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POSTMAN (Bassline) As recorded by The Carpenters (From the 1975 Album HORIZON) Words and Music by George Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brain Holland & Robert Bateman Arranged by The Carpenters Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass' Intro Q=129 4/4 Gtr I W q Q H W |----------|------------|------| |----------|------------|------| |----------|-0----------|------| |----------|------------|------| Chorus q Q H H E E E E Q E E Q E E |------------|--------------||---------------| |------------|--------------||--------2----2-| |------------|--------4-3-2-||---------------| |-2----------|--------------||-5----5--------| Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------2----2-|-4-4---4---------|-4-4---4---------| |---------------|---------4-4---4-|---------4-4---4-| |-5----5--------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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|-7-7---7---------|-7-7---7-7-7-9---||---------7-7---7-| |---------7-7---7-|-----------------||-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7---7-----7-6-|-4-4---4---------|-4-4---4---------| |---------7-7-----|---------4-4---4-|---------4-4---4-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5-----5-6-|-7-7---7---------| |---------5-5---5-|---------5-5-----|---------7-7---7-| 4th Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |---------------6-||-7-7---7---------|-7-7---7-----7-6-| |-7-7---7-7-7-9---||---------7-7---7-|---------7-7-----| |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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|-----------------|---------5-5---5-|---------5-5-----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------6-|-7-7---7---------| |-7-7---7---------|-7-7---7-7-7-9---|---------7-7---7-| |---------7-7---7-|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7---7-----7-6-|-4-4---4---------|-4-4---4---------| |---------7-7-----|---------4-4---4-|---------4-4---4-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5-----5-6-|-7-7---7---------| |---------5-5---5-|---------5-5-----|---------7-7---7-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------6-|-7-7---7---------|-7-7---7-----7-6-| |-7-7---7-7-7-9---|---------7-7---7-|---------7-7-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*| |-4-4---4---------|-4-4---4---------|-----------------|------------------*| |---------4-4---4-|---------4-4---4-|-5-5---5---------|-5-5---5-----5-6--*| |-----------------|-----------------|---------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