Rory Gallagher – Shadow Play (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Rory Gallagher
(From the 1978 Album PHOTO-FINISH)
Words and Music by Rory Gallagher
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Gerry McAvoy - Bass'
Intro
Q=160
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
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W W W E E E E E E E E
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|-5--------|----------|-3--------|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-||
|----------|-6--------|----------|-----------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
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
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||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4--|
||------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|------------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|----------------|----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-||
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|-----------------||
Chorus
1.
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
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-o||
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|------------------||
2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------||
Bridge
$
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-3-2-0-------0-2-|
|----------------|-----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------3-0-3-----|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|-----------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|-----------------|
Q E E E E E E E Q E +E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|----------------|-3-2--0-(0)------|----------------|-----------------|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------3----|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------6-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-|
To Coda
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
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Guitar Solo
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
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
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
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
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
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|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------------------|-----------------|
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
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
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
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------------------|-----------------|
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
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------------------|-----------------|
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
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
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
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-|
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D.S. al Coda
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
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4--||
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|------------------||
3rd Verse
&
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
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|------------5-4-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4-||
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6--6-6-6-6-----|----------------|-----------------||
Chorus
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 4x
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||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4--o||
||------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-------------------||
Outro
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 10x
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||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-4--o||
||------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-------------------||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
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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