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PARDON ME SIR (Bassline) As recorded by Joe Cocker (From the 1972 Album JOE COCKER) Words and Music by Joe Cocker & Chris Stainton Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Alan Spenner - Bass' Intro Q=112 4/4 Gtr I W W Q Q H Q Q Q S E. |----------|----------|------------|---------------| |----------|----------|------------|-3--3--3--3----| |----------|----------|------------|------------3--| |----------|----------|-1----------|---------------| Q S E. Q S E. Q S E. Q E E Q S E S S E S E E |-----------------|----------------|---------------------|| |---------3--1----|---------3--1---|--------3-3-3-3-1----|| |----0-3-------3--|----0-3-------3-|----0-3-----------3--|| |-1---------------|-1--------------|-1-------------------|| 1st & 3rd Verses Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E ||--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| ||o-------3-----|-------3------|--------------|---------------| ||o----3-----3--|----3-----3-5-|-5-----5----3-|-5-----5-------| ||--1-----------|-1------------|----5-----5---|----5-----5-5--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q Q Q E E |-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|| |-------5-----|-------5-----|--------0--1--|-2--0---------|| |----5-----5--|----5-----5--|-3----3-------|-------3--3-3-|| |-3-----------|-3-----------|--------------|--------------|| 2nd & 4th Verses Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q S S E Q |-------------|--------------|--------------|----------------| |-------3-----|-------3------|--------------|----------------| |----3-----3--|----3-----3-5-|-5-----5----3-|-5-----5--------| |-1-----------|-1------------|----5-----5---|----5----5-5-5--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E |-------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-------5-----|-------5--2---|---------0-0-1-1-|-2-1-0-----------|| |----5-----5--|----5-------5-|-3-3-3-3---------|-------3-(3)-----|| |-3-----------|-3------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Bridge Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-3----2-(2)-----|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------5--|-(5)-3----2-----|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------5--|-3-3-3-3-3-3---1-|-3-3-3-3-3---1-3-| |----------------|----------------|-------------3---|-----------3-----| 1. Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-3----2-(2)-----|----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-------------5--|-(5)-3----2-----|-----------------|-----------------o|| |----------------|-------------5--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o|| |----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Sax Solo 2. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E |-----------------|-----------------||-------------|--------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-------3-----|-------3------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3---1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||----3-----3--|----3-----3-5-| |-------------3---|-----------------||-1-----------|-1------------| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------| |--------------|--------------|-------5-----|-------5-----| |-5-----5----3-|-5-----5------|----5-----5--|----5-----5--| |----5-----5---|----5-----5-5-|-3-----------|-3-----------| Bridge Q. E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q |--------------|--------------||-3----2-(2)-----|----------------| |--------------|--------------||-------------5--|-(5)-3----2-----| |------4-5--6--|-7--5--3--3-3-||----------------|-------------5--| |-5------------|--------------||----------------|----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|-3----2-(2)-----|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------5--|-(5)-3----2-----| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|-------------5--| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| 5th Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E |-----------------|-----------------||-------------|--------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-------3-----|-------3------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3---1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||----3-----3--|----3-----3-5-| |-------------3---|-----------------||-1-----------|-1------------| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E |--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------| |-5-----5----3-|-5-----5--0-0-|-------0-0-0-0-|-1--2--3--3-3-| |----5-----5---|----5---------|-1--1----------|--------------| Outro Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E 5x |--------------|--------------||---------------|---------------|| |--------------|--------------||o--------------|--------------o|| |-5-----5--0-0-|-1--2--3--3-3-||o-------0--0-0-|-1--2--3--3-3-o|| |----5---------|--------------||--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 Pardon me, friend If what I'm saying don't seem right But that's the only chance I get now for being nice, yeah Pardon me, Sir If what I'm saying frays you now But that's the only way to show you That I'm a clown, ho, yeah I'm quite sure you understand (my baby) I'm quite sure you understand Pardon me, friend If what I'm saying don't ring true But that's the only way I know now To get through to you, ooh Well, pardon me, Sir If what I'm doing brings you down But that's the only place I know, Sir Is town to town, yeah I'm quite sure you understand (my baby) Hope you do, hope you do Let me see you right now I'm quite sure you understand I'm quite sure you understand (my baby) Hope you understand I'm quite sure you understand Yeah, pardon me, friend If what I'm saying don't seem right Ooh, now, but that's the only, yeah Yes that's the only way now Oh, that's the only, that's the only way That's the only, oh, that's The only way I know That's the only, that's the only way That's the only, only thing I know...