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I SAW THE LIGHT (Bassline) As recorded by Todd Rundgren (From the 1972 Album SOMETHING/ANYTHING?) Words and Music by Todd Rundgren Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Todd Rundgren - Bass' Intro Q=118 4/4 Gtr I H E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E |--------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------7-6-5-|-5-5---5-5----5-|-----------7-6-5-|-5-5---5-5----5--| |--------------|----------------|-3-3---3-3-------|-----------------| 1st Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E |-----------------||----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------||----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------7-6-5-||-5-5---5-5----5-|-----------7-6-5-|-5-5---5-5----5-| |-3-3---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 Q E E E E E E Q E E |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------7-6-5-|-5-5---5-5----5-|--------------2-|-3-3---3-3----3-| |-3-3---3-3-------|----------------|-3-3---3-3--5---|----------------| E E E E E Q E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---------7------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-7-7---7---7--5-|-(5)-5---5-5----5-|-----------7-6-5-|-(5)-5---5-5-5---5-| |----------------|------------------|-3-3---3-3-------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E |-----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------7-6-5-|-(5)-5---5-5-5---5-|--------------2-|-3-3---3-3----3-| |-3-3---3-3-------|-------------------|-3-3---3-3--5---|----------------| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q a E |-----------------|----------------|-------------------| |---------------2-|-3----3---3---3-|-2-2---2---2--5s7--| |-3-3---3-3-3-5---|--------3---0---|---------0---------| |-----------------|----------------|-------------------| +Q 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 |------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-(7)----7---------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |----------7-----5h|=7-5---5-3-5---5-|-(5)-5---5-5-5---5-|---------------2-| |------------5-0---|-----------------|-------------------|-3-3---3-3-3-5---| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|--------5-5---5-|-----------------|---------5-5---5-|| |-3----3-3-3---3-|-5----5---------|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------|| |----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| 2nd Verse E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-5-5---5-5----5-|-----------7-6-5-|-5-5---5-5----5-|-----------7-6-5-| |----------------|-3-3---3-3-------|----------------|-3-3---3-3-------| |-3-| E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E Q E |----------------|----------------|-----------5---|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|-------------5-|---------7-------| |-5-5---5-5----5-|--------------2-|-3-3---3-3-----|-7-7---7---7--5--| |----------------|-3-3---3-3--5---|---------------|-----------------| +E E E E Q 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 |------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------7-----|-----------------| |-(5)-5---5-5----5-|-----------7-6-5-|-(5)-5---5-5---5---|-----------7-6-5-| |------------------|-3-3---3-3-------|-----------------0-|-3-3---3-3-------| +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------2-| |-(5)-5---5-5-5---5-|--------------2-|-3-3---3-3----3-|-3-3---3-3-3-5---| |-------------------|-3-3---3-3--5---|----------------|-----------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E S S E |----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------------| |-3----3---3---3-|-2-2---2---2---7-|-(7)----7-7-------|----------------------| |--------3-------|---------0---0---|----------------5-|-(5)-5---5-5-0-2-2-3--| |----------------|-----------------|------------5-0---|----------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-5-5---5-5-5---5-|---------------2-|-3----3-3-3---3-| |-----------------|-3-3---3-3-3-5---|----------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |--------5-5---5-|-----------------|---------5-5---5-|| |-5----5---------|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------|| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Guitar Solo Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |--------7----7-|---------------|--------7----7-|---------------| |---------------|--------5----5-|---------------|--------5----5-| |-5----5--------|---------------|-5----5--------|---------------| |---------------|-3----3--------|---------------|-3----3--------| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |--------7----7-|---------------|--------5----5-|----------------|| |---------------|--------5----5-|---------------|--------7-7-----|| |-5----5--------|---------------|-3----3--------|-7----7-------5-|| |---------------|-3----3--------|---------------|------------5---|| 3rd Verse +Q 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 |------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-(5)----5-5-5---5-|-----------7-6-5-|-(5)-5---5-5-5---5-|-----------7-6-5-| |------------------|-3-3---3-3-------|-------------------|-3-3---3-3-------| +E E E E E E E S S E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |---------------------|----------------|-----------5---2-|-----------------| |---------------------|----------------|---------5-------|-2---2------2-2--| |-(5)-5---5-5-5---5s7-|--------------2-|-3-3---3-----3---|---3----3-3------| |---------------------|-3-3---3-3--5---|-----------------|-----------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------7-----| |-3----3---3---3-|-2-2-----2-2---2/-|-7----7---------|---------7---7---| |--------3-------|-------2----------|----5---5-------|-5-5---5---------| |----------------|------------------|----------5---5-|---------------5-| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-5----5-5-5---5-|---------------2-|-3----3-3-3---3-| |----------------|-3-3---3-3-3-5---|----------------| Outro E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x |-----------------||-----------------|------------------|| |---------5-5---5-||o----------------|---------5-5---5-o|| |-5-5---5---------||o-3----3-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------o|| |-----------------||-----------------|------------------|| 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