Jimmy Buffett – Margaritaville (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Jimmy Buffett
(From the 1977 Album CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES)
Words and Music by Jimmy Buffett
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Harry Dailey - Bass'
Intro
Q=125
4/4
Gtr I
Q E e Q Q Q. e Q e e
|--------------|---------------|
|-----------4--|-5----5----5---|
|-5----5-5-----|--------5----5-|
|--------------|---------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E q Q
|---------------|---------------|--------------||
|---------------|--------7--7---|--------7--7--||
|-------------4-|-5----5--------|-5----5-------||
|-5----5-5--5---|-------------5-|--------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E
||---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
||o--------7-----|--------7---7---|--------7-----|--------7---7---|
||o-5----5-------|-5----5---------|-5----5-------|-5----5---------|
||---------------|--------------5-|--------------|--------------5-|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|--------7----7-|--------7---7---|---------------|--------------4--|
|-5----5--------|-5----5-------7-|--------7----7-|--------7---7----|
|---------------|----------------|-5----5--------|-5----5----------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|--------------4-|---------------|--------------4--|
|--------7----7-|--------7---7---|--------7----7-|--------7---7----|
|-5----5--------|-5----5---------|-5----5--------|-5----5----------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E e e E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
|--------7----7-|-------------4-|-5----5------4-|-5----5-----5-7--||
|-5----5--------|-5----5-5--7---|--------5--5---|--------7-7------||
Chorus
Q. e Q e e Q E e e e e e Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-5----5----5---|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|--------5----5-|--------------4-|-5----5--------|-5----5-----5-7--|
|---------------|-5----5-5-5-7---|--------5--5-5-|--------7-7------|
Q. e Q e e Q E e e e e e Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-5----5----5---|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|--------5----5-|--------------4-|-5----5--------|-5----5-----5-7--|
|---------------|-5----5-5-5-7---|--------5--5-5-|--------7-7------|
Q. e Q e e Q E e e e e e H H H H
|---------------|----------------|-----------|-----------|
|-5----5----5---|----------------|-----------|-----------|
|--------5----5-|--------------4-|-5----4----|-----------|
|---------------|-5----5-5-5-7---|-----------|-3---------|
To Coda
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q. E Q E E q Q
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------||
|--------------4-|----------------|---------------|--------7--7--o||
|--------7---7---|-------------4--|-5----5--------|-5----5-------o||
|-5----5---------|-5----5-5--7----|--------5----5-|---------------||
Interlude
Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E
|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------7-----|--------7---7---|--------7-----|--------7---7----|
|-5----5-------|-5----5---------|-5----5-------|-5----5----------|
|--------------|--------------5-|--------------|--------------5--|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|--------7----7-|--------7---7---|---------------|--------------4--|
|-5----5--------|-5----5-------7-|--------7----7-|--------7---7----|
|---------------|----------------|-5----5--------|-5----5----------|
Q. e Q e e Q E e e e e e H H H H
|---------------|----------------|-----------|-----------|
|-5----5----5---|----------------|-----------|-----------|
|--------5----5-|--------------4-|-5----4----|-----------|
|---------------|-5----5-5-5-7---|-----------|-3---------|
D.S. al Coda
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q. E Q E E q Q
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|--------------4-|---------------|---------------|--------7--7---||
|--------7---7---|-------------4-|-5----5--------|-5----5--------||
|-5----5---------|-5----5-5--7---|--------5----5-|---------------||
Out-Chorus
&
Q. E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E E E Q
|----------------|----------------||---------------|----------------|
|----------7-9-7-|------------4-4-||-5----5----5-6-|-7----7-7s9-7---|
|-5----8s9-------|-5--5-5-7-7-----||--------5------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------||---------------|----------------|
H H H. +Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-7----6----|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------|-5-------(5)\--|--------------4-|-----------------|
|-----------|---------------|--------7---7---|--------------4--|
|-----------|---------------|-5----5---5-----|-5----5-5-5-7----|
Q E e e e e e Q. E e E e e Q E e E E e e Q Q H +W
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------|--------*|
|----------------|-5------5---5---|----------------|------------|--------*|
|-5------5---5-7-|------5---5---5-|--------------4-|-5-----5----|-(5)----*|
|------5---5-----|----------------|-5----5-5-5-7---|----5-------|--------*|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
----------------
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