Tab Bass Three Dog Night – Easy to be hard Versi 1

EASY TO BE HARD (Bassline) As recorded by Three Dog Night (From the 1969 Album SUITABLE FOR FRAMING) Words and Music by Galt MacDermot, James Rado & Gerome Ragni Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Schermie - Bass' [Intro] Q=88 4/4 Gtr I H E Q E H E E +S S E H E Q E H E E +S S E G|------7-5----|------9-7-(7)-----|------7-5----|------9-7-(7)-----|| D|-----------7-|--------------7---|-----------7-|--------------7---|| A|-3-----------|------------------|-3-----------|------------------|| E|-------------|-5--------------5-|-------------|-5--------------5-|| [1st Verse] H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E G|------7-5----|-------------|------7-5----|--------------| D|-----------7-|------9-7----|-----------7-|------9-7-----| A|-3-----------|-------------|-3-----------|-----------7--| E|-------------|-5---------5-|-------------|-5------------| H +E E E E H Q Q H +E Q E Q +E. S E Q E G|----------------|------------|---------------|-7--(7)-----------|| D|----------7-----|------7-----|----------7--7-|--------7-7-5-----|| A|-5----(5)---5-6-|-7----------|-5----(5)------|---------------0--|| E|----------------|---------5--|---------------|------------------|| [2nd & 3rd Verses] H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E G||-------7-5----|-------------|------7-5----|-------------| D||o-----------7-|------9-7----|-----------7-|------9-7----| A||o-3-----------|-------------|-3-----------|-----------7-| E||--------------|-5---------5-|-------------|-5-----------| H +E E E E H Q Q H +E Q E Q E. S S S E S S E G|----------------|------------|---------------|-7--7----7---7--------|| D|----------7-----|------7-----|----------7--7-|-------7---7---5---5--|| A|-5----(5)---5-6-|-7----------|-5----(5)------|-----------------7----|| E|----------------|---------5--|---------------|----------------------|| [Bridge] E Q E S S E S E S E Q E S S E S E S G|----------------7---|----------------7---| D|-5-5--5-------7---7-|-5-5--5-------7---7-| A|--------5---5-------|--------5---5-------| E|----------5---------|----------5---------| E Q E S S E S E S E Q E S S E S E S G|----------------7---|----------------7---| D|-5-5--5-------7---7-|-5-5--5-------7---7-| A|--------5---5-------|--------5---5-------| E|----------5---------|----------5---------| S S E E E S S E S E S S S E E E S S E S E S S S E E E S S E E E G|-------------------9---|-------------------9---|---------------------| D|-----------7---7-9---9-|-----------7---7-9---9-|-----------7---7-7---| A|-7---7---7---7---------|-7---7---7---7---------|-7---7---7---7-----7-| E|---7-------------------|---7-------------------|---7-----------------| 1. 2. W E Q E +E Q E W E Q E +E Q E G|----------|-/9-7--------------||----------|-/9-7--------------|| D|----------|-------7-(7)------o||----------|-------7-(7)-------|| A|-5--------|-------------5--0-o||-5--------|-------------5--0--|| E|----------|-------------------||----------|-------------------|| [4th Verse] H E Q E H E Q E H E Q E H E E +S S E G|------7-5----|-------------|------7-5----|--------9-(9)-----| D|-----------7-|------9-7----|-----------7-|------9-------7---| A|-3-----------|-------------|-3-----------|----------------7-| E|-------------|-5---------5-|-------------|-5----------------| E E +E. S E E +E. S E E +E. S E E S S E E E +E. S E E +E. S G|-----------7-7-(7)---|-7-7-(7)---7-7-7---7-|---------------------| D|---------7---------7-|---------7-------7---|---------------------| A|-5-5-(5)-------------|---------------------|-5-5-(5)---5-5-(5)---| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------5---------5-| [Outro] E E +E. S E E S S S S E E +E. S E E +E. S E E +E. S E E S S S S 5x G|-----------------------||----------------------|------------------------|| D|-----------------------||o---------------------|-----------------------o|| A|-5-5-(5)---5-5-----5---||o-5-5-(5)---5-5-(5)---|-5-5-(5)---5-5-----5---o|| E|---------5-----5-7---7-||----------5---------5-|---------5-----5-7---7--|| E E +E. S E E +E. S E E +E. S Q Q W +W G|---------------------|-----------------|----------|--------*| D|---------------------|-----------------|----------|--------*| A|-5-5-(5)---5-5-(5)---|-5-5-(5)---5-----|----------|--------*| E|---------5---------5-|---------5----5--|-7--------|-(7)----*| [Lyrics] How can people be so heartless How can people be so cruel Easy to be hard Easy to be cold How can people have no feelings How can they ignore their friends Easy to be proud Easy to say no Especially people who care about strangers Who care about evil and social injustice Do you only care about the bleeding crowd How about a needy friend I need a friend How can people be so heartless You know I'm hung up on you Easy to be proud Easy to say no Especially people who care about strangers Who care about evil and social injustice Do you only care about the bleeding crowd How about a needy friend We all need a friend How can people be so heartless How can people be so cruel Easy to be proud Easy to say no Easy to be cold Easy to say no Come on, easy to be mean Easy to say no Easy to be cold Easy to say no Much too easy to say no ************************************ | / Slide up | Slide down | s Slide | (n) hold note ************************************