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FERNANDO (Bassline)
As recorded by ABBA
(From the 1976 Album ARRIVAL)
Words and Music by Benny Andersson, Stig Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Rutger Gunnarsson - Bass'
Intro (Fade In)
Q=104
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
1st Verse
W W W e e e e H
|----------|----------|----------||-------6------|
|----------|----------|----------||-----7--------|
|----------|----------|----------||---7----------|
|----------|----------|----------||-5------------|
e e e e h e e e e h e e e e h e e e e h
|-------6------|-------6------|-------2------|-------2------|
|-----7--------|-----7--------|-----4--------|-----4--------|
|---7----------|---7----------|---4----------|---4----------|
|-5------------|-5------------|-2------------|-2------------|
e e e e h e e e e h e e e e h e e e e h
|-------7------|-------7------|-------7------|--------------|
|-----9--------|-----9--------|-----9--------|-------6------|
|---9----------|---9----------|---9----------|-----7--------|
|-7------------|-7------------|-7------------|-0-7----------|
2nd & 3rd Verses
$
2/4 4/4
e e e e h e e e e e e e e H H. Q e e e e H
|--------------|---------|-------6------|------------||----------18------|
|-------6------|---------|-----7--------|------------||-------19---------|
|-----7--------|-----7---|---7----------|------------||----19------------|
|-0-7----------|-0-7-----|-5------------|-5----------||-17---------------|
e e e e h e e e e h e e e e h e e e e h
|----------18------|----------18------|----------14------|----------14------|
|-------19---------|-------19---------|-------16---------|-------16---------|
|----19------------|----19------------|----16------------|----16------------|
|-17---------------|-17---------------|-14---------------|-14---------------|
e e e e h e e e e h e e e e h e e e e h
|----------19------|----------19------|----------19------|----------13------|
|-------21---------|-------21---------|-------21---------|-------14---------|
|----21------------|----21------------|----21------------|----14------------|
|-19---------------|-19---------------|-19---------------|-12---------------|
2/4 4/4
e e e e h e e e e e e e e H
|----------13------|------------|----------18--------|
|-------14---------|-------14---|-------19-----------|
|----14------------|----14------|----19-------19\----|
|-12---------------|-12---------|-17-----------------|
Chorus
H. Q Q E E +E E E E
|---------------||------------------|
|---------------||------------------|
|---------------||------------2-4-2-|
|-17-------17\--||-0----4-(4)-------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-|-------------------|
|------------2-4-2-|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------|------------2-4-2--|
|-0----4-(4)-------|------------------|------------------|-0----4-(4)--------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-|-------------------|
|------------2-4-2-|-0----4-(4)-------|------4-(4)-------|------1-(1)-4-6-4--|
|-0----4-(4)-------|------------------|-3----------------|-2-----------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|------------------|----------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------4-6-4-|----------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------6-(6)-------|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2--|
|-7----------------|----------------|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)--------|
To Coda
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------2-4-2--|------------2-4-2-|------------------|------------------|
|-0----4-(4)--------|-0----4-(4)-------|------0-(0)-2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-|
|-------------------|------------------|-0----------------|-0----4-(4)-------|
ritardando Q=96
2/4 4/4
|-3-|
H Q E E +H Q E E +W Q Q Q W
|-------------|---------------|------------|-6-7-6-|------|
|-0----0--2-4-|-(4)----4--6-7-|-(7)--------|-------|------|
|-------------|---------------|------------|-------|-7----|
|-------------|---------------|------------|-------|------|
a tempo Q=104
D.S. al Coda
+W W W
|------------|----------|-------||
|------------|----------|-------||
|-(7)--------|----------|-------||
|------------|----------|-------||
Chorus
&
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|------------------||------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------2-4-2-||------------------|------------------|------------2-4-2--|
|-0----4-(4)-------||------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-|-0----4-(4)--------|
|------------------||-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------|-------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------2-4-2-|------------------|------------------|------------2-4-2--|
|-0----4-(4)-------|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-|-0----4-(4)--------|
|------------------|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------|-------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------||
|------------2-4-2-|------------------|------------4-6-4-|-----------------||
|------4-(4)-------|------1-(1)-4-6-4-|------6-(6)-------|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-3----------------|-2----------------|-7----------------|-----------------||
Outro
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
||-------------------|------------------|
||o------------------|------------------|
||o------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-|
||--0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E 3x
|------------------|-------------------||
|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-o||
|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------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
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
I remember long ago another starry night like this
In the firelight Fernando
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums
And sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar
They were closer now Fernando
Every hour every minute seemed to last eternally
I was so afraid Fernando
We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die
And I'm not ashamed to say
The roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
Now we're old and grey Fernando
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
Do you still recall the fateful night we crossed the Rio Grande?
I can see it in your eyes
How proud you were to fight for freedom in this land
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
Yes, if I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando...