Joe Walsh – Lifes Been Good (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Joe Walsh
(From the 1978 Album LOOK WHAT I DID)
Transcribed by Steve Gorenberg
Words and Music by Joe Walsh
Arranged by Joe Walsh
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Moderately Slow Rock Q=100
(A) D5
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4 W W W H E S S S S S S
|------------|----------|----------|----------|----------------------|
|------------|----------|----------|----------|----------------------|
|------------|----------|----------|----------|--------5-5-5---5-5---|
|------------|----------|----------|----------|----------------------|
(A) D5
W +H +E E E E +Q H. H E S S E S S
|----------|------------------|--------------|------------------|
|----------|------------------|--------------|------------------|
|----------|------------------|--------------|--------5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5--------|-(5)----(5)-5---5-|-(5)----------|------------------|
(A) D5
E E Q E E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q S S E S S
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|----------7---7-|-----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|------7---------|-----------------|-------5--5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5----5-5----|-5-5----5---5---|-5-5---3-5-5---3-|-5-3-5--------------|
(A) D5
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 S S E S S
|----------------|----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------------|------3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5----x-5-5-3-4-|-5----3-5-5---5-|-(5)----3-5-5---3-|-5------------------|
(A) F5
Q E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E H E E E E H E E
|----------------|---------------||--------------|--------------|
|----------------|---------------||--------------|--------------|
|----------------|---------------||--------------|--------------|
|-5----x-5-5---3-|-5----5--5-5-1-||-1----------1-|-1----------5-|
Am F5
W +H.. E E E H E E E E H E E
|----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5--------|-(5)--------1-|-1----------1-|-1----------5-|
1st Verse
Am F C/E Dm C
W +H E e e e e s s e e e E Q e s s e e e E Q
|----------|----------------||-------------------|------------------|
|----------|--------------2-||o-3---3-3-3-2------|------------------|
|----------|----------3-5---||o------------------|-5---5-5-5-3------|
|-5--------|-(5)------------||-------------------|------------------|
Chorus
1. 2.
F C/E Dm C Dm C N.C. G9
e s s e e e E Q e s s e e e E Q e s s e e E e e e E Q E E E Q
|------------------|-------------------||-------------------||----------------|
|-3---3-3-3-2------|------------------o||-------------------||------5-3-------|
|------------------|-5---5-5-3-3------o||-5---5-5-3---3-2---||----------------|
|------------------|-------------------||-----------------5-||-3--------------|
C G G9
E E E E E E S E. Q E Q S S E S S Q E Q S S E S S E Q E E E Q
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|---2-3-2-3-2-3-5--|-------------5-----|-------------5-----|------5-3------|
|------------------|-3-------5-7---7-5-|-3-------5-7---7-5-|---------------|
|------------------|------3------------|------3------------|-3-------------|
C G/B A5
E E E E E E S E. Q Q Q Q W +H E e e e
|------------------|-------------|----------|----------------||
|---2-3-2-3-2-3-5--|-------------|----------|--------------2-||
|------------------|-3--3--2--2--|-0--------|-(0)------3-5---||
|------------------|-------------|----------|----------------||
2nd Verse
F C/E Dm C
e s s e e e E Q e s s e e e E Q
||-------------------|------------------|
||o-3---3-3-3-2------|------------------|
||o------------------|-5---5-5-5-3------|
||-------------------|------------------|
1.,2.,3.
F C/E Dm C
e s s e e e E Q e s s e e e E Q
|------------------|--------------------||
|-3---3-3-3-2------|-------------------o||
|------------------|-5---5-5-3-3-------o||
|------------------|--------------------||
Chorus II
4.
Dm C N.C. G9 C G
e s s e e E e e e E Q E E E Q E E E E E E S E. Q E Q S S E S S
|-------------------||---------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------||------5-3------|---2-3-2-3-2-3-5--|-------------5------|
|-5---5-5-3---3-2---||---------------|------------------|-3-------5-7---7-5--|
|-----------------5-||-3-------------|------------------|------3-------------|
C G G9 C G/B
Q E Q S S S S S S E Q E E E Q E E E E E E S E. Q E E Q. E
|---------------------|---------------|------------------|----------------||
|---------------------|------5-3------|---2-3-2-3-2-3-5--|----------------||
|-3---------5-7-5-----|---------------|------------------|-3--3-3-2----2--||
|------3--7-------7-5-|-3-------------|------------------|----------------||
Interlude
A5
>
W +W +W +W W W
|----------|------------|------------|------------|----------|------|
|----------|------------|------------|------------|----------|------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|----------|------|
|----------|------------|------------|------------|----------|------|
Guitar Solo
A
H Q E E E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H
|-------------|-------2------||--------------|--------------|
|-------------|---2-4--------||-----4-2------|--------------|
|---------2-3-|-4------------||-0------------|-------0------|
|-------------|--------------||--------------|-0-0-2--------|
D/A A D/A A
Q E E Q E E E E E E H E E E Q E E E E E E E H
|---------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|
|---------------|---2-4--------|-----4-2--4-----|--------------|
|------0----2-3-|-4-----0------|-0----------2-3-|-4-----0------|
|-0--2----------|--------------|----------------|---0-2--------|
F/G G D/A A
Q E E Q E E E E E E H E E E E Q E E E E E E H
|---------------|--------------|----------------|-------2------|
|---------------|--------------|----------------|---2-4--------|
|----7-5--------|--------------|-5-4-2-0----2-3-|-4------------|
|-3---------5-6-|-7---3-3------|----------------|--------------|
D/A A
Q E E Q E E E E E E H E S S E E Q E E E E E E H
|---------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|-/s4p2h4p2----------|--------------|
|------0----2-3-|-4-----0------|---------0----2-3-|-4-----0------|
|-0--2----------|---0-2--------|------------------|---0-2--------|
D/A A D/A A
Q E E Q E E E E E E H S S S S E E Q E E E E E E H
|---------------|--------------|-2h4p2--------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------2----------|--------------|
|------0----2-3-|-4-----0------|-----------0----2-3-|-4-----0------|
|-0--2----------|---0-2--------|--------------------|---0-2--------|
F/G G D/A A
E E E Q E Q E E E E E Q. E E E E Q E E E E E E H
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------2------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|---2-4--------|
|-----7-5--7----|-3-2-0-----5----|-------0----2-3-|-4------------|
|-3-------------|-------3--------|-0-0-2----------|--------------|
D/A A D/A A N.C.(A)
>
Q E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +H +W +W
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------|---------|
|-2s-4--2h-4----|----------------|----------------|------------|---------|
|-----------2-3-|-4-----0----2-3-|-4-----0-(0)----|-(0)--------|-(0)-----|
|---------------|---0-2----------|---0-2----------|------------|---------|
+H +H +W +W
|---------------|------------|------------|
|---------------|------------|------------|
|-(0)----(0)----|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|
|---------------|------------|------------|
Intro Recap
(A)
<
+W +W +E E Q H
|------------|------------||---------------|
|------------|------------||---------------|
|-(0)--------|-(0)--------||-(0)-----------|
|------------|------------||---------------|
D5 (A)
W W H E S S E S S W +H +E E E E
|----------|----------|------------------|----------|-------------------|
|----------|----------|------------------|----------|-------------------|
|----------|----------|--------5-5-5-----|----------|-------------------|
|----------|----------|--------------5-5-|-5--------|-(5)----(5)-5---5--|
D5 (A)
+E E Q H Q E Q S S E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------5---7-|
|---------------|------5--5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(5)-----------|-------------------|-5-5---x-5-5---x-|-5-5---x-5-------|
D5 (A)
E E E E E E E E E E E Q S S E S S 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---x-5-5---x-|-5-5----------------|-5-5---x-5-5---x-|-5-5---x-5-------|
D5 (A)
E E E E E E E E E E E Q S S E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q S S E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------5-7-7-|--------------------|-----------5-7-7-|-------------------||
|-----------------|-------5--5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|--------5-5-5------||
|-5-5---x-5-------|-5-5----------------|-5-5---x-5-------|-5-5------------1--||
F5 A5
E E H E E E E H E E W +H.. E
|--------------|--------------|----------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------|--------------|
|-1----------1-|-1----------5-|-5--------|-(5)--------1-|
E E H E E E E H E E W +H E e e e
|--------------|--------------|----------|----------------||
|--------------|--------------|----------|--------------2-||
|--------------|--------------|----------|----------3-5---||
|-1----------1-|-1----------5-|-5--------|-(5)------------||
3rd Verse
F C/E Dm C
e s s e e e E Q e s s e e e E Q
||-------------------|------------------|
||o-3---3-3-3-2------|------------------|
||o------------------|-5---5-5-5-3------|
||-------------------|------------------|
1.
F C/E Dm C
e s s e e e E Q e s s e e e E Q
|------------------|--------------------||
|-3---3-3-3-2------|-------------------o||
|------------------|-5---5-5-3-3-------o||
|------------------|--------------------||
Chorus III
2.
Dm C N.C. G9 C G
e s s e e E e e e E Q E E E Q E E E E E E S E. Q E Q S S E S S
|-------------------||---------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------||------5-3------|---2-3-2-3-2-3-5--|-------------5------|
|-5---5-5-3---3-2---||---------------|------------------|-3-------5-7---7-5--|
|-----------------5-||-3-------------|------------------|------3-------------|
C G G9 C G/B
Q E Q S S S S S S E Q E E E Q E E E E E E S E. E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------|------------------|-------5-4-2------||
|---------5-----------|------5-3------|---2-3-2-3-2-3-5--|---2-5-------5----||
|-3---------7-5-7-5---|---------------|------------------|-3-------------2--||
|------3------------7-|-3-------------|------------------|------------------||
(A) D5
Q. Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q. E +Q. E E E E Q S S E S S
|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-0----0--0--0-|-0----0--0--0-|-0----0-(0)---0-|-0-0-0-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------|
Out-Solo
A D5
Q E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E e E E E E E E E E Q S S E S S
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-0----0-0-0-/10\-0-|-0-0---0--0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12\-|-0-0---5--5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A D5
Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q S S E S S
|------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|----------7-7---|-----------------7-|--------------------|
|-0----12\-0-0---7-|-0-0---0------0-|-0-0---12\-0-0-----|-0-0---5--5-5-5-5-5-|
|------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A
Q E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|
|----------------7-|-------------------|
|-0----12\-0-0-----|-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-|
|------------------|-------------------|
D5
Q E E E E E E E E E Q S S E S S
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|-0----12\-0-0---0-|-0-0---5--5-5-5-5-5--|
|------------------|---------------------|
A
Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q E
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-----7------------|
|-0----12\-0-0-0-----|-0-0---0-0------0-|
|----------------10\-|-----------12\----|
D5
E E E S S S S E S S S S E E S S Q S S E S S
|-----2-----2-4s6-2---2---|-2-0--------------------|
|-------2-4---------4---4-|-----2h4----------------|
|-0-0---------------------|------------5-5-5-0-0---|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
A
Q E E E E a E a E E E E S S E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------|
|------4-5-7-5h7-5h7-|-------7-7-7-------|
|-0--0---------------|-0-0---------0---0-|
|--------------------|-------------------|
D5
E E E E E E Q E E E Q S S E S S
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|-0-0-0-12\-0-0----|-0-3-0-5--5-5-5-5-5--|
|------------------|---------------------|
A
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------0--/12\---0-|
|-5-5-3-4-5-5-3-4-|-5-5---------------|
D5
E E E E E E E E E S S E Q S S E S S
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-0-0-------------|---3-3---5--5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----3-4-5-5-3-4-|-5-----5---------------|
A D5
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 S S E. E. S S E E
|-----2---2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-|-5-2-0-2--------------|
|-------4---------|-----------------|-----------------|----------0-----------|
|-0-0-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A
E E E E E E E S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|----------2---2-|-2-2---------2----|
|-----------------2h4-|-----2----------|---------2-4---4--|
|-0-0---12\-0-0-------|-0-0---0--------|-----2-4----------|
|---------------------|----------------|------------------|
D5 A
S S S S E Q S S E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-4s0-2p0-2--------------|-------------------|-----------2---2-|
|-----------0------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|--------------5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0---12\-0-0---x-|-0-0---0-0-------|
|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D5
Q E E E E E E E E a Q S S S S E E
|------------------|--------------2---2---|
|------------------|----------2h4---4-----|
|-0----12\-0-0---x-|-0---3h5------------0-|
|------------------|----------------------|
A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|-0---12\-0-0---7\-0-|-0-0---0-0-0---0--|
|--------------------|------------------|
D5
Q E E E E E E E E a Q S S S S E E
|------------------|--------------2---2---|
|------------------|----------2h4---4-----|
|-0----12\-0-0---x-|-0---3h5------------0-|
|------------------|----------------------|
A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------*|
|--------------------|------------------*|
|-0---12\-0-0---7\-0-|-0-0---0-0-0---0--*|
|--------------------|------------------*|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