Carpenters - Weve only just begun
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Tuning: E A D G
WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN (Bassline)
As recorded by The Carpenters
(From the 1970 Album CLOSE TO YOU)
Words and Music by Paul Williams & Roger Nichols
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass'
[Intro] [1st Verse]
Q=86
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4 Wx7 H Q Q
G|------------||------------|------------||
D|------------||------------|------------||
A|------------||------------|-7----7--7--||
E|------------||------------|------------||
[2nd Verse]
H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E
G|-----------9-|-7------7--7-|-6------6--6-|-----------6--|
D|-7------7----|------7------|------6------|-4------4-----|
A|------7------|-------------|-------------|------4-------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E Q. E Q Q
G|-4----4-4--4-|-----------6-|-4----4-4--4-|------4--------|
D|-------------|-4------4----|-------------|---------------|
A|-------------|------4------|-------------|-7------7--7---|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
[Bridge]
Segno $
Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E
G|--------------||-------4-4--4-|-------4-4--4-|-------4-4--4--|
D|-7--7---------||-4--4---------|-4--4---------|-4--4----------|
A|-------5-5--5-||--------------|--------------|---------------|
E|--------------||--------------|--------------|---------------|
Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E
G|-------4-4--4-|-3--3---------|-3--3---------|-3--3----------|
D|-4--4---------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A|--------------|-------6-6--6-|-------6-6--6-|-------6-6--6--|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
[3rd Verse]
To Coda
Q. Q. Q W H E Q E H E Q E
G|--------------|-/9--------||-----------9-|-7------7--7--|
D|--------------|-----------||-7------7----|------7-------|
A|-7----7----7--|-----------||------7------|--------------|
E|--------------|-----------||-------------|--------------|
H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E
G|-6------6--6-|-----------6-|-4----4-4--4-|-----------6--|
D|------6------|-4------4----|-------------|-4------4-----|
A|-------------|------4------|-------------|------4-------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Dal Segno al Coda
H E Q E Q. E Q Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q Q
G|-4----4-4--4-|--------------|--------------|--------------||
D|-------------|--------------|-7--7---------|-7--7---------||
A|-------------|-7----7-7--7--|-------5-5--5-|-------5--7---||
E|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
[4th Verse]
Coda &
W W H E Q E H E Q E
G|-/9--------|-9--------||-----------9-|-7------7--7--|
D|-----------|----------||-7------7----|------7-------|
A|-----------|----------||------7------|--------------|
E|-----------|----------||-------------|--------------|
H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E
G|-6------6--6-|-----------6-|-4----4-4--4-|-----------6--|
D|------6------|-4------4----|-------------|-4------4-----|
A|-------------|------4------|-------------|------4-------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
H E Q E W H E Q E H E Q E
G|-4----4-4--4-|----------|-------------|--------------|
D|-------------|----------|-7----7-7--7-|--------------|
A|-------------|-7--------|-------------|-5----5-5--5--|
E|-------------|----------|-------------|--------------|
H.=H ritardano
H E Q E H E Q E W +W
G|-------------|-------------|----------|--------*|
D|-7----7-7--7-|-------------|----------|--------*|
A|-------------|-5----5-5--5-|-4--------|-(4)----*|
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
| / - slide into (from "nowhere")
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