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LESSONS IN LOVE (Bassline) As recorded by Level 42 (From the 1987 Album RUNNING IN THE FAMILY) Words and Music by Mark King, Wally Badarou & Boon Gould Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Mark King - Slap Bass' Intro Q=115 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|-------------------------4---4-4-| |-------------------------5---5-5-|---------1---1-1-4---4-4---------| |---------2---2-2-5---5-5---------|-2---2-2-------------------------| |-3---3-3-------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|-------------------------5---5-5-|| |-------------------------2---2-2-|---------2---2-2-5---5-5---------|| |-----------------2---2-2---------|-3---3-3-------------------------|| |-0---0-0-3---3-3-----------------|---------------------------------|| 1st Verse S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||----------------------------------|-------------------------4---4-4--| ||o-------------------------5---5-5-|---------1---1-1-4---4-4----------| ||o---------2---2-2-5---5-5---------|-2---2-2--------------------------| ||--3---3-3-------------------------|----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x |---------------------------------|-------------------------5---5-5--|| |-------------------------2---2-2-|---------2---2-2-5---5-5---------o|| |-----------------2---2-2---------|-3---3-3-------------------------o|| |-0---0-0-3---3-3-----------------|----------------------------------|| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------0---0-0-|-------------------------4---4-4-| |-----------------0---0-0---------|---------1---1-1-4---4-4---------| |---------2---2-2-----------------|-2---2-2-------------------------| |-3---3-3-------------------------|---------------------------------| Chorus S S S S S S S S E E +S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------||---------------------------------| |----------------------------||-------------------------2---2-2-| |-----------------2-0-(0)-2--||-----------------2---2-2---------| |-0---0-0-3---3-3------------||-0---0-0-3---3-3-----------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------2---2-2-|-------------------------4---4-4-| |-----------------2---2-2---------|---------1---1-1-4---4-4---------| |---------3---3-3-----------------|-2---2-2-------------------------| |-5---5-5-------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|-------------------------5---5-5-| |-------------------------2---2-2-|---------2---2-2-5---5-5---------| |-----------------2---2-2---------|-3---3-3-------------------------| |-0---0-0-3---3-3-----------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------2---2-2-|-------------------------4---4-4-| |-----------------2---2-2---------|---------1---1-1-4---4-4---------| |---------3---3-3-----------------|-2---2-2-------------------------| |-5---5-5-------------------------|---------------------------------| 2nd Verse E S S E S S Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------||----------------------------------| |---------------------||o-------------------------5---5-5-| |---------5-5-5-------||o---------2---2-2-5---5-5---------| |-0-0-0-0--------15\--||--3---3-3-------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------4---4-4-|---------------------------------| |---------1---1-1-4---4-4---------|-------------------------2---2-2-| |-2---2-2-------------------------|-----------------2---2-2---------| |---------------------------------|-0---0-0-3---3-3-----------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------5---5-5--||---------------------------------| |---------2---2-2-5---5-5---------o||-------------------------5---5-5-| |-3---3-3-------------------------o||---------2---2-2-5---5-5---------| |----------------------------------||-3---3-3-------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E +S E. |-------------------------4---4-4-|----------------------------|| |---------1---1-1-4---4-4---------|----------------------------|| |-2---2-2-------------------------|-----------------2-0-(0)-2--|| |---------------------------------|-0---0-0-3---3-3------------|| Chorus S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||--------------------------5---5-5-|-------------------------2---2-2--| ||o---------2---2-2-5---5-5---------|-----------------2---2-2----------| ||o-3---3-3-------------------------|---------3---3-3------------------| ||----------------------------------|-5---5-5--------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x |-------------------------4---4-4-|----------------------------------|| |---------1---1-1-4---4-4---------|-------------------------2---2-2-o|| |-2---2-2-------------------------|-----------------2---2-2---------o|| |---------------------------------|-0---0-0-3---3-3------------------|| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------5---5-5-|-------------------------2---2-2-| |---------2---2-2-5---5-5---------|-----------------2---2-2---------| |-3---3-3-------------------------|---------3---3-3-----------------| |---------------------------------|-5---5-5-------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E +Q. E +H +Q. E |-------------------------4---4-4-|----------------|-----------------| |---------1---1-1-4---4-4---------|-2----0-(0)-----|-----------------| |-2---2-2-------------------------|--------------3-|-(3)----(3)---5--| |---------------------------------|----------------|-----------------| Bridge Q. E +Q. E +H E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------|----------------||-----------------------------------| |-2----0-(0)-----|----------------||o-------------------------5---5-5--| |--------------0-|-(0)----3-2-0---||o---------2---2-2-5---5-5----------| |----------------|--------------3-||--3---3-3--------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|-------------------------5---5-5-| |-------------------------3---3-3-|---------2---2-2-5---5-5---------| |---------0---0-0-3---3-3---------|-3---3-3-------------------------| |-1---1-1-------------------------|---------------------------------| Guitar Solo S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------7---7-7--||---------------------------------| |---------4---4-4-7---7-7---------o||-------------------------5---5-5-| |-5---5-5-------------------------o||---------2---2-2-5---5-5---------| |----------------------------------||-3---3-3-------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------4---4-4-|---------------------------------| |---------1---1-1-4---4-4---------|-------------------------2---2-2-| |-2---2-2-------------------------|-----------------2---2-2---------| |---------------------------------|-0---0-0-3---3-3-----------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------5---5-5-|---------------------------------| |---------2---2-2-5---5-5---------|-------------------------5---5-5-| |-3---3-3-------------------------|---------2---2-2-5---5-5---------| |---------------------------------|-3---3-3-------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E +S E. |-------------------------4---4-4-|----------------------------|| |---------1---1-1-4---4-4---------|----------------------------|| |-2---2-2-------------------------|-----------------2-0-(0)-2--|| |---------------------------------|-0---0-0-3---3-3------------|| Out-Chorus S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||----------------------------------|-------------------------2---2-2--| ||o-------------------------2---2-2-|-----------------2---2-2----------| ||o-----------------2---2-2---------|-0---0-0-3---3-3------------------| ||--0---0-0-3---3-3-----------------|----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x |-------------------------4---4-4-|----------------------------------|| |---------1---1-1-4---4-4---------|-------------------------2---2-2-o|| |-2---2-2-------------------------|-----------------2---2-2---------o|| |---------------------------------|-0---0-0-3---3-3------------------|| 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