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HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART (Bassline) As recorded by Bee Gees (From the 1971 Album TRAFALGAR) Words and Music by Barry Gibb & Robin Gibb Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Maurice Gibb - Bass' Intro Q=70(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I W H Q E E W W |----------|-------------|----------|------|| |----------|-------------|----------|------|| |----------|-------------|----------|------|| |----------|---------4-2-|-0--------|------|| W W W ||-----------|----------|------| ||o----------|----------|------| ||o----------|----------|------| ||-----------|----------|------| W Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |----------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |----------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |----------|--------6----3-|-4----4-4--4---|--------4----1--| |----------|-4----4----4---|-------------4-|-2----2----2----| Chorus Q. E Q E E W Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |---------------|----------||--------------|---------------| |---------------|----------||--------------|---------------| |-2----2-2----1-|-2--------||-----------2--|-----------2---| |-----------2---|----------||-0----0-0-----|-0----0-0------| |-3-| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------| |-4----4--------|-4---------4-2---|---------------|---------------| |--------4----4-|--------4------4-|---------------|---------------| |---------------|-----------------|-5------7------|-5------7------| |-3-| Q. E Q E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q E Q E H |-----------------|--------------|--------------|-------------| |-----------------|--------------|--------------|-------------| |-------------4-6-|-7----7-7--7--|-7----7-7--7--|-------------| |-5------7--7-----|--------------|--------------|-0-0--0-0----| Q. E Q E E H Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |---------------|-------------|---------------|----------------| |-------------3-|-4-----------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|------4----4-|---------------|----------------| |-2----2-2------|-------------|-5------7------|-5------7-------| 1. 2. |-3-| Q. E Q E E E Q. E H Q. E H H E E Q |-----------------|-------------|--------------||-------------|| |-----------------|-------------|-------------o||-------------|| |-------------4-6-|-7----7-7----|-7----7-7----o||------7-7----|| |-5------7--7-----|-------------|--------------||-------------|| Outro |-3--| Q E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q. E Q. E |-8-----------------|---------------|---------------| |----11-9-----------|---------------|---------------| |---------11--------|---------------|--------4----4-| |------------0--0-0-|-0--0-0----0-1-|-2----2--------| Q. E E E Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |--------4-4-4--|---------------|---------------|-------------| |-2----2--------|-5------7------|-5------7------|-5------7----| H.=H +Q Q H W W W |--------------|----------|----------|------*| |--------------|----------|----------|------*| |--------------|----------|----------|-7----*| |-(7)----------|----------|----------|------*| Duration Legend --------------- 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