Chicago - Old days

OLD DAYS (Bassline) As recorded by Chicago (From the 1975 Album CHICAGO VIII) Words and Music by James Pankow Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Peter Cetera - Bass' Intro Q=126 4/4 Gtr I W H H H H W |----------|-----------|-----------|-0----| |----------|-2----0----|-3----2----|------| |----------|-----------|-----------|------| |----------|-----------|-----------|------| H H H H H H W |-0----/4----|-----------|-----------|-0----| |------------|-2----0----|-3----2----|------| |------------|-----------|-----------|------| |------------|-----------|-----------|------| 1st & 2nd Verses $ Q Q Q E E E Q E E Q. E Q. +E E E E E Q S S E Q. |-0--1--2--4-0-||---------------|------------------|------------------| |--------------||--------2-2----|-3-3----(3)-3-2-0-|------------------| |--------------||-3-3--3--------|------------------|-3-3--3-3-5-5-----| |--------------||---------------|------------------|------------------| E Q S S Q E E E Q E E Q. E Q. +E E E E E E +E. S E Q. |-----------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------| |-3-3--3-3-5--5---|--------2-2----|-3-3----(3)-3-2-0-|-------------------| |---------------5-|-3-3--3--------|------------------|-3-3-(3)-3-5-5-----| |-----------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------| Pre-Chorus E Q E H Q Q E E E E +Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E |-------------||---------------|----------------|---------------| |-3-3--3-5----||---------------|---------5-5----|---------------| |-------------||-5--5----------|--------------4-|-5--5----------| |-------------||---------5-4-3-|-(3)------------|---------5-4-3-| +E E E. S E E Q Q Q E E E E +E E Q Q. S S Q Q E E E E |-------------------|---------------|-------------------|----------------| |------------5-5----|---------------|----------5--------|----------------| |----------5--------|-5--5----------|---------------4-4-|-5--5------5-6--| |-(3)-3-------------|---------5-4-3-|-(3)-3-3-----------|---------5------| Chorus Q E E +E E Q H. Q H. Q H. Q |-----------------||------------|------------|------------| |------4-(4)-4-6--||-7----------|-6----------|-5----------| |-7--7------------||------------|------------|------------| |-----------------||------------|------------|------------| H. Q H. Q H. Q H. Q |------------|------------|------------|------------| |-4-------4--|-7----------|-6----------|-5----------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------|------------| Interlude 1 To Coda H. Q Q +E. S E E +S S E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E. S |------------||----------------------|--------------|-2-----2---------| |-4----------||-3--(3)-3-------------|-3-----3------|---------2-------| |------------||----------3---------3-|---------3--3-|-----------0--0--| |------------||------------1-(1)-1---|--------------|-----------------| Q Q S S E E E Q Q E Q S S Q Q E Q E |-2---------2-----|----------------|--------------| |-------2-2---2---|-3-----3-3--3---|-3--3--3-3--3-| |---------------0-|--------------3-|--------------| |-----------------|----------------|--------------| Q Q E Q S S Q Q E Q E H +E E E E Q. E E Q. |-2-----2-2------|-2-----2-2----|----------------|----------------| |------------2-2-|------------2-|----------------|-2----2-2-2-----| |----------------|--------------|-5----(5)-5-5-5-|----------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------| Interlude 2 Q. E Q Q E Q E +E Q E Q Q H H H |--------------|-----------------|------------||-----------| |-3----3-3--3--|-5-5--5-(5)-5--5-|-5----------||-----------| |--------------|-----------------|------------||-7----5----| |--------------|-----------------|------------||-----------| H H W +E E Q E E Q H H |-----------|----------|-----------------|-----------| |-----------|-5--------|-(5)-5-5--7-9-9--|-----------| |-8----7----|----------|-----------------|-7----5----| |-----------|----------|-----------------|-----------| D.S. al Coda H H Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q |-----------|-------------|-0-0-2-2-4-4-----|| |-----------|-5--5--5--5--|-------------5\--|| |-8----7----|-------------|-----------------|| |-----------|-------------|-----------------|| Outro & H H W H H W 5x ||------------|-0--------|-----------|-------|| ||o-3----2----|----------|-3----2----|------o|| ||o-----------|----------|-----------|------o|| ||------------|----------|-----------|-3-----|| H H W E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E |-----------|-0--------|---------------|-0-0-0----------| |-3----2----|----------|-3-3-3--2-2-2--|------------0---| |-----------|----------|---------------|----------2---2-| |-----------|----------|---------------|--------3-------| E E Q H Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q H H |-------------|-0--0----------|---------------|-0---------| |-3-3-3--2----|-----------0---|-3-3-3--2-2-2--|-----------| |-------------|---------2---2-|---------------|-----------| |-------------|-------3-------|---------------|------3----| H H W H H W |-----------|-0--------|-----------|------*| |-3----2----|----------|-3----2----|------*| |-----------|----------|-----------|------*| |-----------|----------|-----------|-3----*| 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