Santana – Shes Not There (Bass Tab)
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SHE'S NOT THERE (Bassline)
As recorded by Santana
(From the 1977 Album MOONFLOWER)
Words and Music by Rod Argent
Arranged by Santana
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'David Margen - Electric Bass'
Intro
Q=132
4/4
Gtr I
H E E E E q Q E E E E H E E E E q Q E E E E 3x
||-------------7-|-5-------------|------------7-|-5-----7---------||
||o--------5-8---|-------------5-|--------5-8---|-------------5--o||
||o--------------|---------5-8---|--------------|---------5-8----o||
||---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------||
1st Verse
W Q E E Q E E Q E E E. S E E
|----------||---------------|-----------------|
|----------||-5-------------|-5---------------|
|----------||------5-3--3-5-|------5-3--3-3-5-|
|----------||---------------|-----------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|-----------------|
|-5------2--2-3-|-5---------------|
|------5--------|------5-3--3-5---|
|---------------|-----------------|
Q E E Q. E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q. E Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|-5-------------|-5-------------|-5------2----3-|-5--5-5-5-5-5---||
|------5-3----5-|------5-3--3-5-|------5--------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
Chorus
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q e e
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-2----2-1----1-|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|----------------|
|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|---------------|-3----3-3--3-3--|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E e e e e e e e e q Q H
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------||
|-2----2-1----1-|---------------|-----------------|------------||
|---------------|-3----3--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5----------||
|---------------|--------6----6-|-----------------|------------||
2nd Verse
Q E E Q E E Q E E E. S E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-5-------------|-5---------------|-5------2--2-3-|-5--------------|
|------5-3--3-5-|------5-3--3-3-5-|------5--------|------5-3--3-5--|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
Q E E Q. E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q. E Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|-5-------------|-5-------------|-5------2----3-|-5--5-5-5-5-5---||
|------5-3----5-|------5-3--3-5-|------5--------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
Chorus
$
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q e e
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-2----2-1----1-|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|----------------|
|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|---------------|-3----3-3--3-3--|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E e e e e e e e e
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2----2-1----1-|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|-3----3--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|---------------|--------6----6-|-----------------|------------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-5-------------|-5-------------|-5-------------|-5--------------|
|------5-3----5-|--------3----5-|------5-3----5-|--------3----5--|
|---------------|------6--------|---------------|------6---------|
Guitar Solo
To Coda
Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E. S E E E E S S E E E
|----------------|-----------------||---------------|--------------------|
|-5--------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-5-------------|-5---------------5--|
|--------3----5--|-----------------||-------------8-|---------7-7-6-8----|
|------6---------|-----------------||---------------|---6-5-8------------|
S S E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-7-7-8-9-10-----------|-5---------------5-|
|----------------5-7-8-|---------7-7-6-8---|
|------------8-8-------|---6-5-8-----------|
+E E E E +E E E E E E E E S S E E E
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-(5)-8-9-10-(10)-------|-5---------------5---|
|-----------------7-8-9-|---------7-7-6-8-----|
|-----------------------|---6-5-8-------------|
S S E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-7-7-8-9-10-----------|-5---------------5-|
|----------------5-7-8-|---------7-7-6-8---|
|------------8-8-------|---6-5-8-----------|
+E E E E +E E E E E E E E S S E E E
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-(5)-8-9-10-(10)-------|-5---------------5---|
|-----------------7-8-9-|---------7-7-6-8-----|
|-----------------------|---6-5-8-------------|
S S E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-7-7-8-9-10-----------|-5---------------5-|
|----------------5-7-8-|---------7-7-6-8---|
|------------8-8-------|---6-5-8-----------|
+E E E E +E E E E E E E E S S E E E
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-(5)-8-9-10-(10)-------|-5---------------5---|
|-----------------7-8-9-|---------7-7-6-8-----|
|-----------------------|---6-5-8-------------|
D.S. al Coda
S S E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------|------------------||
|-7-7-8-9-10-----------|-5---------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
|----------------5-7-8-|---------7-7-6-8---|------------------||
|------------8-8-------|---6-5-8-----------|------------------||
Outro-Solo
&
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E Q H W
|-----------------|-----------------||---------------|------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||---------------|------|
|-----------------|-----------------||---------------|------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-3-3-----------|------|
S S E Q H W S S E Q H H Q E S S
|---------------|----------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------|---------------|-----------1-3-|
|-3-3-----------|----------|-3-3-----------|---------3-----|
Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E +E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|-5----5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---1-2-3-(3)---------|---1-2-3-(3)-------|
|----------------|-----------------|-3-----------1-1-2-3-|-3-----------1-2-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E +E S S E E
|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---1-2-3---------|---1-2-3-(3)---------|---1-2-3-(3)---------|
|-3-------0-1-2-3-|-3-----------1-1-2-3-|-3-----------1-1-2-3-|
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
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------*|
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------*|
|---1-2-3-(3)-------|---1-2-3---------|---1-2-3-(3)---------*|
|-3-----------1-2-3-|-3-------0-1-2-3-|-3-----------1-1-2-3-*|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