SPINNING WHEEL (Bassline) As recorded by Blood, Sweat & Tears (From the 1969 Album BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS) Words and Music by David Clayton-Thomas Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jim Fielder - Bass' Intro 1st Verse Q=96 4/4 Gtr I W W Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----------|----------||---------------|---------------| |----------|----------||-2--2----------|-0--0--------0-| |----------|----------||--------0--0-3-|-----------2---| |----------|----------||------3--------|------1-3------| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-2--2----------|-0--0--------0-|-2--2----------|-0--0----------| |--------0--0-3-|-----------2---|--------0--0-3-|-----------0-2-| |------3--------|------1-3------|------3--------|------1-3------| 2nd Verse Q Q H E E +Q +H Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |------------|-----------------||---------------|---------------| |-0----------|---0-(0)--(0)----||-2--2----------|-0--0--------0-| |------------|-----------------||--------0--0-3-|-----------2---| |------------|-----------------||------3--------|------1-3------| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-2--2----------|-0--0--------0-|-2--2----------|-0--0--------0-| |--------0--0-3-|-----------2---|--------0--0-3-|-----------2---| |------3--------|------1-3------|------3--------|------1-3------| Q Q H E E +Q +H |------------|-----------------|| |-0----------|---0-(0)--(0)----|| |------------|-----------------|| |------------|-----------------|| Bridge E. S E. S E. S S S E E. S E. S E. S S S E |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1---| |----------------------|------------------------| E. S E. S E. S S S E E. S E. S E. S S S E |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-| E. S E. S E. S S S E E. S E. S E. S S S E |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1-| |----------------------|----------------------| E. S E. S E. S S S E W W E S S E. S +S E S E E |----------------------|----------|----------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-5--------|-5--------|---6-7-8-----------------| |----------------------|----------|----------|----------8-(8)---8------| |-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4-|----------|----------|-6--------------6---6-6--| E S S E. S +S E S E E E S S E. S +S E S E E |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |---8-9-10-------------------|----10-11-12---------------------| |-----------10-(10)---10-----|--------------12-(12)----12----0-| |-8-----------------8----8-8-|-10-------------------10----10---| E E E S S +S S E E E |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |----0----0------------0----0--| |-10---10---10-(10)-10---10----| E E E S S +S S E E E |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |----0----0------------0----0-| |-10---10---10-(10)-10---10---| |-3-| |-3-| E E E S S +S S E E E e e e e e e e e e e |-----------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------| |----0----0------------0----0-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |-10---10---10-(10)-10---10---|----------------------| 3rd Verse s s s s E s s s E. E E W Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |------------------------|----------||---------------|----------------| |------------------------|----------||-2-------------|-------------0--| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8---|----------||-----------3-4-|-5---------2----| |------------------------|----------||----3-4-5------|----1-2-3-------| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-2-------------|---------------|-2--2----------|---------------| |-----------3-4-|-5-------------|--------0--3-4-|-5---------0-2-| |----3-4-5------|----1-2-3------|------3--------|----1-2-3------| Interlude Q Q H E E +H. S E S +S E S +S S S S S S S S |------------|--------------||----------------------------------| |-0----------|---0-(0)------||-2--------------------------------| |------------|--------------||----------------------------------| |------------|--------------||---0-3-(3)-4-5-(5)-5-7-7-8-8-9-9--| S E S +S E S +S S S S S S S S S E S +S E S +S S S S S S S S |----0-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------0-0-1-1-|-2-------------------------------| |----------------------2-2---------|---------------------------------| |-10---1-(1)-2-3-(3)-3-------------|---0-3-(3)-4-5-(5)-5-7-7-8-8-9-9-| Trumpet Solo Q=192(8=s8) S E S +S E S +S S S S S S S S Q Q E. S Q Q Q Q Q |----0-----------------------------||-------9-------|--------------| |--------------------------0-0-1-1-||----9-----9-8--|-7------------| |----------------------2-2---------||-7-------------|-------7--6---| |-10---1-(1)-2-3-(3)-3-------------||---------------|----5---------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E. S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|------9--------|----9--------| |----7-----7--|-5--7--8--9--|----9----9--8--|-7-----7-----| |-5-----5-----|-------------|-7-------------|----------6--| |-------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E. S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|------9--------|----9--------| |----7-----7--|-5--7--8--9--|----9----9--8--|-7-----7-----| |-5-----5-----|-------------|-7-------------|----------6--| |-------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E. S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|------9--------|----9--------| |----7-----7--|-5--7--8--9--|----9----9--8--|-7-----7-----| |-5-----5-----|-------------|-7-------------|----------6--| |-------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |----7-----7--|-5--7--8--9--|-------------|----5--6--7--| |-5-----5-----|-------------|-7-----5--6--|-7-----------| |-------------|-------------|----7--------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-9--7--6--5--|-4--2--0-----|-1--1--------|-------------| |-------------|----------3--|-------1--0--|----------4--| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-4--5--6-----| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +H +W |-------------|---------------|------------------|---------| |-------------|---------------|------------------|---------| |-6--5--6--7--|-9--10--9------|------------------|---------| |-------------|-----------11--|-10----10-(10)----|-(10)----| 4th Verse Q=96 +H H Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |--------------||---------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------||-2-------------|-------------0-|-2-------------| |--------------||-----------3-4-|-5---------2---|-----------3-4-| |-(10)---------||----3-4-5------|----1-2-3------|----3-4-5------| Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q H |---------------|---------------|---------------|------------| |---------------|-2--2----------|---------------|-0----------| |-5-------------|--------0--3-4-|-5---------0-2-|------------| |----1-2-3------|------3--------|----1-2-3------|------------| Outro 3/4 9/8 6/8 9/8 6/8 W q. q. Q. q. q. q. q. Q. q. q. |--------||----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------| |--------||-2---------1----|-0---------|-2---------1----|-0---------| |--------||------0---------|-----------|------0---------|-----------| |--------||----------------|------3----|----------------|------3----| 9/8 6/8 W W q. q. Q. Q E Q E W |--------|--------|----------------|-----------|------| |--------|--------|-2---------1----|-0---------|------| |--------|--------|------0---------|-----------|------| |--------|--------|----------------|------3----|------| 9/8 6/8 W Q E Q E Q. q. q. q. q. Q. q. |--------|----------------|-----------|-----------|------------| |--------|-2---------1----|-0---------|-2---------|-1----0-----| |--------|------0---------|-----------|------0----|------------| |--------|----------------|------3----|-----------|------------| q. q. Q. q. q. q. Q. q. 5x ||------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|| ||o-2---------|-1----0----|-2---------|-1----0-----o|| ||o------0----|-----------|------0----|------------o|| ||------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|| 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

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