Bass tabs
20TH CENTURY BOY (Bassline)
As recorded by T. Rex
(From the 1973 Album SOLID GOLD)
Words and Music by Marc Bolan
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Steve Currie - Bass'
Intro
Q=134
4/4
Gtr I
H Q E S S Q Q Q E S S Q Q Q E S S Q. E E Q E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|--------5----5--|
|-----------7-7-|-7----------7-7-|-7----------7-7-|-7----7---7-----|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E E Q Q E S S Q. E E Q E E E Q Q E S S Q. E E Q E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-5---5-----------|--------5----5-|-5---5-----------|--------5----5--|
|---7----7----7-7-|-7----7---7----|---7----7----7-7-|-7----7---7-----|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
E E Q Q E S S Q. E E Q E +E E Q Q. E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|-5---5-----------|--------5----5-|-(5)---5-------7-||o-7----7---7---7-|
|---7----7----7-7-|-7----7---7----|-----7----7------||o------------7---|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------||-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q. E E Q E
|-----------------|----------------|-------6---6-9-0---|----------------|
|---7-5-7---7---7-|---7----7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7---7-------0-|--------5----5--|
|-------------7---|-----7----------|-------------------|-7----7---7-----|
|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
+E E Q Q E S S Q. E E Q E +E E Q Q. E Q E E Q E E
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-(5)---5-----------|--------5----5-|-(5)---5-------7-|-7----7----7---|
|-----7----7----7-7-|-7----7---7----|-----7----7------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E Q E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|--------5----5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7----7---7-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Chorus
+E E Q Q E E Q. E E Q E +E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|----------------||-----------------|
|-(5)---5---------|--------5----5-|-(5)---5--------||-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----7----7----7-|-7----7---7----|-----7----7-----||-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------||-----------------|
1.
E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q +H Q E S S Q. E E Q E
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--------------|-----------------|--------5----5-|
|-----------------|-7--7--7-7-7--|-(7)---------7-7-|-7----7---7----|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
+E E Q Q E S S Q. E E Q E +E E Q H
|-------------------|---------------|----------------||
|-(5)---5-------5-5-|--------5----5-|-(5)---5-------o||
|-----7----7--------|-7----7---7----|-----7----7----o||
|-------------------|---------------|----------------||
Bridge
2.,D.S.
+H Q Q Q E E Q. E +E E E E E E Q E E E E Q. E
|--------------||---------------|------------------|-----------------|
|--------------||---------------|------------------|--------------5--|
|-(7)-------7--||-7--7-7-7----5-|-(5)-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|--------------||---------------|------------------|-----------------|
+E Q. E E Q Q E E Q. E +E E E E E E Q E E E E Q. E
|-----------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-(5)-------------|---------------|------------------|--------------5--|
|-----7----5------|-7--7-7-7----5-|-(5)-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|------------7-5--|---------------|------------------|-----------------|
+E Q. E E E E Q E E Q. E +E Q. +H Q E E Q. E
|------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-(5)--------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------5--|
|-----7----7-5-----|-7--7-7-7----5-|-(5)-7----(7)----|-7--7-7-7-------|
|--------------7-5-|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
To Coda
+E Q. E E E E Q E E Q. E +E Q. +H Q E E Q. E
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-(5)---------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------5-|
|-----7----7-5------|-7--7-7-7----5-|-(5)-7----(7)----|-7--7-7-7------|
|--------------7-5--|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
D.S. al Coda &
+E Q. E E E E Q E E Q. E +E Q. +H Q E E Q. E
|-------------------||---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-(5)---------------||---------------|-----------------|-------------5-|
|-----7----7-5------||-7--7-7-7----5-|-(5)-7----(7)----|-7--7-7-7------|
|--------------7-5--||---------------|-----------------|---------------|
Outro
+E Q. E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------||----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-(5)--------------||----------------|-----------------|-----5---5-7-9-7--|
|-----7----7-5-----||----7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7---7----------|
|--------------7-5-||----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---7-9-7-----0---||------------------|-----------------|
|-9-------9-7---0-||o-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------||------------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|------------------o||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--o||
|-----------------|-------------------||
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
