Traffic - Coloured rain

COLOURED RAIN (Bassline) As recorded by Traffic (From the 1967 Album MR. FANTASY) Words and Music by Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood & Chris Wood Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Steve Winwood - Bass' 1st Verse Q=94 4/4 Gtr I W H E E Q E E E E E E E E |----------||-------------|-----------------| |----------||-------------|-1-----1---------| |----------||-3------5----|---1-----3---0-3-| |----------||------3---3--|-----3-----3-----| 2/4 4/4 +Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E H H H |----------------|--------|---------------|-------------|-----------| |--------------0-|-1------|---------------|-------------|-----------| |-(3)------------|----1---|-1------1----2-|-3------3----|-----------| |-------0-3------|------3-|------1--------|------3------|-1----4----| W W +W +W |----------|----------|------------|--------|| |----------|----------|------------|--------|| |----------|----------|------------|--------|| |-6--------|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----|| Chorus 2/4 4/4 W W H H H H H |----------|----------|------|-----------|-----------| |----------|----------|------|-----------|-----------| |-5--------|-5--------|-5----|-----------|------5----| |----------|----------|------|-3----2----|-0---------| Sax Solo H H H H Q E S S +S S S S E E |-----------|-----------||-----7-5-5-(5)-----------| |-----------|-----------||o--------------4-5-4-5-7-| |-4----2----|-0---------||o-5----------------------| |-----------|------3----||-------------------------| Q E S S +S S S S E E 4x H H H H |----7-5-5-(5)------------||-----------|-----------|| |--------------4-5-4-5-7-o||------3----|-2----5----|| |-5----------------------o||-5---------|-----------|| |-------------------------||-----------|-----------|| 2nd Verse 2/4 H H H E E E E Q. E Q. E H |-----------|--------------|---------------|------| |-----------|-1------------|-------------0-|-1----| |-3---------|------3---0-3-|-3-------------|------| |------3----|--------3-----|------3-3------|------| 4/4 H E E E E Q E E H H H W |--------------|-------------|-----------|------| |--------------|-------------|-----------|------| |-1----1-----1-|-3------3----|-----------|------| |--------1-3---|----0-3------|-1----4----|-6----| Chorus W +W +W W |----------|------------|------------||------| |----------|------------|------------||------| |----------|------------|------------||-5----| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------||------| 2/4 4/4 W H H H H H |----------|------|-----------|-----------| |----------|------|-----------|-----------| |-5--------|-5----|-----------|------5----| |----------|------|-3----2----|-0---------| Outro Sax Solo H H H H Q E S S +S S S S E E Q E S S +S S S S E E 8x |-----------|-----------||-----7-5-5-(5)-----------|----7-5-5-(5)------------|| |-----------|-----------||o--------------4-5-4-5-7-|--------------4-5-4-5-7-o|| |-4----2----|-----------||o-5----------------------|-5----------------------o|| |-----------|-5----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 Yesterday I was a young boy Searching for my way Not knowing what I wanted Living life from day to day 'Till you came along There was nothing but an empty space and a pain Feels like Coloured Rain Tastes like Coloured Rain Bring on Coloured Rain Yeah! I can see a sail of changing Filling with surprise United with a feeling Bringing love into my eyes Till you came along There was nothing but an empty space and a pain