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PRETENDING (Bassline)
As recorded by H.I.M.
(From the 2001 Album DEEP SHADOWS AND BRILLIANT HIGHLIGHTS)
Words by Ville Valo
Music by H.I.M.
Arranged by H.I.M.
Transcribed by vitaha_z
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=126
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
Chorus
H +E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q. E E E +Q +Q E E Q
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|----------------|--------------2-----|---------------|-----------2-------|
|-0----(0)-0-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-/4---4-2-|-4--4----2-4-2-|-(2)--(2)----4-2---|
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
H +E E E E +Q. E E E Q Q +H. +H +E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-------------|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------|-------------------|
|-0----(0)-0-0-2-|-(2)---2s7-4-2--|-4--(4)------|-(4)----(4)---2----|
|----------------|----------------|-------------|------------4---4--|
Verse
W +H +E E E E W +H +E E E E
|----------|------------------|----------|-------------------|
|----------|------------------|----------|-------------------|
|-4--------|-(4)----(4)---2---|-4--------|-(4)----(4)--------|
|----------|------------4---4-|----------|------------7-4-7--|
W +H +E E E E W H E E E E
|----------|------------------|----------|----------------|
|----------|------------------|----------|----------------|
|----------|------------------|----------|-----------2----|
|-2--------|-(2)----(2)-2-0-2-|-0--------|-/7------4---4--|
W +H +E E E E W +H +E E E E W
|----------|------------------|----------|------------------|------|
|----------|------------------|----------|------------------|------|
|-4--------|-(4)----(4)---2---|-4--------|-(4)----(4)-------|------|
|----------|------------4---4-|----------|------------7-4-7-|-2----|
+H +E E E E W W E E E E E E E E Q H.
|------------------|----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|
|------------------|----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|
|------------------|----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|
|-(2)----(2)-2p0h2-|-0--------|-/5--------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7\--------|
Chorus
H +E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q. E E E +E E Q. E E E
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|----------------|--------------2-----|---------------|-------------------|
|-0----(0)-0-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-/4---4-2-|-4--4----2-4-2-|-(2)-2-2----0-2-4--|
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
Q Q. E E E +E E E +E E E Q Q +Q. E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-0--0----0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-(2)s7-4-2--|-4--(4)---2---4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4---2----|
|---------------|--------------------|------------4---|-------------4---4--|
H +E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q. E E E +E E Q. E E E
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|----------------|--------------2-----|---------------|-------------------|
|-0----(0)-0-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-/4---4-2-|-4--4----2-4-2-|-(2)-2-2----0-2-4--|
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
Q Q. E E E +E E E +E E E Q W +H +E E E E
|---------------|--------------------|----------|-------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|----------|-------------------|
|-0--0----0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-(2)s7-4-2--|-4--------|-(4)----(4)---2----|
|---------------|--------------------|----------|------------4---4--|
Verse
W +H +E E E E W +H +E E E E W
|----------|------------------|----------|------------------|------|
|----------|------------------|----------|------------------|------|
|-4--------|-(4)----(4)---2---|-4--------|-(4)----(4)-------|------|
|----------|------------4---4-|----------|------------7-4-7-|-2----|
+H +E E E E W W E E E E E E E E Q H.
|------------------|----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|
|------------------|----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|
|------------------|----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|
|-(2)----(2)-2-0-2-|-0--------|-/5--------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7\--------|
Chorus
H +E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q. E E E +E E Q. E E E
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|----------------|--------------2-----|---------------|-------------------|
|-0----(0)-0-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-/4---4-2-|-4--4----2-4-2-|-(2)-2-2----0-2-4--|
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
Q Q. E E E +E E E +E E E Q Q +Q. E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-0--0----0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-(2)s7-4-2--|-4--(4)---2---4-|-(4)-4-4-4-4---2----|
|---------------|--------------------|------------4---|-------------4---4--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/him/pretending_btab.html ]
H +E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q. E E E +E E Q. E E E
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|----------------|--------------2-----|---------------|-------------------|
|-0----(0)-0-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-/4---4-2-|-4--4----2-4-2-|-(2)-2-2----0-2-4--|
|----------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
Q Q. E E E +E E E +E E E Q Q E E E Q E +E E +E E E E E E
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|----------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|----------------------|
|-0--0----0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-(2)s7-4-2--|-4--4p2---2--4-|-(4)-4-(4)---4---2----|
|---------------|--------------------|--------4------|-----------4---4---4--|
Guitar Solo
Q Q. E E E +E E E Q E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E +E E E E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
|-0--0------0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2----0-2-|-4--4--4-2-4-2-|-(2)-2-2-(2)----2---2--|
|---------0-----|------------4-----|---------------|-------------/4---4----|
Q Q E E E E +E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0--0--0---0-2-|-(2)-2-2------0-2-|-4-4-4-6-6-6-7-7-|-7-9-9-9-7--6\---|
|---------0-----|------------4-----|-----------------|-----------------|
Q Q. E E E +E E Q. E E E Q Q +E E E E +E E E +E E E E E
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-0--0------0-2-|-(2)-2-2------0-2-|-4--4--(4)-2-4-2-|-(2)-2-2-(2)----2---2--|
|---------0-----|------------4-----|-----------------|-------------/4---4----|
Q Q. E E E +E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-0--0------0-2-|-(2)-2-2------0-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|---------0-----|------------4-----|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E Q. H E
|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4\----------|
|-----------------|-------------|
Chorus
Q Q. E E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q. E E E +E E Q E E Q
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|--------------2-----|---------------|----------2-------|
|-0--0----0-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-/4---4-2-|-4--4----2-4-2-|-(2)-2-2----4-2---|
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|------------------|
Q Q. E E E +E E E +E E E Q
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|
|-0--0----0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-(2)s7-4-2--|
|---------------|--------------------|
E +E +E E +E +E E +E +E E +E +E Q E +E
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-4-(4)-(4)-6-(6)-(6)-7-(7)-|-(7)-9-(9)-(9)-7--6-(6)\--|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
Q Q. E E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q. E E E +E E Q. E E E
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|--------------2-----|---------------|-------------------|
|-0--0----0-0-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-/4---4-2-|-4--4----2-4-2-|-(2)-2-2----0-2-4--|
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
Q Q. E E E +E E E +E E E Q W +W
|---------------|--------------------|----------|--------|
|---------------|--------------------|----------|--------|
|-0--0----0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-(2)s7-4-2--|-4--------|-(4)----|
|---------------|--------------------|----------|--------|
Outro
Q=124
>
+W +W +W +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)----|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
W W Wx6
|----------|----------|--------*|
|----------|----------|--------*|
|----------|----------|--------*|
|----------|----------|--------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
