Gordon Lightfoot – Sundown (Bass Tab)
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SUNDOWN (Bassline)
As recorded by Gordon Lightfoot
(From the 1974 Album SUNDOWN)
Words and Music by Gordon Lightfoot
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Stockfish - Bass'
Intro
Q=108
4/4
Gtr I
W H E E E E Q. E e E E E Q. E e E E E
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|----------|--------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-----7-8--|
|----------|--------9-----|--------9-9-----|--------9-9------|
Q. E e E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E e E E E
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-||
|--------9-9-----|--------9-9-----|--------9-9-----|--------9-9-----||
1st Verse
Q. E Q Q Q. E e E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E e E E E
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|--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8-|-------------8-|-9----9-----7-8-|
|-----------9--|--------9-9-----|-9----9-9------|--------9-9-----|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
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|--------------|---------------|----------------|----------------||
|-9----9-9-----|-------------6-|-7----7-7---7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-||
|-----------9--|-7----7-7------|----------7-----|--------9-9-----||
Chorus
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q
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|--------------|---------------|----------------|--------------|
|-9----9-9-----|-------------6-|-7----7-7---7-8-|-9----9-9-----|
|-----------9--|-7----7-7------|----------7-----|-----------9--|
2nd & 4th Verses
$
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E
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|-9----9-----7-8-||-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-|---------------|
|--------9-9-----||--------9-9-----|--------9-9-----|-9----9-9----9-|
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
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|----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-9-----|-------------6-|-7----7-7---7-8-|
|--------9-9-----|-----------9--|-7----7-7------|----------7-----|
Chorus
To Coda
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
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|-----------------||--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-9----9-----7-8--||-9----9-9-----|-------------6-|-7----7-7---7-8--|
|--------9-9------||-----------9--|-7----7-7------|----------7------|
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E e E E E Q. E e E E E
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|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-||
|--------9-9-----|-----------9--|--------9-9-----|--------9-9-----||
3rd Verse
Q. E Q Q Q. E e E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E e E E E
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|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8-|-------------8-|-9----9-----7-8-||
|-----------9--|--------9-9-----|-9----9-9------|--------9-9-----||
Chorus
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
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|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|-9----9-----7-8-|-------------6-|-7----7-7---7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-|
|--------9-9-----|-7----7-7------|----------7-----|--------9-9-----|
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
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|-9----9-----7-8-|-------------6-|-7----7-7---7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-||
|--------9-9-----|-7----7-7------|----------7-----|--------9-9-----||
Guitar Solo
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E
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|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8-|
|--------9-9-----|--------9-9-----|-----------9--|--------9-9-----|
Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E
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|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8-|
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Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
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|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-9-----|
|-----------9--|-----------9--|-----------9--|-----------9--|
Chorus
D.S. al Coda &
Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E E E E E +H Q. E E E E E
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|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8-|-9---7-9-(9)----||-9----9-----7-8-|
|-----------9--|--------9-9-----|---9------------||--------9-9-----|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q
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|-------------6-|-7----7-7---7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-9-----|
|-7----7-7------|----------7-----|--------9-9-----|-----------9--|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q
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|-------------6-|-7----7-7---7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-9-----|
|-7----7-7------|----------7-----|--------9-9-----|-----------9--|
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E
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|-9----9-----7-8-|-------------6-|
|--------9-9-----|-7----7-7------|
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E
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|-7----7-7---7-8-|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8--|
|----------7-----|-----------9--|--------9-9------|
Outro
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q 3x
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||o----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------o||
||o-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-9------o||
||---------9-9-----|-----------9--|--------9-9-----|-----------9----||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