Bridge Of Sighs Bass

BRIDGE OF SIGHS (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Robin Trower
(From the 1974 Album BRIDGE OF SIGHS)
 
 
Words and Music by Robin Trower
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'James Dewar - Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=52
 4/4
  Gtr I (1/2 step down)
  Wx6          Q  Q   E S S E. S   E  E  Q   E S S E E
|------------|----------7--------|-------9-----7--------|
|------------|----9--/9---0-5----|----------/9---0-5-7--|
|------------|-7-----------------|-7--------------------|
|------------|-------------------|---(0)----------------|
 
 
  E  E  Q   E e Q    Q  Q   E S S E E
|-------9-----7----|----9-----7-------||
|----------/9---5--|-------/9---0-5-7-||
|-7----------------|-7----------------||
|---(0)------------|------------------||
 
 
   1st & 2nd Verses
    Q  Q   E S S E. S   E  E  Q   E S S E E   E  E  Q   E e Q
||-----------7--------|-------9-----7-------|-------9-----7-----|
||o----9--/9---0-5----|----------/9---0-5-7-|----------/9---5---|
||o-7-----------------|-7-------------------|-7-----------------|
||--------------------|---(0)---------------|---(0)-------------|
 
 
  Q  Q   E S S E E   Q  Q   E S S E. S   E  E  Q   E S S E E
|----9-----7-------|----------7--------|-------9-----7--------|
|-------/9---0-5-7-|----9--/9---0-5----|----------/9---0-5-7--|
|-7----------------|-7-----------------|-7--------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|---(0)----------------|
 
 
                                        Chorus
                                             |-3--|
  E  E  Q   E e Q    Q  Q   E S S E E    Q  +E  E E Q  Q
|-------9-----7----|----9-----7-------||------------------|
|----------/9---5--|-------/9---0-5-7-||---------------7--|
|-7----------------|-7----------------||-3--(3)-----0-----|
|---(0)------------|------------------||--------3-4-------|
 
 
                                    1.
     |-3-|
  Q  E E E Q  Q    Q  Q  E S S E E   Q  Q   E S S E. S
|-------------4--|-5---------------|----------7---------|
|-5--------------|-----------------|----9--/9---0-5-----|
|------0-1-2-----|----3--2---2-5---|-7------------------|
|----3-----------|-----------------|--------------------|
 
 
  E  E  Q   E S S E E   E  E  Q   E e Q    Q  Q   E S S E E
|-------9-----7-------|-------9-----7----|----9-----7--------||
|----------/9---0-5-7-|----------/9---5--|-------/9---0-5-7-o||
|-7-------------------|-7----------------|-7----------------o||
|---(0)---------------|---(0)------------|-------------------||
 
 
                                            Outro
  2.
  Q  Q   E S S E. S   E  E  Q   E S S E E    E  E  Q   E e Q
|----------7--------|-------9-----7-------||-------9-----7----|
|----9--/9---0-5----|----------/9---0-5-7-||----------/9---5--|
|-7-----------------|-7-------------------||-7----------------|
|-------------------|---(0)---------------||---(0)------------|
 
 
  Q  Q   E S S E E   Q  Q   E S S E. S   E  E  Q   E S S E E
|----9-----7-------|----------7--------|-------9-----7--------|
|-------/9---0-5-7-|----9--/9---0-5----|----------/9---0-5-7--|
|-7----------------|-7-----------------|-7--------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|---(0)----------------|
 
 
    E  E  Q   E S S E. S   Q  Q   E S S E E  8x q  Q  H
||--------9-----7--------|----9-----7--------||------------*|
||o----------/9---0-5----|-------/9---0-5-7-o||------------*|
||o-7--------------------|-7----------------o||-7----------*|
||----(0)----------------|-------------------||------------*|
 
 
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
X