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Tuning: E A D G
ALWAYS ON MY MIND (Bassline)
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1973 Album SEPARATE WAYS)
Words and Music by Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Emory Gordy Jr. - Bass'
[Intro] [1st & 2nd Verses]
Q=90
4/4
Gtr I
H. Q H. Q H +Q. E H +Q. E
G|---------/7--|-------------||---------------|--------------|
D|-------------|-5-----------||o------------5-|-4----(4)---4-|
A|-------------|---------/5--||o--------------|--------------|
E|-------------|-------------||--3----(3)-----|--------------|
H H H Q Q H +Q. E H +Q. E
G|-----------|------------|--------------|--------------|
D|-2----2----|------------|-5----(5)---5-|-4----(4)---4-|
A|-----------|-3----3--5--|--------------|--------------|
E|-----------|------------|--------------|--------------|
H H Q Q Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
G|-----------|-------0--2-2-|-5-------------|---------------|
D|-2---------|----2---------|------5--------|---------------|
A|------5----|-4------------|--------3----3-|-2----2-2----2-|
E|-----------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
[Chorus]
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
G|---------------|--------------||----------------|----------------|
D|---------------|------7-5-----||------------4-4-|-5--------------|
A|-3----3-2----2-|-0---------7--||-5--5-5-7-7-----|--------0-0-2-2-|
E|---------------|--------------||----------------|----3-3---------|
[Bridge]
Q. E E Q E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E E Q E E Q E
G|---------------|---------------||---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|--------------o||-5----5-4----4-|---------------|
A|-3----3-5-5--5-|--------3--5--o||---------------|-7-7--7-5-5--5-|
E|---------------|-3----3--------||---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E E E Q E Q E Q. E Q. E E Q E E Q E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|-5----5-4----4-|---------------|
A|-3----3--------|-----3--5-5--5-|---------------|-7-7--7-5-5--5-|
E|--------7----7-|-5-7-----------|---------------|---------------|
[3rd Verse]
Q. E Q. E E E Q E E Q H +Q. E H +Q. E
G|---------------|---------------||--------------|--------------|
D|---------------|------------4--||-5----(5)---5-|-4----(4)---4-|
A|-3----3--------|-----3--5-5----||--------------|--------------|
E|--------7----7-|-5-7-----------||--------------|--------------|
H H Q Q Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
G|-----------|-------0--2-2-|-5-------------|---------------|
D|-2---------|----2---------|------5--------|---------------|
A|------5----|-4------------|--------3----3-|-2----2-2----2-|
E|-----------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
[Chorus]
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
G|---------------|--------------||----------------|----------------|
D|---------------|------7-5-----||------------4-4-|-5--------------|
A|-3----3-2----2-|-0---------7--||-5--5-5-7-7-----|--------0-0-2-2-|
E|---------------|--------------||----------------|----3-3---------|
E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E Q E S S Q. E Q. E E Q E
G|---------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|---------------|--------------|-5--5---5-4----4-|---------------|
A|-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3--3--3--3-|------5----------|-7----7-5-5--5-|
E|---------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
5/4 4/4
Q. E E Q E Q W W Q. Q. E E
G|---------------|-------------|----------|----------------||
D|---------------|-------------|----------|-5----5----5----||
A|-3----3-2-2--2-|-0--5--------|----------|-------------5--||
E|---------------|-------------|----------|----------------||
[Outro]
E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E Q Q 4x
G||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
D||o-5-5----5-5--5-|-4-4----4-4----|---------------|---------------o||
A||o------5--------|------5------5-|-7-7--7-5-5--5-|-3-3--3-3--5---o||
E||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
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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
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
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