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Bold As Love Bass

(ver. 1)
Jimi Hendrix

BOLD AS LOVE (Bassline)
As recorded by Jimi Hendrix
(From the 1967 Album AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE)

	

Words and Music by Jimi Hendrix
Arranged by JimmyPage#2

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass'

 Verse
  Q=70
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E E Q  H      W
|-------------|------|
|-------------|------|
|-------------|------|
|-5-----------|------|


  W          H    Q  Q
|----------|------------|
|----------|------------|
|----------|---------4--|
|----------|------------|


  Q  E e Q  Q    Q  E e E. S E E
|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|--------5--5-5---|
|-5----4-------|-2--2-2----------|
|--------5-----|-----------------|


                         |-3-| |-3-|
  Q  E e Q  E E   Q  E e E E E E E E
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|------4-5-5-5-6-6-6-|
|-5----4--------|-2--2---------------|
|--------5--5---|--------------------|


 Chorus
  E. S E e e E +S  S e    Q  e S S e E +S  S e
|----------------------|-----6---6-------------|
|----------------------|-/4--------5-5-(5)-4-5-|
|--------4-7-7-(7)-6-7-|-----------------------|
|-5--5-5---------------|-----------------------|


  Q  E S S e E +S  S e    E. S e S S e E +S  S s S
|----------------------|-----6-------------------4-|
|----------------------|-/4----4---0-5-5-(5)-4-5---|
|--------7-7-7-(7)-6-7-|---------------------------|
|-5--5-----------------|---------------------------|


  Q  e S S e E +S  S e   E E E. S e E Q
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-4---------------|
|--------5-7-7-(7)-6-7-|----------5-5----|
|-5--5-----------------|--------5--------|


  W          H    Q  E a E
|----------|---------------|
|----------|---------6-----|
|----------|-----------6h7-|
|----------|---------------|


 Verse
  Q  E. S e Q  E   Q  e S S e E +S  S e
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|-4--4-----------------|
|---------7-7----|--------5-5-5-(5)-4-5-|
|-5-----5--------|----------------------|


  Q  e S S E E +S  S e   Q  e E Q  Q
|----------------------|--------------|
|----------------------|-4--4---------|
|--------5-7-7-(7)-6-7-|--------5--4--|
|-5--5-----------------|--------------|


                 |3|
  Q  S S S S E E E S e   Q  e E E. S e S S
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------x-x-x-|--------5--5-5-----|
|-5--5---4s5-----------|-2--2--------------|
|------5-----5-5-------|-----------------5-|


 Chorus
       |3|     |3|             |-3-| |-3-|
  E Q  S E E E E S e   E E e E E E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------x-x-x-|---------5-5-5-6-6-6-|
|-5-5--4h5-----------|-2-2-2---------------|
|----------5-5-------|---------------------|


       |-3-|
  Q  E S S S e E +S  S E    E. S E. S S S E S S e
|------------------------|-----6----6-------------|
|------------------------|-/4----4----5-x-5-5-4-5-|
|------4-5-6-7-7-(7)-6-7-|------------------------|
|-5--5-------------------|------------------------|


                                                  |-3-|
  Q  e S S e E +S  S S S    E. S E. S s S E +S  S S S S
|------------------------|-----6----6-------------------|
|------------------------|-/4----4----5-x-5-(5)-4-5h6h7-|
|--------5-7-7-(7)-5-7-7-|------------------------------|
|-5--5-------------------|------------------------------|


       |-3-|
  Q  E S S S s S E +S  S e   e E S e e Q  E S
|--------------------------|------------------|
|--------------------------|-4----------------|
|------5h6h7-7-5-7-(7)-5-7-|-------5-5--------|
|-5--5---------------------|-----5------------|


                  |-3-| |-3-|
  W          H    E E E E E E
|----------|------------------|
|----------|------5-5-5-6-6-6-|
|----------|------------------|
|----------|------------------|


                                                         |-3--|
  E E E E  e E +S  S e    E. S E S S e E +S  S E   Q  E +S  S S e E +S  S e
|----------------------|-----6-------------------|--------------------------|
|-----7-7\-------------|-/4----4-4-0-5-5-(5)-5-5-|--------------------------|
|----------7-7-(7)-5-7-|-------------------------|----------5-6-7-7-(7)-7-7-|
|-5-5------------------|-------------------------|-5--5-(5)-----------------|


                 |-3-|
   E. S E. S e E S S S S S   Q  E S S e E +S  S e
|--------------------------|----------------------|
|-/4----4----5-5-------5-0-|----------------------|
|-----4----5-----3-4-5-----|------4-5-7-7-(7)-6-7-|
|--------------------------|-5--5-----------------|


                                   |3|
  E. S E. S e E +S  S E    E E S S E S e E +S  S E
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4----4----5-5-(5)-5-5/-|-------------------------|
|----4----5--------------|-------4-5-6-7-7-(7)-5-7-|
|------------------------|-5-5-5-------------------|


               |-3-|
  E. S E E e E S S S S S   Q  E. S e E +S  S e   Q  E S S e E +S  S S S
|----6---6---------------|---------------------|----6--------------------|
|-4----4---5-5-------5-5-|----7--5-------------|-4----4-0-5-5-(5)-4-5-7--|
|--------------5-6-7-----|---------7-7-(7)-6-7-|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-5-------------------|-------------------------|


       |-3-|
  Q  E S S S e E +S  S E   E. S E. S E E +S  S S S
|------------------------|----6----6---------------|
|------------------------|-4----4----5-5-(5)-4-5-7-|
|------4h5h6-7-7-(7)-6-7-|-------------------------|
|-5--5-------------------|-------------------------|


          |-3-|
  S S E E S S S e E +S  S E
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|---------4-5-6-7-7-(7)-7-7--|
|-5-5-5-5--------------------|


  Slower Q=66
         |-3-| |-3-|       |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
  Q.   E E E E E E E   Q  +E  E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------------|
|-4------------------|------------------------|
|--------5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--------------------|-5--(5)-5-5-------------|


                          3/4
      |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
  Q  +E  E E E E E E E E   H.
|------------------------|-------|
|------------------------|-------|
|------------5-5-5-5-5---|-------|
|-5--(5)-5-5-----------5-|-5-----|


 4/4
  W          W
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
|----------|------|


 Outro Solo
  S S E S S E S S S S S S S S   S S E S S E S S E S S S S
|-6---6-6---------------------|-----3-----3---------------|
|---6-----6-6-----------6-4---|---3-----3-----4-----5---5-|
|---------------4-5-6-6-----6-|-1-----1-----2---2-3---3---|
|-------------4---------------|---------------------------|


  S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S   S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-----6---6---6-----------------|-----3-----3-----4-----5-|
|---6---6---6---6-4-3-----------|---3-----3-----4-----5---|
|-4-------------------6-4-3-----|-1-----1-----2-----3-----|
|---------------------------6-4-|-------------------------|


    S S E S S E S S S S S S S S   S S E S S E S S E S S E
||------6-6---------------------|-----3-----3-4-----5------||
||o---6-----6---6-4-3-----------|---3-----3-----4-----5---o||
||o-4---------4-------6-4-3-----|-1-----1---------2-----3-o||
||--------------------------6-4-|--------------------------||


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S E S S E S S S S
|---------6-6-4-------------------|-----3-1-3---------4-----5---|
|-----6-6-------6-6-4-3-----------|---3-------3-1---4-----5---6-|
|-4-4-------------------6-4-3-----|-1-------------2-----3-------|
|-----------------------------6-4-|-----------------------------|


  E S S S S E S S S S S S E    S S E S S E S S E S S S S
|-------6---6----------------|-----3-3---------4-----5---|
|---6-6---6---6-6-4-3--------|---3-----3-----4-----5---5-|
|-4-------------------6-4-3\-|-1---------1-2-----3-------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------6-6-4-------------------|
|-----6---------6-6-6-4-3---------|
|-4-4---4-----------------6-4-3---|
|-------------------------------4-|


  S S S S S S E S S E S S S S
|-----3-------3-4-----5-------|
|---3-------3-----4-----5-----|
|-1-----1-1---------2-----3s4-|
|-----------------------------|


  S S E S S E S S S S S S E
|-----6---6-6---------------|
|---6---6-----6-6-6-4-3-----|
|-4-------------------6-4-3-|
|---------------------------|


  S S E S S S  S  S S E S S E
|-----3-3---3-(3)-----4-----5-|
|---3-----3---------4-----5---|
|-1---------------2-----3-----|
|-----------------------------|


  S S E S S E S S E E E
|-----6-6-6-4-----------|
|---6---------6-6-4-3---|
|-4-------------------6-|
|-----------------------|


  S S E S S E S S S S S S S S   S S E S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----3-------4-------5-------|-----6-6----------------------|
|---3-----3-----4---4---5-----|---6-----6---6-4-3------------|
|-1-----1---1-----2-------3S4-|-4---------4-------6-4-3------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------6-4--|


        |-3-|
  S S E S S S E S S E S S E   S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S
|-----3-3p1---3-----4-----5-|-----6-----6-6------------------|
|---3-------3-----4-----5---|---6-----6-----6-4-3------------|
|-1-------------2-----3-----|-4-----4-------------6-4-3------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------6-4--|


  S S S S S S E S S E S S E
|-----3---3---------4-----5-|
|---3---3---3-----4-----5---|
|-1-----------1-2-----3-----|
|---------------------------|


  S S E S S E S S S S S S S S   S S E S S E H
|-----6-6---------------------|-----3-----3------*|
|---6-----6---6-4-3-----------|---3-----3--------*|
|-4---------4-------6-4-3-----|-1-----1----------*|
|-------------------------6-4-|------------------*|



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
            
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