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FOCUS II (Bassline) As recorded by Focus (From the 1971 Album FOCUS II (MOVING WAVES)) Music by Thijs van Leer Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Cyril Havermans - Bass' Q=74 4/4 Gtr I |-3-| Wx7 H Q E E E |------------|---------------|| |------------|---------------|| |------------|---------------|| |------------|---------3-3-3-|| Faster Q=87 H H H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E ||------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| ||o-----------|-------------|-------------|--------------| ||o-3----2----|-0----2----2-|-3----2----2-|-0----5----5--| ||------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H H |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|| |-3----2----2-|-0----2----2-|-3----2----2-|-0----5----|| Double tempo Q=174 W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q |-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|| |-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|| |-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5-5-5--5--|-5-5-5--5-5-5--|| |-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|| Drum Fill Wx4 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| 1.ower Q=144 7/4 Q. H Q. H Q. H Q. H |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-2----3--------------|-2----3--------------| |-----------3----2----|-----------3----2----| Q. H Q. H Q. H Q. H |---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------o|| |-2---------2----0----|-5---------2----3----o|| |------0--------------|------0---------------|| 2.144 4/4 W H. Q W H. Q |----------|------------|----------|------------| |----------|------------|----------|------------| |----------|------------|----------|------------| |-3--------|-3-------2--|-1--------|-1-------0--| W H. Q W H H |----------|------------|----------|-----------|| |----------|------------|----------|-----------|| |-5--------|-5-------5--|-5--------|-5---------|| |----------|------------|----------|-----------|| Q=144(8=s8) 4/4 E Q. Q Q Q E E H E Q. Q E E +W |--------------|-------------|---------------|--------| |--------------|-------------|---------------|--------| |--------------|-------------|---------------|--------| |---1----3--5--|-3--1-3------|---1----3--5-3-|-(3)----| Slower Q=74 |-3-| E Q. Q Q Q E E H E Q. Q E E +H E E E E E |--------------|-------------|---------------||------------------| |--------------|-------------|---------------||------------2-4-5-| |--------------|-------------|-------------2-||-(2)----2-2-------| |---1----3--5--|-3--1-3------|---1----3--5---||------------------| H E Q. H H H H H H |-------------||-----------|-----------|-----------| |-------------||-----------|-----------|-----------| |-2----2-2----||-----------|-1----1----|-----------| |-------------||-0----0----|-----------|-0----0----| H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-1----1----|-----------|-1----1----|-----------| |-----------|-0----0----|-----------|-0----0----| H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-1----1----|-0----0----|-0----0----|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-4----4----| H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-4----4----|-----------|-4----4----|-----------| |-----------|-4----4----|-----------|-4----4----| H=H H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |------5----|-6----7----|------5----|-6----7----| |-5---------|-----------|-5---------|-----------| H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------| |-6----5----|-6----7----|-6----5----| |-----------|-----------|-----------| H.=H H H H Q Q W +W |-----------|------------|----------|--------*| |-----------|------------|----------|--------*| |-5----5----|------------|-1--------|-(1)----*| |-----------|-2----2--2--|----------|--------*| 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