Duran Duran - Is there something i should know
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IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW? (Bassline)
As recorded by Duran Duran
(From the 1983 Album DURAN DURAN)
Words and Music by Nicholas Bates, Simon Le Bon, Andrew Taylor, Nigel Taylor & Roger Taylor
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Taylor - Bass Guitar'
Intro 1 Intro 2
Q=124
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8 Q E E Q Q Q E E E S S S S E
|------------||--------------|--------------------|
|------------||--------------|--------------------|
|------------||-5----0-3-----|-5----0-3-x-3-x-3-3-|
|------------||--------------|--------------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E E S S S S E Q E E Q Q
|--------------|--------------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-5----0-3-----|-5----0-3-x-3-x-3-3-|-5----0-3------|
|--------------|--------------------|---------------|
Q E E E S S E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q
|------------------|---------------|----------5----|
|------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5----5-----------|-------------0-|-3----0-3------|
|--------0-0-0-1-2-|-3----3-3------|---------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
Q E E Q Q Q Q E S S E E Q E E Q Q
|--------------|-----------------||---------------|
|--------------|-----------------||o--------------|
|-5----5-3-----|-5-----3-x-3-3-3-||o-5----0-3-----|
|--------------|-----------------||---------------|
Q Q E S S S S E Q E E Q Q Q E E E S S E E
|-------------------|--------------|------------------|
|-------------------|--------------|------------------|
|-5-----3-x-3-x-3-3-|-5----0-3-----|-5----5-----------|
|-------------------|--------------|--------0-0-0-1-2-|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E
|---------------|----------5----|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------0-|-3----0-3------|-5----0-3----0-|
|-3----3-3------|---------------|---------------|
Q E E E S S S S E Q E E Q Q Q E E E S S E E
|--------------------|--------------|------------------|
|--------------------|--------------|------------------|
|-5----0-3-x-3-x-3-3-|-5----0-3-----|-5----0-3-x-3---3-|
|--------------------|--------------|------------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E E S S E E Q E E Q Q
|--------------|------------------|--------------|
|--------------|------------------|--------------|
|-5----0-3-----|-5----0-3-x-3---3-|-5----0-3-----|
|--------------|------------------|--------------|
Q E E E S S E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E S S E E
|------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|-5----0-3-x-3---3-|-5----0-3----0-|-5----5------------||
|------------------|---------------|--------0---1---2--||
Pre-Chorus
Q E E Q E E Q. E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|----------5-----|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-------------0-|-3----0-3-----3-|-5----5-5----5-|
|-3----3-3------|----------------|---------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----------7-----|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5------5-------|-------------0-|-3----3-3----3-|
|------5-------1-|-3----3-3------|---------------|
Chorus
H.. E +W Q Q Q E E
|-------------|------------||--------------|
|-3-----------|------------||--------------|
|-----------3-|-(3)--------||-5--5--5----5-|
|-------------|------------||--------------|
E E E S S E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E S S E
|-------------------|--------------|--------------------|
|-3-3---------------|--------------|---5-------3--------|
|-------x-x-3-3---3-|--------------|-------5-----5p3-5--|
|-------------------|-5--5--5----0-|-3------------------|
Q Q Q E E E E E S S E E E E Q Q Q E E
|--------------|-------------------|--------------|
|--------------|-3-3---------------|--------------|
|-5--5--5----5-|-------x-x-3-3---3-|--------------|
|--------------|-------------------|-5--5--5----0-|
E E E E E E S S E Q Q Q. E e E Q e E Q
|-------------------|--------------|---------------|
|---5-------3-------|--------------|---------------|
|-------5-----5p3-5-|--------------|-3-3----3-3----|
|-3-----------------|-3--3--3----5-|---------------|
1.
Q E E Q Q Q E E E S S E E Q E E Q E E Q E E +E S S E S S
|--------------|------------------|---------------|------------------5h7---||
|--------------|------------------|---------------|------------5h7--------o||
|-5----0-3-----|-5----0-3---3---3-|-5----0-3----0-|-5----3-(3)------------o||
|--------------|------------------|---------------|------------------------||
Interlude
2.
W W H.. E H.. E
|----------|----------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|----------|-------------|-------------|
|-2--------|-3--------|-5---------7-|-7\----------|
|----------|----------|-------------|-------------|
W W H.. E H.. E
|----------|----------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|----------|-------------|-------------|
|-2--------|-3--------|-5---------7-|-7\----------|
|----------|----------|-------------|-------------|
W W H.. E +W +H. Q
|----------|----------|-------------|------------|----------------||
|----------|----------|-------------|------------|----------------||
|-2--------|-3--------|-5---------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)------/15\--||
|----------|----------|-------------|------------|----------------||
Out-Chorus
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
||-----------------|-----------5---6-|----------------|-----------5---6--|
||o----------------|---5-------------|----------------|---5--------------|
||o-5-5-5-5-5------|-------0-3-------|-5-5-5-5-5------|-------0-3--------|
||---------------1-|-3---------------|--------------1-|-3----------------|
E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E 3x
|----------------|-----------5---6-|----------------|-----------5---6--||
|----------------|---5-------------|----------------|---5-------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5------|-------0-3-------|-5-5-5-5-5------|-------0-3-------o||
|--------------1-|-3---------------|--------------1-|-3----------------||
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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