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Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix
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BOLD AS LOVE (Bassline)
As recorded by Jimi Hendrix
(From the 1967 Album AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE)
Transcribed by JimmyPage#2
Words and Music by Jimi Hendrix
Arranged by JimmyPage#2
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass'
Verse
Q=70
4/4
Gtr I
E E Q H W
|-------------|------|
|-------------|------|
|-------------|------|
|-5-----------|------|
W H Q Q
|----------|------------|
|----------|------------|
|----------|---------4--|
|----------|------------|
Q E e Q Q Q E e E. S E E
|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|--------5--5-5---|
|-5----4-------|-2--2-2----------|
|--------5-----|-----------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q E e Q E E Q E e E E E E E E
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|------4-5-5-5-6-6-6-|
|-5----4--------|-2--2---------------|
|--------5--5---|--------------------|
Chorus
E. S E e e E +S S e Q e S S e E +S S e
|----------------------|-----6---6-------------|
|----------------------|-/4--------5-5-(5)-4-5-|
|--------4-7-7-(7)-6-7-|-----------------------|
|-5--5-5---------------|-----------------------|
Q E S S e E +S S e E. S e S S e E +S S s S
|----------------------|-----6-------------------4-|
|----------------------|-/4----4---0-5-5-(5)-4-5---|
|--------7-7-7-(7)-6-7-|---------------------------|
|-5--5-----------------|---------------------------|
Q e S S e E +S S e E E E. S e E Q
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-4---------------|
|--------5-7-7-(7)-6-7-|----------5-5----|
|-5--5-----------------|--------5--------|
W H Q E a E
|----------|---------------|
|----------|---------6-----|
|----------|-----------6h7-|
|----------|---------------|
Verse
Q E. S e Q E Q e S S e E +S S e
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|-4--4-----------------|
|---------7-7----|--------5-5-5-(5)-4-5-|
|-5-----5--------|----------------------|
Q e S S E E +S S e Q e E Q Q
|----------------------|--------------|
|----------------------|-4--4---------|
|--------5-7-7-(7)-6-7-|--------5--4--|
|-5--5-----------------|--------------|
|3|
Q S S S S E E E S e Q e E E. S e S S
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------x-x-x-|--------5--5-5-----|
|-5--5---4s5-----------|-2--2--------------|
|------5-----5-5-------|-----------------5-|
Chorus
|3| |3| |-3-| |-3-|
E Q S E E E E S e E E e E E E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------x-x-x-|---------5-5-5-6-6-6-|
|-5-5--4h5-----------|-2-2-2---------------|
|----------5-5-------|---------------------|
|-3-|
Q E S S S e E +S S E E. S E. S S S E S S e
|------------------------|-----6----6-------------|
|------------------------|-/4----4----5-x-5-5-4-5-|
|------4-5-6-7-7-(7)-6-7-|------------------------|
|-5--5-------------------|------------------------|
|-3-|
Q e S S e E +S S S S E. S E. S s S E +S S S S S
|------------------------|-----6----6-------------------|
|------------------------|-/4----4----5-x-5-(5)-4-5h6h7-|
|--------5-7-7-(7)-5-7-7-|------------------------------|
|-5--5-------------------|------------------------------|
|-3-|
Q E S S S s S E +S S e e E S e e Q E S
|--------------------------|------------------|
|--------------------------|-4----------------|
|------5h6h7-7-5-7-(7)-5-7-|-------5-5--------|
|-5--5---------------------|-----5------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
W H E E E E E E
|----------|------------------|
|----------|------5-5-5-6-6-6-|
|----------|------------------|
|----------|------------------|
|-3--|
E E E E e E +S S e E. S E S S e E +S S E Q E +S S S e E +S S e
|----------------------|-----6-------------------|--------------------------|
|-----7-7\-------------|-/4----4-4-0-5-5-(5)-5-5-|--------------------------|
|----------7-7-(7)-5-7-|-------------------------|----------5-6-7-7-(7)-7-7-|
|-5-5------------------|-------------------------|-5--5-(5)-----------------|
|-3-|
E. S E. S e E S S S S S Q E S S e E +S S e
|--------------------------|----------------------|
|-/4----4----5-5-------5-0-|----------------------|
|-----4----5-----3-4-5-----|------4-5-7-7-(7)-6-7-|
|--------------------------|-5--5-----------------|
|3|
E. S E. S e E +S S E E E S S E S e E +S S E
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4----4----5-5-(5)-5-5/-|-------------------------|
|----4----5--------------|-------4-5-6-7-7-(7)-5-7-|
|------------------------|-5-5-5-------------------|
|-3-|
E. S E E e E S S S S S Q E. S e E +S S e Q E S S e E +S S S S
|----6---6---------------|---------------------|----6--------------------|
|-4----4---5-5-------5-5-|----7--5-------------|-4----4-0-5-5-(5)-4-5-7--|
|--------------5-6-7-----|---------7-7-(7)-6-7-|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-5-------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-|
Q E S S S e E +S S E E. S E. S E E +S S S S
|------------------------|----6----6---------------|
|------------------------|-4----4----5-5-(5)-4-5-7-|
|------4h5h6-7-7-(7)-6-7-|-------------------------|
|-5--5-------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-|
S S E E S S S e E +S S E
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|---------4-5-6-7-7-(7)-7-7--|
|-5-5-5-5--------------------|
Slower Q=66
|-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
Q. E E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------------|
|-4------------------|------------------------|
|--------5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--------------------|-5--(5)-5-5-------------|
3/4
|-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
Q +E E E E E E E E E H.
|------------------------|-------|
|------------------------|-------|
|------------5-5-5-5-5---|-------|
|-5--(5)-5-5-----------5-|-5-----|
4/4
W W
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
Outro Solo
S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S
|-6---6-6---------------------|-----3-----3---------------|
|---6-----6-6-----------6-4---|---3-----3-----4-----5---5-|
|---------------4-5-6-6-----6-|-1-----1-----2---2-3---3---|
|-------------4---------------|---------------------------|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-----6---6---6-----------------|-----3-----3-----4-----5-|
|---6---6---6---6-4-3-----------|---3-----3-----4-----5---|
|-4-------------------6-4-3-----|-1-----1-----2-----3-----|
|---------------------------6-4-|-------------------------|
S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
||------6-6---------------------|-----3-----3-4-----5------||
||o---6-----6---6-4-3-----------|---3-----3-----4-----5---o||
||o-4---------4-------6-4-3-----|-1-----1---------2-----3-o||
||--------------------------6-4-|--------------------------||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S
|---------6-6-4-------------------|-----3-1-3---------4-----5---|
|-----6-6-------6-6-4-3-----------|---3-------3-1---4-----5---6-|
|-4-4-------------------6-4-3-----|-1-------------2-----3-------|
|-----------------------------6-4-|-----------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S
|-------6---6----------------|-----3-3---------4-----5---|
|---6-6---6---6-6-4-3--------|---3-----3-----4-----5---5-|
|-4-------------------6-4-3\-|-1---------1-2-----3-------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------6-6-4-------------------|
|-----6---------6-6-6-4-3---------|
|-4-4---4-----------------6-4-3---|
|-------------------------------4-|
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S
|-----3-------3-4-----5-------|
|---3-------3-----4-----5-----|
|-1-----1-1---------2-----3s4-|
|-----------------------------|
S S E S S E S S S S S S E
|-----6---6-6---------------|
|---6---6-----6-6-6-4-3-----|
|-4-------------------6-4-3-|
|---------------------------|
S S E S S S S S S E S S E
|-----3-3---3-(3)-----4-----5-|
|---3-----3---------4-----5---|
|-1---------------2-----3-----|
|-----------------------------|
S S E S S E S S E E E
|-----6-6-6-4-----------|
|---6---------6-6-4-3---|
|-4-------------------6-|
|-----------------------|
S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----3-------4-------5-------|-----6-6----------------------|
|---3-----3-----4---4---5-----|---6-----6---6-4-3------------|
|-1-----1---1-----2-------3S4-|-4---------4-------6-4-3------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------6-4--|
|-3-|
S S E S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
|-----3-3p1---3-----4-----5-|-----6-----6-6------------------|
|---3-------3-----4-----5---|---6-----6-----6-4-3------------|
|-1-------------2-----3-----|-4-----4-------------6-4-3------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------6-4--|
S S S S S S E S S E S S E
|-----3---3---------4-----5-|
|---3---3---3-----4-----5---|
|-1-----------1-2-----3-----|
|---------------------------|
S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E H
|-----6-6---------------------|-----3-----3------*|
|---6-----6---6-4-3-----------|---3-----3--------*|
|-4---------4-------6-4-3-----|-1-----1----------*|
|-------------------------6-4-|------------------*|
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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