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Tuning: E A D G B E
THE OLD MAN AND ME (Bassline)
As recorded by Eric Clapton & Friends
(From the 2014 Album THE BREEZE: AN APPRECIATION OF JJ CALE)
Words and Music by JJ Cale
Arranged by Eric Clapton & Tom Petty
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Nathan East - Bass'
Intro
Q=94
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------||
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------||
|-1----1------0-|-1----1-------|-1----1------0-|-1----1-------||
|--------1--1---|--------1--1--|--------1--1---|--------1--1--||
1st & 2nd Verses
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q
||----------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
||o---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
||o-1----1------0-|-1----1-------|-1----1------0-|-1----1-------|
||---------1--1---|--------1--1--|--------1--1---|--------1--1--|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-1----1------0-|-1----1-------|-1----1------0-|-1----1--------|
|--------1--1---|--------1--1--|--------1--1---|--------1--1---|
1. 2.
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|---------------||---------------|---------------||
|---------------|--------------o||---------------|---------------||
|-1----1------0-|-1----1-------o||-1----1------0-|-1----1--------||
|--------1--1---|--------1--1---||--------1--1---|--------1--1---||
Guitar Solo
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-1----1------0-|-1----1-------|-1----1------0-|-1----1--------|
|--------1--1---|--------1--1--|--------1--1---|--------1--1---|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|-1----1------0-|-1----1-------|-1----1------0-|
|--------1--1---|--------1--1--|--------1--1---|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q
|--------------|---------------|--------------||
|--------------|---------------|--------------||
|-1----1-------|-1----1------0-|-1----1-------||
|--------1--1--|--------1--1---|--------1--1--||
3rd Verse
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-1----1------0-|-1----1-------|-1----1------0-|-1----1--------|
|--------1--1---|--------1--1--|--------1--1---|--------1--1---|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|-1----1------0-|-1----1-------|-1----1------0-|
|--------1--1---|--------1--1--|--------1--1---|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q
|--------------|---------------|--------------||
|--------------|---------------|--------------||
|-1----1-------|-1----1------0-|-1----1-------||
|--------1--1--|--------1--1---|--------1--1--||
Outro
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q 5x
||----------------|--------------|---------------|---------------||
||o---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------o||
||o-1----1------0-|-1----1-------|-1----1------0-|-1----1-------o||
||---------1--1---|--------1--1--|--------1--1---|--------1--1---||
H.=H
Q. E H W +W
|-------------|----------|--------*|
|-------------|----------|--------*|
|-1----1------|-1--------|-(1)----*|
|--------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