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Tuning: Standard (E A D G) Key: G Difficulty: Intermediate I STARTED A JOKE (Bassline) As recorded by Bee Gees (From the 1968 Album IDEA) Words and Music by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Maurice Gibb - Bass' Intro: Q=72 4/4 Gtr I H Q S S S S Q. E Q. E Q. E Q S S S S Q. E Q. E G|---------7-5-4---|---------------|-----------7-5-4---|----------------| D|---------------7-|-5-------------|-----------------7-|-5--------------| A|-----------------|------5S2----2-|-3----3-5----------|------5S2----2--| E|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|----------------|
1st Verse:
Q. E Q S S S S Q. E Q. E Q. E Q +S S E Q. E H
G|-----------7-5-4---||---------------|-------------------|-------------|
D|-----------------7-||-5-------------|---------------2-4-|-5-----------|
A|-3----3-5----------||------5S2----2-|-3----3-5--(5)-----|------5S2----|
E|-------------------||---------------|-------------------|-------------|
Q. E Q S S E H Q. E Q. E Q S S E Q. E Q. E
G|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------0-2-4-|-5-----------|-----------0-2-4-|-5---------------|
A|-3----3-5--------|------2----2-|-3----3-5--------|------5S2----2---|
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
2nd & 3rd Verses:
Q. E Q S S S S Q. E Q. E Q. E Q +S S E Q. E H
G|-----------7-5-4---||----------------|-------------------|-------------|
D|-----------------7-||o-5-------------|--------0--(0)-2-4-|-5-----------|
A|-3----3-5----------||o------5S2----2-|-3----3------------|------5S2----|
E|-------------------||----------------|-------------------|-------------|
Q. E Q S S E H Q. E Q. E Q S S E E. S E. S E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------||
D|-----------0-2-4-|-5-----------|-----------0-2-4-|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5---||
A|-3----3-5--------|------2----2-|-3----3-5--------|---------------------||
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------||
Bridge: Q. E Q. E H Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q G|-------------4-|-------------|--------------|--------------| D|-2----2-2------|------4----4-|--------5-----|-5----5----5--| A|---------------|-2-------2---|-3----3----3--|--------5-----| E|---------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H H. S S S S G|---------------|---------------|-------------|---------7-5-4------|| D|---------------|---------------|-------------|---------------7---o|| A|---------------|-7----7-5----5-|-------------|-5-----------------o|| E|-7----7-7----7-|---------------|-5----5-5----|--------------------|| 4th Verse: Q. E Q +S S S S Q +S S S S Q S S E Q. E Q +S S S S G|---------------4-----|--------5--------------|---------------4-----| D|-5---------------4-0-|----------5------0-2-4-|-5---------------4---| A|------5S2--(2)-------|-3--(3)-----3-5--------|------5S2--(2)-----5-| E|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| Q +S S S S Q S S E Q. E Q +S S S S Q +S S S S Q S S E G|--------5--------------|---------------4-----|--------5---------------|| D|----------5------0-2-4-|-5---------------4---|----------5------0-2-4--|| A|-3--(3)-----3-5--------|------5S2--(2)-----5-|-3--(3)-----3-5---------|| E|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|| Outro: Q. E Q +S S S S Q +S S S S Q S S E Q. E Q +S S S S G|---------------4-----|--------5--------------|---------------4-----| D|-5---------------4---|----------5------0-2-4-|-5---------------4---| A|------5S2--(2)-----5-|-3--(3)-----3-5--------|------5S2--(2)-----5-| E|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| Q +S S S S Q S S E Q. E Q +S S S S G|--------5--------------|---------------4-----| D|----------5------0-2-4-|-5---------------4---| A|-3--(3)-----3-5--------|------5S2--(2)-----5-| E|-----------------------|---------------------| Q +S S S S Q S S S S W G|--------5--------7-5-4---|------*| D|----------5------------7-|-5----*| A|-3--(3)-----3-5----------|------*| E|-------------------------|------*| Lyrics: I started a joke, which started the whole world crying But I didn't see that the joke was on me, oh no I started to cry, which started the whole world laughing Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me I looked at the skies, running my hands over my eyes And I fell out of bed, hurting my head from things that I'd said Till I finally died, which started the whole world living Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me I looked at the skies, running my hands over my eyes And I fell out of bed, hurting my head from things that I'd said 'Till I finally died, which started the whole world living Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me ************************************ Duration 🏷Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | (n) - note tied to previous | S - shift slide ************************************
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