Wishbone Ash – Throw Down The Sword (Bass Tab)
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THROW DOWN THE SWORD (Bassline)
As recorded by Wishbone Ash
(From the 1972 Album ARGUS)
Words and Music by Martin Turner, David Turner, Andrew Powell & Steve Upton
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Martin Turner - Bass'
Intro (Fade In)
Q=70
4/4
Gtr I
Wx6
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
W W W W 3x
||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
Q S E. S S S S E E E. S S E. S S S S E E E. S S E. S S S S E E
||----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o----5----3---3-------|----3-3----3---3-------|----5-5----3---3-------|
||--3---------------5---|-1-----------------3---|-3-----------------5---|
1.
E. S S E. S S S S E E E. S S E. E. S S E. E. S S E. E S S E S S
|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|----3-3----3---3-------|----7-7-------5-5----|----7-7------3-----3---|
|-1-----------------3---|-5---------3---------|-5---------1-----1-----|
2.
E. S S E. E. S S E. E. S S E. E S S E S S E. S S E. S S S S E E
|---------------------|------------------------||-----------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------o||------3----------------||
|----7-7-------5-5----|----7-7------3-----3---o||----3------3---3-------||
|-5---------3---------|-5---------1-----1------||-1-----------------3---||
Intro 2
Q E. S Q +E. S E E S S S S E. S S S S S Q E. S Q E. S
|------------------|-------4-7----------------|-----------------|
|----------------2-|-5---5----------------2---|-3-----5---------|
|-------2-3--(3)---|-------------5--5-5-------|---------3-----5-|
|-5--5-------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
Chorus
Q S S S S Q E E Q E. S Q +E. S E E S S S S E. S S S S S
|-------------------||-------------------|-------4-7----------------|
|----5--------------||o----------------2-|-5---5----------------2---|
|--------5----------||o-------2-3--(3)---|-------------5--5-5-------|
|-3----------3--3---||--5--5-------------|--------------------------|
Q S S S S Q S E S Q E. S Q E E Q E. S Q S S S S
|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|-3--3---3-5----------|----5-----------|------------------2--|
|------------3--3---5-|-------5--------|-------2-3--3---3----|
|---------------------|-3-------3--3---|-5--5----------------|
E E S S S S E. S S S S S Q S E S Q S E. Q E. S Q E E
|-------4-7----------------|------------------|----7------------||
|-5---5----------------2---|-3--3---5---------|-------7---------||
|-------------5--5-5-------|----------3--3----|-5-------5----3--||
|--------------------------|------------------|-----------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
1.
Q E E Q. E Q S S S S Q Q Q E. +S Q. E H H
|---------------|------------------|------------------|-----------||
|-3------3------|-2--2-------------|------------------|-----------||
|------3--------|--------5---3--2--|------------------|-----------||
|---------------|------------------|-5--5--(5)-3----3-|-1----1----||
Interlude
Q E. S Q +E. S E E S S S S E. S S S S S
|------------------|-------4-7----------------|
|----------------2-|-5---5----------------2---|
|-------2-3--(3)---|-------------5--5-5-------|
|-5--5-------------|--------------------------|
Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q
|-----------------------|---------------------||
|-3--3---3-5------------|----5---------------o||
|------------3--3---3-5-|--------5-----------o||
|-----------------------|-3----------3--3-----||
Outro
2.
H. +E E H Q. S S H Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S
|---------------||---------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
|---------------||-------------2-|-5-----------2---|-3--3---3-5--------------|
|---------------||------3----3---|------5--5-------|------------3--3---3-5---|
|-1-------(1)---||-5-------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S E S S E S S
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|----5---5------5---5---|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------5-7-3-3-3---3-3---|
|-3----------3----------|-5--5-------------------|
S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S
|-----------4-7-----------------|
|-5---5---5----------------2----|
|---5-------------5--5-5--------|
|-------------------------------|
Q S S S S Q E E Q E. S H Q Q Q Q Q S S S S Q Q
|-------------------|----7---------|-------------|------------------|
|-3--3---3-5--------|--------------|-3--3--3--3--|-2--2-------------|
|------------3--3---|-5-----5-5----|-------------|--------5---3--2--|
|-------------------|--------------|-------------|------------------|
Q. E H H E E E E
|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------3---3-|
|-------------|--------------|
|-5----5-3----|-1----1---1---|
Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q S S S S E. S S S S S
|--------------------------|------4-5-7--------------|
|----------------------2---|----5--------------------|
|------5-7-2-3-3---3-------|-5----------5--5-5---7---|
|-5--5---------------------|-------------------------|
Q S S S S H Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-------------|
|-3--3---3-5------|-5--5--5--5--|
|------------3----|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------|
Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S E. S S S S S
|-----------------------|------4-5-7----------------|
|---------------------2-|----5----------------------|
|------5-7-2-3--3---3---|-5----------5--5-5---7-----|
|-5--5------------------|---------------------------|
Q S S S S Q S S S S E E E S S E E E E
|-----------------------|-----7-7-----------|
|-3--3---3-0--------2---|---------7---------|
|------------3--3-------|-5-5-------5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
Q E S S E S S E S S Q E E Q Q
|----------------------|---------------|
|-3--3---2-3-3---3-3---|-2--2----------|
|------3---------------|------5-3--2---|
|----------------------|---------------|
Q. E H W Q S S S S E S S E S S Q S S S S E S S S S S S
|-------------|----------|------------------------|------4-5-7---------------|
|-------------|----------|----------------------2-|-5--5---------------------|
|-------------|----------|------7---2-3-3-2-3-5---|------------5-5-5-5---7---|
|-5----5-3----|-1--------|-5--5---5---------------|--------------------------|
Q E S S Q E S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-3--3-3-5----------|---5---5---5-5---------|
|----------3--3-5---|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-3---3---3-----3-3-3-3-|
ritardando Q=60
Q S S S S Q E S S Q S S E E. S S S S S
|---------------------|------4-7---------------|
|----7--------------2-|-5--5-------------------|
|------5-7-2-3--3-5---|----------5--5-5---7----|
|-5-------------------|------------------------|
Q=50
TP TP
E E E E Q E E Q Q H +W
|----------------|------------|--------*|
|-3-2---2----5-3-|----7-------|--------*|
|-----5---3------|-5-----5----|-(5)----*|
|----------------|------------|--------*|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
----------------
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