The Moody Blues – Isnt Life Strange (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by The Moody Blues
(From the 1972 Album SEVENTH SOJOURN)
Words and Music by John Lodge
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Lodge - Bass'
Intro
Q=82
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
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W W W W
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1st Verse
W W W W
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W W W W
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W W W W
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W W H Q Q Q Q Q Q
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|----------|----------|---------3--|-2--3--5-----|
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H H H H W Q Q Q Q
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|-3----2----|------5----|-5--------|-------5-----||
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Chorus
H H H H +W Q. E +S S S S S S E
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|-3----2----|-----------|------------|--------------2-3-5------|
|-----------|-5----3----|-(3)--------|------3-(3)-5------------|
H H H H H H Q H Q
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|-----------|-5----3----|-1----0----|----3----3--|
W W W W
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2nd Verse
W W W W
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W W W W
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W W W W
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W W W H Q Q
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H H H H W Q Q Q Q
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|-3----2----|------5----|-5--------|-------5-----||
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Chorus
H H H H +W Q. E +S S S S S S E
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|-----------|-----------|------------|-5----------------0-2-3--|
|-3----2----|-----------|------------|------------0-2-3--------|
|-----------|-5----3----|-(3)--------|------3-(3)--------------|
H H H H H H Q H Q
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|-----------|-5----3----|-1----0----|----3----3--|
Interlude
W W W W
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3rd Verse
W W W W
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W W W W
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W Q.. S Q S E S H Q.. S Q.. S Q E E
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|----------|-5-----5-5----5-5-|-5----5-----5-|-5-----5-5--5-5--|
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+W H Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
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Chorus
H H W Q Q Q Q H H
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|------5----|-5--------|-------5-----||-3----2----|
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H H +W Q. E +S S S S S S E H H
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|-0---------|------------|--------------2-3-5-----|-----------|
|------3----|-(3)--------|------3-(3)-5-----------|-8----7----|
Out-Chorus
H H H H Q H Q H H
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|-5----3----|-1----0----|----3----3--||------------|
H H +W Q. E +S S S S S S E H H
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|-----------|------------|-5------------------2-3-|-----------|
|-----------|------------|--------------2-3-5-----|-3----2----|
|-5----3----|-(3)--------|------3-(3)-5-----------|-----------|
H H H H Q H Q 3x
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|-5----3----|-1----0----|----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