Roxy Music – Avalon (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Roxy Music (From the 1982 Album AVALON) Words and Music by Bryan Ferry Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Alan Spenner - Bass'
 Intro
  Q=137
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          W          H    E E E E
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|----------|------0-3-5-3-|
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|

  W          +W           W          +H.      E E
|----------|------------|----------|--------------||
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-5--------|-(5)----------||
|----------|------------|----------|----------0---||
|----------|------------|----------|------------3-||

   1st & 3rd Verses
    Q.   E Q  E E   W          Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E Q  E E
||----------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
||o------3--------|----------|------0-(0)-----|-----------0-3--|
||o-----------1-2-|-3--------|-1-----------1--|-3--------------|
||--1-------------|----------|----------------|----------------|

  Q.   E E E E E   W          H.      E E   H    E E E E
|----------------|----------|-------------|--------------||
|------3---------|----------|---------0---|--------0-3---||
|----------0-1-2-|-3--------|-1---------1-|-3------------||
|-1--------------|----------|-------------|--------------||

 2nd, 4th & 5th Verses
  $
  Q.   E Q  E E   W          Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E Q  E E
|---------------|----------|----------------|---------------|
|------3--------|----------|------0-(0)-----|-----------0-3-|
|-----------1-2-|-3--------|-1-----------1--|-3-------------|
|-1-------------|----------|----------------|---------------|

  Q.   E E E E E   W          H.      E E   H    E E E E
|----------------|----------|-------------|--------------||
|------3---------|----------|---------0---|--------0-3---||
|----------0-1-2-|-3--------|-1---------1-|-3------------||
|-1--------------|----------|-------------|--------------||

 Chorus
  Q  E E +H       E E E E +H       Q  E E +H       +W
|------8-(8)----|-------6-(6)----|------5-(5)----|-(5)----|
|---------------|-----6----------|----5----------|--------|
|-6--6----------|-4-4------------|-3-------------|--------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------|

                                                 1.,D.S.
  Q  E E +H       E E E E +H       H    +Q.   E   W
|------8-(8)----|-------6-(6)----|--------------|------|
|----8----------|-----6----------|--------------|------|
|-6-------------|-4-4------------|-3----(3)-----|------|
|---------------|----------------|------------1-|-3----|

                     2.
          To Coda
  +H     +Q.   E      Q  +E  E +H       E Q  E +H
|------------------||-----------------|---------------||
|-----------------o||-----------------|---------------||
|-----------------o||-----------------|---------------||
|-(3)----(3)---3---||-3--(3)-3-(3)----|-3-3--3-(3)----||

 Interlude
  E Q  Q.   E E   Q.   Q.   Q    E Q  Q.   E E
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|-----------0---|-3------------|-----------0---|
|-3-3--3------3-|------1----2--|-3-3--3------3-|

  W          E Q  Q.   E E   Q  E E +Q   Q
|----------|---------------|----------------|
|----------|---------------|----------------|
|-3--------|-----------0---|-3--3-----------|
|----------|-3-3--3------3-|------1-(1)--2--|

  E Q  Q.   E E   H.      Q    E Q  Q.   E E   Q.   Q.   Q
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------------|
|-----------0---|-3----------|-----------0---|-3------------|
|-3-3--3------3-|------------|-3-3--3------3-|------1----2--|

  E Q  Q.   E E   H    +Q.   E   E Q  Q.   E E   Q  E E +Q   Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------0---|-3----(3)-----|-----------0---|-3--3-----------|
|-3-3--3------3-|--------------|-3-3--3------3-|------1-(1)--2--|

                   D.S. al Coda &
  E Q  Q.   E E   H    +Q.   E     E Q  E +H
|---------------|---------------||---------------||
|---------------|---------------||---------------||
|-----------0---|---------------||---------------||
|-3-3--3------3-|-3----(3)------||-3-3--3-(3)----||

   Outro
    Q.   E Q  E E   W          Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E Q  E E
||----------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
||o------3--------|----------|------0-(0)-----|-------------3--|
||o-----------1-2-|-3--------|-1-----------1--|-3---------5----|
||--1-------------|----------|----------------|----------------|

  Q.   E E E E E   W          H.      E E   H    Q  E E  6x
|----------------|----------|-------------|--------------||
|------3---------|----------|---------0---|-------------o||
|----------0-1-2-|-3--------|-1---------1-|-3-------3-5-o||
|-1--------------|----------|-------------|--------------||
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 Now the party's over I'm so tired. Then I see you coming out of nowhere. Much communication in a motion Without conversation or a notion. - Avalon Where the samba takes you out of nowhere And the background's fading out of focus. Yes the picture's changing every moment And your destination you don't know it. - Avalon Dancing Dancing Dancing @ dancing. When you bossa nova there's no holding Would you have me dancing out of nowhere. - Avalon Avalon Avalon Avalon Avalon Avalon .. .