Taste - If the day was any longer
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Tuning: E A D G
IF THE DAY WAS ANY LONGER (Bassline)
As recorded by Taste
(From the 1970 Album ON THE BOARDS)
Words and Music by Rory Gallagher
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Richard "Charlie" McCracken – Bass'
[Intro]
Q=83
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
G|--------||
D|--------||
A|--------||
E|--------||
[1st Verse]
4/4
W W W W
G|----------|----------|----------|------||
D|----------|----------|----------|------||
A|----------|----------|----------|------||
E|----------|----------|----------|------||
[Chorus]
Q S S S S Q +E. S Q S S E Q S S S S Q E E Q +E S S Q E E H
G|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------||
D|-5--5----------------|----------5------5---|-5-----------------|-------------||
A|------2-3-4-5--(5)---|-5----5-7----5-7---7-|------6-5--(5)-----|-5-----------||
E|-------------------5-|---------------------|-----------------5-|----7-5-3----||
[2nd Verse]
H H H Q. E Q. E Q. E H Q. E
G|-----------|-------------|---------------|-------------||
D|-5----3----|-------------|-5----4-3----4-|-------------||
A|-----------|-7---------5-|---------------|-7---------5-||
E|-----------|------6------|---------------|------6------||
[Chorus]
Q S S S S Q +E S S Q S S E Q S S S S
G|-----------------------|---------------------|
D|-5--5----------------7-|-----------------5---|
A|------2-3-4-5--(5)-----|-5-----------5-7---7-|
E|-----------------------|------0-1-3----------|
Q S S S S H S S S S S S E H
G|-----------------|-------7------------||
D|-5---------------|-7---------7-5-5----||
A|--------7-6-5----|---5----------------||
E|------5----------|--------------------||
[Harmonica Solo]
H H H Q. E Q. E Q. S S H Q. E
G|-----------|-------------|-----------------|--------------|
D|-5----3----|-------------|-5----4-3----4---|--------------|
A|-----------|-7---------5-|---------------5-|-7---------5--|
E|-----------|------6------|-----------------|------6-------|
Q S S S S H Q. E Q +S S E
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-5--5------------|------7-5--(5)-----|
A|------2-3-4-5----|-5-------------5-7-|
E|-----------------|-------------------|
Q S S S S H S E S +E E Q S S E
G|-----------------|------------------------|
D|-5---------------|-7----------------------|
A|--------7-6-5----|---5--------------5-7---|
E|------5----------|-----7-(7)-5-3----------|
E E S S S S E E Q E E +S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q. E Q S S E H
G|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------|---------------||
D|-5-5-5--------------|----------------------|-5---------------|----------5----||
A|-------2-3-4-5-5-5--|-5-5-(5)----------5-7-|--------7-5------|-5----5-7------||
E|--------------------|---------0-1-3--------|------5--------5-|---------------||
[3rd Verse]
H H H Q. E Q. E Q. S S H Q. E
G|-----------|-------------|-----------------|--------------||
D|-5----3----|-------------|-5----4-3------4-|--------------||
A|-----------|-7---------5-|-----------------|-7---------5--||
E|-----------|------6------|-----------------|------6-------||
[Chorus]
Q S S E Q +E S S S E S +S S E Q S S S S Q. E Q S S S S
G|---------------------|-----7-(7)----------------|--------------------|
D|---------------------|-7-------------5--------7-|-5------------------|
A|------2-3-5--(5)---5-|---5-------5-7----5-7-----|------3-5----2-3-4--|
E|-3-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
Q S S E H Q +S S S S H
G|---------------|-------------------|
D|----------5----|-5--(5)------------|
A|-5----5-7------|--------2-3-4-5----|
E|---------------|-------------------|
[Outro Harmonica Solo]
S S S S S S E H Q S S S S Q S S E
G|-------7------------||---------------------|
D|-7---------7-6-5----||----5----------------|
A|---5----------------||------3---5-5----2-3-|
E|--------------------||-3-------------------|
Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q. E Q S S S S H +W
G|-------------------|-----------------|--------7--------|--------*|
D|----------5--------|-5---------------|----7-------5----|-(5)----*|
A|-5----5-7------5-7-|------2-3-5------|-5----5----------|--------*|
E|-------------------|---------------5-|-----------------|--------*|
[Lyrics]
If the day was any longer,
Could I change your mind,
If your love was any stronger,
You'd stay behind.
Will I lose my mind,
Just to pass the time,
Will I lose my mind,
Just to pass the time.
If the day was any brighter,
You'd have seen the signs,
If your love begins to wander,
Should I count the times?
Will I lose my mind,
Just to pass the time,
Will I lose my mind,
Just to pass the time.
If the day was any day,
You would forget my name,
But the things that I am saying,
They'd still mean the same.
Will I lose my mind,
Just to pass the time,
Will I lose my mind,
Just to pass the time.
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
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