Bad Company - Ready for love

READY FOR LOVE (Bassline) As recorded by Bad Company (From the 1974 Album BAD COMPANY) Words and Music by Mick Ralphs Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Boz Burrell - Bass' Intro Q=128 4/4 Gtr I W Q E E H W E E E E +Q. E |----------|-------------|----------|--------9-(9)------|| |----------|-7--5-6-7----|----------|-7-9-10---------7--|| |----------|-------------|----------|-------------------|| |-5--------|-------------|-5--------|-------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ H +Q. E H +E E E E H +Q. E Q. E Q Q ||---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------3---| ||o-7----(7)---7-|----------------|--------------|------5-5------| ||o--------------|-3----(3)---3-0-|-5----(5)-----|-3-------------| ||---------------|----------5-----|------------5-|---------------| H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E E E E E H |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-7----(7)---7-|-5----(5)---5-|-4----(4)---4-|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|-5-5-3-4-5----| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E E E E E E E E E |--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------| |-7----(7)---7-|--------------|--------------|-----------------| |--------------|-3----(3)---3-|-5----(5)---5-|-3-0---0---------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|-----2---0-1-2-3-| H +Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E E E E E H |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|| |--------------|-5----(5)---5-|-4----(4)-----|--------------|| |-0----(0)---0-|--------------|--------------|-5-5-2-3-5----|| |--------------|--------------|------------5-|--------------|| Pre-Chorus E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E |------------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|-5-5-3-5------|-5-5-3-5---------| |-5-5-3-5-(5)------|-5-5-3-5---0-2-0-|--------------|-----------0-2-0-| E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E W W |------------------|-----------------|----------|------|| |------------------|-----------------|----------|------|| |------------------|-----------------|-3--------|-5----|| |-5-5-3-5-(5)------|-5-5-3-5---0-2-0-|----------|------|| Chorus E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E |--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------|-5-5-3-5------|-5-5-3-5---------| |-5-5-3-5------|-5-5-3-5---0-2-0-|--------------|-----------0-2-0-| To Coda E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E |--------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|-----------------|-5-5-3-5------|-5-5-3-5-----------| |-5-5-3-5------|-5-5-3-5---0-2-0-|--------------|-----------0-2-0---| 1. H H H H W W |-5----4----|-----------|----------|------| |-----------|-7----5----|-3--------|-5----| |-----------|-----------|----------|------| |-----------|-----------|----------|------| H. E E E E +Q +H H. E E E E +H E E |-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|| |---------5-6-|-7-8-(8)--(8)----|-------------|----------------o|| |-------------|-----------------|-------------|---3-(3)--------o|| |-5-----------|-----------------|-5-------3-4-|-5----------5-3--|| 2. H H H H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5----4----|-----------|-----------5-7---|-----------5-7---| |-----------|-7----5----|-----------------|---------------5-| |-----------|-----------|-5-5-3-5---------|-5-5-3-5---------| |-----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------| H H H H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5----4----|-----------|-----------5-7---|-----------5-7---| |-----------|-7----5----|-----------------|---------------7-| |-----------|-----------|-5-5-3-5---------|-5-5-3-5---------| |-----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------| H H H H W W |-5----4----|-----------|----------|------| |-----------|-7----5----|-3--------|-5----| |-----------|-----------|----------|------| |-----------|-----------|----------|------| D.S. al Coda W +H Q Q H +E Q E +H E E +E E |----------|-----------9--|----------10--10-|-(10)------10-(10)------|| |----------|--------7-----|-----------------|-------------------10---|| |----------|--------------|-0----(0)--------|------------------------|| |-5--------|-(5)----------|-----------------|------------------------|| & E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E |--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------|-5-5-3-5------|-5-5-3-5---------| |-5-5-3-5------|-5-5-3-5---0-2-0-|--------------|-----------0-2-0-| E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E |--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------|-5-5-3-5------|-5-5-3-5---------| |-5-5-3-5------|-5-5-3-5---0-2-0-|--------------|-----------0-2-0-| H H H H W W |-5----4----|-----------|----------|------|| |-----------|-7----5----|-3--------|-5----|| |-----------|-----------|----------|------|| |-----------|-----------|----------|------|| Outro W +W W +H +Q. E |-7--------|-(7)--------|-7--------|-(7)----(7)-----| |----------|------------|----------|----------------| |----------|------------|----------|--------------5-| |----------|------------|----------|----------------| W +H. E E W E E E E +E. S Q |----------|----------5-6-|-7--------|---5---7-(7)------| |----------|--------------|----------|-7-----------5-7--| |-5--------|-(5)----------|----------|------------------| |----------|--------------|----------|------------------| W +H. E E W +H. Q |-7--------|-(7)----------|----------|-------------| |----------|----------7-7-|----------|----------7--| |----------|--------------|-5--------|-(5)---------| |----------|--------------|----------|-------------| W +W Q E E +E E E E W |----------|------------|------------------|------| |----------|------------|------------------|------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-5--------------0-|-5----| |----------|------------|----1-3-(3)-1-3---|------| E E E E +E E E E W E E E E +E E E E W |-------------------|----------|-------------------|------*| |-------------------|----------|-------------------|------*| |-------------0-----|----------|-------------0-----|------*| |-1-3-1-3-(3)---1-3-|-1--------|-1-3-1-3-(3)---1-3-|-1----*| 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