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STAND BY ME (Bassline) As recorded by Ben E. King (From the 1962 Album DON'T PLAY THAT SONG!) Words and Music by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Lloyd Trotman - Upright Bass' Intro Q=114 4/4 Gtr I q E E +E E E E q E E +E E E E q E E +Q Q q E E +Q E E |-2----2-(2)-----1-|-2----2-(2)---2-1-|----------------|-----------------| |--------------2---|------------------|-4----4-(4)--2--|-4----4-(4)--4-2-| |------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------| |------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------| 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 |------------------|----------------1-|-2----2-(2)-----1-|-2----2-(2)-----1--|| |-0----0-(0)---0-4-|-2----2-(2)---2---|--------------2---|--------------2----|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses q E E +E E E E q E E +E E E E q E E +Q Q q E E +Q E E ||--2----2-(2)-----1-|-2----2-(2)---2-1-|----------------|-----------------| ||o--------------2---|------------------|-4----4-(4)--2--|-4----4-(4)--4-2-| ||o------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------| ||-------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------| 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 |------------------|----------------1-|-2----2-(2)-----1-|-2----2-(2)-----1--| |-0----0-(0)---0-4-|-2----2-(2)---2---|--------------2---|--------------2----| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| q E E +E E E E q E E +E E E E q E E +Q Q q E E +Q E E |-2----2-(2)-----1-|-2----2-(2)---2-1-|----------------|------------------| |--------------2---|------------------|-4----4-(4)--2--|-4----4-(4)--4-2--| |------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| 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 |------------------|----------------1-|-2----2-(2)-----1-|-2----2-(2)-----1--|| |-0----0-(0)---0-4-|-2----2-(2)---2---|--------------2---|--------------2----|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| Chorus q E E +E E E E q E E +E E E E q E E +Q Q q E E +Q E E |-2----2-(2)-----1-|-2----2-(2)---2-1-|----------------|------------------| |--------------2---|------------------|-4----4-(4)--2--|-4----4-(4)--4-2--| |------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| 1. 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 |------------------|----------------1-|-2----2-(2)-----1-|-2----2-(2)-----1---|| |-0----0-(0)---0-4-|-2----2-(2)---2---|--------------2---|--------------2----o|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------o|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|| Interlude 2. q E E +E E E E q E E +E E E E |-2----2-(2)-----1-||-2----2-(2)-----1-| |--------------2---||--------------2---| |------------------||------------------| |------------------||------------------| q E E +E E E E q E E +Q Q q E E +Q E E |-2----2-(2)---2-1-|----------------|-------------------| |------------------|-4----4-(4)--2--|-4----4-(4)--4-2---| |------------------|----------------|-------------------| |------------------|----------------|-------------------| 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 |------------------|----------------1-|-2----2-(2)-----1-|-2----2-(2)-----1--| |-0----0-(0)---0-4-|-2----2-(2)---2---|--------------2---|--------------2----| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| q E E +E E E E q E E +E E E E q E E +Q Q q E E +Q E E |-2----2-(2)-----1-|-2----2-(2)---2-1-|----------------|------------------| |--------------2---|------------------|-4----4-(4)--2--|-4----4-(4)--4-2--| |------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| 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 |------------------|----------------1-|-2----2-(2)-----1-|-2----2-(2)-----1--|| |-0----0-(0)---0-4-|-2----2-(2)---2---|--------------2---|--------------2----|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| Out-Chorus q E E +E E E E q E E +E E E E q E E +Q Q q E E +Q E E |-2----2-(2)-----1-|-2----2-(2)---2-1-|----------------|------------------| |--------------2---|------------------|-4----4-(4)--2--|-4----4-(4)--4-2--| |------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| 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 |------------------|----------------1-|-2----2-(2)-----1-|-2----2-(2)-----1--| |-0----0-(0)---0-4-|-2----2-(2)---2---|--------------2---|--------------2----| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| q E E +E E E E q E E +E E E E q E E +Q Q q E E +Q E E |-2----2-(2)-----1-|-2----2-(2)---2-1-|----------------|------------------| |--------------2---|------------------|-4----4-(4)--2--|-4----4-(4)--4-2--| |------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| 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 |------------------|----------------1-|-2----2-(2)-----1-|-2----2-(2)-----1--*| |-0----0-(0)---0-4-|-2----2-(2)---2---|--------------2---|--------------2----*| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------*| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------*| 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