Bass tabs
UNDUN (Bassline)
As recorded by The Guess Who
(From the 1969 Album CANNED WHEAT)
Words and Music by Randy Bachman
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jim Kale - Bass'
Intro
Q=134
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E +E E Q Q. E H Q. E E E E E
|-5----4-(4)------|-5----4------|-5----4----------|
|-----------------|-------------|----------6-4----|
|-----------------|-------------|--------------6--|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
E E Q +Q. E Q. E E Q E +Q Q E Q E Q E E E E E E
|----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------||o---------------|------5----5----|-4----4---4-----|
|----------------||o------7--------|----------------|------------6---|
|-7---7--(7)-----||--0------5-5--3-|-(3)-----3----3-|--------------7-|
+Q. E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E Q Q E. S E E E E
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------9-10-9------|----4----------|--------7-(7)------|-5--5------5---5-|
|-------------------|---------------|----------------7--|-------5---------|
|-(7)----------7\---|-2-----2-3-4-5-|-(5)-5--------5----|---------3---3---|
E E H +E E Q. E E Q E +Q Q E Q E
|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|------2--------|------5----5----|
|-3---2----(2)---|--------0-0----|----------------|
|----------------|-0-----------3-|-(3)-----3----3-|
Q E E E E E E +Q. E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E Q
|----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-4----4---4-----|-------9-10-9------|----4----------|--------7-(7)------|
|------------6---|-------------------|---------------|----------------7--|
|--------------7-|-(7)----------7\---|-2-----2-3-4-5-|-(5)-5--------5----|
Bridge
Q E. S E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +E E Q Q. E H
|-----------------|-----------------||-5----4-(4)------|-5----4------|
|-5--5------5---5-|---5---5-----5---||-----------------|-------------|
|-------5---------|---------5-------||-----------------|-------------|
|---------3---3---|-----------3---3-||-----------------|-------------|
Interlude
To Coda
Q. E E E E E E E Q +Q. E Q Q +E E E E
|-5----4----------|-----------------||-----------------|
|----------6-4----|----------------o||-----------------|
|--------------6--|----------------o||----7--(7)---7---|
|-----------------|-7---7--(7)------||-0---------0---0-|
Q E Q E E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E S S
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|----4------4---|----5--------5---|----7--------7-----|
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-2----2--2---2-|-3----3-(3)----3-|-5----5-(5)----5---|
Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E E Q E E +Q E E Q E Q E E E 4x
||-----4----4----|----5------5---|----6--------6---|----5------5-----||
||o--------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||o-2----2-----2-|-3----3--3---3-|-4----4-(4)----4-|-3----3--3---3--o||
||---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Bridge
Q. E +E E Q Q. E H Q. E E E E E E E Q +Q. E
|-5----4-(4)------|-5----4------|-5----4---------|----------------||
|-----------------|-------------|----------6-4---|----------------||
|-----------------|-------------|--------------6-|----------------||
|-----------------|-------------|----------------|-7---7--(7)-----||
Vocal Scat Solo
Q. E E Q E +Q Q E Q E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|------5----5----|-4----4---4-----|
|------7--------|----------------|------------6---|
|-0------5-5--3-|-(3)-----3----3-|--------------7-|
+Q. E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E Q Q E. S E E E E
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------9-10-9------|----4----------|--------7-(7)------|-5--5------5---5-|
|-------------------|---------------|----------------7--|-------5---------|
|-(7)----------7\---|-2-----2-3-4-5-|-(5)-5--------5----|---------3---3---|
Flute Solo
E E H +E E Q. E E Q E +Q Q E Q E
|----------------||---------------|----------------|
|----------------||------2--------|------5----5----|
|-3---2----(2)---||--------0-0----|----------------|
|----------------||-0-----------3-|-(3)-----3----3-|
Q E E E E E E +Q. E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E Q
|----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-4----4---4-----|-------9-10-9------|----4----------|--------7-(7)------|
|------------6---|-------------------|---------------|----------------7--|
|--------------7-|-(7)----------7\---|-2-----2-3-4-5-|-(5)-5--------5----|
Bridge
Q E. S E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------||-5----4-(4)------|
|-5--5------5---5-|---5---5-----5---||-----------------|
|-------5---------|---------5-------||-----------------|
|---------3---3---|-----------3---3-||-----------------|
D.S. al Coda &
Q. E H Q. E E E E E E E Q +Q. E Wx2
|-5----4------|-5----4---------|-----------------||--------||
|-------------|----------6-4---|-----------------||--------||
|-------------|--------------6-|-----------------||--------||
|-------------|----------------|-7---7--(7)------||--------||
Outro
Q. E E Q E +Q Q E Q E E E E E E E Q Q E E H
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------*|
|---------------|------5----5----|-----4---3-3----|-------------*|
|------7--------|----------------|----------------|----7--------*|
|-0------5-5--3-|-(3)-----3----3-|-2--------------|-------------*|
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
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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
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| - 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
She's come undun
She didn't know what she was headed for
And when I found what she was headed for
It was too late
She's come undun
She found a mountain that was far too high
And when she found out she couldn't fly
It was too late
It's too late
She's gone too far
She's lost the sun
She's come undun
She wanted truth but all she got was lies
Came the time to realize
And it was too late
She's come undun
She didn't know what she was headed for
And when I found what she was headed for
Mama, it was too late
It's too late
She's gone too far
She's lost the sun
She's come undun
Too many mountains, and not enough stairs to climb
Too many churches and not enough truth
Too many people and not enough eyes to see
Too many lives to lead and not enough time
It's too late
She's gone too far
She's lost the sun
She's come undun
Doe-doe-doe-doe-doe doe un doe-doe-doe un doe-doe-doe
Doe doe-doe-doe-doe un doe-doe-doe doe-doe-doe
Doe doe-doe-doe doe doe-doe-doe doe doe
------ flute ------
It's too late
She's gone too far
She's lost the sun
She's come undun
She didn't know what she was headed for
And when I found what she was headed for
It was too late
She's come undun
She found a mountain that was far too high
And when she found out she couldn't fly
Mama, it was too late
It's too late
She's gone too far
She's lost the sun
She's come undun
No no-no-no-no-no no