T. Rex – The Slider (Bass Tab)
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THE SLIDER (Bassline)
As recorded by T. Rex
(From the 1972 Album THE SLIDER)
Words and Music by Marc Bolan
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Steve Currie - Bass'
Intro
Q=84
4/4
Gtr I
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
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1st 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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|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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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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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------|
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Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H E E E E +H
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|-----------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------10----------|-----8----------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-----------------|---10-------------|---8------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-8-------7-(7)----|-6-----5-(5)----|
2nd 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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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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
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|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||------------------|
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E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|------10----------|-----8----------|-----------------|------------------||
|---10-------------|---8------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
|-8-------7-(7)----|-6-----5-(5)----|-----------------|------------------||
Interlude
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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|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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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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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------|
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Guitar Solo
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H E E E E +H
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|-----------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------10----------|-----8----------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-----------------|---10-------------|---8------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-8-------7-(7)----|-6-----5-(5)----|
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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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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
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|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||------------------|
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E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H
|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|------10----------|-----8----------|------10----------|-----8----------|
|---10-------------|---8------------|---10-------------|---8------------|
|-8-------7-(7)----|-6-----5-(5)----|-8-------7-(7)----|-6-----5-(5)----|
Outro
E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|------10----------|-----8----------||-----------------|------------------|
|---10-------------|---8------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-8-------7-(7)----|-6-----5-(5)----||-----------------|------------------|
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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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--------|-(7)----*|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------*|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