Dear Mr Fantasy Bass tabs by Traffic

Dear Mr Fantasy bass tab by Traffic

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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-|----------------|
|----------|----------------|----------------|

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                 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

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