Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Gerry Rafferty
(From the 1978 Album CITY TO CITY)
Words and Music by Gerry Rafferty
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Gary Taylor - Electric Bass '
Intro 1
Q=118
4/4
Gtr I
W W W +W
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|-5--------|-1--------|-3--------|-(3)----|
W W W +W
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|-5--------|-1--------|-3--------|-(3)----|
W W Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------|----------|----------------|-----------------||
|-0--------|----------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------|-1--------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
Intro 2
Q Q E E +E E +Q. E E E Q
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5-5-(5)-5-|-(5)---5S10-10-10--|
|-----------------|-------------------|
Q Q E E +E E +Q. E E E +E E
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-5--5--5-5-(5)-5-|-(5)---5S10-10-(10)----|
|-----------------|--------------------10-|
H +E E +E E Q. E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
|------------------|------7-(7)-7----|-----------------|----------------||
|-3----(3)-3-(3)-3-|--------------7--|-----------------|----------------||
|------------------|-5---------------|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3-3--||
1st & 2nd Verses
$
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-7----7---7---7-|-7----7---7---7-|-7----7---7---7-|-7----7---7---7-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-5----5---5---7-|----------------|----------------|
|-7----7---7-7-5-|----------------|-5----5---5-----|-5----5---5-----|
|----------------|----------------|------------7-5-|------------7-5-|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-7----7---7---7-|-7----7---7---7-|-7----7---7---7-|-7----7---7---7-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|------------/7--|----------------|----------------||
|-7----7---7-5----|----------------|-5----5---5-----|-5----5---5-----||
|--------------7\-|-3----3---3-----|------------7-5-|------------7-5-||
Bridge
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|------5---7-----|----------------|------5---7-----|----------------|
|----------------|--------------7-|----------------|----------------|
|-5--------------|----------------|-5--------------|----------------|
|--------------3-|-5----3---5-----|--------------3-|-5----3---5---3-|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|------5---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|------5---5---5-|----------------|----------------|
|-3--------3---3-|----------------|-5----5---5-----|-5----5---5-----|
|----------------|-3--------------|------------7-5-|------------7-5-|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|------5---7-----|----------------|------5---7-----|----------------|
|----------------|--------------7-|----------------|----------------|
|-5--------------|----------------|-5--------------|----------------|
|--------------3-|-5----3---5-----|--------------3-|-5----3---5---3-|
To Coda
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------5---------|------4---------|-----------------|------------------||
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-3--------3---3-|-2--------2---2-|-----------------|------------------||
|----------------|----------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
Interlude
Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5S10-10-10---|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5S=10-10-10----|
|---------------|-----------------8-|---------------|----------------10-|
Q Q +E E +E E Q Q +E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|----5--(5)---------|----7--(7)-7-----|---------------|---------/5-5-5--|
|-3---------3-(3)---|-------------7---|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------3-|-5-------------5-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
Q E E +E E +E E Q Q E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|-5--5--/10-10-10---|
|--------------------|-----------------8-|
Q E E +E E +E E Q. E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|-5----5S10-10-10----|
|--------------------|-----------------10-|
D.S. al Coda
Q Q +E E +E E H +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|----------7-7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6---||
|-3--3--(3)-3-(3)-3-|---------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-5----(5)------|-----------------|-------------------||
Guitar Solo
&
E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------||---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------||---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------||-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5S10-10-10---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||---------------|-----------------8-|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5S=10-10-10----|
|---------------|----------------10-|
Q Q +E E +E E Q Q +E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|----5--(5)---------|----7--(7)-7-----|---------------|---------/5-5-5--|
|-3---------3-(3)---|-------------7---|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------3-|-5-------------5-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
Q E E +E E +E E Q Q E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|-5--5--/10-10-10---|
|--------------------|-----------------8-|
Q E E +E E +E E Q. E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|-5----5S10-10-10----|
|--------------------|-----------------10-|
Q Q +E E +E E H +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|----------7-7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|-3--3--(3)-3-(3)-3-|---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-5----(5)------|-----------------|-----------------||
Outro
Q Q E E +E E +Q. E E E Q
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5-5-(5)-5-|-(5)---5S10-10-10--|
|-----------------|-------------------|
Q Q E E +E E +Q. E E E +E E
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-5--5--5-5-(5)-5-|-(5)---5S10-10-(10)----|
|-----------------|--------------------10-|
H +E E +E E Q. E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
|------------------|------7-(7)-7----|-----------------|----------------*|
|-3----(3)-3-(3)-3-|--------------7--|-----------------|----------------*|
|------------------|-5---------------|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3-3--*|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
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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
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| - 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