The Shadows - Spring is nearly here
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SPRING IS NEARLY HERE (Bassline)
As recorded by The Shadows
(From the 1962 Album OUT OF THE SHADOWS)
Music by Brian Bennett & Bruce Welch
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Brian "Licorice" Locking - Bass'
Q=70
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E
|----------2-0---|----------2-0---||
|--------------2-|--------------2-||
|-3--3--0--------|-3--3--0--------||
|----------------|----------------||
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E
||-----------2--|----------2-0---|----------2-0---|
||o-------------|-0--0---------2-|--------------2-|
||o-3--3--0-----|----------------|-3--3--0--------|
||--------------|-------3--------|----------------|
|-3-|
Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E. S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------2-0---|-------------3-|-------1--1--|--------------|
|-0--0---------2-|----------2----|-3--3--------|--------------|
|----------------|-3--3--3-------|-------------|-3--3--5------|
|-------3--------|---------------|-------------|----------3---|
1. 2.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q Q
|----------0------||-------0--2-0---||----------2-0---|----------2---|
|------------0---o||----2---------2-||-0--0---------2-|--------------|
|-3--3---------2-o||-3--------------||----------------|-3--3--0------|
|-------3---------||----------------||-------3--------|--------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E
|----------2-0---|----------3-2-0-|----------2-0---|
|-0--0---------2-|-------2--------|-0--0---------2-|
|----------------|-3--3-----------|----------------|
|-------3--------|----------------|-------3--------|
|-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q Q
|----------2--|-------------|----------2-0---||----------2---|
|-------------|-2-----2-----|-0--0---------2-||--------------|
|-3--3--0-----|----2-----2--|----------------||-3--3--0------|
|-------------|-------------|-------3--------||--------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q Q
|----------2-0---|----------2--|----------2-0---|-------3--2--|
|-0--0---------2-|-------------|-0--0---------2-|----2--------|
|----------------|-3--3--0-----|----------------|-3-----------|
|-------3--------|-------------|-------3--------|-------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E
|-------1-----|----------2-0---|-------3--2-0---||
|-3--3--------|-------0------2-|----2---------2-||
|-------------|-3--3-----------|-3--------------||
|----------4--|----------------|----------------||
|-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E
|-------0-----|-------------|----------2-0----|
|-0--3--------|----2-----2--|-0--0---------2--|
|-------------|-3-----0-----|-----------------|
|----------3--|-------------|-------3---------|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E. S
|-------0--3-2-0-|----------2-0---|----------2--|----------4----|
|----2-----------|-0--0---------2-|-------------|-2--2--------2-|
|-3--------------|----------------|-3--3--0-----|-------2-------|
|----------------|-------3--------|-------------|---------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q E E E
|-------0--2-0---||----------2-0---|----------2-0---|
|-0--3---------2-||--------------2-|-0--0---------2-|
|----------------||-3--3--0--------|----------------|
|----------------||----------------|-------3--------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------0--3--|-------1--1--|
|-------------|-0--0--------|-2-----------|-3--3--------|
|-3--3--0--0--|-------------|----3--------|-------------|
|-------------|-------3--3--|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W +W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|--------*|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|--------*|
|-3--3--5--5--|-3--3--5--5--|-3--3--5-----|-3--------|-(3)----*|
|-------------|-------------|----------3--|----------|--------*|
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