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Im Still Standing Bass

(ver. 1)
Elton John
I'M STILL STANDING (Bassline)

As recorded by Elton John
(From the 1983 Album TOO LOW FOR ZERO)

Words and Music by Elton John & Bernie Taupin

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dee Murray - Bass'


   Intro
    Q=176(8=s8)
   4/4
    Gtr I
    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||
||o-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1---o||
||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||


   1st & 2nd Verses
    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
||o-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|
||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E +Q   E E   +Q   Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1------------|---------------|
|-------------|------1-(1)--1-3-|-(3)--3--3--3--|


                             1.
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E. S E. S
|-------------|-------------|------------------||
|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-----------------o||
|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--3-1--3-o||
|-------------|-------------|------------------||


                      Chorus
  2.
                    $
                    $$
  Q  E. S E. S E. S    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------0----||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|---------0--3----3-||-------------|-------3--3--|--------------|
|-1--1--3-----------||-1--1--3--3--|-4--4--------|--------------|
|-------------------||-------------|-------------|-4--4--4--4---|


  Q  E. S Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|------------3--|-------------|-------------|-4--4--------|
|-------3-4-----|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|
|-4--4----------|-------------|-------------|-------2--2--|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------3--3--|-------------|
|-------------|-1--1--3--3--|-4--4--------|-------------|
|-4--4--4--4--|-------------|-------------|-4--4--4--4--|


  Q  E. S Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|------------3--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-3--3--------|
|-------3-4-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-4--4----------|-------------|-------------|-------1--1--|


 To Dbl. Coda
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3--3--3--3--|
|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|
|-1--1--2--4--|-------------|-------------|-------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-3--3--3--3--|
|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-------------|
|-1--1--2--4--|-------------|-------------|-------------|


                3rd Verse
      To Coda
  Q  Q  Q  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-3--3--3--3--||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------||-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1---|
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E +Q   E E   +Q   Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1------------|----------------|
|-------------|-------------|------1-(1)--1-3-|-(3)--3--3--3---|


                                    D.S. al Coda
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E. S E. S E. S
|-------------|-------------|--------------0-----||
|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|---------0--3----3--||
|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--3------------||
|-------------|-------------|--------------------||


 Guitar Solo
  &
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|


  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E +Q   E E   +Q   Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1------------|---------------|
|-------------|------1-(1)--1-3-|-(3)--3--3--3--|


                             D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E. S E. S E. S
|-------------|-------------|--------------0-----||
|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|---------0--3----3--||
|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--3------------||
|-------------|-------------|--------------------||


   Outro
    &&
    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    5x
||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
||o-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-3--3--3--3--|--------------o||
||o-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-------------|--------------o||
||--------------|-------------|-------------|-1--1--2--4----||


            
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