YOU ARE EVERYTHING (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=68 4/4 Gtr I Q +S E S Q +S S S S Q +S E S Q +S S S S |-------------------------|-------------------------| |----------3--------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------1--(1)-------| |-2--(2)-----2--(2)---2-3-|-1--(1)---1----------4-1-|
Q +S E S Q +S S S S Q +S E S Q +S S S S |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------1-|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------1--(1)---4-5-| |-2--(2)---2-2--(2)---2---|-1--(1)---1--------------| 1st Verse Q +S E S Q Q Q +S E S Q +S S S S Q +S S E Q +S S E |------------------||-------------------------||-----------------------| |------------4--6--||-------------------------||-----------------------| |-6--(6)-----------||-------------------------||-----------------------| |----------1-------||-6--(6)---6-6--(6)---8-7-||-6--(6)---6-6--(6)---6-| Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-6--(6)---6------------| |-6--(6)---6-6--(6)---6-|------------6--(6)---6-| 2/4 4/4 Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E |------------|-----------------------| |------------|-----------------------| |------------|-----------------------| |-3--(3)---3-|-4--(4)---4-4--(4)---4-| Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |------------3--(3)---3-|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-4--(4)---4------------|-1--(1)---1-3--(3)---3-|-6--(6)---6-6--(6)---6-| 2/4 4/4 Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E |------------|-----------------------|------------------------|| |------------|-----------------------|------------------------|| |-3--(3)---3-|-4--(4)---4-4--(4)---4-|------------------------|| |------------|-----------------------|-4--(4)---4-6--(6)---6--|| Chorus Q +S E S Q +S S S S Q +S E S Q +S S S S Q +S E S Q +S S S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |----------5--------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|----------2-3--(3)---1---|--------------------------| |-4--(4)-----4--(4)---4-1-|-3--(3)----------------3-|-4--(4)---4-4--(4)---4-1--| Q +S E S Q +S S S S Q +S E S Q +S S S S Q +S E S Q +S S S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|------------3--(3)---3----| |-3--(3)---3-8--(8)---6-3-|-4--(4)---4-4--(4)---4-1-|-3--(3)---3------------2--| 2nd Verse Q +S E S Q Q Q +S E S Q +S S S S Q +S S E Q +S S E |------------1-----||-------------------------|------------------------| |------------------||-------------------------|------------------------| |---------------1--||-3--(3)-----3--(3)---3---|-3--(3)---3-3--(3)---3--| |-1--(1)---1-------||----------3------------0-|------------------------| 2/4 Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E |-----------------------|------------| |-----------------------|------------| |------------3--(3)---3-|------------| |-1--(1)---1------------|-5--(5)---5-| 4/4 Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E |-----------------------||-----------------------| |-----------------------||-----------------------| |-----------------------||------------5--(5)---5-| |-6--(6)---6-6--(6)---6-||-6--(6)---6------------| 2/4 Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------------| |-----------------------|------------3--(3)---3-|-5--(5)---5-| |-3--(3)---3-5--(5)---5-|-6--(6)---6------------|------------| Chorus 4/4 Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S S E |-----------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------||-----------------------| |-6--(6)---6-6--(6)---6-|-----------------------||-----------------------| |-----------------------|-8--(8)---8-8--(8)---8-||-6--(6)---6-6--(6)---6-| Q +S S E Q +S S E Q +S E S Q +S S S S Q +S E S Q +S S S S |-----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|----------7--------------|--------------------------| |------------5--(5)---5-|-------------------------|------------5--(5)--------| |-5--(5)---5------------|-6--(6)-----6--(6)---6-7-|-5--(5)---5----------8-7--| Interlude Q +S E S Q +S S S S Q +S E S Q +S S S S Q +S E S Q +S S S S |-------------------------|-------------------------||-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------||-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------5--(5)-------||-------------------------| |-6--(6)---6-6--(6)---6-3-|-5--(5)---5----------8-7-||-6--(6)---6-6--(6)---6-7-| Q +S E S Q +S S S S Q +S E S Q +S S S S Q +S E S Q +S S S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|| |------------5--(5)---3---|-------------------------|------------5--(5)---3---|| |-5--(5)---5------------5-|-6--(6)---6-6--(6)---6-7-|-5--(5)---5------------5-|| Out-Chorus Q +S E S Q +S S S S Q +S E S Q +S S S S Q +S E S Q +S S S S |----------4--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|----------4-5--(5)-------|-------------------------| |-6--(6)-----6--(6)---6-3-|-5--(5)--------------8-7-|-6--(6)---6-6--(6)---6-7-| Q +S E S Q +S S S S Q +S E S Q +S S S S Q +S E S Q +S S S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------*| |-------------------------|----------7--------------|-------------------------*| |----------4-5--(5)---3---|-------------------------|----------6-5--(5)---0---*| |-5--(5)----------------5-|-6--(6)-----6--(6)---6-3-|-5--(5)----------------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