Roy Orbison – In Dreams (Bass Tab)
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IN DREAMS (Bassline) (Live)
As recorded by Roy Orbison
(From the 1989 Album A BLACK & WHITE NIGHT LIVE)
Words and Music by Roy Orbison
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jerry Scheff - Upright Bass'
Intro
Freely Q=104
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
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W W W W
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1st Verse
In time Q=104
W W Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E
|----------:----------||---------------|---------------|
|----------:----------||---------------|---------------|
|----------:----------||-3----3--------|-3----3----3-4-|
|----------:----------||--------3----3-|--------3------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|--------2--5--|
|--------5----5-|--------5--5-4-|-3----3-------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------2--5--|-3----3--------|-3----3-------|
|-3----3-------|--------3----3-|--------3--3--|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3----3--------|-3----3----3--|-5----5--------|
|--------3----3-|--------3-----|--------5----5-|
Q E E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|---------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5----5--------|--------2--5--|--------0--2--|
|--------5--5-4-|-3----3-------|-3----3-------|
Chorus
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|---------------||--------------|
|---------------|---------------||--------------|
|-3----3--------|-3----3--------||-3----3-------|
|--------3----3-|--------3----3-||--------3--3--|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E
|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3----3----3--|--------5----3-|---------------|
|--------3-----|-3----3--------|-3----3-3--3-2-|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-----------3--|--------2--5--|-3----3--------|
|-1----1-5-----|-3----3-------|--------3----3-|
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q
|----------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|----------------|--------------|---------------|--------4--7--|
|-3----3-----0-2-|-3----3-------|-3----3----3-4-|-5----5-------|
|--------3-3-----|--------3--3--|--------3------|--------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
|-----------2--|--------------|---------------|
|--------4-----|--------------|---------------|
|-5----5-------|-3----3----3--|-5----5--------|
|--------------|--------3-----|--------3----3-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
|---------------|---------------|-5-5-3-3-2-2-----||
|-3----3-5----5-|---------------|-------------5-5-||
|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|-----------------||
Bridge
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3----3----3--|---------------|-3----3--------|
|--------3-----|-1----1-1----1-|--------3----3-|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3----3-------|-3----3----3--|---------------|
|--------3--3--|--------3-----|-1----1-1----1-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3----3--------|-3----3--------|----3-3-3------|----3-3-3------|
|--------3----3-|--------3--3---|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5----5-------|-5----5--------|---------------|---------------|
|--------5--5--|--------5--5---|----3-3-3------|----3-3-3------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|----------------|--------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|
|-3----3--------|-3----3-----0-2-|-3----3----3--|
|--------3----3-|--------3-3-----|--------3-----|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------2--5--|--------2--5--|-3----3----3---|
|-1----1-1--1-2-|-3----3-------|-3----3-------|--------3----3-|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|---------------|--------------|--------------||
|---------------|--------------|--------------||
|---------------|--------2--5--|--------0--2--||
|-1----1-1--1-2-|-3----3-------|-3----3-------||
Outro
H Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|------------|--------------|--------------|
|------2--5--|--------2--5--|--------4--7--|
|-3----------|-3----3-------|-5----5-------|
|------------|--------------|--------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|-----------2--|---------------|---------------|
|--------4-----|---------------|---------------|
|-5----5-------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|-1----1-1----1-|-3----3-3----3-|
Q. E Q Q W +W
|--------------|----------|--------*|
|--------------|----------|--------*|
|-3----3-------|-3--------|-(3)----*|
|--------3--3--|----------|--------*|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