Tab Bass Elton John – Candle in the wind Versi 1

CANDLE IN THE WIND (Bassline) As recorded by Elton John (From the 1973 Album GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD) Words and Music by Elton John & Bernie Taupin Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dee Murray - Bass' Intro Q=126 4/4 Gtr I W W W a H a Q. E |----------|----------|----------|--------------------|| |----------|----------|----------|-7h9----7h9----9---|| |----------|----------|----------|--------------------|| |----------|----------|----------|--------------------|| 1st Verse W +W W +H. a Q |----------|------------|----------|---------------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-7--------|-(7)------7h9--| |----------|------------|----------|---------------| |----------|------------|----------|---------------| W +W W +H a Q. E |----------|------------|----------|------------------| |-6--------|-(6)--------|-7--------|-(7)----7h9----9-| |----------|------------|----------|------------------| |----------|------------|----------|------------------| W +H. Q W +H a Q. E |----------|-------------|----------|-----------------| |-2--------|-(2)---------|-7--------|-(7)----7h9----9-| |----------|----------7--|----------|-----------------| |----------|-------------|----------|-----------------| W +H. Q W +Q. E Q Q |----------|-------------|----------|----------------|| |-6--------|-(6)------6--|-7--------|-(7)-----7--7---|| |----------|-------------|----------|-------7--------|| |----------|-------------|----------|----------------|| Chorus a H H Q Q E E Q H. Q H. E E |-------------|--------------|---------1--|-2-----------| |-7h9---------|-----------1--|-2----------|-------------| |--------9----|-2--2--2-4----|------------|---------4-6-| |-------------|--------------|------------|-------------| H Q E E H Q Q H +Q. E Q Q Q Q |-------------|------------|--------------|--------------| |-2-------2-2-|-2----1-----|--------------|--------------| |-------------|---------4--|-2----(2)---2-|-2--2-----2---| |-------------|------------|--------------|--------------| H +Q. E H. E E H Q E E Q Q Q E E |--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| |--------------|-------------|-------------|-------2-------| |-0----(0)---0-|-0-------2-4-|-4-----------|-4--4-----4-3--| |--------------|-------------|-----------4-|---------------| W W Q E E +E E Q W |----------|----------|-----------------|------| |----------|----------|-----------------|------| |-2--------|-0--------|-0---------------|------| |----------|----------|------4-(4)---2--|-0----| W a W Q E E +E E Q W |----------|------------|-2----1-(1)------|------| |----------|-7h9--------|--------------4--|-2----| |----------|------------|-----------------|------| |-0--------|------------|-----------------|------| 2nd Verse a H Q a Q H. Q H. Q H Q Q |----------------||------------|------------|-------------| |-7h9-------7h9--||-2----------|-2-------6--|-7-------7---| |----------------||------------|------------|-------------| |----------------||------------|------------|-------------| H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q |-------------|------------|------------|-------------| |-7-------9--|-6-------6--|-6-------6--|-7-------7---| |-------------|------------|------------|-------------| |-------------|------------|------------|-------------| +E E Q Q a Q H Q Q H. Q H Q Q |------------------|------------|------------|------------| |-(7)---7--7--7h9--|------------|---------6--|-7-------7--| |-----7------------|-7-------7--|-7----------|------------| |------------------|------------|------------|------------| H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H +E E E E |-------------|------------|------------|-----------------| |-7-------9--|-6-------6--|-6-------6--|-7----(7)---7----| |-------------|------------|------------|----------7---7--| |-------------|------------|------------|-----------------| Chorus Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q H E E E E H E E Q |---------------||-------------|--------------|--------------| |-7----6-4------||-------------|------4---4---|-2----2-------| |-----------7--||-2-----2-----|-2------2---2-|--------4-2---| |---------------||-------------|--------------|--------------| Q. E E E E E Q Q Q E E H Q E E H +E E E E |----------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------| |------------4-3-|-2-----2------|-2----2--1---|-----------------| |-0----0-2s4-----|------------2-|-----------4-|-2----(2)---2----| |----------------|--------------|-------------|----------2---2--| Q. E Q Q H +Q. E Q Q Q E E H. Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------| |-2----2-4--2--|-0----(0)---0-|-0--0--0--2-3-|-4-----------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------4---| H Q E E W W Q E E +E E Q |-------------|----------|----------|------------------| |------2------|----------|----------|------------------| |-4-------4-3-|-2--------|-0--------|-0----------------| |-------------|----------|----------|------4-(4)---2---| W +W a W Q E E +E E Q |----------|------------|------------|-2----1-(1)------| |----------|------------|-7h9--------|--------------4--| |----------|------------|------------|-----------------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|------------|-----------------| 3rd Verse W a H a Q a Q H +Q. E H. Q |----------|------------------||--------------|---------1--| |-2--------|-7h9----7h9--7h9--||-2----(2)---2-|-2----------| |----------|------------------||--------------|------------| |----------|------------------||--------------|------------| H. E E H Q E E H +Q. E H Q Q |-2-----------|-2----2--4-2-|-1----(1)---1-|-1-------1---| |-----------2-|-------------|--------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------| H +Q. E Q Q +E E Q H +Q. E Q Q E E Q |-2----(2)-----|-2--2--(2)-1----|--------------|---------------| |------------2-|-------------4--|--------------|---------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|-2-------------| |--------------|----------------|-0----(0)---0-|----0--0-2-4---| H +Q. E Q H Q H +Q. E Q Q +H |--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| |-5----(5)---5-|-5--5----7--|-4----(4)---4-|-4--4--(4)----| Out-Chorus W Q Q H Q Q H Q Q E E E E |----------|-2--1-------||------------|----4-----------| |----------|-------4----||------------|-4-----4--------| |-0--------|------------||-2-----2----|---------0-2-4--| |----------|------------||------------|----------------| H. E E Q. E Q E E H. Q H Q Q |-------------|---------------|------------|-------------| |-2-----------|---------------|-2----------|-2----1------| |---------4-2-|-0----0-0--2-4-|---------2--|---------4---| |-------------|---------------|------------|-------------| H +Q. E Q E E +E E E E H. E E Q H E E |--------------|------------------|-------------|--------------| |--------------|----4-------4-----|-------------|--------------| |-2----(2)-----|-2----2-(2)---2-1-|-0-------0-0-|-0--0----2-3--| |------------2-|------------------|-------------|--------------| H. E E Q Q E E E E W W |-------------|---------------|----------|------| |---------2h4-|-2-------------|----------|------| |-4-----------|----4--4---4-3-|-2--------|-0----| |-------------|---------4-----|----------|------| Q E E +E E Q W +W a W |-----------------|----------|------------|--------| |-----------------|----------|------------|-7h9----| |-0---------------|----------|------------|--------| |------4-(4)---2--|-0--------|-(0)--------|--------| H +Q. E Q. E +Q Q W +W |-2----(2)-----|-2----1-(1)-----|----------|--------*| |------------2-|-------------4--|----------|--------*| |--------------|----------------|----------|--------*| |--------------|----------------|-0--------|-(0)----*| 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