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I'LL BELIEVE IN YOU (Bassline)
As recorded by the tragically hip
Transcribed by Gary Ramsey
Gtr I (G) - 'Staff'
Q=161
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
W +E Q
|-2--------|-(2)----(2)---2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|----------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-5-(5)-5-5-3-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-5-(5)-5-5-3-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5-7------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-|-7----------------|
|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|-------8-(8)--5-3-|
E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5-7------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-|-7----------------|
|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|-------8-(8)--5-0-|
E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------3-3-2---|-0-0-3-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-------3-|-------------------|---------------0-|
E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5------3--3---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|----------------|------5------3-|
E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-(5)---3-3-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------5-----|
H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-0-|-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-(5)----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
+E
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(5)----(5)----|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-|
|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-----------------|
E
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---5-7------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-|
|-------8-(8)--5-3-|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|
E
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---5-7------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-7----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-2---|-0-0-3-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-------8-(8)--5-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-------3-|-------------------|
E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|---------------0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|----------------|
Q. E
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-5------3--3---|-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-|
|------5------3-|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-0-0-5-(5)---3-3-|-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-0-|-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------5-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H
|----------------|---------------*|
|----------------|---------------*|
|-3-0-0-5-(5)----|-(5)----(5)----*|
|----------------|---------------*|
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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
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