Leslie West - Blood of the sun
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Tuning: E A D G B E
BLOOD OF THE SUN (Bassline)
As recorded by Leslie West
(From the 1969 Album MOUNTAIN)
Words and Music by Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi & Gail Collins
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Felix Pappalardi - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=122
4/4
Gtr I
H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
G|--------------||------------------|-------------5-7---||
D|--------------||o-3---------------|-3-4-5-5-6-7------o||
A|----------3-5-||o---5-3-5-----3-5-|------------------o||
E|--------5-----||------------5-----|-------------------||
[1st Verse]
H E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E Q E E E E E
G|--------------|-3-2---3---5-6-7-|--------------|----------------|
D|------3-3-4-5-|-----------------|------3-3-4-5-|----------------|
A|-5------------|-----------------|-5------------|---2--2-2-0-2-4-|
E|--------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------|
H E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|--------------|-3------------2-|-3-2-3-----------|-----------------|
D|------3-3-4-5-|---3-5--5-3-5---|-------5---------|-------3-4-4-5-5-|
A|-5------------|----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-----------|
E|--------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|--------------|-3-2---3---5-6-7-|---------------|-----------------|
D|------3-3-4-5-|-----------------|-------3-3-4-5-|-----------------|
A|-5------------|-----------------|-5--5----------|---2-2-2-2-0-2-0-|
E|--------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|-3------------2-|-3--3-----------|-----------------||
D|-------3-3-4-5-|---3-5--5-3-5---|----------------|-----------------||
A|-5--5----------|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---3-5-||
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------5-----||
[Interlude]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G||------------------|-------------5-7--||-----------------|-------------5-7--||
D||o-3---------------|-3-4-5-5-6-7-----o||-3---------------|-3-4-5-5-6-7------||
A||o---5-3-5-----3-5-|-----------------o||---5-3-5-----3-5-|------------------||
E||------------5-----|------------------||-----------5-----|------------------||
[2nd Verse]
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|-3-2---3---5-6-7-|---------------|-----------------|
D|-------3-3-4-5-|-----------------|-------3-3-4-5-|-----------------|
A|-5--5----------|-----------------|-5--5----------|---2-2-2-2-0-2-0-|
E|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E a E E E E E E E
G|---------------|-3------------2-|-3--3-----------|-------------------|
D|-------3-3-4-5-|---3-5--5-3-5---|----------------|---3h4---3-4-3-4-3-|
A|-5--5----------|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-|-5-----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
Q Q E E E E E Q E +E E E E H E E E E Q Q E E E E
G|---------------|-3-2--3-(3)-5-6-7-|--------------|---------------|
D|-------3-3-4-5-|------------------|------3-3-4-5-|-3-------------|
A|-5--5----------|------------------|-5------------|----2--2-0-2-0-|
E|---------------|------------------|--------------|---------------|
Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
G|---------------|-3------------2-|-3-2-3-----------|---------5-6-7-||
D|-------3-3-4-5-|---3-5--5-3-5---|-----------------|-7--7--7-------||
A|-5--5----------|----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|---------------||
E|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------||
[Bridge]
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
G|--------6-7-8-9-|--------7-8-9-10-|----------------|---------5-6-7-|
D|-5-4-5----------|-----------------|----------------|-7--7--7-------|
A|----------------|-9-8-9-----------|-8-7-8--7-7-7-7-|---------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|----------6-7-9-|----------------|-----------------||
D|-5-4-5--5-------|----------------|-----------------||
A|----------------|---9-9--9-8-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-||
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
[3rd Verse]
Q Q E E E E E Q E +E E E E Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E
G|---------------|------------5-6-7-|---------------|------------------|
D|-----------3-4h|=5-7--8-(8)-------|-------3-3-4-5-|-(5)--------------|
A|-5--5--5-5-----|------------------|-5--5----------|-----2--2-2-0-2-0-|
E|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E a E E a E E a E
G|---------------|--------------2-|-3-2-3-2---------|-------------------------|
D|-------3-3-4-5-|---3-5--5-3-5---|-----------------|---3h4---3h4---3h4---3h4-|
A|-5--5----------|----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|-5-----------------------|
E|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
Q Q E E E E E Q E +E E E E Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E E E
G|---------------|-3----3-(3)-5-6-7-|---------------|-------------------|
D|-------3-3-4-5-|---5--------------|-------3-3-4-5-|-(5)\--------------|
A|-5--5----------|------------------|-5--5----------|------2--2-2-0-2-0-|
E|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|-2------------2-|-3--3-----------|-----------------|
D|-------3-3-4-5-|---3-5--5-3-5---|----------------|-----------------|
A|-5--5----------|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-5-7-5-|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
[Outro]
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|-----------------||------------------|
D|---------------|-----------------||o-3---------------|
A|-------3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---3-5-||o---5-3-5-----3-5-|
E|-6--6----------|-----------5-----||------------5-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-------------5-7-|-----------------|-------------5-7--||
D|-3-4-5-5-6-7-----|-3---------------|-3-4-5-5-6-7-----o||
A|-----------------|---5-3-5-----3-5-|-----------------o||
E|-----------------|-----------5-----|------------------||
[Lyrics]
Standin' on my pillow
Talkin' to the moon
Wadin' in the ocean
I'm sendin' for you soon
Reachin' for the handle
Achin' in my head
Woven in the bedsheets
And then I will understand
Yeah!
Sun comes over the city
Time goes in its hand
Politicians are screamin'
There's a time and a little to spare
Leanin' out of the window
Runnin' from the gun
Caught in webs of invention
It's the blood, it's the blood of the sun
Hidin' in the ocean
With the sunshine at my side
To leave the hard road behind me
There's a light on the road that I ride
Thunder down in the valley
Rainbow 'round the moon
To leave the city behind me
I'm sendin' for you soon
Yeah, I'm sendin' for you soon
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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
| h - hammer-on
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
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