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NOT TO TOUCH THE EARTH (Bassline) As recorded by The Doors (From the 1968 Album WAITING FOR THE SUN) Words and Music by The Doors Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Douglas Lubahn - Bass' Intro Q=116 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 |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7--| |-5---5---6---6---|-5---5---6---6---|-5---5---6---6----| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 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---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-| |-5---5---6---6---|-5---5---6---6---|-5---5---6---6---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1st Verse 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 7x |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|| |---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-||o---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-o|| 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|-14-----------|----------||-----------------|-----------------| |--------------|----------||---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-| |--------------|----------||-3---3---4---4---|-3---3---4---4---| |--------------|----------||-----------------|-----------------| 3rd Verse 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---5-||o---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5--| |-3---3---4---4---|-3---3---4---4---||o-3---3---4---4---|-3---3---4---4----| |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------||-| |---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-o||-| |-3---3---4---4---|-3---3---4---4---o||-| |-----------------|------------------||-| Outro E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 13x ||------------------|------------------|| ||o---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-o|| ||o-3---3---4---4---|-3---3---4---4---o|| ||------------------|------------------|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| |---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---------------------------------| |-3---3---4---4---|-3---3---4---4---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--: |--------------------------------------------------: |--------------------------------------------------: |--------------------------------------------------: Free Time Q=104 H H H H W +W +W |-----------:-----------:----------:------------:--------*| |-----------:-----------:----------:------------:--------*| |-8----9----:-8---------:----------:------------:--------*| |-----------:------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