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Tuning: E A D G
WICHITA LINEMAN (Bassline)
As recorded by Glen Campbell
(From the 1968 Album WICHITA LINEMAN)
Words and Music by Jimmy Webb
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Don Bagley - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=85
4/4
Gtr I
H S E E S E Q. E Q. E H S E E S E Q. E Q. E W
G|------3-2-------|---------------|------3-2-------|---------------|------||
D|----------3-0---|---------------|----------3-0---|---------------|------||
A|--------------3-|---------------|--------------3-|---------------|------||
E|----------------|-1----1-1----1-|-1--------------|-1----1-1----1-|-1----||
[1st Verse]
Q. E Q S E S Q. E H Q. E Q E E
G|-----------3-2---|-------------|---------------|
D|---------------3-|-------------|---------------|
A|-1----1-1--------|-------------|-3----3-3----3-|
E|-----------------|-5----5-5----|-----------3---|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E
G|---------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|-----------------|
A|-5----5--------|-----------------|
E|--------5----5-|-3----3-3--3-5---|
[Chorus]
Q. E Q Q W Q. E Q S S E
G|--------------|----------||---------------5-|
D|--------------|----------||-----------5-7---|
A|-5----5-5--5--|-5--------||-3----3-3--------|
E|--------------|----------||-----------------|
E Q E Q. E Q. E Q +S S E
G|---------------|--------------------|
D|---------------|--------------------|
A|-3-3--3-3----3-|-2----2-2--(2)-2-2--|
E|---------------|--------------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E Q E E Q E E Q E W W
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|------|
A|-1----1-1----1-|-0----0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-1--------|-3----|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|------|
[2nd Verse]
W W Q. E Q S E S Q. E Q. E Q. E E Q E
G|----------|----------||-----------3-2---|---------------|-----------------|
D|----------|----------||---------------3-|---------------|-----------------|
A|-1--------|-3--------||-1----1-1--------|-0----0-0----1-|-3------3-3--3---|
E|----------|----------||-----------------|---------------|------3----------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E W
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
A|-5----5--------|---------------|-5----5-5--5---|-5----||
E|--------5----5-|-3----3-3--3-5-|-------------5-|------||
[Chorus]
Q. E E S S S S E E Q E Q E E
G|--------------5-----|---------------|
D|----------5-7---7-5-|---------------|
A|-3----3-3-----------|-3-3--3-3----3-|
E|--------------------|-----------3---|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E Q E
G|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-2----2-2----2-|-1----1-1----1-|-0----0-0-0--0--|
E|---------------|---------------|----------------|
E Q E Q E E W W W W
G|---------------|----------|----------|----------|------||
D|---------------|----------|----------|----------|------||
A|-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-1--------|-3--------|-1--------|-3----||
E|---------------|----------|----------|----------|------||
[Guitar Solo]
Q.. S S E E. E H E Q E E Q +S S E Q E
G|---------3-2------|-------------|-------------------|
D|-------------3----|-------------|-------------------|
A|-1-----1--------1-|-0----0-0--0-|-3-3--(3)---3-3--3-|
E|------------------|-------------|----------3--------|
Q. E E Q E Q. E Q E E
G|---------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|-----------------|
A|-5----5--------|-----------------|
E|--------5-5--5-|-3----3-3--3-5---|
[Chorus]
Q. E Q Q W E Q E E E S S E
G|--------------|----------||------------5-----|
D|--------------|----------||--------5-7---7-5-|
A|-5----5-5--5--|-5--------||-3-3--3-----------|
E|--------------|----------||------------------|
E Q +S S E Q E E Q +S S E Q E
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-3-3--(3)---3-3--3-|-2-2--(2)-2-2-2--2-|
E|----------3--------|-------------------|
E Q +S S E Q E Q. E E Q E Q.. S Q E E W W
G|-------------------|---------------|----------------|----------|------|
D|-------------------|---------------|----------------|----------|------|
A|-1-1--(1)-1-1-1--1-|-0----0-0-0----|-0-----0-0--0-0-|-1--------|-3----|
E|-------------------|-------------0-|----------------|----------|------|
[Outro]
W W E Q +S S E e e e Q E S S +S S E S S E
G|----------|----------||--------------------|--------5-(5)---5-5-----|
D|----------|----------||----------------3---|----5-7-------7-----7-5-|
A|-1--------|-3--------||-1-1--(1)---1-1---1-|-3----------------------|
E|----------|----------||----------1---------|------------------------|
E Q E E e e e Q. S S +S S E E E E Q +S S E e e e Q E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------0-0------|
D|------------3---|----------------------|----------------3---|----2-3-----3-2--|
A|-1-1----1-1---1-|-3----3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-|-1-1--(1)---1-1---1-|-3---------------|
E|------1---------|----------------------|----------1---------|-----------------|
E Q. E E E E E Q E S S E E E E Q. E E E E
G|----------------|------------------|----------------*|
D|------------3---|------------------|------------3---*|
A|-1-1----1-1---1-|-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1----1-1---1-*|
E|----------------|------------------|----------------*|
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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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