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BAKER STREET
As recorded by Gerry Rafferty
(From the 1978 Album CITY TO CITY)
Words and Music by Gerry Rafferty
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Tommy Eyre - Synthesizer arr. for Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Raphael Ravenscroft - Saxophone arr. for Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Nigel Jenkins - Electric Guitar'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Hugh Burns - Electric Guitar'
Intro 1
Q=118
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (Synth. arr for Gtr.)
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|--3--|
H. E E Q Q Q +Q. E Q. E +H +W
|-19-------17-15-|-18-15--------------|-------17-(17)----|-(17)----|
|----------------|-------16-(16)---18-|-15---------------|---------|
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|---------|
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|---------|
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|---------|
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|---------|
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. E +H Q. E +H H H +H.. E
|-------19-(19)----|-------18-(18)----|-------------|-------------17--|
|-15---------------|-16---------------|-------20----|-(20)------------|
|------------------|------------------|-17----------|-----------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------|-----------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------|-----------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------|-----------------|
~~~~
|-----3------| |--3--|
Q +Q +Q +Q E E Q Q Q +Q. S S
|-19b20==(19)r(19)-(19)--17-15--|-18-15-----------------|
|-------------------------------|-------16-(16)---18h20-|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr II (Sax. arr. for Gtr.)
| W W
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
~~
W W
|-----------|-20---------------------||
|-----------|------------------------||
|-19--------|------------------------||
|-----------|------------------------||
|-----------|------------------------||
|-----------|------------------------||
|
| |---3----|
| W Q E E Q q E E
|-----------|----------/13-12-10-----||
|-----------|-------10-----------13--||
|-----------|------------------------||
|-----------|------------------------||
|-----------|------------------------||
|-----------|------------------------||
Intro 2
~~~~~~~~
|---3---|
E E Q +Q Q Q E E Q q E E
|-------------------|---------13-12-10p8-|
|-10s8s10--(10)-----|------10------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|---3----|
Q +S +S +S +S +Q. E Q E E Q q E E
|-------------------------------------------------|----------13-12-10----|
|-10b13===(10)r(10)b13==(10)r(10)b13-(10)---10b13-|-10----10----------13-|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
~~~~~~~
S S E +E E a E E E S S S S S S +H.
|----------------------------------|--------------------||
|-15h17-15-(15)--------------------|--------------------||
|-----------------10s12-10---------|--------------------||
|----------------------------12----|-10h12---12-(12)----||
|-------------------------------12-|--------------------||
|----------------------------------|--------------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
$
~~~~~~~~
|---3---|
E E Q +Q Q Q E E Q q E E
|-------------------|---------13-12-10p8-|
|-10s8s10--(10)-----|------10------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|---3----|
Q +S +S +S +S +Q. E q E E Q q E E
|-------------------------------------------------|----------13-12-10----|
|-10b13===(10)r(10)b13==(10)r(10)b13-(10)---10b13-|-10----10----------13-|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|---3----|
S S E +Q Q E E S E. Q Q q E E
|-10h12-10-(10)--------------|-----------13-12-10----|
|----------------------------|--------------------13-|
|-------------------12b14-12-|-10--------------------|
|----------------------------|----12-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---3----|
S S E +Q +Q Q Q E E Q q E E
|-10h12-10-(10)--(10)-----|---------13-12-10----|
|-------------------------|------10----------13-|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
~~~~~
|---3----|
H H Q E E Q q E E
|---------------|---------13-12-------|
|---------------|------10-------15p13-|
|-12b14---------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|
|---3----|
Q. e Q E E Q E E Q q E E
|-------------------|----------13-12-10----|
|-13----13-13----13-|-10----10----------13-|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
D.S. al Coda
a S S S S +E e a S S E E e S S E e S S E e E E
|-12s13p12---10-(10)----12s13p12-10------|-14S13-12-----------------------||
|--------------------13---------------13-|----------15----------------10--||
|----------------------------------------|-------------13S12p10----10-----||
|----------------------------------------|----------------------12--------||
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Guitar Solo
&
~~~~~~~~~~~~
+H +E +e Q E E +E. +S E e S S E
|-(20)----(20)r(20)----|---15pb17r(15)b17-(15)---15---13---|
|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-----3-----|
E +E E Q +Q Q Q E E +Q S S S S
|-15pb17r(15)p13-10--(10)-----|--------------------10-------10----|
|-----------------------------|------13b15==(13)r-----13b15----13-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---3---| |------3------|
S E. +Q Q +E +E +E +E
|-13-15b18==(15)r--15b17==(15)r(15)b17==(15)r(15)-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |-----3-----|
E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E
|-15pb17r(15)-15pb17r(15)-15pb17r(15)-15pb17r(15)-15pb17r(15)-15pb17r(15)-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H. +Q E E E E E E E E
|-15pb17r=====(15)--|---20\---20\---20\---20b22==|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
+H +E +e Q Q E E +E E E S S
|-(20)----(20)r(20)----|------------------------------|
|----------------------|------13pb15r(13)-13-10-------|
|----------------------|------------------------12p10-|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
~~~
S S S S S S S S E Q.
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-12-12-10----10-------------------|
|----------12----12-------10-12----|
|-------------------10S12----------|
|----------------------------------|
Q E +E +Q +S +S +S +S
|----15pb17r(15)-(15)b17===(15)r(15)b17==(15)r(15)b17==|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
+S +S +E E e E E +E S +S +Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-(15)r(15)b17==(15)r15-13-15b17-15pb17r(15)-15b17==(15)r|=(15)--15p13-15p13-15p13----13-15p13-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------15----------15p13-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Gtr II
|----3----|
Q E E Q q E E
|-------------------------/13--12-10----||
|----------------------10------------13-||
|---------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------||
|
| Gtr IV
| S S S S S S E +H
|-10------------------------------------||
|----13-10-13-10-------10-(10)----------||
|----------------12b14------------------||
|---------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------||
Outro
N.C.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---3---|
S S E +Q +Q Q Q E E Q q E E
|-10h12-10-(10)--(10)-----|---------13-12-10p8-|
|-------------------------|------10------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|
| W W
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
~~~~~~~~
|---3---|
E E Q +Q Q Q E E Q q E E
|-------------------|---------13-12-10p8-|
|-10s8s10--(10)-----|------10------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
Q +S +S +S +S +Q. E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10b13===(10)r(10)b13==(10)r(10)b13-(10)---10b13-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---3----| |---3----|
q E E Q q E E S S E +Q Q E E S E. Q Q q E E
|----------13-12-10----|-10h12-10-(10)--------------|-----------13-12-10----*|
|-10----10----------13-|----------------------------|--------------------13-*|
|----------------------|-------------------12b14-12-|-10--------------------*|
|----------------------|----------------------------|----12-----------------*|
|----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------*|
|----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------*|
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
N.C.
Gtr II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---3----| S S E +Q +Q Q Q E E Q q E E |-10h12-10-(10)--(10)-----|---------13-12-10----| |-------------------------|------10----------13-| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| AGtr III Em
q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E
|-0----0-0----0-|-0----0-0----0-|-0----0-0----0-|-0----0-0----3--|
|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----5--|
|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----4--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
q E E q E GE q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q E AE
|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----0--|
|-5----5-5----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----2--|
|-4----4-4----4-|-4----4-4----2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q E E q E EmE
|-0----0-0----0-|-0----0-0----0-|-0----0-0----0-|-0----0-0----3--|
|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----5--|
|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----4--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
q E E q E GE q E E q E DE q E E q E E q E E q E Dm7E
|-7----7-7----3-|-3----3-3----2-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----1--||
|-8----8-8----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----1--||
|-9----9-9----4-|-4----4-4----2-|-7----7-7----7-|-7----7-7----2--||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
Bridge
Dm7q E E q E AmE q E E q E Dm7E q E E q E AmE q E E q E CE
|-1----1-1----0-|-0----0-0----1-|-1----1-1----0-|-0----0-0----3--|
|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----5--|
|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----5--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
q E E q E G5E q E E q E DE q E E q E E q E E q E Dm7E
|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----1--|
|-5----5-5----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----1--|
|-5----5-5----0-|-0----0-0----2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2--|
|-------------0-|-0----0-0------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
q E E q E AmE q E E q E Dm7E q E E q E AmE q E E q E CE
|-1----1-1----0-|-0----0-0----1-|-1----1-1----0-|-0----0-0----3--|
|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----5--|
|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2-2----5--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
To Coda
q E E q E G5E q E E q E AE q E E q Q
|
| Gtr II
| |---3----|
| W W W Q E E Q q E E
|---------------|---------------|--------------|---------/13-12-10-----||
|---------------|---------------|--------------|------10-----------13--||
|---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------------||
Interlude
N.C.
W |-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----0-|-0----0-0-----|-----------------------|| |-5----5-5----3-|-3----3-3----2-|-2----2-2-----|-----------------------|| |-5----5-5----0-|-0----0-0----2-|-2----2-2-----|-----------------------|| |-------------0-|-0----0-0------|--------------|-----------------------|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------------|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------------||N.C.
Gtr II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---3----| S S E +Q +Q Q Q E E Q q E E |-10h12-10-(10)--(10)-----|---------13-12-10----| |-------------------------|------10----------13-| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|N.C.
Gtr IVN.C.
W E E E E E E E E |----------||---20\---20\---20\---20b22==| |----------||----------------------------| |----------||----------------------------| |----------||----------------------------| |----------||----------------------------| |----------||----------------------------|