The Animals – Im Crying (Bass Tab)
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I'M CRYING (Bassline)
As recorded by The Animals
(From the 1965 Album THE ANIMALS ON TOUR)
Words and Music by Eric Burdon & Alan Price
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Chas Chandler - Bass'
Chorus
Q=224
4/4
Gtr I
Q H Q E E E E +E E Q Q H Q E E E E +E E Q
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||o------------|------------------|------------|-------------------|
||o-8--8----8--|-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8--|-6--6----6--|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6---|
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1.
Q H Q E E E E +E E Q Q H Q E E E E +E E Q
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|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--o||
|-8--8----8--|------------------|-8--8----8--|------------------o||
|------------|------------------|------------|-------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
2.
$
Q H Q E E E E +E E Q Q H Q E E E E +E E Q
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|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--||o------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-8--8----8--|------------------||o-8--8----8--|------------------|
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Q H Q E E E E +E E Q Q H Q E E E E +E E Q
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|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-8--8----8--|------------------|-8--8----8--|------------------|
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Q H Q E E E E +E E Q Q H Q E E E E +E E Q
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|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-8--8----8--|------------------|
|-8--8----8--|------------------|------------|------------------|
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Q H Q E E E E +E E Q Q H Q E E E E +E E Q
|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|------------|------------------|
|-8--8----8--|------------------|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|------------|------------------|-8--8----8--|------------------|
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Q H Q E E E E +E E Q Q H Q E E E E +E E Q
|------------|------------------|---------------|-8-8-8-10-(10)-10-8--|
|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|-10--10----10--|---------------------|
|-8--8----8--|------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|------------|------------------|---------------|---------------------|
Q H Q E E E E +E E Q Q H Q E E E E +E E Q
|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|------------|------------------|
|-8--8----8--|------------------|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|------------|------------------|-8--8----8--|------------------|
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Chorus
Q H Q E E E E +E E Q Q H Q E E E E +E E Q
|------------|------------------||------------|------------------|
|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--||------------|------------------|
|-8--8----8--|------------------||-8--8----8--|-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8--|
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Q H Q E E E E +E E Q Q H Q E E E E +E E Q
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|------------|------------------|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-6--6----6--|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6--|-8--8----8--|------------------|
|------------|------------------|------------|------------------|
Q H Q E E E E +E E Q Q H Q E E E E +E E Q
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|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|------------|------------------|
|-8--8----8--|------------------|-8--8----8--|-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8--|
|------------|------------------|------------|------------------|
To Coda
Q H Q E E E E +E E Q Q H Q E E E E +E E Q
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|------------|------------------|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-6--6----6--|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6--|-8--8----8--|------------------|
|------------|------------------|------------|------------------|
1. 2.
Q H Q E E E E +E E Q Q H Q E E E E +E E Q
|------------|-------------------||------------|------------------|
|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--o||------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-8--8----8--|------------------o||-8--8----8--|------------------|
|------------|-------------------||------------|------------------|
Q H Q E E E E +E E Q Q H Q E E E E +E E Q
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|-8--8----8--|-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8--|-6--6----6--|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6--|
|------------|------------------|------------|------------------|
Q H Q E E E E +E E Q Q H Q E E E E +E E Q
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|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|
|-8--8----8--|------------------|-8--8----8--|------------------|
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Q H Q E E E E +E E Q Q H Q E E E E +E E Q
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|-8--8----8--|-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8--|-6--6----6--|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6--|
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D.S. al Coda
Q H Q E E E E +E E Q Q H Q E E E E +E E Q
|------------|------------------|------------|------------------||
|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--|------------|-6-6-6-8-(8)-8-6--||
|-8--8----8--|------------------|-8--8----8--|------------------||
|------------|------------------|------------|------------------||
&
Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-------------|-6--6-8-(8)-8-6--|-------------|
|-8--8--8--8--|-----------------|-8--8--8--8--|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
Q E E +E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E Q q Q H
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------*|
|-6--6-8-(8)-8-6--|-------------|-6--6-8-(8)-8-6--|------------*|
|-----------------|-8--8--8--8--|-----------------|-8----------*|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------*|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