Iron Butterfly - In a gadda da vida
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IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA (Bassline)
As recorded by Iron Butterfly
(From the 1968 Album IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA)
Words and Music by Doug Ingle
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Lee Dorman - Bass'
Intro
Q=112
4/4 3/4
Gtr I
W W W
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
4/4
W q q E E E E E E E E E E E E q q E E E E
|--------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
|--------|-0--0--3-2---0-|---7---6---5-----|-0--0--3-2---0--|
|--------|-----------3---|---------------3-|-----------3----|
|--------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E q q E E E E E E E E E E E E q q E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---7---6---5-----|-0--0--3-2---0-|---7---6---5-----|-0--0--3-2---0-|
|---------------3-|-----------3---|---------------3-|-----------3---|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
E E E E E E E E q q E E E E E E E E E E E E q q E E E E
|-----------------||----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---7---6---5-----||o-0--0--3-2---0-|---7---6---5-----|-0--0--3-2---0-|
|---------------3-||o-----------3---|---------------3-|-----------3---|
|-----------------||----------------|-----------------|---------------|
E E E E E E E E q q E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|
|---7---6---5-----|-0--0--3-2---0-|
|---------------3-|-----------3---|
|-----------------|---------------|
E E E E E E E E q q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---7---6---5-----|-0--0--3-2---0-|---7---6---5-----|
|---------------3-|-----------3---|---------------3-|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------1-2-1-|-2-3-2-1-2-0-----||-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-2-3-2-3-------|-------------3-2-||-5-3---5-(5)-5-4-3-|-2---0-2-(2)-2-3-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----5-------------|---2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-------------------|-------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5-3---5-(5)-5-4-3-|-2---0-2-(2)-2-3-4-|-7-5---7-(7)-7-6-5-|
|-----5-------------|---2---------------|-----7-------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-4---2-4-(4)-4-5-6-|-7-5---7-(7)-7-6-5-|-4---2-4-(4)---2-4-|
|---4---------------|-----7-------------|---4---------4-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------7-6-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------|-----------------|
1.
q q E E E E E E E E E E E E q q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------||
|-0--0--3-2---0-|---7---6---5-----|-0--0--3-2---0-|---7---6---5-----o||
|-----------3---|---------------3-|-----------3---|---------------3-o||
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------||
2.
q q E E E E E E E E E E E E q q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-0--0--3-2---0-|---7---6---5-----|-0--0--3-2---0-|---7---6---5-----|
|-----------3---|---------------3-|-----------3---|---------------3-|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
q q E E E E E E E E E E E E q q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-0--0--3-2---0-|---7---6---5-----|-0--0--3-2---0-|---7---6---5-----||
|-----------3---|---------------3-|-----------3---|---------------3-||
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------||
Drum Break
Wx4
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
Interlude
q q E E E E E E E E E E E E q q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-0--0--3-2---0-|---7---6---5-----|-0--0--3-2---0-|---7---6---5-----|
|-----------3---|---------------3-|-----------3---|---------------3-|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
q q E E E E E E E E E E E E q q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-0--0--3-2---0-|---7---6---5-----|-0--0--3-2---0-|---7---6---5-----||
|-----------3---|---------------3-|-----------3---|---------------3-||
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------||
Outro
3/4
W W W
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
4/4
W q q E E E E
|--------|---------------*|
|--------|-0--0--3-2---0-*|
|--------|-----------3---*|
|--------|---------------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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