Blondie - Heart of glass

HEART OF GLASS (Bassline) As recorded by Blondie (From the 1978 Album PARALLEL LINES) Words and Music by Deborah Harry & Chris Stein Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Nigel Harrison - Bass' Intro 1 Q=118 4/4 Gtr I Wx3 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| Intro 2 & Interlude $ Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-2--2--2--2h4---|-2--2--2--2h4---|-2--2--2--2h4---|-2--2--2--2h4----|| |--------------2-|--------------2-|--------------2-|--------------2--|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| 1st - 4th Verses $$ Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q S S E ||---------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------| ||o-2--2--2--2-4-|--------------|--------------|-2--2--2--2h4----| ||o--------------|-4--4--4--4-2-|-4--4--4--4-2-|--------------2--| ||---------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------| Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E |----------------|--------------|--------------| |-2--2--2--2h4---|--------------|--------------| |--------------2-|-4--4--4--4-2-|-4--4--4--4-2-| |----------------|--------------|--------------| 1. Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|| |-2--2--2--2h4---|-2--2--2--2h4---|-2--2--2--2h4---|-2--2--2--2h4----o|| |--------------2-|--------------2-|--------------2-|--------------2--o|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|| 2.,D.S.,D.S.S. Q Q Q S S E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|| |-2--2--2--2h4---|---2---4---5---6-|| |--------------2-|-----------------|| |----------------|-0---2---3---4---|| Bridge Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0---| To Coda D.S. al Coda To Coda Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |-------------|-------------|-4--4--4--4--|--------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-2--4--5--6---|| |-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|-------------|--------------|| Synthesizer Solo & 3/4 Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-----------------||-------------|----------| |-------------|---2---4---5---6-||-------------|----------| |-------------|-----------------||-------------|----------| |-0--0--0--0--|-0---2---3---4---||-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--| 4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|----------|-------------|----------| |-------------|----------|-------------|----------| |-------------|----------|-------------|----------| |-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--| 4/4 Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|---2---4---5---6-|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------| |-0--0--0--0--|-0---2---3---4---|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5---| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|-5--5--5--5--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-4--4--4--4--|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-2--4--5--6--|| |-5--5--5--5--|-------------|-------------|| Interlude 1.,2.,3. 4. D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E 4x Q Q Q S S E ||-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|| ||o-2--2--2--2h4---|-2--2--2--2h4---o||-2--2--2--2h4----|| ||o--------------2-|--------------2-o||--------------2--|| ||-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|| Outro && Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------||--------------| |-4--4--4--4--|-------------||o-------------| |-------------|-2--4--5--6--||o-------------| |-------------|-------------||--5--5--5--5--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-5--5--5--5--|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| |-------------|-------------|-4--4--4--4--|--------------o|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-2--4--5--6---o|| |-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|-------------|---------------|| 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