Stranglers - No more heroes

NO MORE HEROES (Bassline) As recorded by The Stranglers (From the 1977 Album NO MORE HEROES) Words and Music by Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield & Jet Black Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jean-Jacques Burnel - Bass' Intro Q=151 4/4 Gtr I W E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E |----------||-----------------|-------------------|----------------| |----------||o----------------|-------------------|----------------| |----------||o---------3--3-3-|-------------------|---------3--3-3-| |----------||--3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3--------| 1. 2. $ $ E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |--------------------||-------------------| |-------------------o||-------------------| |-------------------o||-------------------| |-3-3-3-1-(1)-1-1-1--||-3-3-3-1-(1)-1-1-1-| 1st - 4th Verses $ Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E ||-----------------|--------------------| ||o----------------|--------------------| ||o--------3-3-3-3-|--------------------| ||--3--3-3---------|-1-1-1-3-(3)-3-3-3--| Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|-------------------|----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------| |--------3-3-3-3-|-------------------|--------3-3-3-3-| |-3--3-3---------|-1-1-1-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3-3---------| 1. 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Coda D.S. al Coda D.S. al Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E H |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---1----------|---1-----------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-1-3----|-3---3-1-3-----|| Chorus & E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E |----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|| |---------3--3-3-|-------------------|---------3--3-3-|--------------------|| |-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-1-(1)-1-1-1--|| Guitar Solo Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|--------3-3-3-3-|---------------|--------3-3-3-3--| |-3--3-3-5--5-5-|-6--6-6---------|-3--3-3-5--5-5-|-6--6-6----------| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-3--3-3-5--5-5-|-6--6-6-5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-5--5-5-|-6--6-6-5-5-5-5--| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-1--1-1---------|---------------|-1--1-1----------| |-3--3-3-5--5-5-|--------1-1-1-1-|-3--3-3-5--5-5-|--------1-1-1-1--| 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---------|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1--|| Synthesizer Solo E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||o-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-| ||--------------------|-------------------| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E 3x |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-o|| |-------------------|--------------------|| E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o|| ||o-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-o|| ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E |----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|| |---------3--3-3-|-------------------|---------3--3-3-|--------------------|| |-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-1-(1)-1-1-1--|| Chorus && E E E E H E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E |--------------||----------------|-------------------| |--------------||----------------|-------------------| |---1----------||---------3--3-3-|-------------------| |-3---3-1-3----||-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-1-(1)-1-1-1-| E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E |----------------|---------------------| |----------------|---------------------| |---------3--3-3-|---------------------| |-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-1-(1)-1-1-1---| E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E |----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|| |---------3--3-3-|-------------------|---------3--3-3-|--------------------|| |-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3--------|-3-3-3-1-(1)-1-1-1--|| Outro E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |---1----------|---1----------|---1----------|---1----------| |-3---3-1-3----|-3---3-1-3----|-3---3-1-3----|-3---3-1-3----| E E E E H E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------| |---1----------|---1----------|---1-------1-----|---1-------1------| |-3---3-1-3----|-3---3-1-3----|-3---3-1-3---3-1-|-3---3-1-3---3-1--| 1. 2. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q Q H ||------------------|------------------||------------*| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||------------*| ||o---1-------1-----|---1-------1-----o||------------*| ||--3---3-1-3---3-1-|-3---3-1-3---3-1--||-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