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PEACE TRAIN (Bassline)
As recorded by Cat Stevens
(From the 1971 Album TEASER AND THE FIRECAT)
Words and Music by Cat Stevens
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Larry Steele - Bass'
Intro
Q=83
4/4
Gtr I
W E. S +E E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q H
|----------|--------------------|-------2------|------------||
|----------|-3------------------|-3--5---------|-3--5--3----||
|----------|----3-(3)-----------|--------------|------------||
|----------|----------1-(1)-----|--------------|------------||
1st Verse
W W W
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
H Q S S S S E S S E S S Q +E. S E. S E. S Q +E. S
|-----------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------2-|-3---------3--(3)---|
|-------------3---|-3---3-----0-3--(3)---|----5-3--5--------3-|
|---------3h5---5-|-------3--------------|--------------------|
E. S E S S E. S +S S E E. s E. s Q S S S S E. S E. S E Q S S
|------------2------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|-3--x-5---5------------5-|-3--3-5--5-3----------|---------------------|
|---------------3-(3)-5---|------------------3---|-3--3------3----3h5--|
|-------------------------|--------------3h5---5-|------3--3-----------|
E. S E. S Q E S S e. s E. S E. S +S S E E. s E. s S E S S S S S
|--------------------|-----------2------------|--------------------------|
|-3--3------3--------|-3--3-5--5------------5-|-3--3-5--5-3-3-3----------|
|------3--5------3h5-|--------------3-(3)-5---|---------------------3----|
|--------------------|------------------------|-----------------3h5---5--|
S E S E S S Q E S S E. S E. S Q E. S
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-3---------3-------|
|-3-3---------3----3h5-|----5-3--5-------3-|
|-----5-3---5----------|-------------------|
e. s E. S E. S S S S S E. S E. S E S S q
|-----------2------------|--------------------||
|-3--3-5--5----------5---|-3--3-5----3---3----||
|--------------3---5---5-|---------5---3------||
|------------------------|-----------------1--||
Chorus
Q Q Q E S S E. S S S E E. S S S S S E. s E. S E. S +S S S S
||-----------------|-------------------------|-----------2--------------|
||o----------------|-3--------3-3--x-----3---|-3--3-5--5------------5---|
||o-3----------3h5-|----5-3h5--------3h5---5-|--------------3-(3)-5---5-|
||-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
2nd Verse
E S S E S S E. S S S S S q Q Q E S S E. a S E S S E. S S S S S
|---------------------------||----------------|---------------------------|
|-3---3-5---5-3--3---------o||----------------|-3--------3---3--x-----3---|
|----------------------3---o||-3----------3h5-|----3h5-3---5------3h5---5-|
|------------------3h5---5--||----------------|---------------------------|
E. S E. S E. S +E S S E. s e. s q S S S S
|-----------2------------|----------------------|
|-3--3-5--5----------5---|-3--3-5--5-3----------|
|--------------3-(3)---5-|------------------3---|
|------------------------|--------------3h5---5-|
S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------2-|
|-3-3-3---------3-(3)---3-------3---|
|-------5-3-3-5-------5---5-3h5-----|
E. S S S S S S S S S E S S E. S E. S E. S E E E. S S S S S e E q
|--------------------10-10-----|-----------2----2---|----------------------||
|-3----------2-3-3-------------|-3--3-5--5----------|-3--3-5-5---5-3-------||
|----3-3-3-------------------3-|--------------3---5-|----------------5\----||
|------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------1--||
Chorus
H Q E S S E. S E S S Q E E E. S E. s S E S +E S S
|---------------|-------------------|-----------2-2-----------|
|---------------|-3------3---3------|-3--3-5--5-----------5---|
|-----------3h5-|----5-3---5----3-5-|---------------3-(3)---5-|
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
Interlude
E. S S S S S E. S S S S S q Q Q E S S S S S S E S S E E S S S S
|---------------------------||----------------|----------------------------|
|-3--3-5-5---5-3--3---------||----------------|-3---3-----3---3-------3----|
|-----------------------3---||-3----------3h5-|---5---5-3---5-----3h5---0--|
|-------------------3h5---5-||----------------|----------------------------|
3rd Verse
E. S E. S S E S +S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S q Q H
|-----------2-2-------------|-----------------------------||------------|
|-3--3-5--5-----------2-5---|-3---3-5---5-3-3---3---------||------------|
|---------------3-(3)-----5-|-------------------------3---||-3----------|
|---------------------------|---------------------3h5---5-||------------|
Q Q Q Q +W H Q E S S E S S S S S S S e. E S S
|-------------|------------|---------------|---------------------------|
|-3-----------|------------|---------------|------------------------2--|
|-------------|------------|-----------3h5-|-3-----------2-3-3----3----|
|----------1--|-(1)--------|---------------|-----2-3-3-----------------|
S E S E. S E Q S S E. S E. s S E S +E S S E. S E. S E E Q
|---------------------|-----------2-2-----------|------------------||
|-3-3------2-3--------|-3--3-5--5---------------|-3--3-5--2-3------||
|-----3-3---------3h5-|---------------3-(3)---3-|-------------3----||
|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------1--||
Chorus
H Q E E S S S S E S S S S S S E S S E. S E. s S S S S +S S S S
|-------------|-----------------------------|-----------2-2----------------|
|-------------|-3-3-------3---3-3---3-3-----|-3--3-5--5---------------5----|
|-----------3-|-------5-3---5-------------x-|-----------------3-(3)-----5--|
|-------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E. S E. S S S S S S S S S q Q Q E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E
|---------------------------|----------------|----------------------------|
|-3--3-5--5-3-3---3---------|----------------|-3-3-------3---3-3---3-3----|
|-----------------------3---|-3----------3h5-|-------5-3---5-----------5--|
|-------------------3h5---5-|----------------|----------------------------|
E. S E. s S S S S +S S S S
|-----------2-2---------------|
|-3--3-5--5---------------5---|
|-----------------3-(3)-----5-|
|-----------------------------|
E. S E. S E S S E. S E. S E. s S S S S +S S S S
|----------------------|-----------2-2---------------|
|-3--3-5--5-3-3--------|-3--3-5--5---------------5---|
|---------------x----3-|-----------------3-(3)-5---5-|
|-----------------1----|-----------------------------|
2/4 4/4
E. S E. s H. +E S S E. S E S S Q E S S E. S E. s E. S E E
|-----------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------2--2------|
|-3--3-5--5-|-----------------|-3------3---3--------|-3--3-5--5--------5--|
|-----------|-3-------(3)-3h5-|----5-3---5----3-3h5-|----------------3----|
|-----------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Interlude
E. S E. S S S E S S S S H. +E S S E E S E E S E E S S
|-------------------------||-----------------|---------------------|
|-3--3-5--5-3-3-----------||-----------------|-3-3-----3---3-x-----|
|---------------------3---||-3-------(3)-3h5-|-----5-3---x-----3h5-|
|-----------------3h5---5-||-----------------|---------------------|
Outro
Slower Q.=55
3/8 6/8
E. S E. s E. S +S S S S E. S E E E E E E E
|-----------2--------------|--------||-------------|
|-3--3-5--5------------5---|-3--5---||-----3-3-----|
|--------------3-(3)-5---5-|------3-||---3-----3---|
|--------------------------|--------||-1---------1-|
E E E E E E E E E E S E. Q. +E. E S Q. +E. E S
|-------------|-------10---5----|--------------|---------------|
|-3---3-----3-|----10-----------|--------------|-3----(3)------|
|---3-----3---|-/8-----------3--|----------3-3-|----------3-3--|
|-------1-----|-----------------|-1----(1)-----|---------------|
Q. +E. E S E. E S S S S E S E. E S E. E S Q. Q.
|--------------|------------------|---------------|-----------|
|--------------|-3------3---------|-3-------------|-3----3----|
|----------3-3-|----3-3---3-3-3-3-|----3-3----3-3-|-----------|
|-1----(1)-----|------------------|--------1------|-----------|
Q E Q. +Q. Q. W
|-----------|------------|------|
|-3---------|------------|------|
|----5-3----|-(3)--------|------|
|-----------|------------|------|
Wx16
|---------*|
|---------*|
|---------*|
|---------*|
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