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Tuning: E A D G
I'M GOING DOWN (Bassline)
As recorded by Bruce Springsteen
(From the 1984 Album BORN IN THE U.S.A.)
Words and Music by Bruce Springsteen
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Garry Tallent - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=134
4/4
Gtr I
Wx7 H E E E E
G|------------|--------------||
D|------------|--------------||
A|------------|------5-5-5---||
E|------------|------------5-||
[1st & 2nd Verses]
+Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E Q. Q. Q
G||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
D||o----------------|--------------4-|-(4)---4-4----4-|--------------|
A||o--------------7-|-(7)---7-7------|----------------|-5----5----5--|
E||--(5)---5-5------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E Q. Q. Q
G|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
D|---------------|--------------4-|-(4)---4-4----4-|---------------|
A|-------------7-|-(7)---7-7------|----------------|-5----5----5---|
E|-5----5-5------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. Q E Q
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------||
D|---------------|----------------|-4----4-4----4-|---------------||
A|-------------7-|-(7)---7-7----7-|---------------|-5----5--5-5---||
E|-5----5-5------|----------------|---------------|---------------||
[Chorus]
Q. Q. Q +E Q E Q Q Q. Q. Q +E Q E Q Q
G|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|--------------|----------------|-4----4-------|-----------------|
A|-----------7--|-(7)-7--7-7--7--|-----------5--|-(5)-5--5-5--5---|
E|-5----5-------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
Q. Q. Q +E Q E Q Q Q. Q. Q +E Q E E E E E
G|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------------||
D|--------------|----------------|-4----4-------|-------------------o||
A|-----------7--|-(7)-7--7-7--7--|-----------5--|-(5)-5--5-5-5-5-5--o||
E|-5----5-------|----------------|--------------|--------------------||
[Sax Solo]
Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E Q. Q. Q
G||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
D||o---------------|--------------4-|-(4)---4-4----4-|--------------o||
A||o-------------7-|-(7)---7-7------|----------------|-5----5----5--o||
E||--5----5-5------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
[3rd Verse] [Out-Chorus]
Wx11 E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +E Q E Q Q
G|-------------|-----------------||---------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|-----------------||o--------------|-----------------|
A|-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||o-----------7--|-(7)-7--7-7--7---|
E|-------------|-----------------||--5----5-------|-----------------|
Q. Q. Q +E Q E Q Q Q. Q. Q
G|--------------|----------------|--------------|
D|-4----4-------|----------------|--------------|
A|-----------5--|-(5)-5--5-5--5--|-----------7--|
E|--------------|----------------|-5----5-------|
+E Q E Q Q Q. Q. Q +E Q E E E E E 5x
G|----------------|--------------|-------------------||
D|----------------|-4----4-------|------------------o||
A|-(7)-7--7-7--7--|-----------5--|-(5)-5--5-5-5-5-5-o||
E|----------------|--------------|-------------------||
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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
| | - bar
| || - double bar
| ||o - repeat start
| o|| - repeat end
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