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YOU'RE ONLY LONELY (Bassline) As recorded by J.D. Souther (From the 1979 Album YOU'RE ONLY ONLY) Words and Music by John David Souther Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Kenny Edwards - Bass' Intro Q=110 4/4 Gtr I Q. E E E E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|-4------4-4----|----------------|------------4---| |------------4-7-|------4------4-|-5------5-5---5-|-7------7-7---7-| |-5----5-5-5-----|---------------|------5-----5---|------7---------| Q. E E E E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|| |------------4---|-4------4-4----|---------------|-----------------|| |--------4-7---7-|------4------4-|-5------5-5----|-7------7--------|| |-5----5---------|---------------|------5------5-|------7---0-2-4--|| 1st Verse Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E Q E E E Q E E Q E E E E E |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|-4------4-4----|-4-4----4-4---4--| |---------------|------------4-7-|------4------4-|------4-----4----| |-5----5-5-5--5-|-5----5-5-5-----|---------------|-----------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E E Q E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |-5----5-5------|-5------5-5----|-5------5------|-5------5-5---5--| |-------------5-|------5------5-|------5------5-|------5-----5----| Q. E E E E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E |----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-4------4-4----|----------------|------------4----| |------------4-7-|------4------4-|-5------5-5---5-|-7------7-7---7--| |-5----5-5-5-----|---------------|------5-----5---|------7----------| Q. E E E E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E W |----------------|---------------|---------------|------| |----------------|-4------4-4----|---------------|------| |------------4-7-|------4------4-|-5------5-5----|-7----| |-5----5-5-5-----|---------------|------5------5-|------| Q E E E E E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| |----------------|-4------4-4----|---------------|----------------|| |------------4-7-|------4------4-|-5------5-5----|-7------7-7-----|| |-5----5-5-5-----|---------------|------5------5-|------7------7--|| 2nd Verse Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E E Q |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|-4------4-4----|-4------4-4-2---| |------------4-7-|------------4-7-|------4------4-|------4---------| |-5----5-5-5-----|-5----5-5-5-----|---------------|----------------| Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------4---|---------------|------------4----| |-5------5-5----|-5------5-5-----|-5------5-5----|-5------5-5---5--| |------5------5-|------5-------5-|------5------5-|------5----------| Q. E Q E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-4------4-4----|---------------|-----------------| |-----------4-7-|------4------4-|-5------5-5----|-7------7-7-9-7--| |-5----5-5------|---------------|------5------5-|------7----------| Q. E E E E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E W |----------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |----------------|-4------4-4----|---------------|------|| |------------4-7-|------4------4-|-5------5-5----|-7----|| |-5----5-5-5-----|---------------|------5------5-|------|| Chorus Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E |----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|-4------4-4----|-4------4-4------| |------------4-7-|------------4-7-|------4------4-|------4-----4-7--| |-5----5-5-5-----|-5----5-5-5-----|---------------|-----------------| Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|| |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|| |-5------5-5----|-5------5-5---5-|-7------7-7----|-7------7-7---7--|| |------5------5-|------5-----5---|------7------7-|------7-----7----|| 3rd Verse Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E +E E Q. E E E Q |----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|-4------4-4-(4)---|-4------4-4-----| |------------4-7-|------------4-7-|------4---------4-|------4-----7---| |-5----5-5-5-----|-5----5-5-5-----|------------------|----------------| Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------4---|---------------|------------4----| |-5------5-5----|-5------5-5-----|-5------5-5----|-5------5-5---5--| |------5------5-|------5-------5-|------5------5-|------5----------| Q. E Q E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-4------4-4----|---------------|------------4----| |-----------4-7-|------4------4-|-5------5-5----|-7------7-7---7--| |-5----5-5------|---------------|------5------5-|------7----------| Q. E E E E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E W |----------------|---------------|---------------|------|| |----------------|-4------4-4----|---------------|------|| |------------4-7-|------4------4-|-5------5-5----|-7----|| |-5----5-5-5-----|---------------|------5------5-|------|| Out-Chorus Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E ||-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| ||o----------------|----------------|-4------4-4----|-4------4-4---2-| ||o------------4-7-|------------4-7-|------4------4-|------4-----4---| ||--5----5-5-5-----|-5----5-5-5-----|---------------|----------------| Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E Q. E E Q E |---------------|----------------|---------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------| |-5------5-5----|-5------5-5---5-|-7------7-7----| |------5------5-|------5-----5---|------7------7-| Q. E E E E E 4x Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E |-----------------||----------------|----------------*| |----------------o||----------------|----------------*| |-7------7-7---7-o||------------4-7-|------------4-7-*| |------7-----7----||-5----5-5-5-----|-5----5-5-5-----*| 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