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WONDERFUL TONIGHT (Bassline) As recorded by Eric Clapton (From the 1977 Album SLOWHAND) Words and Music by Eric Clapton Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carl Radle - Bass' Intro Q=96 4/4 Gtr I H.. E H. Q H. e E Q Q Q a Q |-------------|------------|-------------|----------------| |-5---------5-|-4----------|-------------|-------4--5h7---| |-------------|---------5--|-3-------7-3-|-5--7-----------| |-------------|------------|-------------|----------------| H. Q H. Q H. e E Q q q a Q |------------|------------|-------------|---------------|| |-5-------5--|-4----------|-------------|-------4--5s7--|| |------------|---------5--|-3-------7---|-5--7----------|| |------------|------------|-------------|---------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ H Q Q H. Q H. a E E H +E e Q ||-------------|------------|---------------|---------------| ||o-5-------5--|-4----------|---------------|----------7-4--| ||o------------|---------5--|-3-------5s7-3-|-5----(5)------| ||-------------|------------|---------------|---------------| H Q Q H Q Q H. e E H +E E E E |------------|------------|-------------|----------------| |-5-------5--|-4----------|-------------|-5----(5)-5-----| |------------|---------5--|-3-------7-3-|----------------| |------------|------------|-------------|------------5-7-| H. e E H +E E q Q Q Q Q H. E E |-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|----------7-4--|-5-----4-----|-------------| |-3-------7-3-|-5----(5)------|-------------|-7-------5---| |-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------7-| Interlude 1. To Coda H. e E H. E E H. E E H. Q |-------------|--------------||-------------|------------| |-------------|-----------4--||-5---------5-|-4----------| |-3-------7-3-|-5-------7----||-------------|---------5--| |-------------|--------------||-------------|------------| 2. H. E E Q q q a q H +E e e e H +E E Q |-------------|----------------||----------------|---------------|| |-------------|-------4--5h7--o||-5----(5)-5-----|---------------|| |-3-------7-3-|-5--7----------o||------------7-5-|---------------|| |-------------|----------------||----------------|-3----(3)-5-7--|| Bridge H.. E H.. E H H H. E E |-------------|-------------|-----------|-------------| |-------------|-----------4-|-5----4----|-------------| |-3---------3-|-5-----------|-----------|-7-------5---| |-------------|-------------|-----------|-----------7-| H.. E H. E E H. Q W |-------------|-------------|-------------|------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|------|| |-3---------3-|-5-----------|-3-------/7--|-5----|| |-------------|---------5-7-|-------------|------|| Interlude H.. E H. q H. a Q q q q q |-------------|------------|--------------|-------------| |-5---------5-|-4----------|--------------|-------4--7--| |-------------|---------5--|-3-------5h7--|-5--7--------| |-------------|------------|--------------|-------------| D.S. al Coda H.. E H. q H. E E Q Q Q a Q |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------|| |-5---------5-|-4----------|-------------|-------4--5h7--|| |-------------|---------5--|-3-------7-3-|-5--7----------|| |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------|| & Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H. Q H +E E Q |-------------|-------------|------------|---------------|| |-5-----4-----|-------------|------------|------------4--|| |-------------|-7-----5-----|-3-------7--|-5----(5)-5----|| |-------------|-------------|------------|---------------|| Outro H.. E H.. E H. q Q q Q Q |-------------|-------------|------------|--------------| |-5---------5-|-4-----------|------------|--------4--7--| |-------------|-----------5-|-3-------7--|-5/--7--------| |-------------|-------------|------------|--------------| H. Q H. Q H +E E Q |------------|------------|---------------| |-5-------5--|-4----------|---------------| |------------|---------5--|-3----(3)-5S7--| |------------|------------|---------------| H.=H Q Q Q a Q W +W |---------------|----------|--------*| |-------4--5h7--|-5--------|-(5)----*| |-5--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