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20th Century Boy
X Japan
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20TH CENTURY BOY (Bassline)
As recorded by X Japan
Words and Music by Marc Bolan
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Picked Bass'
Q=165
4/4
Gtr I
H Q E S S Q Q H H E E E E Q Q H
|---------------|-7----------|--------------|------------|
|-----------0-0-|------------|--------------|------------|
|---------------|------------|----------3-0-|-5----------|
|---------------|------------|--------5-----|------------|
H Q S S E W +H. E E W
|---------0-----|----------|----------7-8-|-9----|
|---------0-----|----------|--------------|------|
|---------0-----|----------|--------------|------|
|---------0-----|-0--------|-(0)----------|------|
+H E. S +S E. Q E E E E +E E +E E Q H Q E E E E +E E
|-(9)----12--12-(12)-12--|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|------------------------|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|-(3)-0-3--0----|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|
+E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|---------------7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|------------------|-------------------|-----------7-9---|-------------------|
|-(3)-0-3--0-3-4-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-------------------|
E E +E E +E E +E E Q E E E E +E E +E E Q H Q E E E E +E E
|---5-(5)-7-(7)-8-(8)-9-|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-7---------------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|-(3)-0-3--0----|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|
+E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|---------------7-|-7-7-7-7-7-5-(5)-4-|
|------------------|-------------------|-----------7-9---|-------------------|
|-(3)-0-3--0-3-4-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-------------------|
+E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E +E E Q H Q E E E E +E E
|---------------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-(4)-2-(2)-0---------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|-------------4-5-6-7-|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------------|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|-(3)-0-3--0----|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|
+E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|------------------|-------------------|-------5-6-7-7-9-9-|-7-7------7---7-|
|-(3)-0-3--0-3-4-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-(7)-7-------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------7-9-|-(9)-9-7--6-------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------7-----|------------5-6-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---0---0-0-3-4-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-------|------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E 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-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-5-6-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7-4---|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-1-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------3-4-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E W H E E E E +E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|----------|--------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------|--------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------|--------------|---------------7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|----------|--------3-4-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5----|
E E E E E E E E E. S E S S S S E S S E E S S S S S S Q S S E
|-----------------|----9------------------------|----------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--------11-12----------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|-7--------------12---10-12---|-------------10-12----0-----|
|-----------------|---------------------------0-|---0-0-10-12----------0-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------1---|---7---7---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------1-1-1---4-|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-----------|-5---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-3-0-|
+W +H. E E W E E +E E E E Q
|------------|----------7-8-|-9--------|-14-13-(13)-14-13--------|
|------------|--------------|----------|------------------14-----|
|------------|--------------|----------|-------------------------|
|-(0)--------|-(0)----------|----------|---------------------12--|
Q E E E E +E E +E E Q H Q E E E E +E E +E E Q E E E E
|------------------|---------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|------------------|
|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|-(3)-0-3--0----|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|-(3)-0-3--0-3-4-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------5-6-7-7-9-9-|-7-7------7---7-|-----------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-(7)-7-------------|----------------|---0---0-0-3-4-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------7-9-|-(9)-9-7--6-------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------7-----|------------5-6-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-5-6-7-|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E 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-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-1-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------7-4---|-------------------|-----------------|
+E E E E E E E E 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)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-----2-|-(2)---2---2---2---|-2---2---2-3-4-5-|
|-------------------|-----------2-----|-----2---2---2---2-|---2---2---------|
|-------------------|-------------4---|-------------------|-----------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(5)---5---5---5---|-5---5---5-5-6-7-|-(7)---7---7---7---|-7---7-----------|
|-----5---5---5---5-|---5---5---------|-----7---7---7---7-|---7---7---------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------5-6-7-8-|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------5-|-(5)-4-7-5---------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------5---|-----------4-------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----3---3-3-----|-------------5---7-|-(7)---7---7---7---|-7---7---7-8-9-10-|
|-8-3---3---------|---------------7---|-----7---7---7---7-|---7---7----------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(10)----10----10----10----|-10----10----10-10-11-12-|
|------10----10----10----10-|----10----10-------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|-(12)----12----12----12----|-12----12----0-1-2-3-|
|------12----12----12----12-|----12----12---------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E +E E +E E Q H
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-(3)---3---3---3---|-5---5---5-------|--------------------|---------------|
|-----3---3---3---3-|---5---5---0-3-0-|-(0)--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|-(3)-0-3--0----|
Q E E E E +E E +E E Q Q E E Q E E E E +E E +E E Q Q E E
|------------------|-------------7-9-|------------------|-------------7-9-|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|-(3)-0-3--0------|-0--0-0-3-0-(0)-3-|-(3)-0-3--0------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E H +W +W
|-----------------|--------------|------------|--------*|
|-----------------|--------------|------------|--------*|
|-----------------|-----5-6------|------------|--------*|
|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-3-|-0-0-----0----|-(0)--------|-(0)----*|
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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