These Eyes Bass

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THESE EYES (Bassline)
 
As recorded by The Guess Who
(From the 1968 Album WHEATFIELD SOUL)
 
Words and Music by Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jim Kale - Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=96
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx3
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
 
 
  H    E E S S E     H.      E S S   H    +E  E S S E   H    +E  E S S E
|--------------5-||--7-------------|-7----(7)-------5-|-5----(5)S7-5-----|
|----------5-7---||o-----------5-7-|------------5-7---|--------------7-5-|
|--------7-------||o---------7-----|----------7-------|------------------|
|----------------||----------------|------------------|------------------|
 
 
                       1st - 3rd Verses
                     $
  H    S E S +S  S E    H    +E  E S S E   H    +E  E S S E
|--------------------||----------------5-|-7----(7)-------5-|
|--------------------||------------5-7---|------------5-7---|
|-3----------------3-||-5----(5)-7-------|----------7-------|
|------0-0-3-(3)-3---||------------------|------------------|
 
 
  H    +E  E S S E   H    +E  E S S E   H    +E  E S S E
|-5----(5)S7-5-----|----------------5-|-7----(7)-------5-|
|--------------7-5-|------------5-7---|------------5-7---|
|------------------|-3----(3)-7-------|----------7-------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 
 
                                                      Pre-Chorus
  H    +E  E S S E   H    +E  E S S E   H    E Q  E    Q  +E. S Q.   E
|-7----(7)-------5-|-5----(5)S7-5-----|-------------||-----------------|
|------------5-7---|--------------7-5-|-------------||-----------------|
|----------7-------|------------------|-3------3--2-||----------7----5-|
|------------------|------------------|-------------||-5--(5)-5--------|
 
 
  Q  +E. S E E +S  S E   Q  +E. S Q.   E
|----------------------|-----------------|
|------------5-(5)---5-|-7--(7)-7--------|
|-3--(3)-5-7-------7---|----------7----5-|
|----------------------|-----------------|
 
 
  Q  +E. S E E +S  S E   Q  +E. S Q.   E
|----------------------|-----------------|
|------------5-(5)---5-|-7--(7)-7--------|
|-3--(3)-5-7-------7---|----------7----5-|
|----------------------|-----------------|
 
 
                                           To Coda
  Q.   E +E  Q  E   Q.   E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E
|-----------------|---------------|------------------||
|------2-(2)-3--4-|-5----5--------|--------5-5--7---o||
|-3---------------|--------2-2--2-|-5-5--5----------o||
|-----------------|---------------|------------------||
 
 
 Chorus
  &
  S E S E E H      S E S E E H      S E S E E S E S E E
|----------------|-----------5----|---------------------|
|----------------|-5-5-5-5-5------|-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
|-----------3----|----------------|-----------3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3------|----------------|---------------------|
 
 
  S E S E E S E S S S E    Q  +E. S E E E E   S E S E E H      S E S E E H
|-----------------------||------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-------2-----||------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------3-3-3---5-3-||-5--(5)---5-5-----|-----------5----|-----------5----|
|-----------------------||--------5-----2-5-|-5-5-5-5-5------|-5-5-5-5-5------|
 
 
  S E S E E S E S E E   S E S E E S E S S S E    Q  +E. S E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------||------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-----------|-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7---||------------------|
|-----------5-5-5-5-5-|-----------5-5-5-----5-||-7--(7)---7-7-----|
|---------------------|-----------------------||--------7-----4-7-|
 
 
  S E S E E H      S E S E E H      S E S E E S E S E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------------*|
|----------------|----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-----------*|
|-----------7----|-----------7----|-----------7-7-7-7-7-*|
|-7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7-7-7-7------|---------------------*|
 
 
                                                  D.S. al Coda (2nd time fade out)
  S E S E E S E S S S E   Q  +E. S E E E E   Q  +E. S E E E E
|-----------------------|------------------|-------------------*|
|-9-9-9-9-9-------9-9---|-4--(4)-4---------|-------------------*|
|-----------7-7-7-----7-|----------4-4-----|----------5-5---7--*|
|-----------------------|--------------2-2-|-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
 
 
 
 
These eyes cry every night for you
These arms long to hold you again
 
The hurtin's on me, yeah
And I will never be free, no, my baby, no no
You gave a promise to me, yeah
An' you broke it, an' you broke it, oh no
 
These eyes watched you bring my world to an end
This heart could not accept and pretend
 
The hurtin's on me, yeah
And I will never be free, no, no, no
You took the vow with me, yeah
An' you spoke it, an' you spoke it, babe
 
These eyes are cryin'
These eyes have seen a lot of loves
But they're never gonna see another one like I had with you
 
These eyes are cryin'
These eyes have seen a lot of loves
But they're never gonna see another one like I had with you
 
These eyes are cryin'
These eyes have seen a lot of loves
But they're never gonna see another one like I had with you
 
These eyes cry every night for you
These arms, these arms long to hold you, hold you again
 
These eyes are cryin'
These eyes have seen a lot of loves
But their never gonna see another one like I had with you
 
These eyes are cryin'
These eyes have seen a lot of loves
But their never gonna see another one like I had with you
 
These eyes are cryin'
These eyes have seen a lot of loves
But their never gonna see another one like I had with you
 
These eyes are cryin'
These eyes have seen a lot of loves
But their never gonna see another one like I had with you
Baby, baby, baby, baby
Don't ya know these eyes are cryin' every night
I need you back in my heart
{fade}
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Very well done. In particular, the 5th measure (just before vocals start), the bass drops an octave, which most transcriptions don't seem to catch. Thank you!