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Tuning: E A D G
(WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD (Bassline)
As recorded by Sam Cooke
(From the 1960 Album THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SAM COOKE)
Words and Music by Lou Adler, Herb Alpert & Sam Cooke
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Adolphus Alsbrook - Double Bass'
[Intro] [1st - 3rd Verses]
Q=126
Segno $
4/4
Gtr I (Double Bass)
Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +E E E E
G|---------------|---------------||----------------|------------8------|
D|-9----9-(9)----|-6----6-(6)----||o-9----9-(9)----|-6----6-(6)---9-6--|
A|---------------|---------------||o---------------|-------------------|
E|---------------|---------------||----------------|-------------------|
Q. E +H Q. E +E E Q Q. E +H Q. E +E E E E
G|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------8-----|
D|---------------|------------11----|-9----9-(9)----|-6----6-(6)---9-6-|
A|-7----7-(7)----|-9----9-(9)----9--|---------------|------------------|
E|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
Q. E +H Q. E +E E Q Q. E +H Q. E +E E Q
G|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|------------11----|-9----9-(9)----|------------9----|
A|-7----7-(7)----|-9----9-(9)----9--|---------------|-7----7-(7)---7--|
E|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
1.
To Coda
Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +E E Q Q. E E E E E
G|---------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------||
D|-9----9-(9)----|---------------|------------11----|-9-----------------o||
A|---------------|-7----7-(7)----|-9----9-(9)----9--|------11-9-11-9----o||
E|---------------|---------------|------------------|----------------11--||
[Bridge]
2.
Q. E E E Q Q. E +H Q. E +Q Q Q. E +H
G|-----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-9---------------||-11-------------|-9-----------9--|-11-------------|
A|------11-9-11-9--||-------9-(9)----|------9-(9)-----|-------9-(9)----|
E|-----------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +H Q. E +Q Q Q. E +E E Q
G|----------------|-6-------------|----------------|-6----6-(6)------|
D|-9-----------9--|---------------|-9-----------9--|------------6----|
A|------9-(9)-----|------4-(4)----|------9-(9)-----|--------------4--|
E|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
Dal Segno al Coda Coda &
Q. E E E E E Q. E +E E E E
G|-----------9-8-----||--------------------|
D|---------------11--||-9----9-(9)---------|
A|-9----11-9---------||------------11-9-11-|
E|-------------------||--------------------|
[Outro]
Q. E +H Q. E +E E E E
G||----------------|------------8------|
D||o-9----9-(9)----|-6----6-(6)---9-6--|
A||o---------------|-------------------|
E||----------------|-------------------|
Q. E +H Q. E +E E Q Q. E +H Q. E +E E Q
G|---------------|-------------------||---------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|------------11----o||-9----9-(9)----|------------9----|
A|-7----7-(7)----|-9----9-(9)----9--o||---------------|-7----7-(7)---7--|
E|---------------|-------------------||---------------|-----------------|
Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +E E Q Q Q H +W
G|---------------|---------------|------------------|------------|--------*|
D|-9----9-(9)----|---------------|------------11----|-9----------|--------*|
A|---------------|-7----7-(7)----|-9----9-(9)----9--|----9-------|--------*|
E|---------------|---------------|------------------|-------7----|-(7)----*|
[Lyrics]
Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology
Don't know much about a science book
Don't know much about the French I took
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me, too
What a wonderful world this would be
Don't know much about geography
Don't know much trigonometry
Don't know much about algebra
Don't know what a slide rule is for
But I do know one and one is two
And if this one could be with you
What a wonderful world this would be
Now, I don't claim to be an A student
But I'm trying to be
For maybe by being an A student, baby
I can win your love for me
Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology
Don't know much about a science book
Don't know much about the French I took
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me, too
What a wonderful world this would be
La ta ta ta ta ta ta (History)
Hmm-mm-mm (Biology)
La ta ta ta ta ta ta (Science book)
Hmm-mm-mm (French I took)
Yeah, but I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me, too
What a wonderful world this would be
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