No Time Bass

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NO TIME (Bassline)
 
As recorded by The Guess Who
(From the 1969 Album CANNED WHEAT)
 
Words and Music by Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jim Kale - Bass'
 
 
               Intro
  Q=132
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx2           Q.   E E E E E
|------------||----------------|
|------------||----------------|
|------------||-5------5-5---5-|
|------------||------5---------|
 
 
  Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  +E  e E E E E   Q  +E  e E E +Q
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)---|-5--(5)-5-5-5-----|-------------------|
|-----------------3-|----------------5-|-5--(5)-5-5-5-(5)--|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
 
 
  Q  +E  E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  +E  e Q  +E  e
|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-------------7---|--------3------|-5--(5)-5-5--(5)---|
|-5--(5)-5-5----5-|------3----3---|-----------------5-|
|-----------------|-1-----------1-|-------------------|
 
 
                    1st Verse
  Q  E e E E +Q      Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  +E  e Q  +E  e
|-----------------||-------------------|-------------------|
|-0----0-0-0-(0)--||-0--(0)-0-0--(0)---|-------------------|
|-----------------||-----------------0-|-------------------|
|-----------------||-------------------|-1--(1)-1-1--(1)-1-|
 
 
  Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  E e E E +Q     Q  +E  E Q  E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------2---|
|-5--(5)-5-5--(5)---|-0----0-0-0-(0)--|-0--(0)-0-0----0-|
|-----------------5-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
  Q  +E  E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  +E  e Q  +E  e
|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|--------5------|-------------------|
|-------------3---|------5----5---|-5--(5)-5-5--(5)---|
|-1--(1)-1-1----1-|-3-----------3-|-----------------5-|
 
 
                    Chorus
  Q  +E  E Q  E E    Q  E e Q  +E  e   Q  E e Q  E e
|-----------------||-----------------|---------------|
|-------------7---||-----------------|-------------4-|
|-5--(5)-5-5----5-||--------5--(5)-5-|------3-5------|
|-----------------||-3----3----------|-5-------------|
 
 
  Q  +E  e Q  E e   Q  E e Q  +E  e   Q  E E Q  E e
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-5--(5)-5--------|-----------------|---------------|
|----------5----5-|--------5--(5)-5-|----5---5----5-|
|-----------------|-5----5----------|-3----3--------|
 
 
  Q  E e Q  E e   Q  +E  E Q  +E  E   Q  +E  E Q  +E  E
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|------3-5----5-|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)-3-|-2--(2)-2-2--(2)-2-|
|-5-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 
 
  Q  +E  e E E E E   Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q.   E E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-3--(3)-3-3-3-----|-2--(2)-2-2--(2)---|-3------3-3---3-|
|----------------3-|-----------------2-|------3---------|
 
 
  Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  +E  e Q  +E  e
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-2--(2)-2-2--(2)-2-|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)-3-|-2--(2)-2-2--(2)---|
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------2-|
 
 
                   Interlude
  Q.   E E E E E    Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  E E Q  E E
|----------------||-------------------|---------------|
|----------------||-0--(0)-0-0--(0)-0-|--------3------|
|-2------2-2---2-||-------------------|------3----3---|
|------2---------||-------------------|-1-----------1-|
 
 
  Q  +E  e E E E E   Q  +E  e E E +Q     Q  +E  e Q  +E  e
|-0--(0)-0-0-0-----|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------0-|-0--(0)-0-0-0-(0)--|-0--(0)-0-0--(0)---|
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------0-|
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 
 
  Q.   E E E E E   Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  +E  e E E +Q
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------||
|-3------3-3---3-|-5--(5)-5-5--(5)---|-------------------||
|------3---------|-----------------5-|-5--(5)-5-5-5-(5)--||
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------||
 
 
 2nd Verse
  Q.   E E E E E   Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  +E  E Q  +E  E
|----------------|-------------------|-0--(0)-0-0--(0)---|
|----------------|-------------------|-----------------0-|
|-5------5-5---5-|-------------------|-------------------|
|------5---------|-1--(1)-1-1--(1)-1-|-------------------|
 
 
  Q  E e E E +Q     Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  +E  E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0----0-0-0-(0)--|-0--(0)-0-0--(0)---|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------0-|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-1--(1)-1-1--(1)-1-|
 
 
  Q  +E  e E E E E   Q  +E  E Q  +E  E   Q  +E  e Q  E e
|-0--(0)-0-0-0-----|-------------------|-----------------||
|----------------0-|-0--(0)-0-0--(0)-2-|-0--(0)-0-0--0-0-||
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------||
 
 
 Chorus
  Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  E e Q  E e   Q  E e Q  +E  e
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|----------5--(5)-5-|------3-5----5-|--------5--(5)-5-|
|-3--(3)-3----------|-5-------------|-3----3----------|
 
 
  Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  E e Q  E e   Q  E e Q  E e
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------5--(5)-5-|--------5----5-|------3-5----5-|
|-5--(5)-5----------|-3----3--------|-5-------------|
 
 
  Q.   E E E E E   Q  +E  e E E E E   Q  +E  e Q  +E  e
|----------------|------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-3------3-3---3-|-2--(2)-2-2-2-----|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)-3-|
|------3---------|----------------2-|-------------------|
 
 
  Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  +E  E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------5---|----------------|
|-2--(2)-2-2--(2)-2-|-3--(3)-3-3----3-|-2------2-2---2-|
|-------------------|-----------------|------2---------|
 
 
  Q  +E  E Q  E E   Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  +E  E Q  E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------5---|-------------------|-------------4---||
|-3--(3)-3-3----3-|-2--(2)-2-2--(2)---|-2--(2)-2-2----2-||
|-----------------|-----------------2-|-----------------||
 
 
 Interlude
  Q  +E  E Q  +E  E   Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  +E  E Q  E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-0--(0)-0-0--(0)-0-|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)---|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------3-|-------------5---|
|-------------------|-------------------|-3--(3)-3-3----3-|
 
 
  Q.   E E E E E   Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  +E  e Q  +E  E
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5------5-5---5-|-5--(5)-5-5--(5)-5-|-------------------|
|------5---------|-------------------|-1--(1)-1-1--(1)-1-|
 
 
                                    Chorus
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  +E  E Q  E E    Q  +E  e Q  +E  e
|---------------|-----------------||-------------------|
|--------5------|-------------7---||-------------------|
|------5----5---|-5--(5)-5-5----5-||----------5--(5)-5-|
|-3-----------3-|-----------------||-3--(3)-3----------|
 
 
  Q  E e Q  E e   Q  E e Q  +E  e   Q  E e Q  +E  e
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------4-|-5----5----------|-----------------|
|--------5------|--------5--(5)-5-|--------5--(5)-5-|
|-5----5--------|-----------------|-5----5----------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  +E  e   Q  E e Q  +E  e   Q  +E  e Q  +E  e
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|----5---5--(5)-5-|--------5--(5)-5-|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)---|
|-3----3----------|-5----5----------|-----------------3-|
 
 
  Q  +E  E Q  E E   Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  +E  E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------4---|-------------------|-------------------|
|-2--(2)-2-2----2-|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)---|-2--(2)-2-2--(2)-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------3-|-------------------|
 
 
  Q.   E E E E E   Q  +E  E Q  +E  e   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-3------3-3---3-|-2--(2)-2-2--(2)-2-|-3------3-3---3-|-2------2-2---2-|
|------3---------|-------------------|------3---------|------2---------|
 
 
                    Outro
  Q  +E  E Q  E E    Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  +E  e Q  +E  e
|-----------------||-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------4---||-0--(0)-0-0--(0)---|-------------------|
|-2--(2)-2-2----2-||-----------------0-|-------------------|
|-----------------||-------------------|-1--(1)-1-1--(1)-1-|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E e Q  +E  e   Q  +E  e E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--------5------|-----------------|------------------|
|------5----5---|-5----5-5--(5)-5-|-5--(5)-5-5-5-----|
|-3-----------3-|-----------------|----------------5-|
 
 
  Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E e Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)---|--------5------|--------------|----------------|
|-----------------3-|------5----5---|-5----5-5--5--|-5------5-5---5-|
|-------------------|-3-----------3-|--------------|------5---------|
 
 
  Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  +E  E Q  +E  e   Q  E e Q  Q
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|
|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)---|-------------------|--------------|
|-----------------3-|-------------------|-5----5-5--5--|
|-------------------|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)-3-|--------------|
 
 
  Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  +E  e Q  +E  e   Q  +E  e Q  Q
|-------------------|---------------|-0--(0)-0-0--(0)---|----------------|
|-------------------|--------3------|-----------------0-|-0--(0)-0-0--0--|
|-5--(5)-5-5--(5)-5-|------3----3---|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-1-----------1-|-------------------|----------------|
 
 
  Q  +E  E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q  +E  E Q  +E  E   q  E e Q  Q
|-------------2---|----------------|-------------------|--------------*|
|-0--(0)-0-0----0-|-3------3-3---3-|-------------------|--------------*|
|-----------------|------3---------|-------------------|-5----5-5--5--*|
|-----------------|----------------|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)-3-|--------------*|
 
 
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
 
 
 
 
(No time left for you)  On my way to better things
(No time left for you)  I found myself some wings
(No time left for you)  Distant roads are callin' me
(No time left for you)  Da-un-da-un-da-un-da-un-da
 
No time for a summer friend
No time for the love you send
Seasons change and so did I
You need not wonder why
You need not wonder why
There's no time left for you
No time left for you
 
(No time left for you)  On my way to better things
(No time left for you)  I found myself some wings
(No time left for you)  Distant roads are callin' me
(No time left for you)  Day-un-day-un-day-un-day-un-day
 
No time for a gentle rain
No time for my watch and chain
No time for revolving doors
No time for the killin' floor
No time for the killin' floor
There's no time left for you
No time left for you
 
No time for a summer friend
No time for the love you send
Seasons change and so did I
You need not wonder why
You need not wonder why
There's no time left for you
No time left for you
 
No time, no time, no time, no time
No time, no time, no time, no time
I got, got, got, got no time
I got, got, got, got no time
I got, got, got, got no time
No-no-no, no-no-no, no time
No-no-no, no-no-no, no time
I got, got, got, got no time
No-no-no, no-no-no, no-no-no,
No-no-no, no-no-no, no-no-no, no time
I got no time, got no time, got no time, got no time, got no time
Got no time, got no time
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