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Tuning: E A D G
IF I HAD A HAMMER (THE HAMMER SONG) (Bassline)
As recorded by Peter, Paul & Mary
(From the 1962 Album PETER, PAUL & MARY)
Words and Music by Lee Hays & Pete Seeger
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Double Bass'
[Intro]
Q=180
4/4
Gtr I (Double Bass arr. for Bass Gtr.)
H H Q. E +H H H Q. E +H
G|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------||
D|-7----6----|-4-------------|-7----6----|-4-------------||
A|-----------|------7-(7)----|-----------|------7-(7)----||
E|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------||
[1st - 3rd Verses]
H H Q. Q. Q H H Q. Q. Q
G||------------|--------------|-----------|--------------|
D||o-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|
A||o------4----|-5----7----7--|------4----|-5----7----7--|
E||--5---------|--------------|-5---------|--------------|
H H Q. Q. Q Q. Q E Q Q. Q. Q
G|-----------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-----------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A|------4----|-5----7----7--|-7----7-------|-7----7----7---|
E|-5---------|--------------|---------7-7--|---------------|
Q. Q E Q Q. Q E Q Q. Q E Q Q. Q E Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-7----7-------|-7----7-------|-4----4-------|-4----4--------|
A|---------7-7--|---------7-7--|---------4-4--|---------4-4---|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
H H H Q Q H Q Q Q. Q. Q
G|-----------|------------|------------|---------------|
D|-----------|------------|------7--7--|---------------|
A|-5---------|-5----------|-5----------|-7----7----7---|
E|------5----|------5--5--|------------|---------------|
H H Q. Q. Q H H Q. Q. Q 3x
G|-----------|--------------|-----------|----------------||
D|-----------|--------------|-----------|---------------o||
A|------4----|-5----7----7--|------4----|-5----7----7---o||
E|-5---------|--------------|-5---------|----------------||
[4th Verse]
H H Q. Q. Q H H Q. Q. Q
G|-----------|--------------|-----------|---------------|
D|-----------|--------------|-----------|---------------|
A|------4----|-5----7----7--|------4----|-5----7----7---|
E|-5---------|--------------|-5---------|---------------|
H H Q. Q. Q Q. Q E Q Q. Q. Q
G|-----------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-----------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A|------4----|-5----7----7--|-7----7-------|-7----7----7---|
E|-5---------|--------------|---------7-7--|---------------|
Q. Q E Q Q. Q E Q Q. Q E Q Q. Q E Q
G||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D||o-7----7-------|-7----7-------|-4----4-------|-4----4-------|
A||o---------7-7--|---------7-7--|---------4-4--|---------4-4--|
E||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
1.
H H H Q Q H Q Q Q. Q. Q
G|-----------|------------|------------|---------------|
D|-----------|------------|------------|---------------|
A|-5---------|-5----------|-5----------|-7----7----7---|
E|------5----|------5--5--|------5--5--|---------------|
2.
H H Q. Q. Q H Q Q Q. Q. Q
G|-----------|---------------||------------|---------------||
D|-----------|--------------o||------7--7--|---------------||
A|------4----|-5----7----7--o||-5----------|-7----7----7---||
E|-5---------|---------------||------------|---------------||
[Outro]
Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q Q H +W
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------|--------*|
D|--------------|--------------|-7----7----7--|-7----------|--------*|
A|-9----9----9--|-7----7----7--|--------------|------------|--------*|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------5----|-(5)----*|
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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
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