Frankenstein Chords & Tabs
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FRANKENSTEIN (Bassline)
As recorded by Edgar Winter
Transcribed by Gary Ramsey
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Staff'
Q=97
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S H
|-------------------------3--|----------------------|
|-5-5---5---5---3-5---5------|-5-5---5---3-5--------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S H
|-------------------------3--|----------------------|
|-5-5---5---5---3-5---5------|-5-5---5---3-5--------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
S S S S +E S S S S S S +E S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------8----10-8----8-(8)-10-8-|
|-7-8-9-10-(10)---10------10------------|
|---------------------------------------|
E S S E E +S S E +S S E E E E E E E E E
|-6-5-3---3-(3)-------------|-3-3-6-7-8-8-------|
|-------5---------5-(5)-----|-------------10-11-|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
E E E E +S S E E E E E E E S E S Q
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-12--------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------13-14-|-15---15---15-15---15--|
|----13-14-15-(15)---15-------|-----------------------|
E E S S E +S S E E E E E E E S E S Q
|--------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------16-17--------------------|------------------------|
|-15-15-------15-(15)---14-15-16-|-17---17---17-17---17---|
|--------------------------------|------------------------|
E E S S E +S S E E E E E E E S E S Q
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------18-19--------------15-16-|-17---17---17-17---17--|
|-17-17-------17-(17)---17-------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
E E E E +H E E E E S E S Q
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-17------------------|-----------------------|
|----17-16-15-(15)----|-16---16---17-17---17--|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
Q E E +S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S H
|------------------------|-------------------------3--|----------------------|
|------------------2-3-4-|-5-5---5---5---3-5---5------|-5-5---5---3-5--------|
|-18--18-19-(19)---------|----------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S Q S S S S
|-------------------------3--|--------------------5-7-10---|
|-5-5---5---5---3-5---5------|-5-5---5---3-5---------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------8-10---8-10---8---|-----------------8-10---8-10---8---|
|-8-10---8-10-----------------------|-8-10---8-10-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------8-10---8-10---8---|-----------------8-10---8-10---8---|
|-8-10---8-10-----------------------|-8-10---8-10-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------8-10---8-10---8---|-----------------8-10---8-10---8---|
|-8-10---8-10-----------------------|-8-10---8-10-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------10---|
|-----------------8-10---8-10---8---|-----------------8-10---8-10-12------|
|-8-10---8-10-----------------------|-8-10---8-10-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------8-10---8-10---8---|-----------------8-10---8-10---8---|
|-8-10---8-10-----------------------|-8-10---8-10-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------8-10---8-10---8---|-----------------8-10---8-10---8---|
|-8-10---8-10-----------------------|-8-10---8-10-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S E E E
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-10---10-12-13-14-15---15----------|
|--------------------------12-13-14-|
E S S S S S S S S E E E S S E S S S S S S E E E
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------5-7-8-9-10---10-----------|
|--------------------------19-20-21-|-22------------------------------|
|-15---15-17-18-19-20---20----------|----22-----------------12-13-14--|
E S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S E E E
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------2-3-4-|-5---5-7-8-9-10---10----------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-15---15-17-18-19-20---20-------|---------------------12-13-14-|
E S S S S S S S S E E E
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------19-20-21--|
|-15---15-17-18-19-20---20-----------|
E S S S S S S S S E E E
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------2-3-4-|
|-22---20-22-20------------------|
|---------------22-20---20-------|
E S S S S S S S S E E E E. S E. S S E S Q
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-5---5-7-8-9-10---10----------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------12-13-14-|-15--15-17--17-18-18-18-19--|
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Q=120
E S S S S S S S S E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E S S
|--------------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------2-3-4-|-5--7--8--10--|-12--14--15----17-15-|
|--------------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
|-20---20-17-18-19-20---20-------|--------------|---------------------|
Q=97
S E S E E E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-17-15-15--------------------------|
|----------12-13-14-13-15-15---15---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------15----|
|--------------------15----15-17---17-15----17-|
|-------13---15-13------17---------------------|
|-13-15----------------------------------------|
S S S S S E. E E S S S S
|---15-------------------------------|
|------17-15----15--17-17---15-17----|
|------------17----------------------|
|---------------------------------15-|
+S S E Q E E S S S S +S S E Q E E S S S S
|--------------------------15-|-(15)------------------------|
|---------------17---15-17----|---------------17---15-17----|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(15)------------------------|--------------------------15-|
+S S E Q E E S S S S +S S E Q E E E E
|--------------------------15-|-(15)-------------------|
|---------------17---15-17----|---------------17-17-17-|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-(15)------------------------|------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +S S E W W
|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------|------|
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-(17)-----|----------|------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------|------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------|------|
Q E S S S S E Q Q E S S S S E Q Q E S S S S E Q
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|------15-15-15--------|------15-15-15--------|------15-15-15---------|
Q E S S S S E Q Q E S S E E Q
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|------------13------|
|------15-15-15--------|------15-15---------|
Q E S S E E Q Q E S S E E Q
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|------------13-------|
|------15-15-13------|------15-15----------|
Q E S S E E Q Q E S S E E Q
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|------------13------|
|------15-15-13------|------15-15---------|
Q E S S E E Q Q E S S E E +Q
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------13----------|
|------15-15-13------|------15-15----15-(15)--|
+S S E Q H H E S S S S S S
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|-(15)-------------|--------15-15---15---15-|
S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------13-(13)---------------------|
|---13-15---15-------------15-15---15---13---|
S S E Q E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-15----------15-15---15---15-|
S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S S S E Q E S S S E.
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------13-(13)-------------------|--------------------------|
|---13-15---15-------------15-15---15---13-|-15----------12-13-14-15--|
S S S S S E. S S E S S E
|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------11-10-8----|
|-13----15-13----13--15-13---------10-|
|----15-------15----------------------|
Q Q E S S S E. S S S S S E. S S E S S E
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-8---------------------|--------------------------11-10-8----|
|----10-----------------|-13----15-13----13--15-13---------10-|
|----------12-13-14-15--|----15-------15----------------------|
Q Q E E S S E Q Q E E S S E Q Q E E +Q +W
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------|
|-8--------11-10-8----|-8--------11-10-8----|-8--------8-(8)--|-(8)----|
|----10------------10-|----10------------10-|----10-----------|--------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------|
+W +Q +S S S S E E +Q +W +H. E E
|------------|---------------------------|-------------|------------------|
|-(8)--------|-(8)--(8)---8-----10-(10)--|-(10)--------|-(10)-------------|
|------------|---------------------------|-------------|-------------10---|
|------------|---------------------------|-------------|------------------|
+W +W +W +S S E E E +S S E Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------*|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------*|
|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)-------10-(10)----------*|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------*|
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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
-----------
| - 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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