Carpenters - Yesterday once more

YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (Bassline) As recorded by Carpenters (From the 1973 Album NOW & THEN) Words and Music by John Bettis & Richard Carpenter Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass' 1st Verse Q=84 4/4 Gtr I W W W |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| 2nd Verse W H Q Q H. Q H E Q E |----------|-------------||----------16\--|---------16\------| |----------|---------9/--||-14------------|-13-----------13--| |----------|-------------||---------------|------------------| |----------|-------------||---------------|------------------| Q. E S S E +E E Q +Q Q Q Q. E +H Q. E +H |-----------11s13-(13)\---|----------------|---------------|---------------| |-11------9-------------9-|-7--(7)\-----6--|---------------|---------------| |-------------------------|----------6-----|-4----4-(4)----|-2----2-(2)----| |-------------------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| Pre-Chorus Q. E Q E E Q. E Q +Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------||o----------------|-----------------| |-0-------------|-2----2-2--(2)\--||o-7----7-7----7\-|-4----4-4----4/--| |------4-2----2-|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |-7----7-7----7\-|-4----4-4----4/-|-7----7-7----7\-| |----------------|----------------|----------------| Chorus Q E E Q E E Q. E E E E E +Q E e Q. E Q. E +H |----------------|----------------|------------------||---------------| |----------------|----------6-7-9-|-(9)\-------------||---------------| |-4----4-4----4/-|-9------9-------|---------2-2----2-||-4----4-(4)----| |----------------|----------------|------------------||---------------| Q. E +H Q. E Q. E W Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|----------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|----------|----------------| |-3----3-(3)----|-2----2-2----2-|-1--------|-2----2-2----2--| |---------------|---------------|----------|----------------| 1. H. Q Q E E Q. E E E E E +E Q E Q E E E E E E |-------------|---------------|---9-------------------|--------------9--| |-------------|---------------|-----11-11-(11)--------|------------9----| |-2-------2/--|-7----7-7------|-7--------------9\--2/-|-7----7-7-7------| |-------------|---------------|-----------------------|-----------------| 3rd Verse +W Q E E H Q E E H Q E E H |-(9)--------||-------------|-------------|-------------| |------------||-------------|-------------|-------------| |------------||-7----7-7----|-6----6-6----|-4----4-4----| |------------||-------------|-------------|-------------| Q E E H Q E E Q. S S Q E E H Q E E H |-------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|---------------7-|-6----6-6----|-4----4-4/----| |-2----2-2----|-------------7---|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-5----5-5--------|-------------|--------------| 4th Verse H S S S S S S E Q E E H Q E E H Q E E H |----------11---------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |-9------9----9-----9-||-------------|-------------|--------------| |---------------9s7---||-7----7-7----|-6----6-6----|-4----4-2/----| |---------------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| H Q Q Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E Q E e |------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-7-------6--|---------------|---------------|----------------| |------6-----|-4----4-(4)----|-2----2-(2)----|-0--------------| |------------|---------------|---------------|------4-2----2--| 2. Q. e Q +Q H. Q Q. E H E Q. E E E E |------------------||------------|-------------|------------------|| |-----------------o||------------|-------------|-/9-9-------------|| |-2----2-2--(2)/--o||-2-------2--|-7----7-7----|-----------9-9----|| |------------------||------------|-------------|---------------7--|| Outro Q E e Q E E Q E e Q E E Q E e Q E E Q E e Q E E ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||o-7----7-7----7\-|-4----4-4----4/-|-7----7-7----7\-|-4----4-4----4/-| ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Q E e Q E E Q E e Q E E H E E E E +H S S E Q |----------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|| |----------------|----------------|--------6-7-9-|-(9)------9------o|| |-7----7-7----7\-|-4----4-4----4/-|-9----9-------|------------9----o|| |----------------|----------------|--------------|--------------7---|| 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 When I was young I'd listened to the radio Waitin' for my favorite songs When they played I'd sing along It made me smile Those were such happy times And not so long ago How I wondered where they'd gone But they're back again Just like a long lost friend All the songs I loved so well (*) Every Sha-la-la-la Every Wo-wo-wo Still shines Every shing-a-ling-a-ling That they're starting to sing's So fine When they get to the part Where he's breakin' her heart It can really make me cry Just like before It's yesterday once more Lookin' back on how it was In years gone by And the good times that I had Makes today seem rather sad So much has changed It was songs of love that I would sing to then And I'd memorize each word Those old melodies Still sound so good to me As they melt the years away Repeat (*) All my best memories Come back clearly to me Some can even make me cry Just like before It's yesterday once more Repeat (*)