GLORIA (Bassline) As recorded by Them (From the 1965 Album THE ANGRY YOUNG THEM) Words and Music by Van Morrison Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Alan Henderson - Bass' Intro Q=128 4/4 Gtr I Q E E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q. E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| |-7--7-7-5------|-7----7-5------|-7--7-7-5------|-7----7-5-------|| |-----------5-5-|-----------5-5-|-----------5-5-|-----------5-5--|| 1st Verse Q E E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q. E Q Q 5x ||---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|| ||o--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------o|| ||o-7--7-7-5-----|-7----7-5------|-7--7-7-5-----|-7----7-5-----o|| ||------------5--|-----------5-5-|-----------5--|-----------5---|| Chorus Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|--------------||-----------------|------------------| |--------------|--------------||-----------------|------------------| |-7----7-5-----|-7----7-5-----||-7-7-7-7-5-5-----|-7-7-7-7-5-5------| |-----------5--|-----------5--||-------------5-5-|-------------5-5--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E ||------------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||o-7-7-7-7-5-5-----|-7-7-7-7-5-5-----|-7--7-7-5------|-7--7-7-5------o|| ||--------------5-5-|-------------5-5-|-----------5-5-|-----------5-5--|| Guitar Solo |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-7-7-7-5-----|-7-7-7-5-----|-7-7-7-5-----|-7-7-7-5-----| |---------5-5-|---------5-5-|---------5-5-|---------5-5-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------|--------------|---------------| |-7-7-7-5-----|-7-7-7-5-----|-7----7-5-----|-7----7-5------| |---------5-5-|---------5-5-|-----------5--|-----------5---| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|| |--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|| |-7----7-5-----|-7----7-5-----|-7--7--5-----|-7--7--5------|| |-----------5--|-----------5--|----------5--|----------5---|| 2nd Verse Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o|| ||o-7--7--5-----|-7--7--5-----|-7--7--5-----|-7--7--5-----o|| ||-----------5--|----------5--|----------5--|----------5---|| Chorus Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-------------||-----------------|------------------| |-------------|-------------||-----------------|------------------| |-7--7--5-----|-7--7--5-----||-7-7-7-7-5-5-----|-7-7-7-7-5-5------| |----------5--|----------5--||-------------5-5-|-------------5-5--| 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 3x ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o-7-7-7-7-5-5-----|-7-7-7-7-5-5-----|-7-7-7-7-5-5-----|-7-7-7-7-5-5-----o|| ||--------------5-5-|-------------5-5-|-------------5-5-|-------------5-5--|| Outro |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W +W |-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|--------*| |-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|--------*| |-7-7-7-5-----|-7-7-7-5-----|-7-7-7-5-----|-7--------|-(7)----*| |---------5-5-|---------5-5-|---------5-5-|----------|--------*| 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