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SMILING PHASES (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' Intro Q=103 4/4 Gtr I W W W |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| 1st Verse W W W Q E E E Q E |----------|----------|----------||----------------| |----------|----------|----------||-1------1-1-----| |----------|----------|----------||------1------1--| |----------|----------|----------||----------------| Q E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E |---------------|---------------|---------------| |-1------1-1----|-1-1----1-1----|-1-1----1-1----| |------1--------|---------------|-------------3-| |---------------|---------------|---------------| E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E |---------------|---------------|---------------| |-3-3------3----|-3-3----3-3----|-3-3----3-3----| |------3-5----3-|------5------3-|------5------3-| |---------------|---------------|---------------| 2/4 4/4 E Q E E E Q Q Q E E Q S E. Q |--------|--------------|----------------|| |-3-3--4-|-5-5-5--------|----------------|| |--------|--------5--4--|-3-3-3--3-3--2--|| |--------|--------------|----------------|| Chorus E E E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E E. S |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------0-|-1-1------1-1------| |-1-1------1-1------|-1-1------1-1------|--------1--------1-| |--------1--------1-|--------1----------|-------------------| E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E. S E E E E E S S +S E. |------------------|-------------------|----------------------| |-1-1------1-------|-------------------|----------------------| |--------1-------0-|-1-1------1-1------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-(3)-5--| |------------3-4---|--------1--------1-|----------------------| Interlude Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W W |-------------|-------------|----------||------| |-------------|-------------|----------||------| |-6--6--4--4--|-2--2--------|-1--------||------| |-------------|-------4--4--|----------||------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| 2nd Verse H E Q E Q Q E E E E E Q E E Q E |-------------|---------------|---------------| |------1-1----|-1-----1-1-----|-1-1----1-1----| |-------------|-------------1-|------1------1-| |-------------|-----------3---|---------------| E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q S S E Q S S |---------------|---------------|-------------------| |-1-1----1-1--2-|-3-3----3-3----|-3-3------3-3------| |------1--------|------3------3-|--------3--------3-| |---------------|---------------|-------------------| 2/4 4/4 E Q S S E Q S S E Q E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------|-----------------| |-3-3------3-3------|-3-3--4-|-5-5-5-5---------| |--------3--------3-|--------|---------5-5-4-4-| |-------------------|--------|-----------------| Chorus E E E E Q Q E E E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E E E |---------------||-------------------|------------------| |---------------||-------------------|----------------0-| |-3-3-3-3-3--2--||-1-1------1-1------|-1-1------1-1-3---| |---------------||--------1--------1-|--------1---------| E E E. S E E E. S E E E S S S S E E E E E E. S E E E. S |-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-1-1------1-1------|-1-1-----1-1---------|-------------------| |--------1--------1-|-------1---------0---|-1-1------1-1------| |-------------------|-------------3-3---4-|--------1--------1-| E E E. S E. S +S E. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------------0--|-1--1--------|-------------| |-1-1------1--3-(3)----|-------4--4--|-2--2--------| |--------1-------------|-------------|-------4--4--| Interlude W W W W |----------||----------|----------|------| |----------||----------|----------|------| |-1--------||----------|----------|------| |----------||----------|----------|------| Outro W W Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |----------|----------||---------------|----------------| |----------|----------||---------------|----------------| |----------|----------||-3--3--3---0-3-|-3--3--3---0-3--| |----------|----------||---------3-----|---------3------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E. S |-------------|-------------|---------------|----------------| |-------------|-------------|---------------|----------------| |-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3--3-----| |-------------|-------------|---------------|-------------3--| E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S +S S E E E |-----------------------|---------5-----------|-6-5-----5-(5)----------| |-----------------------|-------5-----5-----5-|-------5-------5-----5--| |-3-3-----3-----------1-|-3-3-----------7-8---|-----------------7-8----| |-----1-3-----3-0-0-1---|---------------------|------------------------| E E E S S +S S E S S S S E E E. S S S E a E a E E Q E S S S S E E |-5-5-5---------------------|--------------5---------|---------------------| |-------5-5-(5)-4-5-3-1-----|--------3-5-5---3h5-3h5-|---------------------| |-----------------------3-1-|-3-3--------------------|-3----------------1--| |---------------------------|------------------------|---0--1---1-3-1-3----| E E E S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S E S S E E E E S S E E S S E |-----------3-----3-----3-|-----------3---5-------|-----------8-8-5------*| |-------3-5---3-5---5-3---|-------3-5---5---3-5-5-|-------5-8-------8-5--*| |-3-3---------------------|-3-3-------------------|-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 Do yourself a favor Wake up to your mind Life is what you make it You see but still you're blind Get yourself together, give before you take You'll find out the hard way Soon you're going to break Smiling Phases, going places Even when they bust you Keep on smiling through and through And you'll be amazed at the gaze on their faces As they sentence you You don't need a lawyer When you're in a fix Someone gets the pay off You're friends are full of tricks How could you love something That you just can't buy? Own up to the truth girl Your mother's gone on by Your companion, brings you flowers You just hang him up And keep him waiting there for hours And you should just see the look on his face As you slide down the rail