T. Rex - The groover

THE GROOVER (Bassline) As recorded by T. Rex (From the 1973 Album SOLID GOLD: THE BEST OF T.REX) Words and Music by Marc Bolan Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Steve Currie - 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 E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---5-5-5-5-4-4-4-|-----------------|---5-5-5-5-4-4-4-| |-7-7-5---7-7-5---|-7---------------|-7-7-5---7-7-5---|-7---------------| |-------7-------7-|-----------------|-------7-------7-|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1st - 3rd 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 E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---5-5-5-5-4-4-4-||------------------|------------------| |-7-7-5---7-7-5---|-7---------------||o-7-7-5---7-7-5---|-7-7-5---7-7-5----| |-------7-------7-|-----------------||o-------7-------7-|-------7-------7--| |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-7-7-5---7-7-5---|-7-7-5---7-7-5---|-7-7-5---7-7-5---|-7-7-5---7-7-5----| |-------7-------7-|-------7-------7-|-------7-------7-|-------7-------7--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Chorus 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 |-----------5-5-5-||-----------------|-----------------|---5-5-5-5-4-4-4--| |-7-7-5---7-------||-----7-------7---|-----7-------4-7-|-7----------------| |-------7---------||-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5-----|------------------| |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-5---7-7-5---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---| |-------7-------7-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---4---4-4---4-4-|---4---4-5---4-----| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| 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 |-----------------|---5-5-5-5-4-4-4-|-----------------|---5-5-5-5-4-4-4---|| |-7-7-5---7-7-5---|-7---------------|-7-7-5---7-7-5---|-7----------------o|| |-------7-------7-|-----------------|-------7-------7-|------------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| Bridge 2.,D.S. 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 |-----------------|-------5-5-5-5-5-5-||-----------------|------------------| |-7-7-5---7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-------------||-----------------|-------------5-7--| |-------7---------|-------------------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----3-5-7-7------| |-----------------|-------------------||---------------5-|---5--------------| 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 |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------5-7--|-----------------|-------------5-7-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----3-5-7-7------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----3-5-7-7-----| |---------------5-|---5--------------|---------------5-|---5-------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5-5-5-5-4-4-4--| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-|-7-7-5---7-7-5---|-7----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------7-------7-|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Outro D.S. al 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 |-----------------|---5-5-5-5-4-4-4--||------------------| |-7-7-5---7-7-5---|-7----------------||o-----------------| |-------7-------7-|------------------||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |-----------------|------------------||----------------5-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 5x |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-------------5-7-|-----------------|-------------5-7-o|| |-----3-5-7-7-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----3-5-7-7-----o|| |---5-------------|---------------5-|---5--------------|| 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