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WORKIN FOR A LIVIN (Bassline) Transcribed by Gary Ramsey Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Staff'

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G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5---4-2--|
A|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---5------|
E|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|------------------|

   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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-5-4-2-|
A|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|
E|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-----------------|

   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|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|
E|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|

   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-0-0-3-4---------|
E|---------3-3-2-0-|

   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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-4---------|
A|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---3-4-5-|-(5)-5-----3-3-2-0-|
E|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------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 E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0-0-3-4---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------3-3-2-0-|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|---------------0-|
E|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3---|

   E E E E E E E E   E E Q  H      W          E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------------|
A|-4-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-|-------------|----------|-----3-4---------|
E|-----------------|-5-----------|----------|-5-5-----3-3-2-0-|

   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|-----------------|-----------------|---------5---4-2-|-----------------|
A|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|
E|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|

   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|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-5-4-2-|-----------------|
A|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|
E|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|

   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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-4---------|
A|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---3-4-5-|-(5)-5-----3-3-2-0-|
E|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------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 E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0-0-3-4---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------3-3-2-0-|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|---------------0-|
E|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3---|

   E E E E E E E E   E E Q  H      W          E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------|----------|-5-4-2-----------|
A|-4-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-|-------------|----------|-------4-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-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 E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-4-2-----------|-5-4-2-----------|-5-4-2-----------|-----------------|
A|-------4-5-5-5-5-|-------4-5-5-5-5-|-------4-5-4-2-0-|-------4-5-4-2-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-2-0-----------|

   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|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-----2-2-----|-----------------|
A|-------4-5-4-2-0-|-------4-5-4-2-0-|-----------------|-0-0-3-4---------|
E|-3-2-0-----------|-3-2-0-----------|-----0-0-----0-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|

   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|-----------------|-----------------|---------5---4-2-|-----------------|
A|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---5-----|-0-0-3-4---------|
E|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|

   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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-4---------|
A|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4-----4-4-|-5-5-----3-3-2-0-|
E|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------5-5-----|-----------------|

   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 E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0-0-3-4---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------3-3-2-0-|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-|

   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 E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-5-5-(5)---4-5-5-5-4-|-----3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4----------|
E|---------------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0--|

   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|-----------------|-----------------|---------5---4-2-|-----------------|
A|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---5-----|-0-0-3-4---------|
E|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|

   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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-4---------|
A|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---3-4-5-|-(5)-5-----3-3-2-0-|
E|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------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 E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0-0-3-4---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------3-3-2-0-|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|---------------0-|
E|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3---|

   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|-4-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-|-----3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|---------------0-|
E|-----------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3---|

   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|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-5-4-2-|-----------------|
A|-4-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-|-----3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-|

   E E E E E E E E   E E Q  H      E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-|-------------|-----3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|
E|-----------------|-5-----------|-5-5-----3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|

   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|-----------------|---------5---4-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---5-----|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|
E|---------3-3-2-0-|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E +H       +W           +W
G|-----------------|----------------|------------|--------|
D|-----------------|----------------|------------|--------|
A|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-0-0-(0)----|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
E|---------3-3-2-0-|----------------|------------|--------|

   +H     +E  e +s  S E
G|-------------------------*|
D|-------------------------*|
A|-(0)----(0)-0-(0)--------*|
E|-------------------------*|

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 [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 ----------- | - 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