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I'M READY (Bassline) As recorded by Bryan Adams (From the 1997 Album MTV UNPLUGGED) Words and Music by Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dave Taylor - Bass' Intro Q=72 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| 1st & 2nd Verses Q +E. S H Q +E. S Q. S S Q +E. S E. S +Q ||----------------|-------------------|--------4-5----------| ||o-5--(5)---7----|-3--(3)---3----3-5-|-7--(7)--------------| ||o--------7------|--------3----------|-------------3-(3)---| ||----------------|-------------------|---------------------| H E. S +Q Q +E. S H Q +E. S Q. S S |----------------|---------------|-------------------| |-5----5--5-(5)--|-5--(5)---7----|-3--(3)---3----3-5-| |----------------|--------7------|--------3----------| |----------------|---------------|-------------------| Q +E. S E. S +Q Q +E. S H |--------4-5---------|---------------|| |-7--(7)-------------|---------------|| |-------------3-(3)--|-5--(5)-5-5----|| |--------------------|---------------|| Chorus $ Q +E. S H Q +E. S H Q +E. S H Q +E. S H |---------------|---------------|---------------|-5--(5)-5-5----| |-5--(5)-5-5----|-5--(5)-5-5----|----------3----|---------------| |---------------|---------------|-5--(5)-5------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| To Coda 6/4 Q +E. S H Q +E. S H Q +E. S H Q +E. S +Q Q S E. +Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|-5--(5)-5-(5)--5--5-5--(5)---| |-5--(5)-5-5----|-5--(5)-5-5----|----------3----|-----------------------------| |---------------|---------------|-5--(5)-5------|-----------------------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------| Flute Solo 4/4 Q +E. S H Q +E. S H Q +E. S Q. S S Q +E. S E. S +Q |-5--(5)-5-5----||---------------|-------------------|--------4-5----------| |---------------||-5--(5)---7----|-3--(3)---3----3-5-|-7--(7)--------------| |---------------||--------7------|--------3----------|-------------3-(3)---| |---------------||---------------|-------------------|---------------------| H E. S +Q Q +E. S H Q +E. S Q. S S |-----------------||---------------|-------------------| |-5----5--5-(5)--o||-5--(5)---7----|-3--(3)---3----3-5-| |----------------o||--------7------|--------3----------| |-----------------||---------------|-------------------| D.S. al Coda Q +E. S E. S +Q Q +E. S H Q +E. S H |--------4-5---------|---------------|---------------|| |-7--(7)-------------|-5--(5)-5-5----|-5--(5)-5-5----|| |-------------3-(3)--|---------------|---------------|| |--------------------|---------------|---------------|| & Q +E. S H Q +E. S H Q +E. S H Q +E. S H 3x ||--5--(5)-5-5----|---------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o---------------|-5--(5)-5-5----|-5--(5)-5-5----|----------3----o|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|-5--(5)-5------o|| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| 6/4 4/4 Q +E. S +Q Q S E. +Q Q +E. S H Q +E. S H Q +E. S H |-5--(5)-5-(5)--5--5-5--(5)--|-5--(5)-5-5----|---------------|---------------| |----------------------------|---------------|-5--(5)-5-5----|-5--(5)-5-5----| |----------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Q +E. S H Q +E. S H W +W |---------------|---------------|----------|--------*| |-5--(5)-5-5----|-5--(5)-5-5----|-5--------|-(5)----*| |---------------|---------------|----------|--------*| |---------------|---------------|----------|--------*| 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