Elton John - Daniel
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Tuning:
DANIEL (Bassline)
As recorded by Elton John
(From the 1973 Album DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER)
Words and Music by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dee Murray - Bass'
Intro
Q=129
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E +E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|------------2---|-3------3------|-3-----------------|
|-3------3------|-3------3-x---3-|------3------3-|--------0-0-(0)----|
|------3------3-|------3---------|---------------|------1---------1--|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|---------------|------------3---|-3------3----3-|---3---3-----3---||
|-3----x-3----x-|-3----3---5---5-|------3--------|---------3-5---5-||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E
||----------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|---2---3---4------|
||o-3------3------|-3----3---2-----|-5------5----5-|---------------5--|
||-------3------3-|--------------5-|------5--------|------------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E +E E Q +E E Q
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-5------5------|-5----5---4---3-|-2-------------|-------------------|
|------5------5-|----------------|------2--------|-------------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------0----5-|-(5)-5-5--(5)-x-3--|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------3-|------------0---|
|-1----x-1----1-|-3----x-3----3-|-5----5-5------|---5---1-3----3-|
To Coda
Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------5---5-|-------------------|
|---------------|---3------------|----------------|-------------3-----|
|-1----x-1----1-|-------x-1----1-|-3----x-3-------|---3---x-3-5---5---|
1.
Q. E Q. E E E q E E E E Q. E E E E E E E e. S E E E E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------||
|---------------|----------------|--------------5-|------------------o||
|-3----3-3------|-3---3--3-2-----|----------5-----|--------------3---o||
|-------------3-|---3----------5-|-3----0-3-------|---x-3--0-3-5---5--||
Chorus
2.
Q E E Q E E E E E E S E. +E E Q E E Q E E E E E E q E E
|---------------|--------------------||---------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------2--(2)-2-||-3------3----3-|----------------|
|-3----3------3-|-----3-x-5----------||------3--------|---0---0-1--2-3-|
|--------3------|---x----------------||---------------|----------------|
Q E E Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q E Q E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---5-------2---|-3----3------3-|----------3----|
|-3----3------3-|-----3--5----3-|--------3------|---3-3--5----5-|
|--------3------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E Q Q
|----------------|-----5-----5--4--|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-7-------------|-7-7--------5--|
|-3----x-----3-3-|-(3)-----3-------|------7------7-|-------7-------|
|--------3-5-----|-----------------|--------5------|---------5-----|
Q E E H W H E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-------------|----------|--------------|---------------|
|-3------3----|-6--------|--------------|-------7-------|
|------3------|----------|-3------------|----7----7---7-|
|-------------|----------|--------3---3-|-5-------------|
Mellotron Solo
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
|---------------|----------------||---------------|--------------|
|-7-------------|---5------------||---------------|--------------|
|---------------|------------2---||-3----3------3-|--------3--4--|
|----5----5---3-|-------3-5----5-||--------3------|---0-3--------|
Q E E Q E E +E Q E +E E Q Q E E Q E E E E Q Q E E
|---------------|--------7-(7)------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----7--------7----|-5----5--------|-----5--5--4-3-|
|-5----5------5-|-(5)------------5--|--------5------|---5-----------|
|--------5------|-------------------|-------------3-|---------------|
E. S E E E E +Q Q E. S E Q E Q E E E E E E +Q E E Q E E
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-2--x--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|------2------------|----------------|----------3-5---|-----------------|
|--------0---4-(4)--|-5--5--0-5-3--0-|-1----1-5-----3-|-(3)----3-3--3-4-|
Q E E Q E E +E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------3-3-|-(3)-2-2-------------|------------3-3-|-(3)---5--3-------|
|-5----5-5------|---------5-(5)-5-3-x-|-1----1-3-5-----|------------5---4-|
Q E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E S E. +E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------||
|--------5------|----------------|---------------|----------2--(2)-2-||
|------5--------|------------2---|-3------3------|-3--3-x-5----------||
|-3-----------3-|---3-3--3-5-----|------3------3-|-------------------||
Chorus
Q E E Q E E E E E E q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q Q E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3------3----3-|----------------|---------------|---5-------2---|
|------3--------|---0---0-1--2-3-|-3----3------3-|-----3--5----3-|
|---------------|----------------|--------3------|---------------|
Q E E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----5-----5--4--|
|-3----3------3-|----------3----|----------------|-----------------|
|--------3------|---3-3--5----5-|-3----x-----3-3-|-(3)-----3-------|
|---------------|---------------|--------3-5-----|-----------------|
Q E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E H W
|---------------|---------------|-------------|------|
|-7-------------|-7-7--------5--|-3------3----|-6----|
|------7------7-|-------7-------|------3------|------|
|--------5------|---------5-----|-------------|------|
D.S. al Coda
H E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|--------------|-------7-------|-7-------------|---5---5-3-2----||
|-3------------|----7----7---7-|---------------|-------------5--||
|--------3---3-|-5-------------|----5----5---3-|----------------||
&
Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q. E Q E E E E Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------------|---5-------2--|-3------3------|--------3--2--|
|-3----------3-|-----3--5-----|------3--------|---3-5--------|
|-------3------|--------------|-------------1-|--------------|
Outro
Q E E Q E E E E Q E E Q Q. E Q E E E E Q E E E E
|---------------|---------------||---------------|----------------|
|--------5------|-----5--3-2----||---------------|----------------|
|------5------2-|---5--------5--||-3----3------3-|----------3---3-|
|-3-------------|---------------||--------3------|---0-3--5-------|
Q Q E E E E E. S E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|--------------------|----------------|
|-3--3----------|-3--------------3-4-|-5--------3---4-|
|---------3---5-|----x---3-(3)-5-----|------5---------|
|---------------|------5-------------|----------------|
E. S E E +E E +E E Q. E E E E E W
|----------------------|----------------|------*|
|-5--------------------|----------------|------*|
|----x-2-3-(3)-5-(5)-5-|-3----------3-5-|-3----*|
|----------------------|--------3-5-----|------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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