Roberta Flack - The first time ever i saw your face
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Tuning: E A D G
THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE (Bassline)
As recorded by Roberta Flack
(From the 1969 Album FIRST TAKE)
Words and Music by Ewan MacColl
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Ron Carter - Double Bass'
[Intro]
Q=62
4/4
Gtr I
H H H H Q. E H Q. E H
G|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------||
D|-----------|------5----|-------------|--------5----||
A|-----------|-5---------|-------------|-5----5------||
E|-5----5----|-----------|-5----5-5----|-------------||
[1st - 3rd Verses]
Segno $
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E Q E E
G||--------------|-------------|-------------|-----------5-4--|
D||o-------------|-5----5-5----|-------------|----------------|
A||o-5----5-5----|-------------|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3-------|
E||--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
Q. E E. S E E Q. E H Q. E H Q. E Q. E
G|-----------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
D|-7----7-7------7-|-7----7-7----|-------------|-3----3-3------|
A|-----------4-7---|-------------|-7----7-7----|-------------3-|
E|-----------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
To Coda
Q. E H Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E Q. E H
G|-------------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
D|-3----3-3----|-5----5-5----5-|-(5)---5------5-|-------------|
A|-------------|---------------|---------5------|-3----3-3----|
E|-------------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
G|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-3----3------|-1----1-1----|-1----1-1----1-|-3----3-3----3-|
E|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
1. 2.
Dal Segno al Coda Coda &
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H
G|----------------||----------------||---------------|-3-----------|
D|---------------o||----------------||---------------|-------------|
A|-3----3-3----3-o||-3----3-3----3--||-3----3-3----3-|------1-1----|
E|----------------||----------------||---------------|-------------|
[Outro]
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------||---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------||---------------|
A|-1----1-1----1-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-||-5----5-5----5-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------||---------------|
Q. E Q E E H. E E Q H. H. Q
G|--------7----7-|-/12---------12\-|------------|---------5--|
D|------7----7---|-----------------|-5--5-------|------------|
A|-5-------------|-----------------|------------|-3----------|
E|---------------|-----------------|------------|------------|
W W W W +W
G|-3--------|----------|----------|----------|--------*|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------*|
A|----------|-3--------|-1--------|-3--------|-(3)----*|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------*|
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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
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| | - bar
| || - double bar
| ||o - repeat start
| o|| - repeat end
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