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Tuning: E A D G
SAY SAY SAY (Bassline)
As recorded by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
(From the 1983 Album PIPES OF PEACE)
Words and Music by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Nathan Watts - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=119
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
G|----------|----------|----------|------|
D|----------|----------|----------|------|
A|----------|----------|----------|------|
E|----------|----------|----------|------|
Q. E +Q Q +Q E E H Q. E +Q Q +Q E E Q Q
G|-10----8-(8)------|----------10-8----|--------------------|-------8----------||
D|--------------11--|-(11)--11---------|-11----11-(11)--11--|-(11)----11-8-----||
A|------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------||
E|------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------||
[1st - 3rd Verses]
Segno $
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
G||------------------|---------8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8----------|
D||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8---------|-----------------|---------8-8-8-8--|
A||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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 E
G|-----------------|---------8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8---------||
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8---------|-----------------|---------8-8-8-8-||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
[Chorus]
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|-8----8-8----8-|-8----8-8--8--|
A|-6----6-6--6--|-9------9--9--|---------------|--------------|
E|--------------|------9-------|---------------|--------------|
To Coda
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E q Q H
G|--------------|--------------|-----------------|------------||
D|--------------|--------------|-----------------|------------||
A|-6----6-6--6--|-9------9--9--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------||
E|--------------|------9-------|-----------------|------------||
[Interlude]
1.
Q. E Q Q +Q E E H Q. E Q Q +Q E E Q Q
G|--------------|--------6-8----|-8----8-8--8--|-(8)--8-6--------||
D|-8----8-8--8--|-(8)--8--------|--------------|----------8-----o||
A|--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------o||
E|--------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------||
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E q Q H
G|--------------|--------------|-----------------|------------*|
D|--------------|--------------|-----------------|------------*|
A|-6----6-6--6--|-9------9--9--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------*|
E|--------------|------9-------|-----------------|------------*|
[Interlude]
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 E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|---------8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8---------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8---------|-----------------|---------8-8-8-8-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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 E
G|-----------------|---------8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8---------||
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8---------|-----------------|---------8-8-8-8-||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
[Bridge]
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E E E Q
G|--------------|---------------|--------------|------6-5------|
D|-6------8--6--|-8----8-8----8-|-6------6-----|-8--------8----|
A|------6-------|---------------|------6-------|------------8--|
E|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
Dal Segno al Coda
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q q Q H q Q H
G|--------------|--------------|------------|------------||
D|-6------8--6--|-8----8-8--8--|------------|------------||
A|------6-------|--------------|-8----------|-8----------||
E|--------------|--------------|------------|------------||
[Outro]
Coda &
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 9x
G||------------------|---------8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-----------||
D||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8---------|-----------------|---------8-8-8-8--o||
A||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------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
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