Tuning: E A D G

BLACK IS BLACK (Bassline) As recorded by Los Bravos (From the 1966 Album BLACK IS BLACK) Words and Music by Hayes/Wadey/Grainger Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Miguel Vicens Danus - Bass' Intro Q=130 4/4 Gtr I E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E ||--------------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------|---------------------| ||o-7---5-7-(7)---5-7-|-(7)---5-7-(7)---5-7-| ||----7---------7-----|-----7---------7-----| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E 4x |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------|----------------------o|| |-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-(5)-----5-(5)-----5--o|| |---5-7-------5-7---|-----5-7-------5-7-----|| 1st & 2nd Verses E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E ||--------------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------|---------------------| ||o-7---5-7-(7)---5-7-|-(7)---5-7-(7)---5-7-| ||----7---------7-----|-----7---------7-----| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-(5)-----5-(5)-----5-| |---5-7-------5-7---|-----5-7-------5-7---| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-7---5-7-(7)---5-7-|-(7)---5-7-(7)---5-7-| |---7---------7-----|-----7---------7-----| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|----------------------| |-7---5-7-(7)---5-7-|-(7)---5-7-(7)---5-7--| |---7---------7-----|-----7---------7------| |-------------------|----------------------| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-(5)-----5-(5)-----5-|-7-----7-(7)-----7-| |---5-7-------5-7---|-----5-7-------5-7---|---7-9-------7-9---| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-7-----7-(7)-----7-|-------------------|-------------------o|| |---7-9-------7-9---|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)-----5-o|| |-------------------|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-------5-7----|| Bridge Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-------------------|----6-------6---6-|----7-------7---7-|-------7---6---5-| ||o----9-------9---9-|-4----4-(4)---4---|-5----5-(5)---5---|-5---5---4---3---| ||o-7----7-(7)---7---|------------------|------------------|-----------------| ||-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| Q 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 H |------------------|------------------|-----9-------9---|--------------|| |----9-------9---9-|----9-------9---9-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-------9----|| |-7----7-(7)---7---|-7----7-(7)---7---|-----------------|-----9--------|| |------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------|| 3rd & 4th Verses E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-7---5-7-(7)---5-7-|-(7)---5-7-(7)---5-7-| |---7---------7-----|-----7---------7-----| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-(5)-----5-(5)-----5--| |---5-7-------5-7---|-----5-7-------5-7----| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-7---5-7-(7)---5-7-|-(7)---5-7-(7)---5-7-| |---7---------7-----|-----7---------7-----| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|----------------------| |-7---5-7-(7)---5-7-|-(7)---5-7-(7)---5-7--| |---7---------7-----|-----7---------7------| |-------------------|----------------------| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-(5)-----5-(5)-----5-|-7-----7-(7)-----7-| |---5-7-------5-7---|-----5-7-------5-7---|---7-9-------7-9---| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-7-----7-(7)-----7-|-------------------|-------------------o|| |---7-9-------7-9---|-5-----5-(5)-----5-|-5-----5-(5)-----5-o|| |-------------------|---5-7-------5-7---|---5-7-------5-7----|| Outro E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-7-----7-(7)-----7-|-------------------| |-7-----7-(7)-----7-|---7-9-------7-9---|-5-----5-(5)-----5-| |---7-9-------7-9---|-------------------|---5-7-------5-7---| H H W +H. Q |-----------|----------|-------------*| |------5----|-7--------|-(7)---------*| |-8---------|----------|-------------*| |-----------|----------|-------------*| 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

Los Bravos - Black is black