The Yardbirds - Shapes of things
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Tuning: E A D G B E
SHAPES OF THINGS (Bassline)
As recorded by The Yardbirds
(From the 1967 Album GREATEST HITS)
Words and Music by Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith & James McCarty
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul Samwell-Smith - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=132(8=s8 /shuffle feel)
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
G|-------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
[1st - 5th Verses]
Segno $
Segno Segno $$
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G||--------------|--------------|
D||o-------------|--------------|
A||o----2--3--4--|-5------------|
E||--3-----------|----5--4--1---|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|----2--3--4--|-5-----------|----2--3--4--|-5-----------|
E|-3-----------|----5--4--1--|-3-----------|----5--4--1--|
To Double Coda
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-------------------------|--------------------------||
D|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
A|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||
[Chorus]
Straight Feel Q=132
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
G|-------------------|----------------|
D|----------10-8-----|---------8-6h8--|
A|----7--10------10\-|----5--8--------|
E|-8-----------------|-6--------------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
G|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
D|----------10-8----|---------8-6---|----------10-8----|---------8-6---|
A|----7--10------10-|----5--8-----8-|----7--10------10-|----5--6-----8-|
E|-8----------------|-6-------------|-8----------------|-6-------------|
To Coda Dal Segno al Coda Coda &
H Q. +E W +W W +W
G|----------------|----------|------------||----------|--------||
D|-8----8----(8)\-|-7--------|-(7)--------||-7--------|-(7)----||
A|----------------|-5--------|-(5)--------||-5--------|-(5)----||
E|----------------|----------|------------||----------|--------||
[Guitar Solo]
E S S Q E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S S S S S E E
G|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7S=|
D|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5S=|
A|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E S S E S S E E E a E E S S E S S S S S S E E E S S E S S S S S S E E
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E S S E S S S S S S E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S E S S E E
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s6--|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s4--|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
Dal Segno Segno al Double Coda
E S S E S S S S S S E E Q E S S E S S E E H H W
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5S9-|-10----10----|------|------------||
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3S7-|--8-----8----|------|------------||
A|-------------------------|--------------------|-------------|-5----|-(5)--------||
E|-------------------------|--------------------|-------------|------|------------||
[Outro]
Straight feel Q=132
Double Coda &&
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| |-3-| - triplet
| \ - slide out of (to "nowhere")
| S - shift slide
| s - legato slide
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