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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|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------*| ************************************ 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 **************************************