Jackson Browne - The pretender

THE PRETENDER (Bassline) As recorded by Jackson Browne (From the 1976 Album THE PRETENDER) Words and Music by Jackson Browne Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Leland Sklar - Bass' Intro Q=103 4/4 Gtr I H +Q. E H +Q Q W H. Q ||------------------|-----------------|-----------|----------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-10--------|-10-------12---o|| ||o-10----(10)---10-|-10----(10)--10--|-----------|---------------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------|----------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q. E H Q. E E E E E Q. E H Q. E H ||-----------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------| ||o----------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------| ||o-10----10-10----|-10----10-10----10---|-------------|-------------| ||-----------------|-------------10----7-|-8----8-8----|-8----8-8----| Q. E H Q. E H H. E E E Q. Q Q |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-10----10-10----|-10----10-10----|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|-10-------10-10-|-10s8----8--10--| Q. E H Q. E +H Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q |----------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| |-10----10-10----|---------------|-10----10-10------|---------------| |----------------|-8----8-(8)----|----------------7-|-8----8-8--10--| H E E Q E Q. Q Q E E Q +E E E E |-----------------|------------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------|------------------| |-10----10-10-10--|------------------|------------------| |-----------------|-10-10----10--10--|-8---7--(7)---5---| 1. W E E Q +Q E E W |----------|-----------------|-------|| |----------|-----------------|------o|| |----------|-----------------|------o|| |-3--------|-8---7--(7)--5---|-3-----|| Pre-Chorus 2.,D.S. H E E E E Q. E H Q. E Q. E Q. E H |--------0-4-5-||-7----7-7----|-5----5-5----5-|-4----4-4----| |-5------------||-------------|---------------|-------------| |--------------||-------------|---------------|-------------| |--------------||-------------|---------------|-------------| Q. E H Q. E E Q E Q. E Q. E Q. E H |-4----4-4----|---------------|---------------|-------------| |-------------|-5----5-5-5--5-|-5----5-5------|-------------| |-------------|---------------|-------------8-|-7----7-7----| |-------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| Q. E H Q. E H Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |-------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-------------|-10----10-10----|--------------7-8-|-9----9-9--------| |-7----7-7----|----------------|-10----10-10------|-----------------| |-------------|----------------|------------------|-----------10-11-| Q. E Q S S E Q. E Q E E |-----------------------|--------------------| |--------------14-------|--------------------| |-----------------12----|-12----12-12-----12-| |-12----12-12--------12-|--------------12----| Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |-10----10-----10--|-9-------9---------| |----------12------|------10---10-12---| E E Q +H E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q H. Q |------------------|-12------------------|-14-------------------|------------| |------12--(12)----|----12-----------10--|----16----------------|---------9--| |------------------|-------10------------|----------17-(17)--5--|-7----------| |-10---------------|----------8-(8)------|-------15-------------|------------| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q Q |---/17-16-14-(14)-12-------|-14--------------------| |-9-------------------14-12-|----16-17\-------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------12-(12)--8--| To Coda E E E E +Q Q W E E Q Q Q |-14--------------------|-----------|----------------|| |----16-17--------------|-----------|----------------|| |-----------------------|-----------|----------------|| |----------10-(10)--14--|-15--------|-15---------10--|| Chorus Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E |----------------------|----------------------| |---------------0----0-|---------------0----0-| |-10----10-(10)---10---|-10----10-(10)---10---| |----------------------|----------------------| Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E |------------------------|------------------------| |-10----10-(10)----10----|-10----10-(10)----10-12-| |---------------10----10-|---------------10-------| |------------------------|------------------------| Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E |----------------------|----------------------| |---------------0----0-|---------------0----0-| |-10----10-(10)---10---|-10----10-(10)---10---| |----------------------|----------------------| Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E Q |------------------------|----------------------| |-10----10-(10)----10----|-10----10-(10)----10--| |---------------10----10-|---------------10-----| |------------------------|----------------------| Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E +Q Q |----------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |-7----7-(7)--7--|-6----6-(6)--6--|-5----5-5--5--|----------------| |----------------|----------------|--------------|-8----8-(8)--8--| D.S. al Coda Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E Q Q W |----------------|----------------|--------------|-------|| |----------------|----------------|-----------7--|-------|| |----------------|-7----7-(7)--7--|-5----5-5-----|-5-----|| |-7----7-(7)--7--|----------------|--------------|-------|| Outro & E E Q H Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E |--------------||-----------------------|----------------------| |--------------||o---------------0----0-|---------------0----0-| |--------------||o-10----10-(10)---10---|-10----10-(10)---10---| |-15-----------||-----------------------|----------------------| Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E 5x |------------------------|-------------------------|| |-10----10-(10)----10----|-10----10-(10)----10-12-o|| |---------------10----10-|---------------10-------o|| |------------------------|-------------------------|| 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