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FREE ME (Bassline)
As recorded by Uriah Heep
(From the 1977 Album INNOCENT VICTIM)
Words and Music by Ken Hensley
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Trevor Bolder - Bass'
Intro Chorus
Q=118
$
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E +E Q E Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q
|------------------||------------7--|------------7--|
|-------4-(4)------||---------------|---------------|
|-2-4-5-------5--0-||-5----5-5------|-5----5-5------|
|------------------||---------------|---------------|
Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|------------9--|------------9---|
|------------9--|------------9--|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-7----7-7------|-7----7-7-------|
|-7----7-7------|-7----7-7------|---------------|----------------|
Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|------------7--|------------7---|
|------------9--|------------9--|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-5----5-5------|-5----5-5-------|
|-7----7-7------|-7----7-7------|---------------|----------------|
Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|------------9--|------------9---|
|------------9--|------------9--|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-7----7-7------|-7----7-7-------|
|-7----7-7------|-7----7-7------|---------------|----------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
To Coda
W E E E E +E Q E Q. E Q E E
|----------|-------------------||----------------|
|----------|-------4-(4)-------||o-----------7---|
|----------|-2-4-5-------5--0--||o-5----5-5----5-|
|-7--------|-------------------||----------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-4----4-4----4-|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-4----4-4-4-----|---------------|-5----5-5--5-6-|
|------------4-3-|-2----2-2----2-|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
Bridge
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E
|----------------||---------------|----------------|----------------|
|-7----7-7----7-o||-5----5-4----4-|-2----2-2-0-----|----------------|
|---------------o||---------------|------------1-2-|-3----3---------|
|----------------||---------------|----------------|--------3----3--|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------5-6-|-7----7-7------|
|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|-------------0-|
|---------------|-3----3-3------|---------------|
Guitar Solo
D.S. al Coda &
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|--------4-------||---------------|
|---------------|------4---------||-4----4-4----4-|
|-2----2-2------|-2---------2-4--||---------------|
|-------------2-|----------------||---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|-4------2------||
|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|---------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------||
3rd Verse
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------7---|-4----4-4----4-|-5----5-5----5-|
|-5----5-5----5-|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|-4----4-4-4-----|---------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|------------4-3-|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|-7----7-7----7-|
Bridge
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------||---------------|
|-5----5-5--5-6-|-7----7-7----7-||-5----5-4----4-|
|---------------|---------------||---------------|
|---------------|---------------||---------------|
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-2----2-2-0-----|---------------|---------------|
|------------1-2-|-3----3--------|-5----5-5----5-|
|----------------|--------3----3-|---------------|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------5-6-|-7----7-7------|---------------|
|---------------|-------------0-|-2----2-2------|
|-3----3-3------|---------------|-------------2-|
Out-Chorus
Q +E E Q E E Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q
|----------4------||-------------7--|------------7--|----------------|
|--------4--------||o---------------|---------------|------------9---|
|-2--(2)------2-4-||o-5----5-5------|-5----5-5------|----------------|
|-----------------||----------------|---------------|-7----7-7-------|
Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q
|---------------|------------9--|------------9--|----------------|
|------------9--|---------------|---------------|------------9---|
|---------------|-7----7-7------|-7----7-7------|----------------|
|-7----7-7------|---------------|---------------|-7----7-7-------|
Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q
|----------------||------------7--|------------7--|----------------|
|------------9--o||---------------|---------------|------------9---|
|---------------o||-5----5-5------|-5----5-5------|----------------|
|-7----7-7-------||---------------|---------------|-7----7-7-------|
Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q
|---------------|------------9--|------------9--*|
|------------9--|---------------|---------------*|
|---------------|-7----7-7------|-7----7-7------*|
|-7----7-7------|---------------|---------------*|
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
Free me, free me
Why wont you free me
Free me from your spell
Come on and free me
Why wont you free me
Come on and free me
Free me from your spell
Why should I worry
That you might not love me
Youre not the only love
That Ive ever had
Your sweet memory
Will always comfort me
So why should I be feeling sad
As far as I can tell
You knew so well
I was always
At the end of the line
Ive loved you as much
As any man can
But not enough
To make you mine
So long, easy rider
I know I'll miss you for awhile
But sooner or later
I know that I'll forget you
And I tell you babe
Free me
Come on and free me
Why wont you free me
Free me from your spell
Oh babe, free me
Why wont you free me
Come on and free me
Free me from your spell
We let a good love die
We let it pass us by
Though you tried to
Keep me hangin on
But with all this doubt
Itll never work out
So tomorrow I'll be travellin on
And saying:
So long, easy rider
I know I'll miss you for awhile
But sooner or later
I know that I'll forget you
And I beg it babe
Free me
Come on and free me
Why wont you free me
Free me from your spell
Come on and free me
Im on my knees, babe
Free me
Why wont you free me
Free me from your spell
Oh babe, come on
Come on and free me
Why wont you free me
Free me from this spell