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ROCKET MAN (I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG, LONG TIME) (Bassline) As recorded by Elton John (From the 1972 Album HONKY CHÂTEAU) Words and Music by Elton John Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dee Murray - Bass' 1st Verse Q=70 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |--3--| |--3--| H. +E S S S W H. +E S S S |-12-------(12)-12-------|-----------|-12-------(12)-12-------| |------------------12----|-10--------|------------------12----| |---------------------10-|-----------|---------------------10-| |------------------------|-----------|------------------------| |--3---| H. S E. Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. S S S Q. E S S |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------8-9-| |-10-------10-12--|-13------12------|-10------8------|-7------8-9-10---------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------| Chorus Q. E Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q |-10---------------||------------|------0--3--|-------------| |-------10\--------||------0--3--|-1----------|------0--3---| |-----------8\-----||-1----------|------------|-1-----------| |---------------1--||------------|------------|-------------| Q E e Q E e Q. S S e Q e Q. S S E Q E |---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-1----1-0----0-|---------------0-|-1--------1-1--3-| |---------------|-3--------3-3----|--------1--------| |---------------|--------3--------|-----------------| Q. S S E Q E Q. S S E Q E H Q Q H Q Q |------------------|--------3--------|------------|------0--3---| |------------------|-1--------1-1--3-|------0--3--|-1-----------| |-1--------1-1--1/-|-----------------|-1----------|-------------| |--------1---------|-----------------|------------|-------------| H Q Q Q E E Q E E Q. S S E S S E. S Q. S S E Q E |------------|------3------3-|---------------------|-----------------| |------0--3--|-1------0------|-------------------0-|-1--------1-1--3-| |-1----------|---------------|-3--------3-3---3----|--------0--------| |------------|---------------|--------3-----3------|-----------------| 2nd Verse Q. S S E Q E Q. S S E Q E W Q. E +H |--------3-3-3----|------3-3-3-3-----||-----------|---------------| |---------------3-|-1----------------||-----------|---------------| |-1---------------|---------------1\-||-----------|-3----3-(3)----| |-----------------|------------------||-\3--------|---------------| W Q. E +Q S E. Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |----------|------------------|---------------|----------------| |----------|---------------0--|-1-------------|----------------| |----------|-3----3-(3)--3----|--------5------|----------------| |-3--------|------------------|---------------|-8------6-------| |-3-| |-3-| Q. S S S Q. S S S H. +E e |-----------------------|---------------| |-----------------------|---------------| |-------------------6-7-|-8-------(8)-8-| |-5------6-7-8----------|---------------| |--3--| H. +E S S S Q. E +E Q E |-------------------------|---------------17----| |-/17-------(17)-17-------|---------------------| |-------------------17----|-15----15-(15)-------| |----------------------15-|---------------------| |--3--| Q. E Q. S S S E. S E E +Q E E |-----------------------|--------17----------------| |-17-----------17-------|-----17----------------12-| |-----------------17----|-15--------15-(15)--15----| |--------------------15-|--------------------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |-------------------|------------------| |-13----13-12----12-|-10----10-8----8--| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| Chorus |-3-| Q E S S Q. S S S Q +E. S Q S S E H Q Q |---------------------|--------------------||------------| |-7-------------------|--------------------||------0--3--| |---------------6-7-8-|-8--(8)-10-8--6-5-3-||-1----------| |----5-6-7-8----------|--------------------||------------| H Q Q H Q Q Q E E Q E E Q. S S S S Q E |------0--3--|------------|---------------|--------------------| |-1----------|------0--3--|-1----1-0----0-|-----------------0--| |------------|-1----------|---------------|-3--------3---3-----| |------------|------------|---------------|--------3---3-------| Q. S S S S Q E Q. S S E Q E Q. S S E Q E |-------------------|-----------------|--------3---3----| |-1--------1---1--3-|-----------------|-1--------1----1-| |--------1---1------|-1--------1-1--1-|-----------------| |-------------------|--------1--------|-----------------| H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q Q E E Q E E |------3-----|------0--3--|------------|------3------3--| |------------|-1----------|------0--3--|-1------0-------| |-1-------1--|------------|-1----------|----------------| |------------|------------|------------|----------------| |-3-| Q. S S E S S E. S Q. S S E Q E Q. E Q. E Q. S S S Q. a E |---------------------|-----------------|---------------|------8-8-8-8--------|| |---------------------|--------8---8----|------8-8------|-----------------7h8-|| |-3--------3-3---3--5-|-6--------6----8-|-------------8-|-6-------------------|| |--------3-----3------|-----------------|-6-------------|---------------------|| Outro Q. E S E. +Q Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +Q e e |------------------|------8-(8)----|---------------|------8-(8)--7-5--| |------8-8-8--(8)--|---------------|------8-(8)----|------------------| |------------------|-6-------------|---------------|-6----------------| |-6----------------|---------------|-6-------------|------------------| H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q 3x ||-------------|------------|------------|-------------|| ||o------------|------5--8--|------------|------5--8--o|| ||o------5--8--|-6----------|------5--8--|-6----------o|| ||--6----------|------------|-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 She packed my bags last night, pre-flight Zero hour, nine A. M. And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then I miss the Earth so much, I miss my wife It's lonely out in space On such a timeless flight And I think it's gonna be a long, long time 'til touch down brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone And I think it's gonna be a long, long time 'til touch down brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids In fact it's cold as hell And there's no one there to raise them if you did And all this science, I don't understand It's just my job five days a week A rocket man, a rocket man And I think it's gonna be a long, long time 'til touch down brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone And I think it's gonna be a long, long time 'til touch down brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone And I think it's gonna be a long, long time And I think it's gonna be a long, long time And I think it's gonna be a long, long time And I think it's gonna be a long, long time And I think it's gonna be a long, long time And I think it's gonna be a long, long time And I think it's gonna be a long, long time And I think it's gonna be a long, long time