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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

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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-| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|
~~~~~~~~ |---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 $
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--|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
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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

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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------|--------------|-----------------------|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------------|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------------||
| | Gtr II | |---3----| | W W W Q E E Q q E E |---------------|---------------|--------------|---------/13-12-10-----|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|------10-----------13--|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------------|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------------|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------------|| |---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------------|| Interlude

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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-| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|
~~~~~~~~ |---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 &

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Gtr IV

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W E E E E E E E E |----------||---20\---20\---20\---20b22==| |----------||----------------------------| |----------||----------------------------| |----------||----------------------------| |----------||----------------------------| |----------||----------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~ +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