Slow Ride Bass

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G
Key:	A
Capo:	no capo
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SLOW RIDE (Bassline)
As recorded by Foghat
(From the 1975 Album FOOL FOR THE CITY)
 
Words and Music by Dave Peverett
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Nick Jameson - Bass'
 
 [Intro]                                    [Chorus]
  Q=118
 4/4
  Gtr I
                          |-3-|
   Wx9           E  Q   E S S S E S S S S    E E Q   Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
G|------------|-19-17\----5-------5-------||---------------|-----------------|
D|------------|---------7---7-x-----5-7-7-||---------------|-----------------|
A|------------|-----------------7---------||---------5--3--|-----------------|
E|------------|---------------------------||-5-5-5\--------|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|
 
 
   E E e E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
D|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
A|---------5--3--|-----------------|---------5--3--|------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-------|-5-5---5-5-5---5--|
 
 
   E E E E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
D|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
A|---------5--3--|-----------------|---------5--3--|------------------|
E|-5-5---5-------|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5---5-5-5---5--|
 
 
   E E e E Q  Q    E E e E E E e E   E E E E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
D|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
A|---------5--3--|-----------------|---------5--3--|------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5---5-------|-5-5---5-5-5---5--|
 
 
                                    [1st Verse]
   E E E E Q  Q    E E E E E E Q     E E E E  E E  Q     E E E E E E Q
G|---------------|----------------||---------12---11\--|---2---2---2------|
D|---------------|----------------||-7---7-------------|-4-------4--------|
A|---------5--3--|----------------||-------------------|-----4------------|
E|-5-5---5-------|-5-5---5-5-5-5--||---5---5-----------|-------------2/---|
 
 
   E E E E  E E  Q     e e e e e E a E E   E E E E  E E  Q     e e e e e e Q
G|---------12---11\--|---2---2-----5s6---|---------12---11\--|---2---2---2-----|
D|-7---7-------------|-4-------4-------4-|-7---7-------------|-4-------4-------|
A|-------------------|-----4-------------|-------------------|-----4-----------|
E|---5---5-----------|-------------------|---5---5-----------|-------------2/--|
 
 
    E E E E  E E  Q    E E E E E E E E   W          a H    +E  +E    Q
G|----------12---11--|---2---2---2-----|----------|----------------------|
D|----7---7----------|-4-------4-------|-7--------|-5h7----(7)-(7)/------|
A|-------------------|-----4-----------|----------|-----------------12\--|
E|-/5---5------------|-------------2---|----------|----------------------|
 
 
                                         ~~~~~~~~~
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   a H    +Q.    S  S    H     +E  E  Q
G|-----------------|-----------------|--------------12-13-|-14----(14)---20\---||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5h7----(7)---------|--------------------||
A|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------||
E|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5-5---|--------------------|--------------------||
 
 
  [Chorus]
   E E E E Q  Q    E E e E E E e E   Q  E E Q  Q    E E e E E E e E
G|---------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------|
D|---------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------|
A|---------5--3--|-----------------|--------5--3--|------------------|
E|-5-5-5S3-------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
 
 
   E E E E Q  Q    E E e E E E e E   E E E E Q  Q    E E e E E E E E
G|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
D|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
A|---------5--3--|-----------------|---------5--3--|------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5-5---3--|
 
 
   E E E a E +E  a E a E a E   E E E a E +E  a E a E a E   e E e E e E e E
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
D|-------5h7-(7)-5h7-5h7-5h7-|-------5h7-(7)-5h7-5h7-5h7-|-----------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5---------------------|-5-5-----------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 
 
   E E E E S S E S S S S   E Q  a E +E  a E a E a E
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------|------5h7-(7)-5h7-5h7-5h7-|
A|---------------5-------|--------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-3-4-|-5-5----------------------|
 
 
   E E E E +E  a E E E   a E E E E E E e E
G|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------7-(7)-5h7-7-7-|-5h7-7-5-----------------|
A|---------------------|---------7-5-5-7---------|
E|-5-5-5---------------|-----------------7pb8r===|
 
 
                                  [Interlude]
   +E  Q.   +H       +W            W          W
G|-----------------|------------||----------|------|
D|-----------------|------------||----------|------|
A|-----------------|------------||----------|------|
E|-(7)-5----(5)----|-(5)--------||----------|------|
 
 
                                  ~~~~~~
   W          H    Q  E E   E E E E +Q.   e   E E E   E +Q   E E
G|----------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|----------|-------------|---------------7-|---------------------|
A|----------|-------------|-3-5-6-7-(7)-----|-7s5-3b4-------------|
E|----------|-----------5-|-----------------|---------5-(5)----5--|
 
 
                                         [2nd Verse]
         ~~~~~~
   E E E E +Q   E E   S S a e E e H       E E E E  E E  Q     E E E E E E Q
G|------------------|-7-5-7s9-5--------||---------12---11\--|---2---2---2------|
D|----------------7-|-----------7------||-7---7-------------|-4-------4--------|
A|-3-5-6-7-(7)------|------------------||-------------------|-----4------------|
E|------------------|------------------||---5---5-----------|-------------2/---|
 
 
    E E E E  E E  Q     e e e e e E a E E   E E E E  E E  Q     e e e e e e Q
G|----------12---11\--|---2---2-----5s6---|---------12---11\--|---2---2---2-----|
D|----7---7-----------|-4-------4-------4-|-7---7-------------|-4-------4-------|
A|--------------------|-----4-----x-------|-------------------|-----4-----------|
E|-/5---5-------------|-------------------|---5---5-----------|-------------2/--|
 
 
    E E E E  E E  Q    E E E E E E Q    H.      E  S  S    H     +E  E  Q
G|----------12---11--|---2---2---2----|-----------12-13-|-14----(14)---19\--||
D|----7---7----------|-4-------4------|-----------------|-------------------||
A|-------------------|-----4----------|-----------------|-------------------||
E|-/5---5------------|-------------2S=|=5---------------|-------------------||
 
 
  [Chorus]
   E E e E E E e E   E E e E E E e E   E E e E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------5--3--|------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5---5-5-5---5--|
 
 
   E E E E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  Q    E E E E E E Q
G|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|---------5--3--|-----------------|---------5--3--|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5---5-5-5-5---|
 
 
   E E e a E +E  a E a E a E   E E e a E +E  a E a E a E
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------5h7-(7)-5h7-5h7-5h7-|-------5h7-(7)-5h7-5h7-5h7-|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-5-5-5---------------------|-5-5-5---------------------|
 
 
   E E e E E E e E   E E E S S e E S S S S
G|-----------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------|---------------5-6-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
 
 
   E E e a E +E  a E a E a E   E E e a E +E  a E a E a E
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------5h7-(7)-5h7-5h7-5h7-|-------5h7-(7)-5h7-5h7-5h7-|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-5-5-5---------------------|-5-5-5---------------------|
 
 
   a E E E E E E E E      +E  Q.   +H
G|----------------------|-----------------|
D|-5h7-7-5--------------|-----------------|
A|---------7-5-5-7------|-----------------|
E|-----------------7pb8r|=(7)-5----(5)----|
 
 
   +W           +W           +W           H    Q  E  E
G|------------|------------|------------|-----------17s==|
D|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|----------------|
E|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|----------------|
 
 
                             [Out-Chorus]
             |-3-|
    E  E E E S S S E S S E    E E E E E E E E
G|-12\---5---5h7p5---------||-----------------|
D|-----------------7-5-----||-----------------|
A|---------------------7---||-----------------|
E|-----------------------8-||-5-5---5-5-5---5-|
 
 
   E E E E E E E E   E E e E E E e E
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5---5-5-0-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 
 
   E E E E E E S E +S        E E e E E E E E
G|-------------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------|
A|---------------3-(3)b3.5-|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 
 
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E S E. E     E
G|-----------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------3--3b3.5---|
E|-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5------------5-|
 
 
   E E E E S S S S S S E   E E e E E E e E   E E e E E E E E
G|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-4-|
 
 
           |-3-|
   E E E E Q Q Q   E E E E E E S S S S   E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------5-6-|-7-------------------|-----7---7---7-7-|
A|---------------|-------------5-6-7-7-|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-----|---5-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5---5---5-----|
 
 
   E E E E E E S S S S   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E S S E E
G|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------*|
D|-----7---7-----------|-----7---7---7---|-----7-------------*|
A|-------------5-7-7-7-|-----------------|-------------------*|
E|-5-5---5---5---------|-5-5---5---5---5-|-5-5---5-5---0-2-3-*|
 
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Duration Legend
 
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
 
|  (n)  -  note tied to previous
|   s   -  legato slide
|  /\   -  slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
|   h   -  hammer on
|   p   -  pull off
|   b   -  bend
|   pb  -  pre-bend
|   r   -  bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
| |-3-| -  triplet
|   ~   -  vibrato
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