Jack Bruce - Theme for an imaginary western
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Tuning: E A D G
THEME FOR AN IMAGINARY WESTERN (Bassline)
As recorded by Jack Bruce
(From the 1969 Album SONGS FOR A TAILOR)
Words by Pete Brown
Music by Jack Bruce
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jack Bruce - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=72
4/4
Gtr I
W W W H S S E +S S S S
G|----------|----------|----------|--------9-9-(9)-7-------||
D|----------|----------|----------|------------------9-----||
A|----------|----------|----------|--------------------10\-||
E|----------|----------|----------|------------------------||
[1st Verse]
E Q. E E +E. S E Q E E E E E
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|------2/-7-7---5-|
E|-3-3----2-2-(2)-2-|-0-0-------------|
Q +E. S Q +E. S E Q E E E +S S S S
G|-------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------|--------3-------------|
A|-------------------|------3---0-(0)-0-1-3-|
E|-5--(5)-0-3--(3)-0-|-1-1------------------|
E Q. E E +E. S E E +E. S E E E S S
G|------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------|--------------9--------|
A|------------------|---------2-/7---7\-----|
E|-3-3----2-2-(2)-2-|-0-0-(0)-----------3-4-|
H S S S S S S S S Q +E. S S S S S S S E
G|----------------------|----------------5---------||
D|--------------7-------|------------5-7---5-------||
A|------------7---7-----|--------5-7---------7-----||
E|-5----5-0-5---------7-|-8--(8)---------------7\--||
[2nd Verse]
E E +E. S E E +E. S H S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|--------------2-------|
A|---------2---------2-|----------2-----------|
E|-3-3-(3)---2-2-(2)---|-0----0-3---------0-3-|
Q +E. S S S E E E E Q. S S E S S S S
G|--------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------7---------|--------3-3------------|
A|--------7---7-------|-----------------------|
E|-5--(5)---------5-3-|-1-1--------1---0-1-2--|
E Q. E Q E E E E S S E E E S S
G|----------------|---------------------|
D|----------------|---------------------|
A|--------2-2--2/-|-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7---|
E|-3-3------------|-------7-9---------5-|
S S E E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
G|-------------------------|-----------------------------||
D|-------------7-----7-----|---5-------5-------------4---||
A|-3-3-3-3-3---------------|-----------------------------||
E|-----------5---5-5---5-5-|-3---3-0-3---3-2---2-2-2---2-||
[Chorus]
H +E E S S S S S S E Q S S E E E Q +S S S S S S E E S S
G|--------------------|-----4-4------4-4----|---------------------------|
D|--------------------|---4--------4--------|----------4-2-----4-2------|
A|------------------0-|-2----------------2\-|--------2-------2-------0--|
E|-0----(0)-0-0-0-3---|---------------------|-0--(0)--------------------|
S S E S S S S S S S S S S E E. S S S E S S E S S E E. S S S E +H
G|---------4-4-4---------------|------------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------------|------------2-0---------|-------------------|
A|-2-2-2-----------0-2-2---2-2-|-3--3-----------2---2---|-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------2-3-------3---2-|-0--3---0-5-(5)----|
2/4 4/4
Q S E. E. S +E E +S S E S S E
G|---------|------------------0-7-5-4-||
D|---------|----2-(2)-3-(3)-4---------||
A|------2--|-3------------------------||
E|---------|--------------------------||
[3rd Verse]
E S S E E E E E E E Q. S S S S E S S
G|-------------------|----------------9-------|
D|-5-5-5-5-----------|--------------9---------|
A|-------------------|--------2S7-------------|
E|---------3-2-2---2-|-0-0----------------10\-|
E E +E. S E Q E E Q. S S E E E E Q E E Q E E Q. S S E +E S S
G|------------------|--------2-0-------|----------------|--------9--------------|
D|------------------|------------3-----|------5-4-4-----|----------9------------|
A|------------------|------------------|-------------2/-|-7-7--------7-(7)------|
E|-5-5-(5)-5-3-3--3-|-1-1----------1-2-|-3-3------------|------------------3-4--|
[4th Verse]
E E E. S S S S S S S S S E E +E. S S S E S S S S E Q S S E Q S S
G|--------------------------|---------2---0-----------||-------------------|
D|--------------------------|---------------2-0-------||-------------------|
A|------------------0-0-1-2-|-3-3-(3)-----------3-0-2-||------2--------2---|
E|-5-5-5--3-5-5---3---------|-------------------------||-3-3----3-2-2----3-|
H S S S S S S E Q. S S Q +S S S S Q. S S E E S S S S
G|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|------2-2-----2-----|-----------------------|------3-3-3-----------|
A|------------2---2---|------7----------------|--------------------2-|
E|-0----------------0-|-5------5-3--(3)-0-3-0-|-1----------1-2-2-----|
E E +E. S E Q E S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E S S E E S S S S S S
G|-------------------|---9-------9-------9--------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------------|---------------7---------|
A|-----------2-2--2/-|-7---7-0-7---7---7---7-7-7\-|-3-3-3-3-3---------------|
E|-3-3-(3)-3---------|----------------------------|-----------5-5-----5-5-0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------||
D|---5-------5-------4-------4-----||
A|---------------------------------||
E|-3---3-0-3---3-2-2---2-0-2---2-0-||
[Chorus]
E E E E E E E S S E E +E S S S S E S S E
G|-------------------|-----------4-------4-------|
D|-------------------|---------0-----4-----4-----|
A|-------0-----------|-2-2-(2)---------2-----2\--|
E|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-3-|---------------------------|
E E S S E E S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S
G|-------------------------|----------4-4-4---------4-----|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-----7-9-7---7-9---7---0-|-/2-2-2-2---------2-2-2---2-2-|
E|-0-0-------0-------------|------------------------------|
E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------0-4-2-0-----|
A|-3--3-----------2---------2---|
E|--------2-3-(3)-------------3-|
2/4 4/4
E. S S E S +H +Q S E. E. S E E S E S S S E
G|-------------------|-----------|----------------------||
D|-------------------|-----------|------------4-5-------||
A|-------------------|--------2--|-3--4---5-5---------2-||
E|-0--3---0-5-(5)----|-(5)-------|------------------3---||
[Outro]
E E E. S E E S S E E E +E. S S S S S S S E Q. E Q +S S S S
G|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|--------------------|---------5-7-5-----------|---------------------|
E|-3-3-3--0-2-2---0-2-|-0-0-(0)---------7-5-3-0-|-5----5-3--(3)-0-3-0-|
E Q S S S S S S S S S S E E Q E E Q E E S S S S E S S S S S S
G|----------2-0-------------|---------------|-------9-------------7------|
D|---3--3-3-----3-2-0-------|---------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------3-2-0-|---------------|-----7---7---5-5-5-----5-0--|
E|-1------------------------|-3-3-3--2-2-2--|-0-0-------5----------------|
H.=H
E E E E Q. E W +W
G|----------------|----------|--------*|
D|----------------|----------|--------*|
A|-3-3-3-2-0----0-|----------|--------*|
E|----------------|-0--------|-(0)----*|
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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
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| S - shift slide
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