The Moody Blues – The Story In Your Eyes (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by The Moody Blues (From the 1971 Album EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR) Words and Music by Justin Hayward Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Lodge - Bass'
  [Intro]
  Q=175
  4/4
  Gtr I
   Wx7          E E E E E E  E E
G|------------|-----5-7-9-7------|
D|------------|-7-9---------10-9-|
A|------------|------------------|
E|------------|------------------|

   E E E E +H        Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------7-(7)\----|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E  E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-7-9-7------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-9---------10-9-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|

                    [1st - 3rd Verses]
                    Segno $
   E E E E +H         Q  E E E E E E   Q  a E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|----------------||-----9-----------|------------------|----9-----------|
D|-7--------------||o-7----7-5---5-7-|--------7-9-7---7-|-7----7-5---5-7-|
A|-------7-(7)----||o----------7-----|-5--7s9-------9---|----------7-----|
E|----------------||-----------------|------------------|----------------|

   Q  a E E E E E E   Q  E E E E a E E
G|------------------|----9-----------7-|
D|--------7-9-7---7-|-7----7-5---5h7---|
A|-5--7s9-------9---|----------7-------|
E|------------------|------------------|

   Q  a E E E E E E   E E a E E  E  E E a E
G|------------------|---------7--------------|
D|--------7-9-7---7-|-5-5-7s9---10-10-9-7s5--|
A|-5--7s9-------9---|------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------------|

   +Q   E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  a E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|------------------|----9-----------|------------------|----9-----------|
D|-(5)------5---6---|-7----7-5---5-7-|--------7-9-7---7-|-7----7-5---5-7-|
A|------5-----------|----------7-----|-5--7s9-------9---|----------7-----|
E|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|

   Q  a E E E E E E   Q  E E E E a E E
G|------------------|----9-----------7-|
D|--------7-9-7---7-|-7----7-5---5h7---|
A|-5--7s9-------9---|----------7-------|
E|------------------|------------------|

             To Coda
   Q  a E E E E E E    E E a E E  E  E E a E
G|-------------------|---------7-------------|
D|--------7-9-7---7--|-5-5-7s9---10-10-9-7s5-|
A|-5--7s9-------9----|-----------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------|

                    [Chorus]
   +Q   Q  Q  Q      Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E E E E E
G|----------------||---------------|--------------|----------------|
D|-(5)--5--5--4\--||-2----2-2------|-----------2--|-4----4---------|
A|----------------||-------------2-|--------2-----|--------4-4---4-|
E|----------------||---------------|-0----0-------|----------------|

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

   E E E E Q  Q    Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E Q  E E
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|-7----7-7-7---7-|-7----7--------|-4----4-4----4-|
A|-4-4---4-4--5--|----------------|--------7-0-4--|---------------|
E|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|

   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-2----2-2----2-|-0----0-0-0---0-|----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|----------------|-4----4-4-4---4-|-2-2---2-2-2---2-|
A|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|

   1.               2.
                  Dal Segno al Coda   Coda &
   E E E E Q  Q      E E E E Q  Q     E E a E E  E  E E a E   +Q   Q  Q  Q
G|----------------||---------------||---------7-------------|-----------------|
D|-2-2---2-2-----o||-2-2---2-2-----||-5-5-7s9---10-10-9-7s5-|-(5)--5--5--5----|
A|------------0--o||------------0--||-----------------------|-----------------|
E|----------------||---------------||-----------------------|-----------------|

  [Outro]
     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   8x
G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
D||o----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
A||o----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
E||--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
************************************ 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). | (n) - note tied to previous | \ - slide out of (to "nowhere") | h - hammer-on | s - legato slide *************************************