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Tuning: E A D G
I CAN'T DANCE (Bassline)
As recorded by Genesis
(From the 1991 Album WE CAN'T DANCE)
Words and Music by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Mike Rutherford - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=106
4/4
Gtr I
H Q E E Q E H E +E E E E Q E E
G|-------------||--------------|------------------|
D|-------------||o-------------|------------------|
A|-------------||o-------------|------------------|
E|---------4-4-||--6--6------6-|-(6)-4-6------4-4-|
Q E H E +E Q E +Q E E
G|-------------|----------------------||
D|-------------|---------------------o||
A|-------------|---------------------o||
E|-6--6------4-|-(4)-2--4-(4)--4-4----||
[1st Verse]
Q E H E +E E E E Q E E Q E H E +E Q E +Q E E
G||--------------|------------------|-------------|---------------------||
D||o-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------o||
A||o-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------o||
E||--6--6------6-|-(6)-4-6------4-4-|-6--6------4-|-(4)-2--4-(4)--4-4---||
[Chorus]
Q E H E +E E E E Q E E Q E H E +E Q E +E E E E
G|-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------|
D|-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------|
A|-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------|
E|-6--6------6-|-(6)-4-6------4-4-|-6--6------4-|-(4)-2--4-(4)-4-4-4-|
Q E H E +E E E E Q E E Q E Q E E E
G|-------------|------------------|---------------|
D|-------------|------------------|---------------|
A|-------------|------------------|---------------|
E|-6--6------6-|-(6)-4-6------4-4-|-6--6----6---4-|
E E E E +Q E E W +H Q E E
G|------------------|----------|------------------|
D|------------------|----------|------------------|
A|------------------|----------|------------------|
E|---6---4-(4)--4-4-|-6--------|-(6)-------4-4----|
[2nd Verse]
Q E H E +E E E E Q E E Q E H E +E Q E +Q E E
G||--------------|------------------|-------------|---------------------||
D||o-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------o||
A||o-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------o||
E||--6--6------6-|-(6)-4-6------4-4-|-6--6------4-|-(4)-2--4-(4)--4-4---||
[Chorus]
Q E H E +E E E E Q E E Q E H E +E Q E +E E E E
G|-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------|
D|-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------|
A|-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------|
E|-6--6------6-|-(6)-4-6------4-4-|-6--6------4-|-(4)-2--4-(4)-4-4-4-|
Q E H E +E E E E Q E E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E Q
G|-------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
E|-6--6------6-|-(6)-4-6------4-4-|-6--6----6---4-|---6---4---6----|
[Bridge]
W W W +H +Q E E
G|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
D|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
A|----------|----------|-6--------|-(6)----(6)------|
E|-2--------|-1--------|----------|-------------4-4-|
Q E H E +E E E E Q E E Q E H E +E Q E +Q E E
G|-------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|
D|-------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|
A|-------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|
E|-6--6------6-|-(6)-4-6------4-4-|-6--6------4-|-(4)-2--4-(4)--4-4-|
[3rd Verse]
Q E H E +E E E E Q E E Q E H E +E Q E +Q E E
G||--------------|------------------|-------------|---------------------||
D||o-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------o||
A||o-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------o||
E||--6--6------6-|-(6)-4-6------4-4-|-6--6------4-|-(4)-2--4-(4)--4-4---||
[Chorus]
Q E H E +E E E E Q E E Q E H E +E Q E +E E E E
G|-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------|
D|-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------|
A|-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------|
E|-6--6------6-|-(6)-4-6------4-4-|-6--6------4-|-(4)-2--4-(4)-4-4-4-|
Q E H E +E E E E Q E E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E Q
G|-------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
E|-6--6------6-|-(6)-4-6------4-4-|-6--6----6---4-|---6---4---6----|
[Bridge]
W W W +W
G|----------|----------|----------|--------|
D|----------|----------|----------|--------|
A|----------|----------|-6--------|-(6)----|
E|-2--------|-1--------|----------|--------|
W W W +H +Q E E
G|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|
D|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|
A|-4--------|-2--------|----------|-------------------|
E|----------|----------|-4--------|-(4)----(4)--4-4---|
Q E H E +E E E E Q E E Q E H E +E Q E +Q E E
G|-------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|
D|-------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|
A|-------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|
E|-6--6------6-|-(6)-4-6------4-4-|-6--6------4-|-(4)-2--4-(4)--4-4-|
[Out-Chorus]
Q E H E +E E E E Q E E Q E H E +E Q E +Q E E
G||--------------|------------------|-------------|---------------------||
D||o-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------o||
A||o-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------o||
E||--6--6------6-|-(6)-4-6------4-4-|-6--6------4-|-(4)-2--4-(4)--4-4---||
Q E H E +E E E E Q E E Q E H E +E Q E +Q E E
G|-------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|
D|-------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|
A|-------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|
E|-6--6------6-|-(6)-4-6------4-4-|-6--6------4-|-(4)-2--4-(4)--4-4-|
Q E H E +E E E E Q E E Q E H E +E Q E +Q E E
G|-------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|
D|-------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|
A|-------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------|
E|-6--6------6-|-(6)-4-6------4-4-|-6--6------4-|-(4)-2--4-(4)--4-4-|
Q E H E +E E E E Q E E Q E Q E E E E E E E +Q E E
G|-------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
D|-------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
A|-------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
E|-6--6------6-|-(6)-4-6------4-4-|-6--6----6---4-|---6---4-(4)--4-4-|
Q E H E +E E E E Q E E Q E H E +E Q E +Q E E
G||--------------|------------------|-------------|---------------------||
D||o-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------o||
A||o-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------o||
E||--6--6------6-|-(6)-4-6------4-4-|-6--6------4-|-(4)-2--4-(4)--4-4---||
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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
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