Peter, Paul and Mary – If I Had A Hammer (Bass Tab)

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IF I HAD A HAMMER (THE HAMMER SONG) (Bassline) As recorded by Peter, Paul & Mary (From the 1962 Album PETER, PAUL & MARY) Words and Music by Lee Hays & Pete Seeger Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Double Bass'
  [Intro]
  Q=180
  4/4
   Gtr I (Double Bass arr. for Bass Gtr.)
   H    H      Q.   E +H       H    H      Q.   E +H
G|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------||
D|-7----6----|-4-------------|-7----6----|-4-------------||
A|-----------|------7-(7)----|-----------|------7-(7)----||
E|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------||

  [1st - 3rd Verses]
     H    H      Q.   Q.   Q    H    H      Q.   Q.   Q
G||------------|--------------|-----------|--------------|
D||o-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|
A||o------4----|-5----7----7--|------4----|-5----7----7--|
E||--5---------|--------------|-5---------|--------------|

   H    H      Q.   Q.   Q    Q.   Q  E Q    Q.   Q.   Q
G|-----------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-----------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A|------4----|-5----7----7--|-7----7-------|-7----7----7---|
E|-5---------|--------------|---------7-7--|---------------|

   Q.   Q  E Q    Q.   Q  E Q    Q.   Q  E Q    Q.   Q  E Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-7----7-------|-7----7-------|-4----4-------|-4----4--------|
A|---------7-7--|---------7-7--|---------4-4--|---------4-4---|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|

   H    H      H    Q  Q    H    Q  Q    Q.   Q.   Q
G|-----------|------------|------------|---------------|
D|-----------|------------|------7--7--|---------------|
A|-5---------|-5----------|-5----------|-7----7----7---|
E|------5----|------5--5--|------------|---------------|

   H    H      Q.   Q.   Q    H    H      Q.   Q.   Q    3x
G|-----------|--------------|-----------|----------------||
D|-----------|--------------|-----------|---------------o||
A|------4----|-5----7----7--|------4----|-5----7----7---o||
E|-5---------|--------------|-5---------|----------------||

  [4th Verse]
   H    H      Q.   Q.   Q    H    H      Q.   Q.   Q
G|-----------|--------------|-----------|---------------|
D|-----------|--------------|-----------|---------------|
A|------4----|-5----7----7--|------4----|-5----7----7---|
E|-5---------|--------------|-5---------|---------------|

   H    H      Q.   Q.   Q    Q.   Q  E Q    Q.   Q.   Q
G|-----------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-----------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A|------4----|-5----7----7--|-7----7-------|-7----7----7---|
E|-5---------|--------------|---------7-7--|---------------|

     Q.   Q  E Q    Q.   Q  E Q    Q.   Q  E Q    Q.   Q  E Q
G||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D||o-7----7-------|-7----7-------|-4----4-------|-4----4-------|
A||o---------7-7--|---------7-7--|---------4-4--|---------4-4--|
E||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

                           1.
   H    H      H    Q  Q    H    Q  Q    Q.   Q.   Q
G|-----------|------------|------------|---------------|
D|-----------|------------|------------|---------------|
A|-5---------|-5----------|-5----------|-7----7----7---|
E|------5----|------5--5--|------5--5--|---------------|

                               2.
   H    H      Q.   Q.   Q      H    Q  Q    Q.   Q.   Q
G|-----------|---------------||------------|---------------||
D|-----------|--------------o||------7--7--|---------------||
A|------4----|-5----7----7--o||-5----------|-7----7----7---||
E|-5---------|---------------||------------|---------------||

  [Outro]
   Q.   Q.   Q    Q.   Q.   Q    Q.   Q.   Q    Q  Q  H      +W
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------|--------*|
D|--------------|--------------|-7----7----7--|-7----------|--------*|
A|-9----9----9--|-7----7----7--|--------------|------------|--------*|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------5----|-(5)----*|
************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | (n) - note tied to previous ************************************