EASY LIVIN' (Bassline) As recorded by Uriah Heep (From the 1972 Album DEMONS AND WIZARDS) Transcribed by Michael White Words and Music by Ken Hensley Arranged by Michael White Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass Guitar' Intro Verse 1 Q=145(8=s8) Dm 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q 4x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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F Dm E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Chorus 1 F Dm G Dm |-3-| 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
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G Dm G F 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 Q
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Interlude Dm (Dm) Dm
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E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
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(Dm) Dm
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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
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Verse 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
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F Dm 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
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Chorus 2 F Dm G Dm 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
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G Dm G F |-3-| 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 Q
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Interlude Dm (Dm) Dm
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E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
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(Dm) Dm
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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
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( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/u/uriah_heep/easy_livin_btab_ver_2.html ) Bridge Am F Am F 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
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Am G Am 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 Q
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Bm G Bm G 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 Q
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Am G E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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F E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Pre-Verse Dm 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
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Verse 3 F Dm |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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F Dm E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Chorus 3 G Dm G Dm |-3-| |-3-| 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 E
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1. G F Dm E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
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2. (Dm) Dm (Dm)
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
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Outro Dm Am G F E E E E E E E E W W W
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E Am Dm W +H. Q Q Q H
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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
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| - 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
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