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DON'T CRY SISTER (Bassline) As recorded by J.J. Cale (From the 1979 Album 5) Words and Music by J.J. Cale Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carl Radle - Bass' Intro Q=98 4/4 Gtr I E Q. E Q. E H E Q E Q. E Q. H E Q. |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |---3----1-3----|-1-1----3-3--|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3----| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. H E Q. |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|| |-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|| Chorus E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. H E Q. |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| |-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. H E Q. |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|| |-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses $ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|| |-3--1-----1--|-3--1--------|-3--1-----1--|-3--3-------|| |-------4-----|-------4--3--|-------4-----|-------3----|| Chorus To Coda E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. H E Q. |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|| |-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|| Guitar Solo E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. H E Q. |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| |-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. H E Q. |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| |-1-3----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----|-1----1-3-----| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| D.S. al Coda Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-3--1-----1--|-3--1--------|-3--1-----1--|-3--3--------|| |-------4-----|-------4--3--|-------4-----|-------3-----|| Outro & E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. |---------------|---------------||---------------| |---------------|---------------||---------------| |-1-1----1-3----|-1-1----1-3----||-1-3----1-3----| |---------------|---------------||---------------| E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. |---------------||----------------|----------------|| |---------------||o---------------|---------------o|| |-1-3----1-3----||o-1-3----1-3----|-1-3----1-3----o|| |---------------||----------------|----------------|| 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