Bass Tabs
Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BOLD AS LOVE (Bassline) As recorded by Jimi Hendrix (From the 1967 Album AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE) Transcribed by JimmyPage#2 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-------------------| [ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jimi_hendrix/bold_as_love_btab.html ] |-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
