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THROW DOWN THE SWORD (Bassline) As recorded by Wishbone Ash (From the 1972 Album ARGUS) Words and Music by Martin Turner, David Turner, Andrew Powell & Steve Upton Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Martin Turner - Bass' Intro (Fade In) Q=70 4/4 Gtr I Wx6 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| W W W W 3x ||-----------|----------|----------|-------|| ||o----------|----------|----------|------o|| ||o----------|----------|----------|------o|| ||-----------|----------|----------|-------|| Q S E. S S S S E E E. S S E. S S S S E E E. S S E. S S S S E E ||----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| ||o----5----3---3-------|----3-3----3---3-------|----5-5----3---3-------| ||--3---------------5---|-1-----------------3---|-3-----------------5---| 1. E. S S E. S S S S E E E. S S E. E. S S E. E. S S E. E S S E S S |-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |----3-3----3---3-------|----7-7-------5-5----|----7-7------3-----3---| |-1-----------------3---|-5---------3---------|-5---------1-----1-----| 2. E. S S E. E. S S E. E. S S E. E S S E S S E. S S E. S S S S E E |---------------------|------------------------||-----------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------------o||------3----------------|| |----7-7-------5-5----|----7-7------3-----3---o||----3------3---3-------|| |-5---------3---------|-5---------1-----1------||-1-----------------3---|| Intro 2 Q E. S Q +E. S E E S S S S E. S S S S S Q E. S Q E. S |------------------|-------4-7----------------|-----------------| |----------------2-|-5---5----------------2---|-3-----5---------| |-------2-3--(3)---|-------------5--5-5-------|---------3-----5-| |-5--5-------------|--------------------------|-----------------| Chorus Q S S S S Q E E Q E. S Q +E. S E E S S S S E. S S S S S |-------------------||-------------------|-------4-7----------------| |----5--------------||o----------------2-|-5---5----------------2---| |--------5----------||o-------2-3--(3)---|-------------5--5-5-------| |-3----------3--3---||--5--5-------------|--------------------------| Q S S S S Q S E S Q E. S Q E E Q E. S Q S S S S |---------------------|----------------|---------------------| |-3--3---3-5----------|----5-----------|------------------2--| |------------3--3---5-|-------5--------|-------2-3--3---3----| |---------------------|-3-------3--3---|-5--5----------------| E E S S S S E. S S S S S Q S E S Q S E. Q E. S Q E E |-------4-7----------------|------------------|----7------------|| |-5---5----------------2---|-3--3---5---------|-------7---------|| |-------------5--5-5-------|----------3--3----|-5-------5----3--|| |--------------------------|------------------|-----------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses 1. Q E E Q. E Q S S S S Q Q Q E. +S Q. E H H |---------------|------------------|------------------|-----------|| |-3------3------|-2--2-------------|------------------|-----------|| |------3--------|--------5---3--2--|------------------|-----------|| |---------------|------------------|-5--5--(5)-3----3-|-1----1----|| Interlude Q E. S Q +E. S E E S S S S E. S S S S S |------------------|-------4-7----------------| |----------------2-|-5---5----------------2---| |-------2-3--(3)---|-------------5--5-5-------| |-5--5-------------|--------------------------| Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q |-----------------------|---------------------|| |-3--3---3-5------------|----5---------------o|| |------------3--3---3-5-|--------5-----------o|| |-----------------------|-3----------3--3-----|| Outro 2. H. +E E H Q. S S H Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S |---------------||---------------|-----------------|-------------------------| |---------------||-------------2-|-5-----------2---|-3--3---3-5--------------| |---------------||------3----3---|------5--5-------|------------3--3---3-5---| |-1-------(1)---||-5-------------|-----------------|-------------------------| Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S E S S E S S |-----------------------|------------------------| |----5---5------5---5---|------------------------| |-----------------------|------5-7-3-3-3---3-3---| |-3----------3----------|-5--5-------------------| S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S |-----------4-7-----------------| |-5---5---5----------------2----| |---5-------------5--5-5--------| |-------------------------------| Q S S S S Q E E Q E. S H Q Q Q Q Q S S S S Q Q |-------------------|----7---------|-------------|------------------| |-3--3---3-5--------|--------------|-3--3--3--3--|-2--2-------------| |------------3--3---|-5-----5-5----|-------------|--------5---3--2--| |-------------------|--------------|-------------|------------------| Q. E H H E E E E |-------------|--------------| |-------------|--------3---3-| |-------------|--------------| |-5----5-3----|-1----1---1---| Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q S S S S E. S S S S S |--------------------------|------4-5-7--------------| |----------------------2---|----5--------------------| |------5-7-2-3-3---3-------|-5----------5--5-5---7---| |-5--5---------------------|-------------------------| Q S S S S H Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-------------| |-3--3---3-5------|-5--5--5--5--| |------------3----|-------------| |-----------------|-------------| Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S E. S S S S S |-----------------------|------4-5-7----------------| |---------------------2-|----5----------------------| |------5-7-2-3--3---3---|-5----------5--5-5---7-----| |-5--5------------------|---------------------------| Q S S S S Q S S S S E E E S S E E E E |-----------------------|-----7-7-----------| |-3--3---3-0--------2---|---------7---------| |------------3--3-------|-5-5-------5-5-5-5-| |-----------------------|-------------------| Q E S S E S S E S S Q E E Q Q |----------------------|---------------| |-3--3---2-3-3---3-3---|-2--2----------| |------3---------------|------5-3--2---| |----------------------|---------------| Q. E H W Q S S S S E S S E S S Q S S S S E S S S S S S |-------------|----------|------------------------|------4-5-7---------------| |-------------|----------|----------------------2-|-5--5---------------------| |-------------|----------|------7---2-3-3-2-3-5---|------------5-5-5-5---7---| |-5----5-3----|-1--------|-5--5---5---------------|--------------------------| Q E S S Q E S S E E E E E S S S S S S |-------------------|-----------------------| |-3--3-3-5----------|---5---5---5-5---------| |----------3--3-5---|-----------------------| |-------------------|-3---3---3-----3-3-3-3-| ritardando Q=60 Q S S S S Q E S S Q S S E E. S S S S S |---------------------|------4-7---------------| |----7--------------2-|-5--5-------------------| |------5-7-2-3--3-5---|----------5--5-5---7----| |-5-------------------|------------------------| Q=50 TP TP E E E E Q E E Q Q H +W |----------------|------------|--------*| |-3-2---2----5-3-|----7-------|--------*| |-----5---3------|-5-----5----|-(5)----*| |----------------|------------|--------*| 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