The Hollies – On A Carousel (Bass Tab)

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ON A CAROUSEL (Bassline) As recorded by The Hollies (Released as a Single in 1967) Words and Music by Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks & Graham Nash Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bernie Calvert - Bass'
 [Intro]
 4/4
 Gtr I
 Wx4
G|--------||
D|--------||
A|--------||
E|--------||

[Verse 1]
  Wx11
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|

   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|-------------|-------------||
D|-5--5--3--3--|-2--2--------||
A|-------------|-------5--5--||
E|-------------|-------------||

[Pre-Chorus]
   E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------||
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------||
A|-3-3-3-3---------|----------1-2-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|----------1-2-3-||
E|---------1-1-1-2-|-3-3-3-3--------|---------1-1-1-2-|-3-3-3-3--------||

[Verses 2, 3 & 4]
 Segno $
 Segno Segno $$
   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  a E E E E   Q  Q  a E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|-------3-3-5-5-|-------2-3-3-5-5-|-------2-3-3-5-5-|-------3-3-5-5-|
A|-3--3----------|-3--3------------|-3--3------------|-3--3----------|
E|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|

   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  a E E E E   Q  Q  a E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|-------3-3-5-5-|-------2-3-3-5-5-|-------2-3-3-5-5-|---------------|
A|-3--3----------|-3--3------------|-3--3------------|-3--3--3-2-3-4-|
E|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|
E|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|

                                       To Coda
   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|-----------------|-------------|-------------||
D|-----------------|-5--5--3--3--|-2--2--------||
A|-5---5---5---5---|-------------|-------5--5--||
E|---5---5---5---5-|-------------|-------------||

[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
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3---------|-------------1-2-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|-------------1-2-3-|
E|---------1-1-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-------|---------1-1-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-------|

   Q  E E. S E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----------1-2-|-3--3----------|---------3-3-5-5-|---------------5-|
A|------3----3-----|-------3-3-5-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                                              Dal Segno Segno al Coda
   Q  E Q  E E E   E Q  E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3--3------3-3-|-3-2--2------3-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|------3--3-----|--------5--3---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
E|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

                                                                     Dal Segno
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E a E. a E.   Q  Q  a E E E E   Q  Q  a E E E E
G|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|---------3-3-3-3-|-------2---3h5--3h5--|-------2-3-3-5-5-|-------2-3-3-5-5--||
A|-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3---------------|-3--3------------|-3--3-------------||
E|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|------------------||

[Outro]
 Coda &
     E E E E E E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
G||------------------|-------------------|
D||o-----------------|-------------------|
A||o-3-3-3-3---------|-------------1-2-3-|
E||----------1-1-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-------|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   3x
G|-----------------|---------------------||
D|-----------------|--------------------o||
A|-3-3-3-3---------|-------------1-2-3--o||
E|---------1-1-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-(3)---------||                                                     
************************************** Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | +() - note tied to previous | h - hammer-on | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end **************************************