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Tuning: E A D G
HOW LONG (Bassline)
As recorded by Ace
(From the 1974 Album FIVE-A-SIDE)
Words and Music by Paul Carrack
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Terry "Tex" Comer - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=123
4/4
Gtr I
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
G||----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
D||o---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
A||o-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1---1----|
E||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------1---1--|
1.
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
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------o||
A|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1-------o||
E|---------------|-------------1-|---------------|----------1---1--||
[Chorus]
2.
Q. E +H Q E E +Q. E Q E E +H Q E E +Q. E
G|---------------||----------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------||----------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-1----2-(2)----||-3----3-(3)-----|---------------|----------------|
E|---------------||--------------3-|-3----3-(3)----|-1----1-(1)---1-|
Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q Q
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-------------1---|-3----3-(3)-----|------1-(1)--3--|
E|-1----3-(3)------|--------------3-|-3--------------|
[1st & 2nd Verses]
Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E Q E E
G|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------||o---------------|
A|-----------------|-------------1---||o-1----1-1----1-|
E|-1----1-(1)----1-|-1----3-(3)----3-||----------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
G|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1-------|
E|-------------1-|---------------|----------1---1-|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1----1-|
E|---------------|-------------1-|---------------|
[Chorus]
1. 2.
Q E E E E E E Q. E +H Q E E +Q E E
G|-----------------||---------------||-----------------|
D|----------------o||---------------||-----------------|
A|-1----1-1-------o||-1----2-(2)----||-3----3-(3)----3-|
E|----------1---1--||---------------||-----------------|
Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------3---|-----------------|-------------1---|
E|-3----3-(3)----3-|-1----1-(1)----1-|-1----3-(3)------|
Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q E E Q E E Q E E
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------||
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------||
A|-3----3-(3)-----|------1-(1)--3--|---------------3-|---------------||
E|--------------3-|-3--------------|-1----1-(1)------|-1----3-3----3-||
[Guitar Solo]
Q E E H Q E E Q E E Q E E H
G||--------------|---------------|-------------|
D||o-------------|---------------|-------------|
A||o-3----3-3----|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----|
E||--------------|---------------|-------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
G|------------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-3----3-(3)---3---|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3------|
E|------------3---3-|---------------|-------------3-|
1. 2.
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
G|---------------|-----------------||----------------||
D|---------------|----------------o||--------0-------||
A|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3---3---o||-3----3-----3---||
E|---------------|----------3---3--||----------------||
[3rd Verse]
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
G||----------------|---------------|---------------|
D||o---------------|---------------|---------------|
A||o-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1----1-|
E||----------------|-------------1-|---------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-1----1-1---1---|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1------|
E|----------1---1-|---------------|-------------1-|
1. 2.
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q. E +Q E E
G|---------------|-----------------||-----------------||
D|---------------|----------------o||-----------------||
A|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1-----1-o||-1----2-(2)----2-||
E|---------------|----------1-3----||-----------------||
[Out-Chorus]
Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E Q E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|-3----3-(3)------|------1-(1)--3---|------1-(1)--3---|---------------|
E|---------------3-|-3-------------1-|-3-------------1-|-1----1-3----3-|
Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
G|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-3----3-(3)------|------1-(1)--3--|-------------3-|-----------1-1-|
E|---------------3-|-3--------------|-1----1-1------|-1----3-3------|
Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E Q. E Q. E +Q Q
G|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-3----3-(3)--1--|------1-(1)--3--|---------------|-------------1--|
E|----------------|-3--------------|-1----1-1----1-|-1----3-(3)-----|
Q E E +Q. E Q. E +Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
G|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-3----3-(3)-----|------1-(1)--3--|-------------3-|---------------|
E|--------------3-|-3--------------|-1----1-1------|-1----3-3----3-|
Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q E E Q E E Q. E Q. E +Q Q
G|----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------*|
D|----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------*|
A|-3----3-(3)---3-|-------------1---|---------------|-------------1--*|
E|----------------|-3----3-(3)----3-|-1----1-1----1-|-1----3-(3)-----*|
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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
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