Smithereens - Blues Before And After Chords & Tabs

 

Blues Before And After Chords & Tabs

Smithereens Chords & Tabs

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Blues Before And After Bass Tab

   
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BLUES BEFORE AND AFTER (Bassline)
As recorded by The Smithereens



Transcribed by Gary Ramsey

 

 

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Staff'


  Q=127
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          Q  Q  E E Q    E E E E E E Q
|----------|----------|--------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|--------------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|--------------|-0-2-2-0-0-------|
|----------|----------|-2--2--0-2-2--|-----------2-2---|


  Q  Q  E E Q    E E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|--------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------2---|-4--2---2------|-------------------|
|--------------|-0-2-2-0-0-4---4-|------4----4-2-|-0-0-2-------------|
|-2--2--0-2-2--|-----------------|---------------|-------2-(2)-0-2-0-|


  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------2---|-4--2---2------|-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--|-0---------4---4-|------4----4-2-|-0-0-2-------------|
|----------------|---2-0-2---------|---------------|-------2-(2)-0-2-0-|


  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--|-0---------------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--|-----0---2---0---|
|----------------|---2-0-2---0-2-0-|----------------|-2-2---2---2---2-|


  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--|-0---------------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--|-----2-4---------|
|----------------|---2-0-2---0-2-0-|----------------|-2-2-------------|


  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------2---|-4--2---2------|-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--|-0---------4---4-|------4----4-2-|-0-0-2-------------|
|----------------|---2-0-2---------|---------------|-------2-(2)-0-2-0-|


  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------2---|-4--2---2------|-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--|-0---------4---4-|------4----4-2-|-0-0-2-------------|
|----------------|---2-0-2---------|---------------|-------2-(2)-0-2-0-|


  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--|-0---------------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--|-----0---2---0---|
|----------------|---2-0-2---0-2-0-|----------------|-2-2---2---2---2-|


  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------2-------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----2-4---4-2---|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--|-0---------------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--|---4-----------4-|
|----------------|---2-0-2---0-2-0-|----------------|-2---------------|


  E E 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 +S  S E E E
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|-------------0-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------0-2--|
|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7--|-5-2-0-2---2-----|-----------------|-5-5---7-(7)---2------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E +S  S E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------0-2-|
|-----------------|-5-5---7-(7)---2-----|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E +S  S E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------0-2-|
|-----------------|-5-5---7-(7)---2-----|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   +S  S E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|-------------2---|-4-2---2-(2)-------|----------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-4---4-|-----4-------4-2-0-|-(0)---2--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------2-2-0-2-0-2--|


  +S  S E +S  S E E E +S  S E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------2---4-|
|---------------------------0-|-2-2-0-0-4---4---|
|-(2)---2-(2)---0-2-2-(2)-----|-----------------|


  E E Q  E E Q    E E E E E E Q
|---------------|-----------------|
|-2---2---------|-----------------|
|---4----4-2-0--|-2---------------|
|---------------|---2-2-0-2-0-2---|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/smithereens/blues_before_and_after_btab.html ]
  Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E E E Q    E E Q  E E E E   E E +E  E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|---------2---4--|-2---2----------|-------------------|
|-----------0-2-|-2-0-0-4---4----|---4----4-2-0-0-|-2-------------0-0-|
|-2--0-2-2------|----------------|----------------|---2-(2)-0-2-0-----|


  E E E E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E   W          H    Q  E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------|-------------|
|----------------|---------2---4---|----------|-------------|
|-0-0-2-2-2--0---|-------4---4-----|----------|-------------|
|--------------2-|-0-2-------------|----------|---------5-5-|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-----7-8-9-7-|---------4---0-0-|-0-0-2-2-2------|-0---2---0---0-0-|
|-----7-7---------|-9-2---2---2-----|------------2-2-|---2---2---2-----|


  E E E E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------2---------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---2-4---4-------|
|-0-0-2-2-2--0---|-------------0-0-|-0-0-2-2-2------|-4---------2-0-0-|
|--------------2-|-0-2---0-2-0-----|------------2-2-|-----------------|


  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 S S E E E
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-4-4-|-4-2-----4-2-0------|
|-0-0-2-2-2--0---|-------------0-0-|-0-0-------------|---------------0-0--|
|--------------2-|-0-2---0-2-0-----|-----------------|--------------------|


  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 E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-4-4-|-----2-2-4-2-----|
|-0-0-2-2-2--0---|-------------0-0-|-0-0-------------|-2-4---------0-0-|
|--------------2-|-0-2---0-2-0-----|-----------------|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E +E  E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------2---------|
|-0-0-2-2-2-2-4-2-|-0-------------0-0-|-0-0-2-2-2-0-0---|-0-2-4---4-2-0-0-|
|-----------------|---2-(2)-2-2-2-----|---------------2-|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E S S E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-4-4-|-4-2-----4-2--------|
|-0-0-2-2-2-2-0---|-------------0-0-|-0-0-------------|-------------4------|
|---------------2-|-0-2---0-2-0-----|-----------------|---------------5-5--|


  E E E E E E E E   E S S E E E S S E E   E E E E E E E E   E S S E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-------------9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-0-|-0-0-------7-9-9-|-9-----7-7----------|
|-5-5-7-7-7-7-----|---------------------|-----7-7-7-------|---7-9-----9-7-5-5--|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-9-7---------|
|-----------7-9-7-|---7-------------|-----------7-9-9-|---------9-7-----|
|-5-5-7-7-9-------|-9---9-7-9-7-5-5-|-5-5-7-7-9-------|-------------5-5-|


  E E E E E E S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|
|-----------7-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-0-|-0-0-------7-9-9--|
|-5-5-7-7-9-----------|-----------------------------|-----7-7-9--------|


  E E E E E E Q
|------------------*|
|-7-7-9-7----------*|
|---------9-7------*|
|------------------*|




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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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