Carpenters - Superstar

SUPERSTAR (Bassline) As recorded by Carpenters (From the 1971 Album CARPENTERS) Words and Music by Leon Russell, Bonnie Bramlett & Delaney Bramlett Arranged by Carpenters Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass' Intro Q=80 4/4 Gtr I Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. S S |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-3--(3)-3-3----3-|-1--(1)-1-1----1-|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-4--(4)-4-4----6-4-| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| Q +E E Q. E W +W |-----------------|----------|--------| |---------------3-|----------|--------| |-3--(3)-3-3------|-1--------|-(1)----| |-----------------|----------|--------| 1st & 2nd Verses $ Q E E +E E +S E. Q +E E H Q +E E H Q. E H |------12-(12)-------------|---------------|---------------||-------------| |--------------13-(13)-10--|---------------|---------------||-------------| |--------------------------|-8--(8)-8-8----|-8--(8)-8-8----||-8----8-8----| |--------------------------|---------------|---------------||-------------| Q. E H Q. E H Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E |-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------------|-------------|---------------3-|------------------| |-6----6-6----|-4----4-4----|-3--(3)-3-3------|-1--(1)-1-1----3--| |-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------| Q +E E +Q. E Q +E E +Q. S S Q +E E Q. E Q. E H |------------------|----------------5---|-----------------|-------------| |------------------|------------------5-|---------------3-|-3----3-3----| |-4--(4)-4-(4)---1-|-3--(3)-3-(3)-------|-3--(3)-3-3------|-------------| |------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------| Q. E H Q. E H Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E |-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------| |-1----1-1----|-------------|---------------3-|------------------| |-------------|-4----4-4----|-3--(3)-3-3------|-1--(1)-1-1----3--| |-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------| Chorus faster Q=88 To Coda Q +E E +Q. E Q +E E +Q. S S W Q +E E Q Q |------------------|----------------5----|----------||-----------------| |------------------|------------------5--|----------||-----------------| |-4--(4)-4-(4)---1-|-3--(3)-3-(3)--------|-3--------||-4--(4)-4-3--1---| |------------------|---------------------|----------||-----------------| Q.. S S S S S +S S E Q. E Q Q Q.. S S S S S S S E |-------------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |---------6-6---6-(6)-----|--------------|---------6-----6-------| |-------6-------------6---|-4----4-3--1--|-------6---6-------6---| |-4---------------------4-|--------------|-4-------------------4-| ritardando Q=68 Q +E E Q Q Q E. S E E +S S E H. +E E W |----------------|-----------1-(1)-----|---------------|------|| |----------------|---------1-------1---|---------------|------|| |-4--(4)-4-3--1--|-------3-------------|---------------|-4----|| |----------------|-4--4--------------1-|-2-------(2)-4-|------|| Interlude Q=80 Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q. S S |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-3--(3)-3-3----3-|-1--(1)-1-1----1-|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-4--(4)-4-4----6-4-| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| Q +E E Q. E W +W Q E E +E E +S E. |-----------------|----------|------------|------12-(12)--------------| |---------------3-|----------|------------|--------------13-(13)-10---| |-3--(3)-3-3------|-1--------|-(1)--------|---------------------------| |-----------------|----------|------------|---------------------------| Out-Chorus Q=88 D.S. al Coda & Q +E E H Q +E E H Q +E E Q. E Q +E E Q Q |---------------|---------------||-----------------||------------------| |---------------|---------------||---------------3-||o-----------------| |-8--(8)-8-8----|-8--(8)-8-8----||-3--(3)-3-3------||o-4--(4)-4-3--1---| |---------------|---------------||-----------------||------------------| Q.. S S S S S +S S E Q. E Q Q Q.. S S S S S S S E |-------------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |---------6-6---6-(6)-----|--------------|---------6-----6-------| |-------6-------------6---|-4----4-3--1--|-------6---6-------6---| |-4---------------------4-|--------------|-4-------------------4-| 1. Q +E e Q Q Q.. S S S S S +S S E Q. E +H Q. E +H |----------------|-------------------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------6-6---6-(6)-----|---------------|---------------| |-4--(4)-4-3--1--|-------6-------------6---|---------------|---------------| |----------------|-4---------------------4-|-2----2-(2)----|-4----4-(4)----| 2. H.=H Q. E +E E E e W +W W |-------------------||----------|------------|------*| |-6----------------o||----------|------------|------*| |----------------3-o||-4--------|-(4)--------|-3----*| |------4-(4)-4-6----||----------|------------|------*| 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