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Tuning: E A D G
I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD (Bassline)
As recorded by Ten Years After
(From the 1971 Album A SPACE IN TIME)
Words and Music by Alvin Lee
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Leo Lyons - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=116
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
H +Q. E +H +E E E E
G|---------------|----------------------|
D|---------------|----------------------|
A|-7----(7)---10-|-(10)----(10)-10---10-|
E|---------------|----------------------|
H +E E E E +Q Q Q Q
G|--------------------|-----------9--11\--||
D|---------------9-10-|-(10)--12----------||
A|-12----(12)-12------|-------------------||
E|--------------------|-------------------||
[Verse 1]
Q. E +S S E E E Q. E +S E S E E
G||-------9-(9)-9---7-9\-|--------------------|
D||o--------------9------|------5-(5)-5---3-5-|
A||o-7-------------------|--------------5-----|
E||----------------------|-3------------------|
Q. E +S S E E E E Q E Q Q
G|--------------------|-----------------|
D|-7----7-(7)-7---5-7-|-10-10--10-9--7--|
A|--------------7-----|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|
H. +E E +H +E E E E
G|----------------|----------------------|
D|----------------|----------------------|
A|-7-------(7)-10-|-(10)----(10)-10---10-|
E|----------------|----------------------|
H +E E E E E E E E E E +Q
G|--------------------|--------9---11-(11)\---||
D|---------------9-10-|---12-----------------o||
A|-12----(12)-12------|----------------------o||
E|--------------------|-----------------------||
[Chorus]
H. +E E +H +E E E E
G||-----------------|----------------------|
D||o----------------|----------------------|
A||o-7-------(7)-10-|-(10)----(10)-10---10-|
E||-----------------|----------------------|
H +E E E E +H Q Q 3x
G|--------------------|-------------------||
D|---------------9-10-|-(10)----9--------o||
A|-12----(12)-12------|------------12\---o||
E|--------------------|-------------------||
[Verse 2]
H. +E E +H +E E E E
G||-----------------|----------------------|
D||o----------------|----------------------|
A||o-7-------(7)-10-|-(10)----(10)-10---10-|
E||-----------------|----------------------|
H +E E E E E E E E E E +Q
G|--------------------|--------9---11-(11)\---|
D|---------------9-10-|---12------------------|
A|-12----(12)-12------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|
Q. E +S S E E E Q. E +S E S E E
G|------9-(9)-9---7-9\-|--------------------|
D|--------------9------|------5-(5)-5---3-5-|
A|-7-------------------|--------------5-----|
E|---------------------|-3------------------|
Q. E +S S E E E E Q E Q Q
G|--------------------|-------------------||
D|-7----7-(7)-7---5-7-|-10-10--10-9--7---o||
A|--------------7-----|------------------o||
E|--------------------|-------------------||
[Chorus]
H. +E E +H +E E E E
G||-----------------|----------------------|
D||o----------------|----------------------|
A||o-7-------(7)-10-|-(10)----(10)-10---10-|
E||-----------------|----------------------|
H +E E E E +H Q Q 3x
G|--------------------|-------------------||
D|---------------9-10-|-(10)----9--------o||
A|-12----(12)-12------|------------12\---o||
E|--------------------|-------------------||
[Guitar Solo]
E E E S S +S S E S S E E E S S S S S E. E E
G||------9-9-7-(7)-9-9-9-7----|----------------------|
D||o-----------------------9\-|---5-5p3---5-3----3-5-|
A||o-7-7----------------------|---------5-----5------|
E||---------------------------|-3--------------------|
E E S S S S S S E E E E S S E S S +S S E E E 4x
G|-----------------------|--------------------------------||
D|-7-7-7p5-7p5-7p5-7-5---|-10-10-10-/10-10S9-(9)-9-9-7-7-o||
A|---------------------7-|-------------------------------o||
E|-----------------------|--------------------------------||
[Verse 3]
E E E S S +S S E S S E E E S S S S S E. E E
G||------9-9-7-(7)-9-9-9-7----|----------------------|
D||o-----------------------9\-|---5-5p3---5-3----3-5-|
A||o-7-7----------------------|---------5-----5------|
E||---------------------------|-3--------------------|
E E S S S S S S E E E E S S E S S +S S E E E
G|-----------------------|--------------------------------||
D|-7-7-7p5-7p5-7p5-7-5---|-10-10-10-/10-10S9-(9)-9-9-7-7-o||
A|---------------------7-|-------------------------------o||
E|-----------------------|--------------------------------||
[Chorus]
H. +E E +H +E E E E
G||-----------------|----------------------|
D||o----------------|----------------------|
A||o-7-------(7)-10-|-(10)----(10)-10---10-|
E||-----------------|----------------------|
H +E E E E E E E E E E +Q
G|--------------------|--------9---11-(11)\----||
D|---------------9-10-|---12------------------o||
A|-12----(12)-12------|-----------------------o||
E|--------------------|------------------------||
H. +E E +H E E E E
G|----------------|--------------------|
D|----------------|--------------------|
A|-7-------(7)-10-|-(10)----10-10---10-|
E|----------------|--------------------|
H +E E E E +H Q Q W
G|--------------------|-----------------|------*|
D|---------------9-10-|-(10)----9-------|------*|
A|-12----(12)-12------|------------12\--|-7----*|
E|--------------------|-----------------|------*|
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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).
| +() - note tied to previous
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| p - pull-off
| | - bar
| || - double bar
| ||o - repeat start
| o|| - repeat end
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