Him - Pretending Chords & Tabs

 

Pretending Chords & Tabs

Him Chords & Tabs

Version: 1 Type: Bass Tab

Pretending Bass Tab

   
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                              PRETENDING (Bassline)
                              As recorded by H.I.M.
           (From the 2001 Album DEEP SHADOWS AND BRILLIANT HIGHLIGHTS)

Words by Ville Valo

Music by H.I.M.
Arranged by H.I.M.
Transcribed by vitaha_z

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

 Intro
  Q=126
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|


 Chorus
  H    +E  E E E   +E  E E E  E E E E   Q  Q.   E E E   +Q   +Q   E E Q
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|----------------|--------------2-----|---------------|-----------2-------|
|-0----(0)-0-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-/4---4-2-|-4--4----2-4-2-|-(2)--(2)----4-2---|
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|


  H    +E  E E E   +Q.   E E E Q    Q  +H.        +H     +E  E E E
|----------------|----------------|-------------|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------|-------------------|
|-0----(0)-0-0-2-|-(2)---2s7-4-2--|-4--(4)------|-(4)----(4)---2----|
|----------------|----------------|-------------|------------4---4--|


 Verse
  W          +H     +E  E E E   W          +H     +E  E E E
|----------|------------------|----------|-------------------|
|----------|------------------|----------|-------------------|
|-4--------|-(4)----(4)---2---|-4--------|-(4)----(4)--------|
|----------|------------4---4-|----------|------------7-4-7--|


  W          +H     +E  E E E   W           H    E E E E
|----------|------------------|----------|----------------|
|----------|------------------|----------|----------------|
|----------|------------------|----------|-----------2----|
|-2--------|-(2)----(2)-2-0-2-|-0--------|-/7------4---4--|


  W          +H     +E  E E E   W          +H     +E  E E E   W
|----------|------------------|----------|------------------|------|
|----------|------------------|----------|------------------|------|
|-4--------|-(4)----(4)---2---|-4--------|-(4)----(4)-------|------|
|----------|------------4---4-|----------|------------7-4-7-|-2----|


  +H     +E  E E E   W           W          E E E E E E E E   Q   H.
|------------------|----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|
|------------------|----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|
|------------------|----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|
|-(2)----(2)-2p0h2-|-0--------|-/5--------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7\--------|


 Chorus
  H    +E  E E E   +E  E E E  E E E E   Q  Q.   E E E   +E  E Q.   E E E
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|----------------|--------------2-----|---------------|-------------------|
|-0----(0)-0-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-/4---4-2-|-4--4----2-4-2-|-(2)-2-2----0-2-4--|
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|


  Q  Q.   E E E   +E  E E +E  E E Q    Q  +Q.   E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|---------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-0--0----0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-(2)s7-4-2--|-4--(4)---2---4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4---2----|
|---------------|--------------------|------------4---|-------------4---4--|


  H    +E  E E E   +E  E E E  E E E E   Q  Q.   E E E   +E  E Q.   E E E
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|----------------|--------------2-----|---------------|-------------------|
|-0----(0)-0-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-/4---4-2-|-4--4----2-4-2-|-(2)-2-2----0-2-4--|
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|


  Q  Q.   E E E   +E  E E +E  E E Q    W          +H     +E  E E E
|---------------|--------------------|----------|-------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|----------|-------------------|
|-0--0----0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-(2)s7-4-2--|-4--------|-(4)----(4)---2----|
|---------------|--------------------|----------|------------4---4--|


 Verse
  W          +H     +E  E E E   W          +H     +E  E E E   W
|----------|------------------|----------|------------------|------|
|----------|------------------|----------|------------------|------|
|-4--------|-(4)----(4)---2---|-4--------|-(4)----(4)-------|------|
|----------|------------4---4-|----------|------------7-4-7-|-2----|


  +H     +E  E E E   W           W          E E E E E E E E   Q   H.
|------------------|----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|
|------------------|----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|
|------------------|----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|
|-(2)----(2)-2-0-2-|-0--------|-/5--------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7\--------|


 Chorus
  H    +E  E E E   +E  E E E  E E E E   Q  Q.   E E E   +E  E Q.   E E E
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|----------------|--------------2-----|---------------|-------------------|
|-0----(0)-0-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-/4---4-2-|-4--4----2-4-2-|-(2)-2-2----0-2-4--|
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|


  Q  Q.   E E E   +E  E E +E  E E Q    Q  +Q.   E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|---------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-0--0----0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-(2)s7-4-2--|-4--(4)---2---4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4---2----|
|---------------|--------------------|------------4---|-------------4---4--|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/him/pretending_btab.html ]
  H    +E  E E E   +E  E E E  E E E E   Q  Q.   E E E   +E  E Q.   E E E
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|----------------|--------------2-----|---------------|-------------------|
|-0----(0)-0-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-/4---4-2-|-4--4----2-4-2-|-(2)-2-2----0-2-4--|
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|


  Q  Q.   E E E   +E  E E +E  E E Q    Q  E E E Q  E   +E  E +E  E E E E E
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|----------------------|
|-0--0----0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-(2)s7-4-2--|-4--4p2---2--4-|-(4)-4-(4)---4---2----|
|---------------|--------------------|--------4------|-----------4---4---4--|


 Guitar Solo
  Q  Q.   E E E   +E  E E Q  E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E E +E   E E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
|-0--0------0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2----0-2-|-4--4--4-2-4-2-|-(2)-2-2-(2)----2---2--|
|---------0-----|------------4-----|---------------|-------------/4---4----|


  Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E Q.   E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  Q
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0--0--0---0-2-|-(2)-2-2------0-2-|-4-4-4-6-6-6-7-7-|-7-9-9-9-7--6\---|
|---------0-----|------------4-----|-----------------|-----------------|


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


  Q  Q.   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
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-0--0------0-2-|-(2)-2-2------0-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|---------0-----|------------4-----|-----------------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   Q.   H    E
|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4\----------|
|-----------------|-------------|


 Chorus
  Q  Q.   E E E   +E  E E E  E E E E   Q  Q.   E E E   +E  E Q  E E Q
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|--------------2-----|---------------|----------2-------|
|-0--0----0-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-/4---4-2-|-4--4----2-4-2-|-(2)-2-2----4-2---|
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|------------------|


  Q  Q.   E E E   +E  E E +E  E E Q
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|
|-0--0----0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-(2)s7-4-2--|
|---------------|--------------------|


  E +E  +E  E +E  +E  E +E    +E  E +E  +E  Q  E +E
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-4-(4)-(4)-6-(6)-(6)-7-(7)-|-(7)-9-(9)-(9)-7--6-(6)\--|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|


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


  Q  Q.   E E E   +E  E E +E  E E Q    W          +W
|---------------|--------------------|----------|--------|
|---------------|--------------------|----------|--------|
|-0--0----0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-(2)s7-4-2--|-4--------|-(4)----|
|---------------|--------------------|----------|--------|


 Outro
  Q=124
                >
  +W           +W           +W           +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)----|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|


  W          W          Wx6
|----------|----------|--------*|
|----------|----------|--------*|
|----------|----------|--------*|
|----------|----------|--------*|


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