Bass tabs
OH! CAROL (Bassline)
As recorded by Neil Sedaka
(From the 1959 Album NEIL SEDAKA SINGS HIS GREATEST HITS)
Words and Music by Neil Sedaka
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Q=132
4/4
Gtr I
W Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|----------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------|------4-(4)--4--|------4-(4)--4--|-6----8-(8)------|
|----------|-2--------------|-2--------------|-------------6---|
|----------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------6-(6)-----|
|-6----8-(8)-----|------6-(6)--6--|------6-(6)--6--|-4--------------|
|-------------6--|-4--------------|-4--------------|-------------4--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-4-4-2-2-1-1-----||------4-(4)--4--|------4-(4)--4--|-6----8-(8)-----|
|-------------4-4-||-2--------------|-2--------------|-------------6--|
|-----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------6-(6)-----|
|-6----8-(8)-----|------6-(6)--6--|------6-(6)--6--|-4--------------|
|-------------6--|-4--------------|-4--------------|-------------4--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-4-4-2-2-1-1-----|------4-(4)--4--|------4-(4)--4--|-6----8-(8)-----|
|-------------4-4-|-2--------------|-2--------------|-------------6--|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q E E Q H
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
|-6----8-(8)-----|------6-(6)--6--|-4-----------4--|-------------|
|-------------6--|-4--------------|------4-(4)-----|-2-----------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
1st & 3rd Verses
E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-----------------||-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||o------4-(4)--4--|------4-(4)--4--|-6----8-(8)-----|
|-----------------||o-2--------------|-2--------------|-------------6--|
|-----------------||-----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------6-(6)-----|
|-6----8-(8)-----|------6-(6)--6--|------6-(6)--6--|-4-----------4--|
|-------------6--|-4--------------|-4--------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
2nd & 4th Verses
E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||------4-(4)--4--|------4-(4)--4--|-6----8-(8)-----|
|-----------------||-2--------------|-2--------------|-------------6--|
|-----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
1.
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|------6-(6)-----|----------------|
|-6----8-(8)-----|------6-(6)--6--|-4-----------4--|------4-(4)--4--|
|-------------6--|-4--------------|----------------|-2--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Pre-Chorus (Spoken)
E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||------4-(4)--4--|------4-(4)--4--|-6----8-(8)-----|
|-----------------||-2--------------|-2--------------|-------------6--|
|-----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------6-(6)-----|
|-6----8-(8)-----|------6-(6)--6--|------6-(6)--6--|-4--------------|
|-------------6--|-4--------------|-4--------------|-------------4--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-4-4-2-2-1-1-----|------4-(4)--4--|------4-(4)--4--|-6----8-(8)-----|
|-------------4-4-|-2--------------|-2--------------|-------------6--|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q E E Q H
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
|-6----8-(8)-----|------6-(6)--6--|-4-----------4--|-------------|
|-------------6--|-4--------------|------4-(4)-----|-2-----------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
Outro
2.
E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|------------------||----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-o||------4-(4)--4--|
|-----------------o||-2--------------|
|------------------||----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q E E E E q Q
|------4-(4)--4--|----------------|----------------*|
|-2--------------|------4-(4)--4--|----------------*|
|----------------|-2--------------|-2---2-2-2------*|
|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
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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