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BUS STOP (Bassline)
As recorded by The Hollies
(From the 1966 Album BUS STOP)
Words and Music by Graham Gouldman
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bernie Calvert - Bass'
Intro
Q=138
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
Q. S S E Q E Q. E Q Q Q. S S E Q E Q. E Q Q
||------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
||o----------2-2--2-|------2-------|----------2-2--2-|------2--------|
||o-0----2s3--------|-0------------|-0----2s3--------|-0-------------|
||------------------|--------0--0--|-----------------|--------0--0---|
Q. S S E Q E Q. E Q Q Q. S S E Q E Q. E Q Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------||
|----------2-2--2-|------2-------|----------2-2--2-|------2-------||
|-0----2s3--------|-0------------|-0----2s3--------|-0------------||
|-----------------|--------0--0--|-----------------|--------0--3--||
Pre-Chorus
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|-0----0-0----0-|------2-------|
|-3----3--------|-0----0-0-----|---------------|--------------|
|--------3----3-|--------------|---------------|-0------0--0--|
To Coda
Q. S S E Q E Q. E E E Q Q. S S E Q E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------||
|----------2-2----|------2--------|----------2------|------------------||
|-0----2s3------0-|-0-------------|-0----2s3--------|-0----0-0-0-0-0---||
|-----------------|--------0-0-0--|------------0--3-|------------------||
Chorus
1.
Q E E E Q E Q E E Q Q H H Q E E E Q E
|---------------|--------------|-----------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|------0----|---------------|
|-3----3------3-|-2----2----0--|-----------|-3----3-3-3--3-|
|--------3-3----|--------2-----|-0---------|---------------|
Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------0--0--|-------------|
|-0----0-0-0--0-|-2----2-2-2--2-|-------------|-------2--2--|
|---------------|---------------|-0--0--------|-0--0--------|
Q E E H Q E E E Q E H H Q Q Q Q
|-------------|---------------|-----------|-------------|
|-------------|---------------|------0----|-------------|
|-3----3------|-2----2-2-2--2-|-----------|-3--3--3--3--|
|--------3----|---------------|-0---------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q E Q E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-------------|-------------|------2--------|----------------o||
|-0--0--0--0--|-2--2--2--2--|---------------|----------------o||
|-------------|-------------|-0------0-0--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--||
Guitar Solo
2.
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-0--0--2-----|-0--0--2-----|-0--0--2-----|-0--0--2-----|
|----------0--|----------0--|----------0--|----------0--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------2-----|-------2-----|----2--------||
|-0--0--2-----|-0--0--------|-0--0--------|-0-----0--0--||
|----------0--|----------0--|----------0--|-------------||
Chorus
Q E E E Q E Q E E Q Q H H Q E E E Q E
|---------------|--------------|-----------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|------0----|---------------|
|-3----3------3-|-2----2----0--|-----------|-3----3-3-3--3-|
|--------3-3----|--------2-----|-0---------|---------------|
Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------0--0--|-------------|
|-0----0-0-0--0-|-2----2-2-2--2-|-------------|-------2--2--|
|---------------|---------------|-0--0--------|-0--0--------|
Q E E H Q E E E Q E H H Q Q Q Q
|-------------|---------------|-----------|-------------|
|-------------|---------------|------0----|-------------|
|-3----3------|-2----2-2-2--2-|-----------|-3--3--3--3--|
|--------3----|---------------|-0---------|-------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q E Q E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|---------------|------------------||
|-------------|-------------|------2--------|------------------||
|-0--0--0--0--|-2--2--2--2--|---------------|------------------||
|-------------|-------------|-0------0-0--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---||
Outro
&
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------2-----|-------------|
|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--------|-0--0--0--0--|
|-------------|----------0--|-------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q H
|--------------|--------------|------------*|
|--------2-----|------2-------|------------*|
|-0----0-------|-0------------|-0----------*|
|-----------0--|--------0--0--|------------*|
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
----------------
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