Jimmy Cliff - The harder they come
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THE HARDER THEY COME (Bassline)
As recorded by Jimmy Cliff
(From the 1972 Album THE HARDER THEY COME)
Words and Music by Jimmy Cliff
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jackie Jackson - Bass'
Intro & Interlude
Q=100(16=s16)
$
4/4
Gtr I
W Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H
|----------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------||-3-------------|---------------|-3-------------|
|----------||------3-(3)----|-1----3-(3)----|------3-(3)----|
1st - 3rd Verses
Q. E +H e e Q e e Q E E Q e e Q e e Q e e Q
|---------------||----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------||o--------5-5----|--------5-5----|--------3-3----|
|---------------||o-----5------5--|-----5------5--|-----3------3--|
|-1----1-(1)----||--3-3-----------|-3-3-----------|-1-1-----------|
E E Q e e Q e e Q e e Q E E Q e e Q e e Q e e Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------3-3----|--------5-5----|--------5-5----|--------3-3----|
|-----3------3--|-----5------5--|-----5------5--|-----3------3--|
|-1-1-----------|-3-3-----------|-3-3-----------|-1-1-----------|
Chorus
E E Q e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q
|---------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------3-3----||--------2-2----|--------2-2----|--------7-7----|
|-----3------3--||-----2------2--|-----2------2--|-----7------7--|
|-1-1-----------||-0-0-----------|-0-0-----------|-5-5-----------|
e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q E E Q e e Q e e Q e e Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------5-5----|
|--------7-7----|--------5-5----|--------3-3----|-----5------5--|
|-----7------7--|-----5------5--|-----3------3--|-3-3-----------|
|-5-5-----------|-3-3-----------|-1-1-----------|---------------|
To Coda
e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q E E Q e e Q e e Q e e Q
|--------5-5----|---------------|---------------|--------5-5----|
|-----5------5--|--------5-5----|--------3-3----|-----5------5--|
|-3-3-----------|-----5------5--|-----3------3--|-3-3-----------|
|---------------|-3-3-----------|-1-1-----------|---------------|
Outro
1. 2.
D.S. al Coda &
e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q
|--------5-5-----||--------5-5----||--------5-5----||---------------|
|-----5------5--o||-----5------5--||-----5------5--||--------5-5----|
|-3-3-----------o||-3-3-----------||-3-3-----------||-----5------5--|
|----------------||---------------||---------------||-3-3-----------|
E E Q e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q
|---------------|--------5-5----|--------5-5----|---------------|
|--------3-3----|-----5------5--|-----5------5--|--------5-5----|
|-----3------3--|-3-3-----------|-3-3-----------|-----5------5--|
|-1-1-----------|---------------|---------------|-3-3-----------|
E E Q e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q e e Q
|---------------|--------5-5----|--------5-5----*|
|--------3-3----|-----5------5--|-----5------5--*|
|-----3------3--|-3-3-----------|-3-3-----------*|
|-1-1-----------|---------------|---------------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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