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PLANET EARTH (Bassline) As recorded by Duran Duran (From the 1981 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' Intro 1 Q=132 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| Intro 2 E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| 1st & 2nd Verses E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|---------------------||--------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-0-0---3---5-||o-------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-------------------------|-------------1---3---||--------------------------| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4--| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-------------------------| S S E S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |---------------5---6-|-------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---4---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------5---6-|| |-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---4---|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|| Pre-Chorus $ E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| Chorus E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E Q Q Q E E |-------------------------|---------------5---6-||---------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------||---------------| |-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---4---||---------------| |-------------------------|---------------------||-0--0-------0--| Q Q E S S E S S Q Q E E Q Q Q E. S E E Q Q E E E E |-------------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------| |---------5-5---6-6-|--------------|----------------|---------5---6---| |-------------------|-------3-3-3--|----------------|-----------------| |-3--3--3-----4-----|-5--5---------|-0--0--0--0-0-2-|-3--3--3---4-----| To Coda Q Q E E Q Q Q E S S E E Q Q E S S E E |--------------|-----------------|------------------| |--------------|-----------------|---------5-5---6--| |-------3-3-3--|-----------------|------------------| |-5--5---------|-0--0--0-0-0---0-|-3--3--3-----4----| Interlude 1. Q Q E E Q E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |--------------||-------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------||-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------3-3-3--||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-5--5---------||-------------------------|--------------------------| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-0---3---5-o|| |-------------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------------|-----------1---3----|| Breakdown 2. W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----| |----------|------------|------------|--------| +Q +E. S E E E E +H. +Q Q +E. S E E E E |--------------------|----------------|------------------| |--------------------|----------------|------------------| |-(5)--(5)-5-2-3-----|----------------|-5--(5)-5-2-3-----| |------------------3-|-(3)------(x)\--|----------------3-| +H. +Q Q +E. S E E E E +H. +Q Q +E. S E E E E |----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|-5--(5)-5-2-3-----|----------------|-5--(5)-5-2-3-----| |-(3)------(x)\--|----------------3-|-(3)------(x)\--|----------------3-| +H S S S S E E |---------12-12-12-12-12-12\-|| |----------------------------|| |----------------------------|| |-(3)/-----------------------|| Interlude E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| D.S. al Coda E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------5---6----|| |-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---4------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| Outro & Q Q E. S E E Q Q E E E E Q E. S E E Q 6x ||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|| ||o----------------|---------5---6-|----------------o|| ||o----------------|---------------|---------3-5-3--o|| ||--0--0--0--0-0-2-|-3--3--3---4---|-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