Todd Rundgren – I Saw The Light (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Todd Rundgren
(From the 1972 Album SOMETHING/ANYTHING?)
Words and Music by Todd Rundgren
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Todd Rundgren - Bass'
Intro
Q=118
4/4
Gtr I
H 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
|--------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------7-6-5-|-5-5---5-5----5-|-----------7-6-5-|-5-5---5-5----5--|
|--------------|----------------|-3-3---3-3-------|-----------------|
1st Verse
E 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
|-----------------||----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------||----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------7-6-5-||-5-5---5-5----5-|-----------7-6-5-|-5-5---5-5----5-|
|-3-3---3-3-------||----------------|-3-3---3-3-------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------7-6-5-|-5-5---5-5----5-|--------------2-|-3-3---3-3----3-|
|-3-3---3-3-------|----------------|-3-3---3-3--5---|----------------|
E E E E E Q E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------7------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-7-7---7---7--5-|-(5)-5---5-5----5-|-----------7-6-5-|-(5)-5---5-5-5---5-|
|----------------|------------------|-3-3---3-3-------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------7-6-5-|-(5)-5---5-5-5---5-|--------------2-|-3-3---3-3----3-|
|-3-3---3-3-------|-------------------|-3-3---3-3--5---|----------------|
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q a E
|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------------2-|-3----3---3---3-|-2-2---2---2--5s7--|
|-3-3---3-3-3-5---|--------3---0---|---------0---------|
|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
+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
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(7)----7---------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|----------7-----5h|=7-5---5-3-5---5-|-(5)-5---5-5-5---5-|---------------2-|
|------------5-0---|-----------------|-------------------|-3-3---3-3-3-5---|
Q 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
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|--------5-5---5-|-----------------|---------5-5---5-||
|-3----3-3-3---3-|-5----5---------|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------||
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
2nd Verse
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5---5-5----5-|-----------7-6-5-|-5-5---5-5----5-|-----------7-6-5-|
|----------------|-3-3---3-3-------|----------------|-3-3---3-3-------|
|-3-|
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E Q E
|----------------|----------------|-----------5---|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------5-|---------7-------|
|-5-5---5-5----5-|--------------2-|-3-3---3-3-----|-7-7---7---7--5--|
|----------------|-3-3---3-3--5---|---------------|-----------------|
+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 E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------7-----|-----------------|
|-(5)-5---5-5----5-|-----------7-6-5-|-(5)-5---5-5---5---|-----------7-6-5-|
|------------------|-3-3---3-3-------|-----------------0-|-3-3---3-3-------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------2-|
|-(5)-5---5-5-5---5-|--------------2-|-3-3---3-3----3-|-3-3---3-3-3-5---|
|-------------------|-3-3---3-3--5---|----------------|-----------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E S S E
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------------|
|-3----3---3---3-|-2-2---2---2---7-|-(7)----7-7-------|----------------------|
|--------3-------|---------0---0---|----------------5-|-(5)-5---5-5-0-2-2-3--|
|----------------|-----------------|------------5-0---|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|---------------2-|-3----3-3-3---3-|
|-----------------|-3-3---3-3-3-5---|----------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|--------5-5---5-|-----------------|---------5-5---5-||
|-5----5---------|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------||
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Guitar Solo
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--------7----7-|---------------|--------7----7-|---------------|
|---------------|--------5----5-|---------------|--------5----5-|
|-5----5--------|---------------|-5----5--------|---------------|
|---------------|-3----3--------|---------------|-3----3--------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|--------7----7-|---------------|--------5----5-|----------------||
|---------------|--------5----5-|---------------|--------7-7-----||
|-5----5--------|---------------|-3----3--------|-7----7-------5-||
|---------------|-3----3--------|---------------|------------5---||
3rd Verse
+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
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(5)----5-5-5---5-|-----------7-6-5-|-(5)-5---5-5-5---5-|-----------7-6-5-|
|------------------|-3-3---3-3-------|-------------------|-3-3---3-3-------|
+E E E E E E E S S E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|---------------------|----------------|-----------5---2-|-----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|---------5-------|-2---2------2-2--|
|-(5)-5---5-5-5---5s7-|--------------2-|-3-3---3-----3---|---3----3-3------|
|---------------------|-3-3---3-3--5---|-----------------|-----------------|
Q E E E 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
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------7-----|
|-3----3---3---3-|-2-2-----2-2---2/-|-7----7---------|---------7---7---|
|--------3-------|-------2----------|----5---5-------|-5-5---5---------|
|----------------|------------------|----------5---5-|---------------5-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-5----5-5-5---5-|---------------2-|-3----3-3-3---3-|
|----------------|-3-3---3-3-3-5---|----------------|
Outro
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-----------------||-----------------|------------------||
|---------5-5---5-||o----------------|---------5-5---5-o||
|-5-5---5---------||o-3----3-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------o||
|-----------------||-----------------|------------------||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