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Aint No Telling
Jimi Hendrix
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AINT NO TELLING (Bassline)
As recorded by Jimi Hendrix
(From the 1968 Album AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE)
Transcribed by TLSspider for PowerTab Editor
Words and Music by Jimi Hendrix
Arranged by Jimi Hendrix
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass 1'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'effects for Bass 1'
Intro
Moderately Fast - Q=152
F#EN.C. C#7+9
4/4
Gtrs I, II
W W E E E E E E E E Q E S S E E E E
|----------||----------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|----------||----------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|----------||----------|-4-(4)-4-----2-4-2-----|-4--4-------2-4-2-----|
|----------||----------|---------(4)-------(4)-|------4-(4)-------4---|
Verse
C#7+9
Q E E E E E E Q E E S S E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-4--4---2-4-2---|-4--4---2-2-4-2---|-4--4---2-4-2---|-4--4---2-4-2----|
|------4-------4-|------4---------4-|------4-------4-|------4-------4--|
E EaEdF#F#F#d9N.(B)(B#) C#7+9
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q H H Q E E E E S S E E E Q H
|-------------|-----------|---------------------|-------------||
|-------------|-----------|---------------------|-------------||
|-----2-----4-|-2----3----|-4--4---/4-(4)-4-2---|-4-----------||
|-0S4---2S6---|-----------|------4------------4-|-------------||
Verse
C#7+9
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|----------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-4--4---2-4-2---|-4--4---2-4-2-----|-4-4-4-----2-4-2---|-4-4-4-----2-4-2\---|
|------4-------4-|------4-------(4)-|-------4-4-------4-|-------4-4----------|
E EaEdF#F#F#d9
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q H H E E E S S E E E E E E Q Q E. S
|-------------|-----------|-------------------------|-----------------||
|-------------|-----------|-------------------------|-----------------||
|-----2-----4-|-2----3----|-4-(4)-4-----2-4-(2)-----|-4---------5--5--||
|-0S4---4S6---|-----------|---------4-4---------(4)-|-----------------||
Bridge
C#7+9 D7 C#
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4---4---4---5--|-4---4---4---5--|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-------2---2-----|
|---4---4---4----|---4---4---4----|-----------0-2-3-|-4-4-4---4---4-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------2-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-4-----|-----------0-2-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E +H
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-(7)----|
|-----------2-----|-----------------|-----/7-----------|
|-4-4-4-4-4---4-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-4-|-(5)--------------|
~~
Q. E +Q Q E Q. Q Q a Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|----------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-7----5-(5)-----|--------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------6p=|=5-5----3--0--|---------------3--|-(3)-5----3------|
|----------------|--------------|-5p3----5-(5)-----|-------------5---|
C#7
E. S E S S E E E E Q E S S S S E E E Q E E E E S S E
|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-4--4-4-------2-4-2---|-4--4-----2-2-4-2---|-4--4---2-4-2-(2)---|
|--------4-(4)-------4-|------4-4---------4-|------4-----------4-|
E E Q +Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q H
|-----------------|---------------|-------------||
|-------------6---|---------------|-------------||
|-4---------------|-4-4-----------|-------------||
|-----4--(4)------|-------------0-|-3-3---------||
Verse
C#7+9
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-4-4-4---2-4-2-----|-4-4-4-----2-4-2-----|
|-------4-------(4)-|-------4-4-------(4)-|
E E E S S E E E E Q E. S E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-----2-4-2-----|-4--4----2-4-2---|
|-------4-4-------(4)-|-------4-------4-|
E EadE9F#F#add9 N.(B)(B#) C#7+9
|-3--| |-3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q H H Q E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------|------------------|
|---------------|-----------|------------------|
|------2------4-|-2----3----|-4--4---2-4-2-----|
|-0-/4---2-/6---|-----------|------4-------(4)-|
E EadE9F#F#aF#9 N.(B)(B#)
|-3--| |-3--|
Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
|------------------|---------------|-----------|
|------------------|---------------|-----------|
|-4--4---2-4-2-----|------2------4-|-2----3----|
|------4-------(4)-|-0-/4---2-/6---|-----------|
C#7+9 N.(E) (F#)
|-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
|------------------|------------------|-------------|-----------||
|------------------|------------------|-------------|-----------||
|-4--4---2-4-2-----|-4--4---2-4-2-----|-----2---1-4-|-2----3----||
|------4-------(4)-|------4-------(4)-|-0-4---2-----|-----------||
Outro
C#7+9 E EaEdF#F#add9N.(B)(B#)
|-3-| |-3-|
Q S E S E Q E Q S E S E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-----------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-----------|
|-4--4---x-4-4------|-4--4---x-4-4------|-----2---1-2-|-2----3----|
|---------------(4)-|---------------(4)-|-0-4---2-----|-----------|
C#7+9
S S E S E S E Q E Q. +S S E Q E
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-4-4-4-4---x-4-4----|-4----(4)-----4-4------|
|------------------4-|----------(4)------(4)-|
TP
Q. +S S E Q. W W
|---------------------|----------|------*|
|---------------------|----------|------*|
|-4----(4)-----4-4----|-4--------|------*|
|----------(4)--------|----------|------*|
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
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