Time Bass

TIME (Bassline)
As recorded by Pink Floyd
(From the 1973 Album THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON)
 
Words and Music by Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright & Nick Mason
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Roger Waters - Bass'
 
    [Intro (0:38)]
    Q=129
    4/4
     Gtr I
     W          +W           +W           +H     H
G||-----------|------------|------------|-------------|
D||o----------|------------|------------|-------------|
A||o----------|------------|------------|-------------|
E||--0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)---------|
 
 
   W          +W           +W           +H     H     4x
G|----------|------------|------------|--------------||
D|----------|------------|------------|-------------o||
A|----------|------------|------------|-------------o||
E|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----------||
 
 
   W          +W           +W           +H     H
G|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
E|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)---------|
 
 
   W          +W           +W           +H     H
G|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)---------|
E|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
 
 
   W          +W           +W           +H     H
G|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
E|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)---------|
 
 
   W          +W           +W           +H     H
G|----------|------------|------------|-------------||
D|----------|------------|------------|-------------||
A|----------|------------|------------|-------------||
E|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)---------||
 
 
  [1st Verse]
   H    Q.   E   Q  Q  E Q  E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  E E E E Q
G|-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-4----4----2s|=4-----4-5--6-|-7-------------|-7------7-7-----|
A|-------------|--------------|-------0-7---7-|------7---------|
E|-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   H    Q  E E   Q  E E E E Q    Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
G|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-------------|---------------|-4-----4-------|----------------|
A|-7----7----5-|-7----5-7-7----|---------4---4-|---------4---4--|
E|-------------|---------------|---------------|-2-----2--------|
 
 
   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
G|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-4-----4----2-|-2-----4-5---6-|-7-------------|-7--------------|
A|--------------|---------------|-------0-7---7-|-------7--------|
E|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------7---7--|
 
 
   H    H      E E Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
G|-----------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
D|------2----|-2-2----2-3----|-4-----4-----4-|-------------4--||
A|-----------|---------------|---------4-----|---------4------||
E|-0---------|---------------|---------------|-2-----2--------||
 
 
  [Bridge]
   W          Q  H.        W          Q  H    Q
G|----------|------------|----------|-------------|
D|----------|------------|----------|-------------|
A|-5--------|-5--5-------|----------|---------7---|
E|----------|------------|-5--------|-5--5--------|
 
 
   W          Q  H.        W          Q  H.
G|----------|------------|----------|----------|
D|----------|------------|----------|----------|
A|-5--------|-5--5-------|----------|----------|
E|----------|------------|-5--------|-5--5-----|
 
 
   W          Q  Q  Q  Q    W          Q  H.
G|----------|-------------|----------|----------|
D|----------|-------7-----|----------|----------|
A|-5--------|-5--5-----5--|-4--------|-4--4-----|
E|----------|-------------|----------|----------|
 
 
   W          Q  H.        W          Q  E E E E Q
G|----------|------------|----------|----------------||
D|----------|------------|----------|-2--------2-3---||
A|-2--------|-2--2-------|----------|------2---------||
E|----------|------------|-0--------|----------------||
 
 
  [Guitar Solo]
   H    Q.   E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E Q  E   Q.   E E E E E
G|-------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|-4----4----2-|-4-----4-5---6-|-7-----7------|-7------7-7---4--|
A|-------------|---------------|---------4--7-|------7----------|
E|-------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
 
 
   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-2-----2----0-|-2-----2-3----|-4-----4-------|----------------|
A|--------------|--------------|---------4---4-|---------4---4--|
E|--------------|--------------|---------------|-2-----2--------|
 
 
   H    E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   H    E E E E   H    E E E E
G|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-4----4-------|---------------|--------7-----|------------7--|
A|--------4---4-|---------------|------7-----7-|--------7------|
E|--------------|-2-----2-3---4-|-5------------|-5----5--------|
 
 
   H    Q  E E   Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
G|-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-----------0-|-2-----2-3----|-4-----4-------|----------------|
A|-7----7------|--------------|---------4---4-|---------4---4--|
E|-------------|--------------|---------------|-2-----2--------|
 
 
   H    Q.   E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-4----4----2-|-4-----4-5---6-|-7-------------|-7------7-7s9----|
A|-------------|---------------|---------4---7-|------7----------|
E|-------------|---------------|-------5-------|-----------------|
 
 
   H    E E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
G|-------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-------------|-------2-3----|-4------4-------|----------------|
A|------7-7----|-7------------|----------4---4-|-------------4--|
E|-0-----------|--------------|----------------|-2-----2-5------|
 
 
   H    Q.   E   Q  Q  E E E E   H    E E E E   Q  E E +E  E Q
G|-------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
D|-4----4----2-|-4-----4-5---6-|-7------------|-7------------7---|
A|-------------|---------------|--------4---7-|------4-(4)-7-----|
E|-------------|---------------|------5-------|------------------|
 
 
   H    Q  E E   E E Q  E E Q    H    E E E E   Q  E E +E  E Q
G|-------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
D|-------------|--------2-3----|-4------------|------------------|
A|-7----7----5-|-7-------------|------4-4---4-|------------0-4---|
E|-------------|---------------|--------------|-2----2-(2)-------|
 
 
   W          Q  Q  E E Q    H    H      Q  Q  E Q.
G|----------|--------------|-----------|---------------|
D|----------|----7--7------|------7----|---------7-----|
A|-5--------|-5-------5----|-----------|---------------|
E|----------|--------------|-5---------|-5--5----------|
 
 
   W          Q  Q  Q  Q    H    H      Q  Q  Q  Q
G|----------|-------------|-----------|--------------|
D|----------|-------------|------7----|----------7---|
A|-5--------|-5--5-----7--|-----------|--------------|
E|----------|-------------|-5---------|-5--5---------|
 
 
   W          Q  Q  Q  Q    W          Q  H.
G|----------|-------------|----------|----------|
D|----------|-------7-----|----------|----------|
A|-5--------|-5--5-----5--|-4--------|-4--4-----|
E|----------|-------------|----------|----------|
 
 
   W          Q  H.        W          E E E E Q  Q
G|----------|------------|----------|----------------||
D|----------|------------|----------|-2----------2---||
A|-2--------|-2--2-------|----------|----------------||
E|----------|------------|-0--------|---0---2-4------||
 
 
  [2nd Verse]
   H    Q.   E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  E E E E Q
G|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-4----4----2-|-4-----4---5-6-|-7-------------|-7------7-7-----|
A|-------------|---------------|-------4-7---7-|------7---------|
E|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
D|------------0-|-2-----2-3----|-4-------------|----------------|
A|-7-----7------|--------------|---------4---4-|---------0---4--|
E|--------------|--------------|---------------|-2-----2--------|
 
 
   H    Q  E E   E E Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  E E E E Q
G|-------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-4----4----2-|-4------4-4---4s|=7-------------|-7------7-7-----|
A|-------------|----------------|-------0-4---7-|------7---------|
E|-------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   H    Q  E E   Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
G|-------------|--------------|---------------|----------------||
D|------2----0-|-2-----2-3----|-4-----4-------|----------------||
A|-------------|--------------|---------4---4-|---------0---4--||
E|-0-----------|--------------|---------------|-2-----2--------||
 
 
  [Bridge]
   W          Q  H.        W          Q  H    E E
G|----------|------------|----------|--------------|
D|----------|------------|----------|-----------7--|
A|-5--------|-5--5-------|----------|--------------|
E|----------|------------|-5--------|-5--5---------|
 
 
   W          Q  H    Q    W          Q  H    Q
G|----------|------------|----------|-------------|
D|----------|------------|----------|---------7---|
A|-5--------|-5--5----7--|----------|-------------|
E|----------|------------|-5--------|-5--5--------|
 
 
   W          Q  Q  Q  Q    W          Q  H.
G|----------|-------------|----------|----------|
D|----------|-------7-----|----------|----------|
A|-5--------|-5--5-----5--|-4--------|-4--4-----|
E|----------|-------------|----------|----------|
 
 
                Segue To "Breathe (Reprise)"
   W          W          W          W
G|----------|----------|----------|------*|
D|----------|----------|----------|------*|
A|-2--------|-2--------|-2--------|-2----*|
E|----------|----------|----------|------*|
 
[Lyrics]
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
Fritter and waste the hours in an off-hand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way
 
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun
 
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death
 
Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the song is over, thought I'd something more to say
 
Home, home again
I like to be here when I can
When I come home cold and tired
It's good to warm my bones beside the fire
Far away, across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spell
 
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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
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