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BE MY FRIEND (Bassline) As recorded by Free (From the 1970 Album HIGHWAY) Words and Music by Paul Rodgers & Andy Fraser Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Andy Fraser - Bass' Intro Q=64 4/4 Gtr I Wx6 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| Wx7 Q Q Q Q W |------------|-3--1--------|------|| |------------|-------3--1--|-1----|| |------------|-------------|------|| |------------|-------------|------|| 2nd & 3rd Verses $ Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E Q E. S S E S E E Q Q E E E E |--------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------| |--------------|---------------|---------6---------|-----------3---| |-1------------|-1---------1---|-------6-----6-----|-1-------------| |-------1-1----|-------1-------|-4-------------4---|-------1-------| Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E Q E. E S S S S S E Q. E. 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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