Make Me Smile Come Up And See Me by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

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MAKE ME SMILE (COME UP AND SEE ME) (Bassline)

As recorded by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
(From the 1975 Album THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES)

Words and Music by Steve Harley

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'George Ford - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=143
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E +Q   E E
|---------------0-|-2-4-5-4-(4)------|
|---------0-2-3---|--------------5---|
|---0-2-3---------|------------------|
|-3---------------|------------------|

1st - 3rd Verses
                            $
  E E E E Q  E E   W            Q  +E  e E E E E
|----------------|----------||-------------0-2---|
|----------------|----------||o-3--(3)-3-3-----3-|
|----------------|----------||o------------------|
|-3-3-3-3----3-3-|----------||-------------------|


  Q  +S  S S S E E E E   Q  +S  S S S E E E E   Q  +S  S S S E E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------0-2---|
|----------------0-2---|------------------0-2-|-3--(3)---3---3-----3-|
|-3--(3)---3---3-----3-|----------------2-----|----------------------|
|----------------------|-3--(3)---3---3-------|----------------------|


  Q  +E  E Q.   E   Q  +E  E Q  +E  E   Q  +E  E Q  +E  E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3--(3)-3-3----0-|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)-3-|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)-3-|


  Q  +E  E Q  E E   Q  +E  E E E E E   Q  +E  E E E E E
|-----------------|------------0-2---|------------------|
|-----------------|-3--(3)-3-3-----3-|------------------|
|-------------5---|------------------|-3--(3)-3-3-5-3-0-|
|-3--(3)-3-3----3-|------------------|------------------|


  Q  +E  E E E E E   Q  +E  E E E E E   Q  +E  E Q.   E
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|--------------0-2-|-3--(3)-3-3-------|-----------------|
|------------2-----|------------3---0-|-3--(3)-3-3----0-|
|-3--(3)-3-3-------|--------------1---|-----------------|


                                    Pre-Chorus
  Q  +E  E Q  +E  E   Q  Q  Q  Q     Q.   E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------||----------------|
|-------------------|-------------||----------------|
|-------------------|-------------||----------0-3-0-|
|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)-3-|-3--3--3--3--||-1----1-1-------|


  Q  +E  E E E E E   Q  +E  E E E E E   Q  +E  E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------0-2---|----------------0-|------------0-----|
|-3--(3)-3-3-----3-|------------0-3---|-3--(3)-3-3---3-0-|
|------------------|-1--(1)-1-1-------|------------------|


                                      Chorus
  Q  +E  E Q  +E  E   E E E Q  Q  E    Q  +E  Q  Q  E
|-------------------|---------------||----------------|
|-------------------|---------------||-0--(0)-0--0--2-|
|-------------------|-------------2-||----------------|
|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)-3-|-3-3---3--3----||----------------|


  Q.   E E E E E   Q  +E  E +E  E E E   Q  +E  Q  Q  E
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
|-3------3-2-0---|--------------0-2---|----------------|
|------3-------0-|-3--(3)-3-(3)-----3-|--------------2-|
|----------------|--------------------|-3--(3)-3--3----|


  Q  +E  E Q  +E  E   Q  +E  Q  Q  E   Q  E E Q  E E
|-------------------|----------------|---------------|
|-------------------|-3--(3)-3--3----|---------------|
|-5--(5)-5-5--(5)-5-|--------------5-|-3----3-3--2-0-|
|-------------------|----------------|---------------|


                    1.
           To Coda
  Q  +E  Q  E E E    E E Q  H      W
|------------------|-------------|-------||
|------------------|-------------|------o||
|------------------|-------------|------o||
|-3--(3)-3--3-3-3--|-3-----------|-------||


                Guitar Solo
  2.
                2/4    4/4
  E E Q  H       W      Q  +E  E Q  +E  E   Q  +E  E Q  +E  E
|-------------||------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------||------|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)-3-|-2--(2)-2-2--(2)-2-|
|-------------||------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------||------|-------------------|-------------------|


  Q  +E  E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q  +E  E Q.   E
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)-3-|-------------0-|-2--(2)-2-2------|
|-------------------|-0----2-3------|---------------2-|
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|


  E E Q  Q  Q    Q  +E  E Q  +E  E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q  +E  E E E Q
|--------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-2---2--------|-------------------|-5----0-------|-0--(0)-0-0-2-3--|
|---2----2-----|----------5--(5)-5-|--------------|-----------------|
|-----------0--|-3--(3)-3----------|--------3--3--|-----------------|


  Q  +E  E E E E E   Q  +E  Q  E E E   Q  +E  E Q  E E   Q  +E  E E E E E
|------------0-2---|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-3--(3)-3-3-----3-|-----------------|-----------------|-0--(0)-0-0-2-3-5-|
|------------------|-3--(3)-3--3-2-0-|-------------2-3-|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-3--(3)-3-3------|------------------|


  Q  +E  E Q.   E   Q  +E  E E E E E   E E E e e e e e
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-3--(3)-3-3----3-|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3--(3)-3-3-3-2-0-|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


                                          Pre-Chorus
      D.S. al Coda       &
  E E Q  H      W           E E Q  H       Q.   E E E E E
|-------------|----------||-------------||----------------|
|-------------|----------||-------------||----------------|
|-------------|----------||-------------||----------0-3-0-|
|-3-----------|----------||-3-----------||-1----1-1-------|


  Q  +E  E E E E E   Q  +E  E E E E E   Q  +E  E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------0-2---|------------------|------------------|
|-3--(3)-3-3-----3-|------------0-3-5-|-3--(3)-3-3-5-3-0-|
|------------------|-1--(1)-1-1-------|------------------|


                                       Out-Chorus
  Q  +E  E Q  +E  E   E E E Q  E E E    Q  +E  Q  Q  E   Q.   E E E E E
|-------------------|----------------||----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------||-0--(0)-0--0--2-|-3------3-2-0---|
|-------------------|------------0-2-||----------------|------3-------0-|
|-3--(3)-3-3--(3)-3-|-3-3---3--3-----||----------------|----------------|


  Q  +E  Q  E E E   Q  +E  Q  Q  E   Q  +E  E Q  +E  E   Q  +E  Q  Q  E
|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-----------0-2---|----------------|-0--(0)-0-0--(0)-0-|-3--(3)-3--3----|
|-3--(3)-3------3-|--------------2-|-------------------|--------------5-|
|-----------------|-3--(3)-3--3----|-------------------|----------------|


  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  +E  Q  E E E   Q  +E  Q  E E E   Q  +E  Q  E E E
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-3----3-3--2-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-3--(3)-3--3-3-3-*|
|---------------|-3--(3)-3--3-3-3-|-1--(1)-1--1-1-1-|-----------------*|


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

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Make Me Smile Come Up And See Me (Tabs)

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Last Updated: September 10, 2025