J.J. Cale – Dont Cry Sister (Bass Tab)

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DON'T CRY SISTER (Bassline) As recorded by J.J. Cale (From the 1979 Album 5) Words and Music by J.J. Cale Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carl Radle - Bass'
 Intro
  Q=98
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E Q.   E Q.     E H    E Q    E Q.   E Q.     H    E Q.
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|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|---3----1-3----|-1-1----3-3--|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3----|
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|

  E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     H    E Q.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||

 Chorus
  E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     H    E Q.
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|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|

  E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     H    E Q.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||

 1st & 2nd Verses
  $
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  H
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|-3--1-----1--|-3--1--------|-3--1-----1--|-3--3-------||
|-------4-----|-------4--3--|-------4-----|-------3----||

 Chorus
                                                     To Coda
  E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     H    E Q.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||

 Guitar Solo
  E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     H    E Q.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|

  E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.     H    E Q.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|

                                        D.S. al Coda
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  H
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|-3--1-----1--|-3--1--------|-3--1-----1--|-3--3--------||
|-------4-----|-------4--3--|-------4-----|-------3-----||

                                  Outro
  &
  E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.      E Q.   E Q.
|---------------|---------------||---------------|
|---------------|---------------||---------------|
|-1-1----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----||-1-3----1-3----|
|---------------|---------------||---------------|

  E Q.   E Q.       E Q.   E Q.     E Q.   E Q.
|---------------||----------------|----------------||
|---------------||o---------------|---------------o||
|-1-3----1-3----||o-1-3----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----o||
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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 - 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 ----------- | - 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