5s3-|-(3)-3-3-3-----3-3-|-(3)-3---------3-3S=|
E|-------7-7-5-7-----|-------7-7-5-7-----|-----------5-3-----|-------5-5-3-5------|

 ...you say hello
 And we both pretend
 I'm no great pretender
   E E E E E E E E   +E  E a E E E E a E E    E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------7s9-9-7-7--------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------7s9----|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-5-5---------5-5-|-(5)-5---------------7\-|-3-3-3-------3-3-|-(3)-3---------3-5---|
E|-----7-7-5-7-----|------------------------|-------5-3-5-----|-------5-5-3-5-------|

                                      [Verse 4] (2:52)
                                      So I close my eyes
                                      Till I become...
   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 e e e e e e e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3S=|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

 ...that part of the wind
 That we all long for sometimes
   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 e e e e e e e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(3:09) Yeah And to those that I love Like a ghost through the fog Like a... e e e e e e e e e s s E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------9-9-7---|-----------------|--------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------7S|=3-3---------3-3-|-(3)-3---------3-3S=|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----5-5-3-5-----|-------5-5-3-5------|

 ...charmed hour and a haunted song
 And the angel
 Angel...
   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 E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-5-5---------5-5-|-(5)-5---------5S3-|-3-3---------3-3-|-3-3---------3-3S=|
E|-----7-7-5-7-----|-------7-7-5-7-----|-----5-5-3-5-----|-----5-5-3-5------|

 (3:25)
 ...of my dreams
 Angel, of my dreams
   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 E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-5-5---------5-5-|-5-5-----5-5-7-5-|-3-3---------3-3-|-3-3---------3-3S=|
E|-----7-7-5-7-----|-----5-7---------|-----5-5-3-5-----|-----5-5-3-5------|

                                      [Verse 5] (3:38)
                                      I still look up
                                      Yeah
   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    E E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|----------------|-7-7---7---7---5\-|----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----5---5---5----|---3-3------3-3-|-3-3---------3-3S=|
E|----------------|------------------|--------3-5-----|-----5-5-3-5------|

 I try hard not to look up
 Ooh, yeah
   E E E E E E E E   e e e e e e e e   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3---------3--|-3-3---------3-5-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-5-3-5----|-----5-5-3-5-----|

 (3:50)
 That girl was me
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E S S E Q     E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------5-7\--|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------|---------5h7-------|-----------------|--------------------|
A|-5-5---------5-5-|-5-5---5-----------|-3-----------3-3-|-(3)-3---------3-3S=|
E|-----7-7-5-7-----|-----5-------------|-----5-5-3-5-----|-------5-5-3-5------|

 Track a ghost through the fog
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
   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 E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----7-7-7-7-5---|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5---------5-5-|-5-5-----------7-|-3-3---------3-3-|-3-3---------3-5-|
E|-----7-7-5-7-----|-----------------|-----5-5-3-5-----|-----5-5-3-5-----|

 (4:06)
 Charmed hour and a haunted song
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
   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 E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3---------3-3-|-3-3---------3S5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-5-3-5-----|-----5-5-3-5-----|

 Track a ghost through the fog, baby
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5---------5-5-|-5-5-7-5---3-5--|-3-3--------3-3-|-3-3---------3-5-|
E|-----7-7-5-7-----|---------7------|-----5--3-5-----|-----5-5-3-5-----|

 (4:22)
 Track a ghost through the fog, baby
   E E E E E E E E   a E E E E S S E Q     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-5s7-7-7-7-----7-5\--|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------7-9-------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-5-5---------5-5-|---------------------|-3-3---------3-3-|-3-3---------3S5---|
E|-----7-7-5-7-----|---------------------|-----5-5-3-5-----|-----5-5-3-5-------|

 Ooh, you try hard
 But you never catch me, yeah  
   E E E E E E E E   a E E a E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------5-|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-5-5---------5-5-|-5s7-5-5s7-5-5-5-7---|-3-3---------3-3-|-(3)-3---------3-3S==|
E|-----7-7-5-7-----|---------------------|-----5-5-3-5-----|-------5-5-3-5-------|

 [Fade Out] (4:39)
 Ooh
 That girl was me
   E S S E S S E S S E S S   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|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---3---3-----3-|-(3)-3---------3-3-|
E|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------5-3---|-------5-5-3-5-----|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   W
G|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
A|-5-5-----5-5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|--------|
E|-----5-7-----5-7-|-----5-7-----5-7-|-3------|
Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) 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. Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash