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Tuning: E A D G
TOP OF THE WORLD (Bassline)
As recorded by Carpenters
(From the 1972 Album A SONG FOR YOU)
Words and Music by Richard Carpenter & John Bettis
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=182
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q H H Q Q Q Q H H
G|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|
D|-------------|-----------|----------0--|-1---------|
A|----------0--|-1---------|-1--1--3-----|------1----|
E|----1--3-----|------1----|-------------|-----------|
Q Q Q Q H H H Q Q W +H. Q
G|-------------|-----------|------------|----------|---------------|
D|-1--1--0-----|-----------|------3--3--|----------|---------------|
A|----------3--|-1---------|------------|-1--------|-(1)-----------|
E|-------------|------1----|-1----------|----------|----------1----|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q Q
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------||
D|-3----3-1----1-|-3----3-1----1-|-3----3-1----1-|--------------||
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|-1--------0---||
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----1--3------||
[1st & 3rd Verses]
H H H H H H H Q Q
G||------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
D||o-----------|-3----1----|-----------|------------|
A||o-1---------|-----------|-1---------|-1-------1--|
E||-------1----|-----------|------1----|------1-----|
H H H H H H Q Q Q Q
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------0---|
A|-5---------|-3---------|-1---------|-1--1--3------|
E|------5----|------1----|------1----|--------------|
H H H H H H H Q Q
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
D|-1---------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
A|------1----|------3----|-5---------|------5------|
E|-----------|-1---------|------5----|-3-------3---|
H H H Q Q H H Q Q Q Q
G|-----------|------------|-----------|--------------||
D|-----------|------4-----|------3----|--------------||
A|-3----3----|-3-------3--|-----------|----------0---||
E|-----------|------------|-1---------|-1--1--3------||
[2nd & 4th Verses]
H H H H H H H Q Q
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
D|-----------|-3----1----|-----------|-------------|
A|-1---------|-----------|-1---------|-1-------1---|
E|------1----|-----------|------1----|------1------|
H H H H H H Q Q Q Q
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------0---|
A|-5---------|-3---------|-1---------|-1--1--3------|
E|------5----|------1----|------1----|--------------|
H H H H H H H Q Q
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
D|-1---------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
A|------1----|------3----|-5---------|------5------|
E|-----------|-1---------|------5----|-3-------3---|
H H H Q Q H H Q Q Q Q
G|-----------|------------|-----------|--------------||
D|-----------|------4-----|------3----|--------------||
A|-3----3----|-3-------3--|-----------|----------0---||
E|-----------|------------|-1---------|-1--1--3------||
[Chorus]
Segno $
H H Q Q Q Q H H Q Q Q Q
G|-----------|-------------|-----------|--------------|
D|-----------|----------0--|-1---------|-1--1--0------|
A|-1---------|-1--1--3-----|------1----|----------3---|
E|------1----|-------------|-----------|--------------|
H H H H H H Q Q Q Q
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------0---|
A|-1---------|-3---------|-1---------|-1--1--3------|
E|------1----|------1----|------1----|--------------|
H H H H H Q Q H Q Q
G|-----------|-----------|------------|-------------|
D|-1---------|-----------|---------0--|-1----0------|
A|------1----|------3----|-1----3-----|---------3---|
E|-----------|-1---------|------------|-------------|
1.
To Coda
H H H H W +H. Q
G|-----------|-----------|----------|--------------||
D|-----------|-----------|----------|--------------||
A|-1----1----|-3---------|-1--------|-(1)----------||
E|-----------|------1----|----------|----------1---||
[Interlude]
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q Q
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
D|-3----3-1----1-|-3----3-1----1-|-3----3-1----1-|--------------o||
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|-1--------0---o||
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----1--3-------||
2.
Dal Segno al Coda Coda &
H H Q Q Q Q W +H. Q
G|-----------|-------------||----------|--------------||
D|-----------|-------------||----------|--------------||
A|-1---------|-1--------0--||-1--------|-(1)----------||
E|------1----|----1--3-----||----------|----------1---||
[Outro]
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q H +W
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------|--------*|
D|-3----3-1----1-|-3----3-1----1-|-3----3-1----1-|------------|--------*|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|-1-----1----|-(1)----*|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----1-------|--------*|
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
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