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MASSACHUSETTS (Bassline) As recorded by Bee Gees (From the 1968 Album HORIZONTAL) Words and Music by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Maurice Gibb - Bass' Intro Q=108 4/4 Gtr I Q. E E E E E Q. E a E E a E E |----------------|--------5s7-7-5s7-7-| |-5----5-------4-|-5----5-------------| |--------5-5-7---|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------| Q. E a E E a E E Q. E a E E a E E |--------5s7-7-5s7-7-|--------5s7-7-5s7-7--|| |-5----5-------------|-5----5--------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E a E E a E E Q. E a E E a E E |---------------|--------5--5---|--------5s7-7-5s7-7-|--------5s7-7-5s7-7-| |-5----5----5-6-|-7-----------7-|-5----5-------------|-5----5-------------| |--------5------|------5--------|--------------------|--------------------| |---------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |---------------|--------5--5---| |-5---------5-6-|-7-----------7-| |------5-5------|------7--------| |---------------|---------------| Q. E a E E a E E Q E E E E S S E |--------5s7-7-5s7-7-|----7-7-/12-12-----------|| |-5----5-------------|-5-------------12p10h12--|| |--------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E |-------------------------|-------------12--------| |-------------------------|-------12--------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10----10----10--10-| |-------------------------|-----------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E E E E E E a E a E E E E E E E E E |-------------5s7-5s7-|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|---------------4-| |---------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---| |---------------------|-----------------| E E E E a E E a E E E E E E E E E E |---------5s7-7-5s7-7-|-----------------|| |-5-5-5-5-------------|-5---------------|| |---------------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| |---------------------|-----------------|| 2nd Verse E E Q E Q E E Q E E Q E E E Q E Q E E Q E E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-5-5-5---------|---------------|-5-5-5-------4-|-5-5--5-------4-| |--------5-5--5-|-0-0--2-3-3--0-|--------5-5----|--------5-5-7---| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| E E Q E E E E E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E E Q E a E E a E E |----------------|---------------|---------------|--------5s7-7-5s7-7---|| |-5-5-5--------5-|---------------|-5-5-5-------4-|-5-5--5---------------|| |--------5-5-7---|-0-0--2-3--3-0-|--------5-5----|----------------------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|| Chorus 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 |-----------------|---------------4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---|-----------------|-----------------| |---------5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E a E |-----------------|-------------4-|-----------------|-----------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-----4-5-|-5--5-5-5-7----|-5-5-5-5-----4-5-|-------------5h7-5h7---|| |---------5-5-----|---------------|---------5-5-----|---5-5-5-5-5-----------|| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------------|| 3rd Verse E E Q Q E E E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E E Q E a E E a E E |---------------|--------5--5---|---------------|--------5s7-7-5s7-7---| |-5-5-5-----5-7-|-7-7---------7-|-5-5-5-------4-|-5-5--5---------------| |--------5------|------5--------|--------5-5----|----------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------| E E Q E E E E E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E E Q E E E E E |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| |-5-5-5------5---|---------------|-5-5-5-------4-|-5-5--5-------4-|| |--------5-5---5-|-0-0--2-3--3-0-|--------5-5----|--------5-5-7---|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| Chorus 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 E E E E E |----------------|----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-5-5--5-------4-|-5-5--5-------4-|-----------------|-----------------| |--------5-5-7---|--------5-5-7---|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Outro ritardandIn time Q=108 E E E E E E E E W Q E E a E a E S S E Q E E Q E E |-----------------|----------||--------5s7-5s7-5-----|------4-5--5----| |-5-5-5-5-----4-5-|----------||------------------7-5-|-7--7--------7--| |---------5-5-----|-5--------||-5--5-5---------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------||----------------------|----------------| E E Q E E E E E Q E Q E E Q a Q a Q S S E |----------------|---------------||-----5s7--5s7--5-----| |-5-5-5------5---|---------------||o----------------7-5-| |--------5-5---5-|-0-0--2-3--3-0-||o-5------------------| |----------------|---------------||---------------------| E Q E Q E E Q. E +E E S S E E Q E Q E E |---------------|------7-(7)-4-4-----|----------------|| |---------------|-5--------------7-5-|---------------o|| |-0-0--2-3--3-0-|--------------------|-0-0--2-3--3-0-o|| |---------------|--------------------|----------------|| 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