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(I DON'T WANT TO GO TO) CHELSEA (Bassline) As recorded by Elvis Costello (From the 1978 Album THIS YEAR'S MODEL) Words and Music by Elvis Costello Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bruce Thomas - Bass' Intro Q=85 4/4 Gtr I Wx2 E S S E e S S S S E S S E S S E e S S S S E S S |------------|---11-8---9-----4-7---9---|---11-8---9-----4-7---9----| |------------|-9------7-----5-----7---7-|-9------7-----5-----7---7--| |------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| |------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| E S S E e S S S S E S S E S S E e S S S S E S S |---11-8---9-----4-7---9---|---11-8---9-----4-7---9---|| |-9------7-----5-----7---7-|-9------7-----5-----7---7-|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| 1st Verse E S S E e S S S S S S S S |---11-8---9-----4-7-----9-----| |-9------7-----5-----7-7---7---| |------------------------------| 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S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S e e |---4-----6-9p0---4-----6-9---|-------------------------|| |-5---x-7-------5-----7-----0-|-5---5-4---4-------------|| |-----------------------------|-------------7---7-5-5---|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------|| Chorus S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S T T E E S S S S S S |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---5-4-----------------3s4-3s4-|-------------------------3s4-3s4-| |-------7-5---------2-5---------|-----2-5-------------2-5---------| |-----------5s12\-3-------------|---3-------10s3s12S3-------------| S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------3s4-3s4-|---------------------3s4-3s4-| |-----2-5---------2-5---------|-----2-5---------2-5---------| |---3-------12\-3-------------|---3-------12\-3-------------| Outro S S S S E E e e Q E S S E e S S S S E S S E S S E e S S S S E S S 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|---11-8---9-----4-7-----9---|---11-8---9-----4-7-----9----| |-9------7-----5-----7-7---7-|-9------7-----5-----7-7---7--| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| E S S E e S S S S S S S S S S S S E e S S S S S S S S |---11-8---9-----4-7-----9---|-----11-8---9-----4-7-----9---*| |-9------7-----5-----7-7---7-|-9-9------7-----5-----7-7---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