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ABANDON (Bassline)
As recorded by Backyard Babies
(From the 2008 Album BACKYARD BABIES)
Transcribed by Wormed
Words and Music by Backyard Babies
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass'
Q=85
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4 4x H.. E H.. E H.. E W
||--------------||-------------|-------------|-------------|------|
||o------------o||-0---------0-|-------------|-------------|------|
||o------------o||-------------|-0---------0-|-2-----------|------|
||--------------||-------------|-------------|-----------5-|-3----|
H.. E H.. E H.. E W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------|
|-0---------0-|-------------|-------------|------|
|-------------|-0---------0-|-2---------2-|------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-----------0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------|
E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-----------0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H H
|---------------------------------|-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|-----------|
|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---------|
|---------------------------------|------3----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-----|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-----|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-|
E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-----------0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------|
E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-----------0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/backyard_babies/abandon_btab.html ]
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H H
|---------------------------------|-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|------5----|
|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---------|
|---------------------------------|-----------|
S S S S S S S E. E E E Q H.
|------------------------|------------|
|------------------------|------------|
|--------------------5---|-5----------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-5--5---5-|----3-------|
S S S S S S S E. E E E Q E. H +S
|------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------5---|----10--5----(5)-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-5--5---5-|-3---------------|
+H H Wx3 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------|------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------|------------|---------------------------------|
|-(5)---------|------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------|------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-----------0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------|
E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-----------0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-----------0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------|
E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-----------0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
H H Wx5
|-----------|--------*|
|-----------|--------*|
|-2---------|--------*|
|------3----|--------*|
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
