Avalon Bass

AVALON (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Roxy Music
(From the 1982 Album AVALON)
 
Words and Music by Bryan Ferry
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Alan Spenner - Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=137
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          W          H    E E E E
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|----------|------0-3-5-3-|
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
 
 
  W          +W           W          +H.      E E
|----------|------------|----------|--------------||
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-5--------|-(5)----------||
|----------|------------|----------|----------0---||
|----------|------------|----------|------------3-||
 
 
   1st & 3rd Verses
    Q.   E Q  E E   W          Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E Q  E E
||----------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
||o------3--------|----------|------0-(0)-----|-----------0-3--|
||o-----------1-2-|-3--------|-1-----------1--|-3--------------|
||--1-------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
 
 
  Q.   E E E E E   W          H.      E E   H    E E E E
|----------------|----------|-------------|--------------||
|------3---------|----------|---------0---|--------0-3---||
|----------0-1-2-|-3--------|-1---------1-|-3------------||
|-1--------------|----------|-------------|--------------||
 
 
 2nd, 4th & 5th Verses
  $
  Q.   E Q  E E   W          Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E Q  E E
|---------------|----------|----------------|---------------|
|------3--------|----------|------0-(0)-----|-----------0-3-|
|-----------1-2-|-3--------|-1-----------1--|-3-------------|
|-1-------------|----------|----------------|---------------|
 
 
  Q.   E E E E E   W          H.      E E   H    E E E E
|----------------|----------|-------------|--------------||
|------3---------|----------|---------0---|--------0-3---||
|----------0-1-2-|-3--------|-1---------1-|-3------------||
|-1--------------|----------|-------------|--------------||
 
 
 Chorus
  Q  E E +H       E E E E +H       Q  E E +H       +W
|------8-(8)----|-------6-(6)----|------5-(5)----|-(5)----|
|---------------|-----6----------|----5----------|--------|
|-6--6----------|-4-4------------|-3-------------|--------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------|
 
 
                                                 1.,D.S.
  Q  E E +H       E E E E +H       H    +Q.   E   W
|------8-(8)----|-------6-(6)----|--------------|------|
|----8----------|-----6----------|--------------|------|
|-6-------------|-4-4------------|-3----(3)-----|------|
|---------------|----------------|------------1-|-3----|
 
 
                     2.
          To Coda
  +H     +Q.   E      Q  +E  E +H       E Q  E +H
|------------------||-----------------|---------------||
|-----------------o||-----------------|---------------||
|-----------------o||-----------------|---------------||
|-(3)----(3)---3---||-3--(3)-3-(3)----|-3-3--3-(3)----||
 
 
 Interlude
  E Q  Q.   E E   Q.   Q.   Q    E Q  Q.   E E
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|-----------0---|-3------------|-----------0---|
|-3-3--3------3-|------1----2--|-3-3--3------3-|
 
 
  W          E Q  Q.   E E   Q  E E +Q   Q
|----------|---------------|----------------|
|----------|---------------|----------------|
|-3--------|-----------0---|-3--3-----------|
|----------|-3-3--3------3-|------1-(1)--2--|
 
 
  E Q  Q.   E E   H.      Q    E Q  Q.   E E   Q.   Q.   Q
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------------|
|-----------0---|-3----------|-----------0---|-3------------|
|-3-3--3------3-|------------|-3-3--3------3-|------1----2--|
 
 
  E Q  Q.   E E   H    +Q.   E   E Q  Q.   E E   Q  E E +Q   Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------0---|-3----(3)-----|-----------0---|-3--3-----------|
|-3-3--3------3-|--------------|-3-3--3------3-|------1-(1)--2--|
 
 
                   D.S. al Coda &
  E Q  Q.   E E   H    +Q.   E     E Q  E +H
|---------------|---------------||---------------||
|---------------|---------------||---------------||
|-----------0---|---------------||---------------||
|-3-3--3------3-|-3----(3)------||-3-3--3-(3)----||
 
 
   Outro
    Q.   E Q  E E   W          Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E Q  E E
||----------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
||o------3--------|----------|------0-(0)-----|-------------3--|
||o-----------1-2-|-3--------|-1-----------1--|-3---------5----|
||--1-------------|----------|----------------|----------------|
 
 
  Q.   E E E E E   W          H.      E E   H    Q  E E  6x
|----------------|----------|-------------|--------------||
|------3---------|----------|---------0---|-------------o||
|----------0-1-2-|-3--------|-1---------1-|-3-------3-5-o||
|-1--------------|----------|-------------|--------------||
 
 
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
 
 
 
Now the party's over
I'm so tired.
Then I see you coming out of nowhere.
Much communication in a motion
 
Without conversation or a notion. - Avalon
Where the samba takes you out of nowhere
And the background's fading out of focus.
Yes the picture's changing every moment
 
And your destination you don't know it. - Avalon
Dancing
Dancing
Dancing
@ dancing.
When you bossa nova there's no holding
 
Would you have me dancing out of nowhere. - Avalon
Avalon
Avalon
Avalon
Avalon
Avalon
.. .
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