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THE PASSENGER (Bassline)

As recorded by Iggy Pop
(From the 1977 Album LUST FOR LIFE)

Words and Music by Iggy Pop & Ricky Gardiner

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tony Sales - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=134(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|

|-3-|                           |-3-|
    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------||
||o-------3--3--|-----------2-----|-------3--3--|-----------2------o||
||o-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2--o||
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------||


   1st - 3rd Verses
    $
                        |-3-|                           |-3-|
    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
||o-------3--3--|-----------2-----|-------3--3--|-----------2------|
||o-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2--|
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|


                      |-3-|                           |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-------3--3--|-----------2-----|-------3--3--|-----------2-----|
|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|


                      |-3-|                           |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-------3--3--|-----------2-----|-------3--3--|-----------2-----|
|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|


                                                         To Coda
                      |-3-|                           |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------------||
|-------3--3--|-----------2-----|-------3--3--|-----------2-------o||
|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2---o||
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------------||


   Chorus
    $$
                        |-3-|                           |-3-|
    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------||
||o-------3--3--|-----------2-----|-------3--3--|-----------2------o||
||o-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2--o||
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------||


                                   Interlude
                    D.S. al Coda &
                    D.S. al Coda
                      |-3-|                             |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E
|-------------|------------------||-------------|------------------|
|-------3--3--|-----------2------||-------3--3--|-----------2------|
|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2--||-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2--|
|-------------|------------------||-------------|------------------|


                                   4th & 5th Verses
                      |-3-|                             |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E
|-------------|-----------------||--------------|-----------------|
|-------3--3--|-----------2-----||o-------3--3--|-----------2-----|
|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-||o-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|
|-------------|-----------------||--------------|-----------------|


  1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6.,7.             8.
                                               D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
                      |-3-|                             |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E  8x Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E
|-------------|------------------||-------------|-------------------||
|-------3--3--|-----------2-----o||-------3--3--|-----------2-------||
|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-o||-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2---||
|-------------|------------------||-------------|-------------------||


   6th Verse
    &&
                        |-3-|                           |-3-|
    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E   6x
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------||
||o-------3--3--|-----------2-----|-------3--3--|-----------2------o||
||o-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2--o||
||--------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------||


                                   Out-Chorus
                      |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E     Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-----------------||---------------|
|-------3--3--|-----------2-----||o-------3--3---|
|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-||o-0--0---------|
|-------------|-----------------||---------------|


        |-3-|                           |-3-|
  Q  Q  E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------|------------------||
|-----------2-----|-------3--3--|-----------2-----o||
|-3--3--2h3---3-2-|-0--0--------|-3--3--2h3---3-2-o||
|-----------------|-------------|------------------||


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