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ISN'T LIFE STRANGE (Bassline) As recorded by The Moody Blues (From the 1972 Album SEVENTH SOJOURN) Words and Music by John Lodge Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Lodge - Bass' Intro Q=82 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| 1st Verse W W W W |----------|----------||----------|------| |----------|----------||----------|------| |----------|----------||----------|------| |----------|----------||----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W H Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------|----------|------------|-------------| |----------|----------|------------|-------------| |----------|----------|---------3--|-2--3--5-----| |----------|----------|------------|----------3--| H H H H W Q Q Q Q |-----------|-----------|----------|-2-----------|| |-----------|-----------|----------|----3--------|| |-3----2----|------5----|-5--------|-------5-----|| |-----------|-5---------|----------|----------3--|| Chorus H H H H +W Q. E +S S S S S S E |-----------|-----------|------------|-------------------------| |-----------|-----------|------------|-5------------------2-3--| |-3----2----|-----------|------------|--------------2-3-5------| |-----------|-5----3----|-(3)--------|------3-(3)-5------------| H H H H H H Q H Q |-----------|-----------|-----------|------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-5----------| |-3----2----|-----------|-----------|------------| |-----------|-5----3----|-1----0----|----3----3--| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| 2nd Verse W W W W |----------|----------||----------|------| |----------|----------||----------|------| |----------|----------||----------|------| |----------|----------||----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W H Q Q |----------|----------|----------|------------| |----------|----------|----------|------------| |----------|----------|----------|------------| |----------|----------|----------|---------3--| H H H H W Q Q Q Q |-----------|-----------|----------|-2-----------|| |-----------|-----------|----------|----3--------|| |-3----2----|------5----|-5--------|-------5-----|| |-----------|-5---------|----------|----------3--|| Chorus H H H H +W Q. E +S S S S S S E |-----------|-----------|------------|-------------------------| |-----------|-----------|------------|-5----------------0-2-3--| |-3----2----|-----------|------------|------------0-2-3--------| |-----------|-5----3----|-(3)--------|------3-(3)--------------| H H H H H H Q H Q |-----------|-----------|-----------|------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-5----------| |-3----2----|-----------|-----------|------------| |-----------|-5----3----|-1----0----|----3----3--| Interlude W W W W |----------||----------|----------|------| |----------||----------|----------|------| |----------||----------|----------|------| |----------||----------|----------|------| 3rd Verse W W W W |----------||----------|----------|------| |----------||----------|----------|------| |----------||----------|----------|------| |----------||----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W Q.. S Q S E S H Q.. S Q.. S Q E E |----------|------------------|--------------|-----------------| |----------|-5-----5-5----5-5-|-5----5-----5-|-5-----5-5--5-5--| |----------|------------------|--------------|-----------------| |----------|------------------|--------------|-----------------| +W H Q Q Q Q Q Q H H |------------|------------|-------------|-----------| |-(5)--------|------------|-------------|-----------| |------------|---------3--|-2--3--5-----|-3----2----| |------------|------------|----------3--|-----------| Chorus H H W Q Q Q Q H H |-----------|----------|-2-----------||-----------| |-----------|----------|----3--------||-----------| |------5----|-5--------|-------5-----||-3----2----| |-5---------|----------|----------3--||-----------| H H +W Q. E +S S S S S S E H H |-----------|------------|-0----------------------|-----------| |-----------|------------|--------------------2-3-|-----------| |-0---------|------------|--------------2-3-5-----|-----------| |------3----|-(3)--------|------3-(3)-5-----------|-8----7----| Out-Chorus H H H H Q H Q H H |-----------|-----------|------------||------------| |-----------|-----------|-5----------||o-----------| |-----------|-----------|------------||o-3----2----| |-5----3----|-1----0----|----3----3--||------------| H H +W Q. E +S S S S S S E H H |-----------|------------|------------------------|-----------| |-----------|------------|-5------------------2-3-|-----------| |-----------|------------|--------------2-3-5-----|-3----2----| |-5----3----|-(3)--------|------3-(3)-5-----------|-----------| H H H H Q H Q 3x |-----------|-----------|-------------|| |-----------|-----------|-5----------o|| |-----------|-----------|------------o|| |-5----3----|-1----0----|----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