h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato
t - right hand tap
x - play 'note' with heavy damping
This is the bass line for Stranger to Himself by Traffic-please rate it
Intro: (in between each time you play this the guitar does a lick)
G |------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------3---------------------------------------------| 3X
A |--0-3-5---5-------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
Verse(2X):
G |------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------5-3----------------------------| 2X
A |---------------5-3-5-3-----5-3------------------------|
E |--3-3-3-1-1-1-----------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 1X
A |------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------| 1X
A |------------------------------------3---5----------------|
E |--0-5555555555555555-33333333---1------------------------|
Solo: (just play it until the solo ends-but be careful the solo ends abruptly)
G |------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------5-3-----------------------------------------|
A |--5-3-5-3-----5-3-------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2: this is basicly a combination of the second half of the verse and the intro.
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 1X
A |------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------| 1X
A |------------------------------------3---5----------------|
E |--0-5555555555555555-33333333---1------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------3---------------------------------------------| 3X
A |--0-3-5---5-------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
Solo 2: this one is the same as the other except you fade out at the end-so play it
the en of the song
G |------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------5-3-----------------------------------------|
A |--5-3-5-3-----5-3-------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|