The Moody Blues – Lovely To See You (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Moody Blues (From the 1969 Album ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM) Words and Music by Justin Hayward Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Lodge - Bass' Intro & Interlude Q=129 $ 4/4 Gtr I H. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

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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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                   1st - 3rd Verses
  Q  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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|-0--4---0-0-1-2-||-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------2----------|
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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 Q
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|-------2-------2-||-0-4-----0-4-----|-0-4-----0-4-----|-------2---4-----|
|-0-0-4-----0-4---||-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-4-----------|

                                              To Coda
  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E Q
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|-------2---4----|-0-4-----0-4-----|-0-4-----0-4------|-------2---4----|
|-0-0-4----------|-----------------|------------------|-0-0-4----------|

                                      Bridge
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|-0-0-4-----------||-0-0-4----------||-1----1-1-1----|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|

  Q.   E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E +E  E E E
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               D.S. al Coda &
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 Outro
  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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|-----------------|---------2-4-2-----|-----------------|---------2-4-2------|
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|-0-0-4-------2---|-------------------|-0-0-4-------2---|--------------------|

  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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|-----------------|---------2---------|-----------------|---------2----------|
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|-0-0-4-------2---|-------------------|-0-0-4-----------|--------------------|

  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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  +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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|---------2-4-2-----|-----------------|---------2-4-2-----*|
|-(0)-0-4-------4-0-|-------2-4-2---0-|-(0)-0-4-------4-0-*|
|-------------------|-0-0-4-------2---|-------------------*|

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