Bass tabs
DEAR MR. FANTASY (Bassline)
As recorded by Traffic
(From the 1967 Album MR. FANTASY)
Words and Music by James Capaldi, Chris Wood & Steve Winwood
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dave Mason - Bass'
Intro
Q=80
4/4
Gtr I
W Q E E E E E E Q.. S E Q E
|----------|----------------|----------------|
|----------|--------7-7-7---|-5-----5-5-5----|
|----------|------7-------5-|----------------|
|----------|----------------|----------------|
1st Verse
Q. E Q +S E. H H Q. E Q Q
|------------------|-----------||--------------|
|---------------5--|-7---------||-7------7-----|
|-5------5--(5)----|-----------||------7-------|
|------5-----------|-----------||--------------|
Q. E H Q. E Q +E E H. E E Q. E +E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|
|-5------5----|-----------------|-7-------5-6-|-7----7-(7)--------|
|------5------|-5----5-5--(5)-5-|-------------|------------7-6-5--|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|
Q. E +H Q. E Q +E E Q +E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|--------7-9-12-12---|
|-5----5-(5)----|-----------------|-7--(7)-------------|
|---------------|-5----5-5--(5)-5-|--------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Q. E E E +S E S Q. E Q. E Q +E E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-7------7-7-(7)-7-7-|-5------5----5-|------------------|
|------7-------------|---------------|-5--(5)-5-4-5-6-7-|
|--------------------|---------------|------------------|
Q S S S S E +Q. Q. Q E +E E Q. E E E +S S S S
|--------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-7------5---7-(7)---|-7----7--5-(5)---|-5------5-5-(5)-5-5---|
|----5-7---7---------|---------------7-|----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
Bridge
|-3-| |-3-|
E E +E E Q E. S Q E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E
|-------------------|--------5-5-5-7-5-||----------------|
|-----------------7-|-7--7-7-----------||--------------7-|
|-5-5-(5)-5-5--5----|------------------||-9--9-----9-9---|
|-------------------|------------------||----------------|
|-3-|
Q E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E. S S S S S E. S E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-7--7-7-(7)--7---|---------------7-|-7----7-7-7---7----7-7----|
|-----------------|-9---9---9---9---|----7-------7----7-----8--|
|---------------9-|-----------------|--------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E. S S S S S E. S E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-7----7-7-7---7----7----|---------------5-|
|-9---9---9---9---|----7-------7----7---10-|-9---9---9---9---|
|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|
2nd Verse
E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E Q. E E Q E
|----------------|--------------||---------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--------------||-7------7-7--7-|
|----------------|-7-----7--5-5-||------7--------|
|----------------|--------------||---------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q H E E E E
|--------------|--------------|------7-7-/12-12\-|
|-5----5-5--5--|------7-------|-7----------------|
|--------------|-5------5--5--|------------------|
|--------------|--------------|------------------|
Q. E Q E E Q. E S S E Q Q +E E +E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-7----7-7--7-7-|-5------5-5-5-5--|--------------------|
|---------------|------5----------|-5--(5)-5-(5)-4-5-7-|
|---------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Guitar Solo
E S S S S E E E Q Q E. S +Q E E Q E E E E +E. S
|--------------------||------------------|------------------|
|-7-----5---7---5----||-7--7--7-(7)----7-|-5--5-5-5-5-(5)---|
|---5-7---7---5------||------------------|----------------5-|
|--------------------||------------------|------------------|
Q E. S E Q E E E +E. S E E E E Q E E Q E E
|----------------|-------------------|---------------|
|----------------|-7-7-(7)---7-7-7---|-7--7-7-7--7-7-|
|-5--5--5-5-5--5-|---------7-------7-|---------------|
|----------------|-------------------|---------------|
E E E. S E E +S S E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|----------------|-----12--------------------|
|-5-5-5----5-5-(5)-5-5-|----------------|-/12----14-14-12-12-14-12\-|
|--------5-------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------|---------------------------|
E E Q H Q. E Q E E Q. E Q +E E H +E. S Q
|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-7-7----7----|-5----5-5--5-5-|-----------------|-7----(7)-7-7---|
|-------------|---------------|-5----5-5--(5)-5-|----------------|
|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
E E +E. S E E E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E Q +S S E Q +E E E E +Q
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------7-7-7-(7)--|
|-7-7-(7)---7-7-7---|-5----5-(5)----5-|-------------------|-7--(7)------------|
|---------7-------7-|-----------------|-5----5-5--(5)-5-7-|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
H S S S S E E Q. E E. +S Q
|-------------12----14-12\-|------------------|
|-7----/12-14----14--------|-5------5--(5)-5--|
|--------------------------|------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------|
Q. E +E E E E E Q. +Q E E
|--------------7---|---------------7--|
|------------------|-7----------------|
|-5----5-(5)-5---5-|---7----(7)-------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-3--| |-3-|
Q. E E S S +Q H. Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------9-----------|------------|------------------------|
|-7------10---10-(10)\--|-5-------5--|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------|-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-7-7--|
|-----------------------|------------|------------------------|
|-3-|
Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E
|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-7--7--7--7---|-7--7------5---7-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|
|--------------|---------5---7---|---------------|
|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|3|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-7-7-----------6-|-7--7---7-7---7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----4-5-6-------|------7---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E +E S S +E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------------|-------------------|-----7-9-9-(9)-12-------||
|-5-5---5---------5-(5)---5-|-------------------|-7-7--------------14-12-||
|-----5---5-(5)-5-------5---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------|------------------------||
3rd Verse
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S
|-------------5-6---|-----------------|-------------------|
|-7-7---7---7-----7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-----------5-5-6-7-|
|-------------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5---------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|3|
E Q S S E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E +E E E E
|-5-6-------5-7-----|-------------7--|------7-(7)---7---|
|-----7-7-5-----7-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7----|-5-5--------5---5-|
|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E +Q E E E Q. E E E +S E S
|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-7-7-7-(7)--7-7---|-7------7-7-(7)-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|------------------|------7-------------|
|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
Q. E Q. E Q +E E E E E E Q S S S S E +Q. Q. Q E +E E
|---------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-5------5----5-|------------------|-7------5---7-(7)---|-7----7--5-(5)----|
|---------------|-5--(5)-5-4-5-6-7-|----5-7---7---------|---------------7--|
|---------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
Outro
Q. E E E +S S E E E +E E Q E. S Q E E E E E E Q. E E Q E
|--------------------|-------------------|--------5-5-7-5-||---------------|
|-5------5-5-(5)-5-5-|-----------------7-|-7--7-7---------||-7------7-7--7-|
|--------------------|-5-5-(5)-5-5--5----|----------------||------7--------|
|--------------------|-------------------|----------------||---------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q H E E E E Q. E Q E E
|--------------|--------------|------7-7-/12-12\-|----------------|
|-5----5-5--5--|------7-------|-7----------------|-7----7-7--7-7--|
|--------------|-5------5--5--|------------------|----------------|
|--------------|--------------|------------------|----------------|
Q. E S S E Q Q +E E +E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-5------5-5-5-5--|--------------------|
|------5----------|-5--(5)-5-(5)-4-5-7-|
|-----------------|--------------------|
E S S S S E E E Q Q. E E E +S E S
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-7-----5---7---5----|-7------7-7-(7)-7-7---|
|---5-7---7---5------|------7---------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
Q. E Q. E Q +E E E E E E E E +E. S E E E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-5------5----5-|------------------|-7-7-(7)---7-7-7---|-7--7-7-7--7-7--|
|---------------|-5--(5)-5-4-5-6-7-|---------7-------7-|----------------|
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|----------------|
E E E. S E E +S S E Q E E E E E E
|----------------------|----------------|
|-5-5-5----5-5-(5)-5-5-|----------------|
|--------5-------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E +Q H
|-----12--------------------|---------------|
|-/12----14-14-12-12-14-12\-|-7-7-(7)--7----|
|---------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------|
Double time feel Q=158
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-5----5-5--5-5-|-----------------|-5----5-(5)--5-5-|-7------7------|
|---------------|-5----5-5--(5)-5-|-----------------|------7--------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
Q +E E E E +Q Q. E Q Q
|--------7-7-7-(7)--|--------------|
|-7--(7)------------|-7------7-----|
|-------------------|------7-------|
|-------------------|--------------|
Q E E E E E E Q. E E Q E Q. E Q E E
|--------5-5-7-5-|---------------|-----------------|
|-7--7-7---------|-7------7-7--7-|-7----7-7--7-7---|
|----------------|------7--------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q E E Q. E E Q E Q. E Q E E Q. E E Q E 4x
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
||o-7----7-7--7-7-|-7------7-7--7-|-7----7-7--7-7-|-7------7-7--7-o||
||o---------------|------7--------|---------------|------7--------o||
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
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