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THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER (Bassline)
As recorded by The Doors
(From the 1968 Album WAITING FOR THE SUN)
Words and Music by Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek & Morrison
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Kerry Magness - Bass'
Intro 1st Verse
Q=122
4/4
Gtr I
Wx5 E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E
|------------||---------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------||---------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------||---------------|------------3---|----------------|
|------------||-3-5--5-3-5--3-|-3-5--5-3-5---0-|-3-5--5-3-5--3--|
E Q E E E E E E. S E E +E Q E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|--------------3----|------0-3-0-----|-3--3--------|
|------------3---|----3-0-5-(5)----5-|----2-------2---|-------3--3--|
|-3-5--5-3-5---0-|-3-----------------|-3------------3-|-------------|
Chorus
Q Q H Q E E Q E E Q E E H E E E E E E E E
|------------|----2-5------0-|------2------||-----------------|
|------------|-3---------2---|-0--4--------||-----------------|
|-5--5-------|--------3------|--------0----||---4-5-4---4-5-4-|
|-------5----|---------------|-------------||-5-------5-------|
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---4-5-4-------|---2-3-2---2-3-2-|---2-3-2-------|---4-5-4---4-5-4-|
|-5-------5--4--|-3-------3-------|-3-------3--4--|-5-------5-------|
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q W
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------|
|---4-5-4-------|---2-3-2---2-3-2-|---2-3-2-------|------|
|-5-------5--4--|-3-------3-------|-3-------3--4--|-5----|
Interlude
W Wx21 H Q Q
|----------||-------------|------------||
|----------||-------------|------------||
|----------||-------------|------------||
|----------||-------------|---------3--||
2nd Verse
4/4
Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
|-------3--3--|-5--5-------|-------3--3--|-5--5-------|
|-1--1--------|-------5----|-1--1--------|-------5----|
E. S E E +E Q E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|-------------------|----------------|-------------|------------|
|--------------3----|------0-3-------|-------------|------------|
|----3-0-5-(5)----5-|----2-----5-2---|-------3--3--|-5--5-------|
|-3-----------------|-3------------3-|-1--1--------|-------5----|
Chorus
Q E E Q E E Q E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|----2-5------0-|------2------||-----------------|---------------|
|-3---------2---|-0--4--------||-----------------|---------------|
|--------3------|--------0----||---4-5-4---4-5-4-|---4-5-4-------|
|---------------|-------------||-5-------5-------|-5-------5--4--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---2-3-2---2-3-2-|---2-3-2-------|---4-5-4---4-5-4-|---4-5-4-------|
|-3-------3-------|-3-------3--4--|-5-------5-------|-5-------5--4--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---2-3-2---2-3-2-|---2-3-2-------|---4-5-4---4-5-4-|---4-5-4-------|
|-3-------3-------|-3-------3--4--|-5-------5-------|-5-------5--4--|
Outro
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----------------|---------------||------------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------||o-----------------|---------------|
|---2-3-2---2-3-2-|---2-3-2-------||o---4-5-4---4-5-4-|---4-5-4-------|
|-3-------3-------|-3-------3--4--||--5-------5-------|-5-------5--4--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---2-3-2---2-3-2-|---2-3-2-------|---4-5-4---4-5-4-|
|-3-------3-------|-3-------3--4--|-5-------5-------|
E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|---------------|-----------------|----------------||
|---------------|-----------------|---------------o||
|---4-5-4-------|---2-3-2---2-3-2-|---2-3-2-------o||
|-5-------5--4--|-3-------3-------|-3-------3--4---||
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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