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THE RUBBERBAND MAN (Bassline) As recorded by The Spinners (From the 1976 Album HAPPINESS IS BEING WITH THE SPINNERS) Words and Music by Linda Creed & Thom Bell Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bob Babbitt - Bass' Intro Q=182 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--| E E Q H H Q E E H Q E E E E Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|---3-5--------| |-1-----------|---------1-1-|---------1-1-|--------1-----| 1st & 2nd Verses Q Q Q E E H E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E |--------------|--------------||--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------1-2-3-||o-3--3--3--3--|-3--3----1-2-3-| |--------------|--------------||o-------------|---------------| |-1--1--1--1-1-|--------------||--------------|---------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------| |-3--3--3--3--|-3--3----1-2-3-|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--| |-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------| |-3--3--3--3--|-3--3----1-2-3-|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--| |-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------| Chorus Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E |-------------|-------------||-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------||-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------||-4--4--4--4--|--------------| |-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--4--4--||-------------|-4--4--4--4-4-| Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|---------5---5-|-------------|--------------| |--------------|-----------5---|-------------|--------------| |-6--6--6--6-6-|-6--6--3-------|-4--4--4--4--|--------------| |--------------|---------------|-------------|-4--4--4--4---| Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|---------5---5-|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-----------5---|-------------|--------------| |-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--3-------|-4--4--4--4--|--------------| |-------------|---------------|-------------|-4--4--4--4---| Q Q Q Q E E E E +Q E E E E Q H +H Q E E |-------------|------------------||-------------|---------------| |-------------|------------------||-------------|---------------| |-6--6--6--6--|-6-8---8-(8)--6-6-||-6-8-8--8----|-(8)-------6-6-| |-------------|------------------||-------------|---------------| E E Q H +H Q E E E E Q H +H Q E E |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| |-6-8-8--8----|-(8)-------6-6-|-6-8-8--8----|-(8)-------6-6-| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| 1. 2. E E Q H +H E E E E E E Q H +H. Q |-------------|-----------------||-------------|-------------|| |-------------|----------1-2-3-o||-------------|-------------|| |-6-8-8--8----|-(8)------------o||-6-8-8--8----|-(8)---------|| |-------------|-----------------||-------------|-------------|| Interlude $ E E Q H H Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| ||--1-----------|---------1-1-|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1---| E E Q H H Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-1-----------|---------1-1-|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--| E E Q H H Q E E H Q E E |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-1-----------|---------1-1-|---------1-1-| To Coda E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q E E E E Q |--------------|--------------|-----------------|| |--------3-----|-3--3--3--3-3-|-(3)----------3--|| |---3-5--------|--------------|--------3h5-3----|| |--------------|--------------|------5----------|| Chorus Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------5---5--| |-------------|-6--6--6--6--|-------------|-----------5----| |-4--4--4--4--|-------------|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--3--------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------5---5--| |-------------|-6--6--6--6--|-------------|-----------5----| |-4--4--4--4--|-------------|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--3--------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E +Q E E |-------------|-------------|-------------||------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------||------------------| |-4--4--4--4--|-------------|-6--6--6--6--||-6-8---8-(8)--6-6-| |-------------|-4--4--4--4--|-------------||------------------| E E Q H +H Q E E E E Q H +H Q E E |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| |-6-8-8--8----|-(8)-------6-6-|-6-8-8--8----|-(8)-------6-6-| |-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| 1. E E Q H +H Q E E E E Q H +H. Q |-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|| |-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------o|| |-6-8-8--8----|-(8)-------6-6-|-6-8-8--8----|-(8)---------o|| |-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|| Outro 2. D.S. al Coda & E E Q H +H. Q Q Q Q E E W |-------------|-------------||--------------|------*| |-------------|-------------||-3--3--3--3-3-|------*| |-6-8-8--8----|-(8)---------||--------------|------*| |-------------|-------------||--------------|------*| 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