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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 --------------- 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