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Tuning: E A D G
GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD (Bassline)
As recorded by Elton John
(From the 1973 Album GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD)
Words and Music by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dee Murray - Bass'
[Intro] [1st & 2nd Verses]
Q=60(16=s16)
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q E. S S E. E. S S S E H H H H
G|-------------|----------------------||------------|-----------|
D|-3--2--------|----------------------||o-----------|-----------|
A|-------5--3--|-1--1-3-3-------------||o------3----|------1----|
E|-------------|-----------1--1-1-x-1-||--3---------|-1---------|
H H Q Q Q Q H H H H
G|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
D|-1---------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
A|------3----|-------------|------3----|------1----|
E|-----------|-1--1--1--1--|-3---------|-1---------|
[Pre-Chorus]
H H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|-----------|-------------||-------------|-------------|
D|-1---------|-------------||-------------|-------------|
A|------3----|-------------||-4--4--6--6--|----3--4--3--|
E|-----------|-1--1--1--1--||-------------|-4-----------|
[Chorus]
Q Q Q Q H H H Q Q H H
G|-------------||-----------|------------|-----------|
D|-------------||-----------|------------|-----------|
A|-1--1--3--3--||-----------|------------|-5---------|
E|-------------||-1----5----|-6----1--1--|------3----|
2/4 4/4
H E E E E H H H H +Q S S E Q Q Q Q
G|--------------|-----------|------|-----------------|-------------|
D|--------------|-0---------|------|-----------3-1---|-3--2--0-----|
A|-3--------0-1-|------0----|-1----|-4----(4)--------|----------3--|
E|------1-3-----|-----------|------|-----------------|-------------|
1.
2/4 4/4
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W
G|-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------||
D|-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------o||
A|-1--3--|-4--4--6--6--|----3--4--3--|-1--1--3--3--|------o||
E|-------|-------------|-4-----------|-------------|-1-----||
2.
Q Q Q Q W
G|-------------|------*|
D|-------------|------*|
A|-1--1--3--3--|------*|
E|-------------|-1----*|
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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
| x - muted
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