Bass tabs
BETCHA BY GOLLY, WOW (Bassline)
As recorded by The Stylistics
(From the 1971 Album THE STYLISTICS)
Words and Music by Thom Bell & Linda Creed
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Ronnie Baker - Bass'
Intro
Q=80
4/4
Gtr I
E E H S S S S E E H S S S S E E H S S S S
|-----3------------|-----3------------|-----3-------------|
|---3--------------|---3--------------|---3---------------|
|-1--------1-1-1-1-|-1--------1-1-1-1-|-1--------1-1-1-1--|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Q. E +Q E E E E Q +Q. E E E H E E
|-----------------|----------------|--------------|
|-1----1-(1)------|----------------|------------1-|
|-----------------|-4---4--(4)---4-|---4------1---|
|-------------1-3-|---4------------|-2---2--------|
1st & 2nd Verses
3/4 2/4 4/4
E E Q +Q. E H. Q Q W
|----------------|---------|-------||-------|
|----------------|---------|-------||o------|
|-4---4--(4)---4-|---------|----3--||o-1----|
|---4------------|-2-------|-3-----||-------|
H. E E H +Q. S S e E +H E E H +Q. E
|-------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
|-1-----------|----------------|-1-1-(1)--------|--------------|
|-----------3-|-1----(1)---3-1-|----------------|-4----(4)---4-|
|---------3---|----------------|------------1-3-|--------------|
E E H E S S E E H E E +Q +E e Q. E E E E E +Q. S S
|----------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----4----------|--------------|-------------------|-----3--------------|
|---4----------1-|-2---2------1-|-(1)--(1)-1-1----3-|---3----------------|
|-2--------2-4---|---2----------|-------------------|-1-----3-(3)---1-3--|
Chorus
$
2/4
E E +E S S Q Q Q. E +Q. S S e E +E S S Q Q E E +E S S
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------||-------------|
|---------6---------|------------------|-------------------||-1-1-(1)-----|
|-----------6-------|------------------|-------------1--1--||---------3-4-|
|-4-4-(4)-----4--3--|-1----3-(3)---1-3-|-4-4-(4)-3-4-------||-------------|
4/4
e E +E. S Q E E E Q e E E +E. S e Q e Q Q
|------------------|------------------|--------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------|
|-5-5-(5)-5-5----2-|-3-3--3-1-1-(1)-1-|-----------1--|
|--------------3---|------------------|-4-4--4-4-----|
1.,D.S.
To Coda
2/4 3/4 4/4
E E +E E H +E E E E +E. S Q +E e E e H E e
|-----------|------------|--------------------|-----------------||
|-1-1-(1)-0-|------------|--------------------|---1-1----------o||
|-----------|-3----(3)-1-|-----------1--(1)-1-|-1--------------o||
|-----------|------------|-4-4-(4)-4----------|----------1-3----||
Out-Chorus
2.
D.S. al Coda &
2/4 4/4
E e H E e E E +E S S e E +E. S Q E E
|---------------||--------------|------------------|
|---1-1---------||o-1-1-(1)-----|------------------|
|-1-------------||o---------3-4-|-5-5-(5)-5-5----2-|
|----------1-3--||--------------|--------------3---|
2/4
E Q e E E +E. S e Q e Q Q E E +E E
|------------------|--------------|-----------|
|------------------|--------------|-1-1-(1)-0-|
|-3-3--3-1-1-(1)-1-|-----------1--|-----------|
|------------------|-4-4--4-4-----|-----------|
3/4 4/4
H +E E E E +E. S Q +E e E e H E e
|------------|--------------------|---------------||
|------------|--------------------|---1-1--------o||
|-3----(3)-1-|-----------1--(1)-1-|-1------------o||
|------------|-4-4-(4)-4----------|----------1-3--||
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
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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
There's a spark of magic in your eyes
Candyland appears each time you smile
Never thought that fairy tales came true
But they come true when I'm near you
You're a genie in disguise
Full of wonder and surprise and...
[Chorus:]
Betcha by golly wow (wow) (wow)
You're the one that I've been waiting for... Forever
And ever will my love for you keep growing strong
Keep growing strong
If I could, I'd catch a falling star
To shine on you so I know where you are
Paint a rainbow in your favorite shade
To show I love you, thinking of you
Write your name across the sky
Anything you ask, I'll try cuz...
[Repeat chorus]
Betcha by golly!
You're the one, yes you are! (Don't you let 'em tell you otherwise)
And ever will my love for you keep growing strong!
Baby, sometime
A man can't find words to express all the things he feels inside
But every just so often
The words of another who's truly in love seem to work out fine
To say I love you (I love you)
To say I'm thinking of you!
[Repeat chorus]
You're the one I'm thinking of, thinkin' of
Ever will my...
And ever will my love for you keep growing strong
Keep growing strong
