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THE GREAT PRETENDER (Bassline) As recorded by The Platters (From the 1955 Album THE PLATTERS) Words and Music by Buck Ram Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro 1st & 2nd Verses Q=80 4/4 Gtr I H Q. E E E E. S +H Q.. S Q Q Q.. S Q Q |-------------|-----------------||----------------|---------------| |-------------|-----------------||o------------2--|-5-------------| |------3----3-|-5---4--5-(5)----||o-------2-3-----|---------2--5--| |-3-----------|-----------------||--3-------------|-------3-------| Q.. S Q Q Q.. S Q Q H Q Q H Q Q |---------------|---------------|------------|------------| |---------2--5--|------------0--|------------|-5-------2--| |-3-----3-------|---------2-----|-3----5--5--|------3-----| |---------------|-3-----3-------|------------|------------| Bridge 1. 2. $ Q.. S Q Q H Q Q H Q E. S Q.. S Q Q Q.. S Q Q |---------------|-------------||------------7-||---------------|---------------| |-5-----5-------|-5----------o||-5----5--5----||---------2--5--|-5----------0--| |---------5--5--|------5--5--o||--------------||-3-----3-------|---------2-----| |---------------|-------------||--------------||---------------|-------3-------| 3rd & 4th Verses 2/4 4/4 |-3-| |-3-| Q.. S Q Q H Q Q E E E E E E Q.. S Q Q |---------------|------|-------------------||----------------| |-------2-5--2--|------|-------------------||------------2---| |-3-------------|------|-5--5--5-7-5-3-2-0-||-------2-3------| |---------------|-3----|-------------------||-3--------------| Q.. S Q Q Q.. S Q Q Q.. S Q Q H Q Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|------------| |-5-------------|---------2--5--|---------------|------------| |---------2--5--|-3-----3-------|---------2--5--|-3----5--5--| |-------3-------|---------------|-3-----3-------|------------| To Coda H Q Q Q.. S Q Q Q.. S Q Q H Q Q |------------|---------------|---------------|------------| |-5-------2--|-5-----5-------|---------1--4--|-5----------| |------3-----|---------5--5--|-2-----2-------|------5--5--| |------------|---------------|---------------|------------| Outro H.=H D.S. al Coda & H Q E. S W W |------------7--||----------|------| |-5----5--5-----||----------|------| |---------------||-2--------|------| |---------------||----------|------| H H +H H |-----------|-------------*| |-----------|-------------*| |------3----|-(3)---------*| |-----------|--------3----*| 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