THE ELDRITCH (Bassline) As recorded by Watchtower (From the 1989 Album CONTROL & RESISTANCE) Transcribed by Tom Geldschlger Words by Doug Keyser Music by Watchtower Arranged by Watchtower Gtr I (B E A D G) - 'Untitled' Intro Q=130 4/4 Gtr I W H. Q
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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 Q 4x
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3/4 4/4 Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S E S E.
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S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S E S E.
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Q=130(16=sQ=130 S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S E S E.
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Q=130(16=s16) Q=130 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 E S E.
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Interlude Q=110 S S S S S S S S S S E E E W +W
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7/8 E S S S S S S S S E. S +S S S S S S S S S S S S E
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7/4 |-3-| |-3-| E S S S +S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E.
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Verse Q=120 4/4 |-3-| |-3-| E S S S +S S S S +S E E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
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E S S S +S S S S +S E S E S E Q. +S S S S S S S S S E
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|-3-| |-3-| E S S S +S S S S +S E E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-3-| |-3-| E S S S +S S S S +S E S E S E Q Q S S Q.
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Interlude 2/4 |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E Q Q S. S. S. S. +E Q S E.
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4/4
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S S S S S S S S S +S +S S +S +S T +T +E.
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S S S S S S S S S +S +S S +S +S S E.
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S S S S S S S S S +S +S S +S +S T +T +E.
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Chorus
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S S S S S S S S S +S +S S +S +S S E. E S S S +S S S S +S E E E E
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|-3-| |-3-| E E E E S S S S S S S S E S S S +S S S S +S E S E S E
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|-3-| Q. +S S S S S S S S S E
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|-3-| |-3-| E S S S +S S S S +S E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-3-| |-3-| E S S S +S S S S +S E S E S E
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Verse Q=130 Q Q S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S S S S S E E E
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Q=130(16= S S S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
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sQ=130 S S S S S S S S S S E S E.
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Q=130(16=s16) S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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Q=130 S S S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S S S S S E E E
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Guitar Solo Q=120 W +W E Q S S E S E S E S S E Q S S E S E S
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E S S Q +H E S E +Q E S E +E E S S S S S S S E E E.
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E S S S S S S S E E E. E S S S S S S S E E E. E S S S S S S S E E E.
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7/8 11/16 2/8 E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E E
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7/8 11/16 7/8 E S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q. S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S
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E S S S S S S S S S S E
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Interlude 11/16 E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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7/8 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 E S
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Q=130 4/4 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 Q 4x
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3/4 9/8 2/4
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Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
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Chorus Q=120 4/4 |-3-| |-3-| E S S S +S S S S +S E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-3-| |-3-| E S S S +S S S S +S E S E S E E E E Q. S S E
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E S S S +S S S S +S E E E E Q.. S S S S S S S S E
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|-3-| |-3-| E S S S +S S S S +S E S E S E E Q. S S E +Q
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Outro Q=130 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 E E
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|-5p0-0-0-----0-0-5p0-0-0-----0-0-|---------------------9-7-6---*|
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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
Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/watchtower/the_eldritch_btab.html