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Tuning: E A D G B E
WONDERFUL TONIGHT (Bassline)
As recorded by Eric Clapton
(From the 1977 Album SLOWHAND)
Words and Music by Eric Clapton
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carl Radle - Bass'
Intro
Q=96
4/4
Gtr I
H.. E H. Q H. e E Q Q Q a Q
|-------------|------------|-------------|----------------|
|-5---------5-|-4----------|-------------|-------4--5h7---|
|-------------|---------5--|-3-------7-3-|-5--7-----------|
|-------------|------------|-------------|----------------|
H. Q H. Q H. e E Q q q a Q
|------------|------------|-------------|---------------||
|-5-------5--|-4----------|-------------|-------4--5s7--||
|------------|---------5--|-3-------7---|-5--7----------||
|------------|------------|-------------|---------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
H Q Q H. Q H. a E E H +E e Q
||-------------|------------|---------------|---------------|
||o-5-------5--|-4----------|---------------|----------7-4--|
||o------------|---------5--|-3-------5s7-3-|-5----(5)------|
||-------------|------------|---------------|---------------|
H Q Q H Q Q H. e E H +E E E E
|------------|------------|-------------|----------------|
|-5-------5--|-4----------|-------------|-5----(5)-5-----|
|------------|---------5--|-3-------7-3-|----------------|
|------------|------------|-------------|------------5-7-|
H. e E H +E E q Q Q Q Q H. E E
|-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|----------7-4--|-5-----4-----|-------------|
|-3-------7-3-|-5----(5)------|-------------|-7-------5---|
|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------7-|
Interlude
1.
To Coda
H. e E H. E E H. E E H. Q
|-------------|--------------||-------------|------------|
|-------------|-----------4--||-5---------5-|-4----------|
|-3-------7-3-|-5-------7----||-------------|---------5--|
|-------------|--------------||-------------|------------|
2.
H. E E Q q q a q H +E e e e H +E E Q
|-------------|----------------||----------------|---------------||
|-------------|-------4--5h7--o||-5----(5)-5-----|---------------||
|-3-------7-3-|-5--7----------o||------------7-5-|---------------||
|-------------|----------------||----------------|-3----(3)-5-7--||
Bridge
H.. E H.. E H H H. E E
|-------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-----------4-|-5----4----|-------------|
|-3---------3-|-5-----------|-----------|-7-------5---|
|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----------7-|
H.. E H. E E H. Q W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-3---------3-|-5-----------|-3-------/7--|-5----||
|-------------|---------5-7-|-------------|------||
Interlude
H.. E H. q H. a Q q q q q
|-------------|------------|--------------|-------------|
|-5---------5-|-4----------|--------------|-------4--7--|
|-------------|---------5--|-3-------5h7--|-5--7--------|
|-------------|------------|--------------|-------------|
D.S. al Coda
H.. E H. q H. E E Q Q Q a Q
|-------------|------------|-------------|---------------||
|-5---------5-|-4----------|-------------|-------4--5h7--||
|-------------|---------5--|-3-------7-3-|-5--7----------||
|-------------|------------|-------------|---------------||
&
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H. Q H +E E Q
|-------------|-------------|------------|---------------||
|-5-----4-----|-------------|------------|------------4--||
|-------------|-7-----5-----|-3-------7--|-5----(5)-5----||
|-------------|-------------|------------|---------------||
Outro
H.. E H.. E H. q Q q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|------------|--------------|
|-5---------5-|-4-----------|------------|--------4--7--|
|-------------|-----------5-|-3-------7--|-5/--7--------|
|-------------|-------------|------------|--------------|
H. Q H. Q H +E E Q
|------------|------------|---------------|
|-5-------5--|-4----------|---------------|
|------------|---------5--|-3----(3)-5S7--|
|------------|------------|---------------|
H.=H
Q Q Q a Q W +W
|---------------|----------|--------*|
|-------4--5h7--|-5--------|-(5)----*|
|-5--7----------|----------|--------*|
|---------------|----------|--------*|
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