Rod Stewart - Reason to believe
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(FIND A) REASON TO BELIEVE (Bassline)
As recorded by Rod Stewart
(From the 1971 Album EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY)
Words and Music by Tim Hardin
Arranged by Rod Stewart
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Danny Thompson - Upright Bass '
Intro
Freely Q=74
4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4
Gtr I
W W W W W
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|----------:----------:--------:----------:------||
|----------:----------:--------:----------:------||
1st Verse
Q=134
4/4
Wx8
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
Chorus
Q +E S S H W W W W
|-----------------|----------|----------|----------|------|
|------------7----|----------|----------|----------|------|
|--------4-7------|----------|-5--------|-3--------|------|
|-5--(5)----------|-5--------|----------|----------|-3----|
faster Q=138
H Q Q Q E E Q. E Q E E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E
|------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------3--5--|-7----7-7----5-|-3----3-3--(3)---|-5----5-5--(5)---|
|-3----------|---------------|---------------5-|---------------5-|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. Q E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-5----5-5--(5)-5-|-3----3-3--(3)---|-5----5--5-5-6-|
|-----------------|---------------5-|---------------|
Q +E E E E E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|------------9-----|-----------------|----------------|
|-7--(7)-7-7-----7-|-5----5-5--(5)---|-5------5---5-4-|
|--------------7---|---------------5-|------5---5-----|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q E E Q +E E Q E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-3----3-3--(3)---|-5----5-5--5-6-|-7--(7)-7-7----7-|
|---------------5-|---------------|-------------7---|
2nd Verse
Q. E Q +E E E Q E E E E E Q +E E Q E E
|-----------------|----------------||-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------||-----------------|
|-5----5-5--(5)---|-5-5------5-----||-------------0-2-|
|---------------5-|------5-7---7-5-||-3--(3)-3-3------|
Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5--(5)-5-5------|-5--(5)-5-5------|
|-5--(5)-5-5----5-|---------------7-|-------------0-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q E E Q E E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----2-4----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------5--(5)---|
|-3--(3)-3-3----3-|-5--(5)-5-5--7-5-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------------3-|
Chorus
E Q E E E Q Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E
|---------------||----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------||----------------|-7-------------|---------------|
|---------------||------------4-7-|------7------7-|-5----5-5----5-|
|-3-3--3-3-3-3--||-5----5-5-5-----|--------5--5---|---------------|
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|----------------|---------------|--------------|
|------------2---|-5-------------|--------------|
|-3----3-3-5---5-|---------------|--------------|
|----------------|------3-3----3-|-3----3-3--2--|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|-----------4-7-|----------------||
|---------------|-3----3-3--3-4-|-5----5-5------|-5--5---5---5---||
|-0----0-0--0---|---------------|---------------|------5---5---5-||
Violin Solo
Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q E E Q +E E Q E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-3----3-3--(3)---|-5----5-5--5-6-|-7--(7)---7----7-|
|---------------5-|---------------|--------7----7---|
Q. E Q +E E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q +E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5----5-5--(5)-5-|-5-7-5-5-7-5-7-5-|-3----3-3--(3)---|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|
Q. E Q E E Q +E E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------2-4-||
|---------------|-----------------|-----------3---|----3-2-5-2-----||
|-5----5-5--5-6-|-7--(7)---7----7-|-5----5-5----5-|-5--------------||
|---------------|--------7----7---|---------------|----------------||
3rd Verse
Q +E E Q E E Q +E E Q Q Q +E E Q E E Q +E E Q E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5--(5)-5-5------|----------------|-5--(5)-5-5------|-5--(5)-5-5------|
|-----------------|-5--(5)-5-5--5--|---------------7-|-----------------|
|-------------5-7-|----------------|-----------------|-------------5-7-|
Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|----5-----5-----|---------------||
|-3--(3)-3-3----3-|-5--(5)-5-5--7-5-|----------------|---------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-3----3-3---3-4-|-3-3--3-3-3-3--||
Chorus
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|-7-------------|---------------|------------2---|
|------------4-7-|------7------7-|-5----5-5----5-|-3----3-3-5---5-|
|-5----5-5-5-----|--------5--5---|---------------|----------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E
|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5-------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-3----3-3--3-4-|
|------3-3----3-|-3----3-3--3--|-0----0-0--0---|---------------|
Interlude
freely Q=74
2/4 4/4 2/4 4/4
H Q E E W W W W W Wx3
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|-------------|----------||------:----------:------:----------:--------||
|-5----5--5---|-5--------||------:----------:------:----------:--------||
|-------------|----------||------:----------:------:----------:--------||
Chorus
Q=134
Wx5
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
W W W H E E +Q W
|----------|----------|----------|--------11-----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|-/12-------12-(12)\--|------|
|-3--------|-5--------|-7--------|---------------------|-5----|
|----------|----------|----------|---------------------|------|
W W W W H E E +Q
|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------11-----------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|-/12-------12-(12)\--|
|-3--------|-5--------|-7--------|-5--------|---------------------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------------------|
W W W W H E E +Q
|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------11-----------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|-/12-------12-(12)\--|
|-3--------|-5--------|-7--------|-5--------|---------------------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------------------|
3/4 4/4
H. Q E E H Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
|-10-------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------|-5----5-5----|-7----7-7----7-|-5----5-5----5--|
|----------|-------------|---------------|----------------|
faster Q=138
E Q E E E E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q E E
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-5-5--5-5-5-5---|-3----3-3--(3)---|-5----5-5--5-6-|
|--------------0-|---------------5-|---------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q +E E Q E E E E E E
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-7----7-7--7--|-5----5-5--(5)---|-5--5-5---0-0-2-|
|--------------|---------------5-|--------2-------|
Q. E Q +E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-3----3-3--(3)---|-5----5-5---5-6-|-7----7-7----7-|
|---------------5-|----------5-----|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q E E E E E E Q. E Q +E E
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-5----5-5------|-5--5-5---0-0-2-|-3----3-3--(3)---|
|-------------5-|--------2-------|---------------5-|
Q +E E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------||
|----------------|--------------|---------------|----------------||
|-5--(5)-5-5--5--|-7----7-7--7--|-5----5-5------|-5--5-5---0-0-2-||
|----------------|--------------|-------------5-|--------2-------||
Outro
Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3----3-3--3-5-|-5----5-5---5-6-|-7----7-7----7-|-5----5-5------|
|---------------|----------5-----|---------------|-------------5-|
Q E E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------*|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------*|
|-5--5-5---0-0-2-|-3----3-3--3-5-|-5----5-5---5-6-|-7----7-7----7-*|
|--------2-------|---------------|----------5-----|---------------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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