War - Low rider

LOW RIDER (Bassline) As recorded by War (From the 1975 Album WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS?) Words and Music by War Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'B.B. Dickerson - Bass' Intro Q=138 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E |------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------|------------------|---3-----3---x-3h5-| |------------|-------1---3---/5-|-------x-----------| |------------|-1-3--------------|-------------------| 1st - 4th Verses E E E E E E E a 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 |-------------------|-----------------||------------------|-------------3-5-| |-------------------|---3-----3h5-3h5-||o-----------------|---3-----3h5-----| |-------1---3---3s5-|-------x---------||o-------1---3---5-|-------x---------| |-1-3---------------|-----------------||--1-3-------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------3-5--| |-------------------|---3-----3h5-3-5-|-------------------|---3-----3h5------| |-------1---3---3s5-|-------x---------|-------1---3---3s5-|-------x----------| |-1-3---------------|-----------------|-1-3---------------|------------------| Chorus E E E E E E E a 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 |-------------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|---3-----3h5-3h5-||-----------------|---3-----3h5-3h5-| |-------1---3---3s5-|-------x---------||-------1---3---5-|-------x---------| |-1-3---------------|-----------------||-1-3-------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E a 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 |-------------------|-------------3h5-|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|---3-----3h5-----|-----------------|---3-----3h5-3h5-| |-------1---3---3s5-|-------x---------|-------1---3---5-|-------x---------| |-1-3---------------|-----------------|-1-3-------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E a 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 |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|---3-----3h5-3h5-|-----------------|---3---3---3-3h5-| |-------1---3---3s5-|-------x---------|-------1---3---5-|-----------------| |-1-3---------------|-----------------|-1-3-------------|-----------------| Outro E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------||-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---3---3---3-3h5-o||-------------------|---3-----3h5-3h5-| |-------1---3---5-|-----------------o||-------1---3---3s5-|-------x---------| |-1-3-------------|------------------||-1-3---------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------3-5-|-------------------|-------------3-5--| |-------------------|---3-----3h5-----|-------------------|---3-----3h5------| |-------1---3---3s5-|-------x---------|-------1---3---3s5-|-------x----------| |-1-3---------------|-----------------|-1-3---------------|------------------| E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E |-------------------|-------------3-5-|-----------------|-----------3h5-| |-------------------|---3-----3h5-----|-----------------|---3-----------| |-------1---3---3s5-|-------x---------|-------1---3---5-|---------------| |-1-3---------------|-----------------|-1-3-------------|---------------| E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---3-------3-5-|-----------------| |-------1---3---5-|---------------|-------1---3---5-| |-1-3-------------|---------------|-1-3-------------| E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E 3x |----------------||------------------|-----------------|| |---3----3---3-5-||o-----------------|---3----3-5-----o|| |----------------||o-------1---3---5-|------------3-5-o|| |----------------||--1-3-------------|-----------------|| 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