Tuning:

EVERYDAY PEOPLE (Bassline) As recorded by Sly And The Family Stone (From the 1969 Album STAND!) Words and Music by Sly Stone Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Larry Graham - Bass' Intro Q=118 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|------------------||-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------| ||--3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3--||-3-3---3-3-3---3-| 1st & 2nd Verses $ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3---3-3-3---3-||-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|| Bridge $$ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-| To Coda D.S. al Coda To Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3--|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3----|| Outro & D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda && E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------||-----------------| |-----------------|------------------||-----------------| |-----------------|------------------||-----------------| |-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3--||-3-3---3-3-3---3-| H.=H E E E E E E E E W +H. E e |-----------------|----------|--------------*| |-----------------|----------|--------------*| |-----------------|----------|--------------*| |-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3--------|-(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

Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday people