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Capo: no capo
Tuning: E A D G B E
DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART (Bassline)
As recorded by Elton John & Kiki Dee
(From the 1976 Album ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II)
Words and Music by Ann Orson & Carte Blanche
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Kenny Passarelli - Bass'
Intro
Q=132
4/4
Gtr I
H +E E E E +H +E E E E +Q. E E E E E +H +E Q E
|----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3----(3)-----0-|-(0)----(0)-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------3-4---|------------3-2-1-|-(1)---2-3-0-----|-----------------|
|----------------|------------------|-------------3-1-|-(1)----(1)-1--1-|
1st & 3rd Verses
+H. +E E +H. +E E +H. +E E Q. E Q. E
|----------------|----------------|----------------||----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------||o---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------||o---------------|
|-(1)------(1)-1-|-(1)------(1)-1-|-(1)------(1)-1-||--1----1-1----1-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E +Q. E Q. E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|------------0-1-|-(1)---1-1----1-|
|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1-3-----|----------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------0----0-|-1----1-2----2-|-3----3-3----1-|
|-1----1--------|---------------|---------------|
2nd & 4th Verses
+H +E Q E +E Q E +E E E E Q. E Q. E
|-----------------|--------------------||---------------|
|-----------------|--------------------||---------------|
|-(1)----(1)-0--1-|-(1)-0--1-(1)-3-0---||---------------|
|-----------------|------------------3-||-1----1-1----1-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E +Q. E Q. E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------|------------0-1-|-(1)---1-1----1-|
|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1-3-----|----------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------0----0-|-1----1-2----2-|-3----3-3----1-|
|-1----1--------|---------------|---------------|
Chorus
+H +E Q E +E Q E +E Q E Q. S S Q. E
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|
|-(1)----(1)-0--1-|-(1)-0--1-(1)-1--1-||-0----0-0-0----0-|
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|
Q. S S Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E +Q. E
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-0----0-0-0----0-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-1--------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------1-(1)---1-|
Q. E +Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--------------|-0----0-0----0-|-0----0-0----0-|
|------3-(3)---3-|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. S S Q. E Q. E +Q. E
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3-3----3-|-1--------------|
|---------------|-----------------|------1-(1)---1-|
Q. E +Q. E Q. E Q. E +Q. E +Q. E +H +E Q E
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3--------------|---------------|---------------1-|-(1)----(1)-0--1-|
|------3-(3)---3-|-4----4-4----0-|-(0)---0-(0)-----|-----------------|
Bridge
E E E E E E E E H +E E E E +Q. E E E E E
|-----------------||----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------||--------------0-|-(0)---0-0-------|
|---0---1---3-----||----------3-4---|-----------3-2-1-|
|-------------0-3-||-1----(1)-------|-----------------|
+Q. E E E E E +H +E E E E +Q. E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------0-|-(0)---0-0-------|
|-(1)---2-3-0-----|------------3-4---|-----------3-2-1-|
|-------------3-1-|-(1)----(1)-------|-----------------|
+Q. E E E E E +Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-(1)---1-3-0-----|----------------|---------------|
|-------------3-1-|-(1)---1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|
Interlude
1. 2.
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|----------------||---------------||---------------|
|---------------|---------------o||---------------||---------------|
|---------------|---------------o||---------------||---------------|
|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1--||-1----1-1----1-||-1----1-1----1-|
Q. E E E S S E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E
|------------------|----------------|---------------|
|--------------0-3-|----------------|---------------|
|----------3-3-----|------------0-3-|-1----1-1----1-|
|-1----1-1---------|-1----1-1-3-----|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------0----0-|-1----1-2----2-|-3----3-3----1-|
|-1----1--------|---------------|---------------|
Chorus
+H +E Q E +E Q E +E Q E Q. S S Q. S S
|-----------------|-------------------||--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||--------------------|
|-(1)----(1)-0--1-|-(1)-0--1-(1)-1--1-||-0----0-0-0----0-0--|
|-----------------|-------------------||--------------------|
Q. S S Q. S S Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E +Q. E
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|-0----0-0-0----0-0-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-1----------------|
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|------1-(1)---1---|
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E Q. E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-3--------------|-1--------------|-3--------------|---------------|
|------3-(3)---3-|------1-(1)---1-|------3-(3)---3-|-4----4-4----0-|
+Q. E Q. E +H +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|------------------|-------------0-2-|-3----3-3-----0-|
|--------------1-|-(1)----(1)-0---1-|---0---1---3-----|----------3-4---|
|-(0)---0-0------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
Outro
+Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||---------------------|
|-(0)---0-0-------|-----------------||o------3-3-(3)-----0-|
|-----------3-2-1-|-(1)---2-3-0-----||o--------------3-4---|
|-----------------|-------------3-1-||--(1)----------------|
+Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E 8x
|-----------------|------------------||
|-(0)---0-0-------|-----------------o||
|-----------3-2-1-|-(1)---2-3-0-----o||
|-----------------|-------------3-1--||
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