Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown

SUNDOWN (Bassline) As recorded by Gordon Lightfoot (From the 1974 Album SUNDOWN) Words and Music by Gordon Lightfoot Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro Q=108 4/4 Gtr I W H E E E E Q. E e E E E Q. E e E E E |----------|--------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------|--------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------|----------7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-----7-8--| |----------|--------9-----|--------9-9-----|--------9-9------| Q. E e E E E Q. E E E +Q Q. e Q. E Q. E e E E E |----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|| |----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|| |-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9----------|---------------|-9----9-----7-8-|| |--------9-9-----|--------9-9-(9)--|-9----9-9----9-|--------9-9-----|| 1st Verse Q. E Q Q Q. E e E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E e E E E |--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8-|-------------8-|-9----9-----7-8-| |-----------9--|--------9-9-----|-9----9-9------|--------9-9-----| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E |--------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|| |--------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|| |-9----9-9-----|-------------6-|-7----7-7---7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-|| |-----------9--|-7----7-7------|----------7-----|--------9-9-----|| Chorus Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q |--------------|---------------|----------------|--------------| |--------------|---------------|----------------|--------------| |-9----9-9-----|-------------6-|-7----7-7---7-8-|-9----9-9-----| |-----------9--|-7----7-7------|----------7-----|-----------9--| 2nd & 4th Verses $ Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E |----------------||----------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------||----------------|----------------|---------------| |-9----9-----7-8-||-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-|---------------| |--------9-9-----||--------9-9-----|--------9-9-----|-9----9-9----9-| Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E |----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------| |-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-9-----|-------------6-|-7----7-7---7-8-| |--------9-9-----|-----------9--|-7----7-7------|----------7-----| Chorus To Coda Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E |-----------------||--------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------||--------------|---------------|-----------------| |-9----9-----7-8--||-9----9-9-----|-------------6-|-7----7-7---7-8--| |--------9-9------||-----------9--|-7----7-7------|----------7------| Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E e E E E Q. E e E E E |----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|| |----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|| |-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-|| |--------9-9-----|-----------9--|--------9-9-----|--------9-9-----|| 3rd Verse Q. E Q Q Q. E e E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E e E E E |--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|| |--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|| |-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8-|-------------8-|-9----9-----7-8-|| |-----------9--|--------9-9-----|-9----9-9------|--------9-9-----|| Chorus Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |-9----9-----7-8-|-------------6-|-7----7-7---7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-| |--------9-9-----|-7----7-7------|----------7-----|--------9-9-----| Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|| |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|| |-9----9-----7-8-|-------------6-|-7----7-7---7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-|| |--------9-9-----|-7----7-7------|----------7-----|--------9-9-----|| Guitar Solo Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E |----------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8-| |--------9-9-----|--------9-9-----|-----------9--|--------9-9-----| Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E |--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8-| |-----------9--|--------9-9-----|-----------9--|--------9-9-----| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-9----9-9-----|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-9-----| |-----------9--|-----------9--|-----------9--|-----------9--| Chorus D.S. al Coda & Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E E E E E +H Q. E E E E E |--------------|----------------|----------------||----------------| |--------------|----------------|----------------||----------------| |-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8-|-9---7-9-(9)----||-9----9-----7-8-| |-----------9--|--------9-9-----|---9------------||--------9-9-----| Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q |---------------|----------------|----------------|--------------| |---------------|----------------|----------------|--------------| |-------------6-|-7----7-7---7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-9-----| |-7----7-7------|----------7-----|--------9-9-----|-----------9--| Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q |---------------|----------------|----------------|--------------| |---------------|----------------|----------------|--------------| |-------------6-|-7----7-7---7-8-|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-9-----| |-7----7-7------|----------7-----|--------9-9-----|-----------9--| Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |-9----9-----7-8-|-------------6-| |--------9-9-----|-7----7-7------| Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E |----------------|--------------|-----------------| |----------------|--------------|-----------------| |-7----7-7---7-8-|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8--| |----------7-----|-----------9--|--------9-9------| Outro Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q 3x ||-----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|| ||o----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------o|| ||o-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-9-----|-9----9-----7-8-|-9----9-9------o|| ||---------9-9-----|-----------9--|--------9-9-----|-----------9----|| 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