#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# LIFE'S BEEN GOOD (Bassline) As recorded by Joe Walsh (From the 1978 Album LOOK WHAT I DID) Transcribed by Steve Gorenberg Words and Music by Joe Walsh Arranged by Joe Walsh Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro Moderately Slow Rock Q=100 (A) D5 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 W W W H E S S S S S S |------------|----------|----------|----------|----------------------| |------------|----------|----------|----------|----------------------| |------------|----------|----------|----------|--------5-5-5---5-5---| |------------|----------|----------|----------|----------------------| (A) D5 W +H +E E E E +Q H. H E S S E S S |----------|------------------|--------------|------------------| |----------|------------------|--------------|------------------| |----------|------------------|--------------|--------5-5-5-5-5-| |-5--------|-(5)----(5)-5---5-|-(5)----------|------------------| (A) D5 E E Q E E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q S S E S S |---------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |---------------|----------7---7-|-----------------|--------------------| |---------------|------7---------|-----------------|-------5--5-5-5-5-5-| |-5-5----5-5----|-5-5----5---5---|-5-5---3-5-5---3-|-5-3-5--------------| (A) D5 Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E E S S E S S |----------------|----------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------|----------------|------------------|--------------------| |----------------|----------------|------------------|------3-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-5----x-5-5-3-4-|-5----3-5-5---5-|-(5)----3-5-5---3-|-5------------------| (A) F5 Q E E E E E E Q E Q E E E E E H E E E E H E E |----------------|---------------||--------------|--------------| |----------------|---------------||--------------|--------------| |----------------|---------------||--------------|--------------| |-5----x-5-5---3-|-5----5--5-5-1-||-1----------1-|-1----------5-| Am F5 W +H.. E E E H E E E E H E E |----------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-5--------|-(5)--------1-|-1----------1-|-1----------5-| 1st Verse Am F C/E Dm C W +H E e e e e s s e e e E Q e s s e e e E Q |----------|----------------||-------------------|------------------| |----------|--------------2-||o-3---3-3-3-2------|------------------| |----------|----------3-5---||o------------------|-5---5-5-5-3------| |-5--------|-(5)------------||-------------------|------------------| Chorus 1. 2. F C/E Dm C Dm C N.C. G9 e s s e e e E Q e s s e e e E Q e s s e e E e e e E Q E E E Q |------------------|-------------------||-------------------||----------------| |-3---3-3-3-2------|------------------o||-------------------||------5-3-------| |------------------|-5---5-5-3-3------o||-5---5-5-3---3-2---||----------------| |------------------|-------------------||-----------------5-||-3--------------| C G G9 E E E E E E S E. Q E Q S S E S S Q E Q S S E S S E Q E E E Q |------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------| |---2-3-2-3-2-3-5--|-------------5-----|-------------5-----|------5-3------| |------------------|-3-------5-7---7-5-|-3-------5-7---7-5-|---------------| |------------------|------3------------|------3------------|-3-------------| C G/B A5 E E E E E E S E. Q Q Q Q W +H E e e e |------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|| |---2-3-2-3-2-3-5--|-------------|----------|--------------2-|| |------------------|-3--3--2--2--|-0--------|-(0)------3-5---|| |------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|| 2nd Verse F C/E Dm C e s s e e e E Q e s s e e e E Q ||-------------------|------------------| ||o-3---3-3-3-2------|------------------| ||o------------------|-5---5-5-5-3------| ||-------------------|------------------| 1.,2.,3. F C/E Dm C e s s e e e E Q e s s e e e E Q |------------------|--------------------|| |-3---3-3-3-2------|-------------------o|| |------------------|-5---5-5-3-3-------o|| |------------------|--------------------|| Chorus II 4. Dm C N.C. G9 C G e s s e e E e e e E Q E E E Q E E E E E E S E. Q E Q S S E S S |-------------------||---------------|------------------|--------------------| |-------------------||------5-3------|---2-3-2-3-2-3-5--|-------------5------| |-5---5-5-3---3-2---||---------------|------------------|-3-------5-7---7-5--| |-----------------5-||-3-------------|------------------|------3-------------| C G G9 C G/B Q E Q S S S S S S E Q E E E Q E E E E E E S E. Q E E Q. E |---------------------|---------------|------------------|----------------|| |---------------------|------5-3------|---2-3-2-3-2-3-5--|----------------|| |-3---------5-7-5-----|---------------|------------------|-3--3-3-2----2--|| |------3--7-------7-5-|-3-------------|------------------|----------------|| Interlude A5 > W +W +W +W W W |----------|------------|------------|------------|----------|------| |----------|------------|------------|------------|----------|------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|----------|------| |----------|------------|------------|------------|----------|------| Guitar Solo A H Q E E E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H |-------------|-------2------||--------------|--------------| |-------------|---2-4--------||-----4-2------|--------------| |---------2-3-|-4------------||-0------------|-------0------| |-------------|--------------||--------------|-0-0-2--------| D/A A D/A A Q E E Q E E E E E E H E E E Q E E E E E E E H |---------------|--------------|----------------|--------------| |---------------|---2-4--------|-----4-2--4-----|--------------| |------0----2-3-|-4-----0------|-0----------2-3-|-4-----0------| |-0--2----------|--------------|----------------|---0-2--------| F/G G D/A A Q E E Q E E E E E E H E E E E Q E E E E E E H |---------------|--------------|----------------|-------2------| |---------------|--------------|----------------|---2-4--------| |----7-5--------|--------------|-5-4-2-0----2-3-|-4------------| |-3---------5-6-|-7---3-3------|----------------|--------------| D/A A Q E E Q E E E E E E H E S S E E Q E E E E E E H |---------------|--------------|------------------|--------------| |---------------|--------------|-4p2h4p2----------|--------------| |------0----2-3-|-4-----0------|---------0----2-3-|-4-----0------| |-0--2----------|---0-2--------|------------------|---0-2--------| D/A A D/A A Q E E Q E E E E E E H S S S S E E Q E E E E E E H |---------------|--------------|-2h4p2--------------|--------------| |---------------|--------------|---------2----------|--------------| |------0----2-3-|-4-----0------|-----------0----2-3-|-4-----0------| |-0--2----------|---0-2--------|--------------------|---0-2--------| F/G G D/A A E E E Q E Q E E E E E Q. E E E E Q E E E E E E H |---------------|----------------|----------------|-------2------| |---------------|----------------|----------------|---2-4--------| |-----7-5--7----|-3-2-0-----5----|-------0----2-3-|-4------------| |-3-------------|-------3--------|-0-0-2----------|--------------| D/A A D/A A N.C.(A) > Q E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +H +W +W |-2h=4p2--4-----|----------------|----------------|------------|---------| |---------------|----------------|----------------|------------|---------| |-0---------2-3-|-4-----0----2-3-|-4-----0-(0)----|-(0)--------|-(0)-----| |---------------|---0-2----------|---0-2----------|------------|---------| +H +H +W +W |---------------|------------|------------| |---------------|------------|------------| |-(0)----(0)----|-(0)--------|-(0)--------| |---------------|------------|------------| Intro Recap (A) < +W +W +E E Q H |------------|------------||---------------| |------------|------------||---------------| |-(0)--------|-(0)--------||-(0)-----------| |------------|------------||---------------| D5 (A) W W H E S S E S S W +H +E E E E |----------|----------|------------------|----------|-------------------| |----------|----------|------------------|----------|-------------------| |----------|----------|--------5-5-5-----|----------|-------------------| |----------|----------|--------------5-5-|-5--------|-(5)----(5)-5---5--| D5 (A) +E E Q H Q E Q S S E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------5---7-| |---------------|------5--5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------| |-(5)-----------|-------------------|-5-5---x-5-5---x-|-5-5---x-5-------| D5 (A) E E E E E E E E E E E Q S S E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------7---7-| |-----------------|-------5--5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5---x-5-5---x-|-5-5----------------|-5-5---x-5-5---x-|-5-5---x-5-------| D5 (A) E E E E E E E E E E E Q S S E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q S S E E E |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------5-7-7-|--------------------|-----------5-7-7-|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------5--5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|--------5-5-5------|| |-5-5---x-5-------|-5-5----------------|-5-5---x-5-------|-5-5------------1--|| F5 A5 E E H E E E E H E E W +H.. E |--------------|--------------|----------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|----------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|----------|--------------| |-1----------1-|-1----------5-|-5--------|-(5)--------1-| E E H E E E E H E E W +H E e e e |--------------|--------------|----------|----------------|| |--------------|--------------|----------|--------------2-|| |--------------|--------------|----------|----------3-5---|| |-1----------1-|-1----------5-|-5--------|-(5)------------|| 3rd Verse F C/E Dm C e s s e e e E Q e s s e e e E Q ||-------------------|------------------| ||o-3---3-3-3-2------|------------------| ||o------------------|-5---5-5-5-3------| ||-------------------|------------------| 1. F C/E Dm C e s s e e e E Q e s s e e e E Q |------------------|--------------------|| |-3---3-3-3-2------|-------------------o|| |------------------|-5---5-5-3-3-------o|| |------------------|--------------------|| Chorus III 2. Dm C N.C. G9 C G e s s e e E e e e E Q E E E Q E E E E E E S E. Q E Q S S E S S |-------------------||---------------|------------------|--------------------| |-------------------||------5-3------|---2-3-2-3-2-3-5--|-------------5------| |-5---5-5-3---3-2---||---------------|------------------|-3-------5-7---7-5--| |-----------------5-||-3-------------|------------------|------3-------------| C G G9 C G/B Q E Q S S S S S S E Q E E E Q E E E E E E S E. E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------|------------------|-------5-4-2------|| |---------5-----------|------5-3------|---2-3-2-3-2-3-5--|---2-5-------5----|| |-3---------7-5-7-5---|---------------|------------------|-3-------------2--|| |------3------------7-|-3-------------|------------------|------------------|| (A) D5 Q. Q Q E Q. Q Q E Q. E +Q. E E E E Q S S E S S |--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------| |-0----0--0--0-|-0----0--0--0-|-0----0-(0)---0-|-0-0-0-5--5-5-5-5-5-| |--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------| Out-Solo A D5 Q E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E e E E E E E E E E Q S S E S S |-------------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-0----0-0-0-/10-0-|-0-0---0--0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-|-0-0---5--5-5-5-5-5-| |-------------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------| A D5 Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q S S E S S |------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------| |------------------|----------7-7---|-----------------7-|--------------------| |-0----12-0-0---7-|-0-0---0------0-|-0-0---12-0-0-----|-0-0---5--5-5-5-5-5-| |------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------| A Q E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E |------------------|-------------------| |----------------7-|-------------------| |-0----12-0-0-----|-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-| |------------------|-------------------| D5 Q E E E E E E E E E Q S S E S S |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |-0----12-0-0---0-|-0-0---5--5-5-5-5-5--| |------------------|---------------------| A Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q E |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|-----7------------| |-0----12-0-0-0-----|-0-0---0-0------0-| |----------------10-|-----------12----| D5 E E E S S S S E S S S S E E S S Q S S E S S |-----2-----2-4s6-2---2---|-2-0--------------------| |-------2-4---------4---4-|-----2h4----------------| |-0-0---------------------|------------5-5-5-0-0---| |-------------------------|------------------------| A Q E E E E a E a E E E E S S E E E E |--------------------|-------------------| |------4-5-7-5h7-5h7-|-------7-7-7-------| |-0--0---------------|-0-0---------0---0-| |--------------------|-------------------| D5 E E E E E E Q E E E Q S S E S S |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |-0-0-0-12-0-0----|-0-3-0-5--5-5-5-5-5--| |------------------|---------------------| A E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------0--/12---0-| |-5-5-3-4-5-5-3-4-|-5-5---------------| D5 E E E E E E E E E S S E Q S S E S S |-----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------| |-0-0-------------|---3-3---5--5-5-5-5-5--| |-----3-4-5-5-3-4-|-5-----5---------------| A D5 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 S S E. E. S S E E |-----2---2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-|-5-2-0-2--------------| |-------4---------|-----------------|-----------------|----------0-----------| |-0-0-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------5-5-5-5--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| A E E E E E E E S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|----------2---2-|-2-2---------2----| |-----------------2h4-|-----2----------|---------2-4---4--| |-0-0---12-0-0-------|-0-0---0--------|-----2-4----------| |---------------------|----------------|------------------| D5 A S S S S E Q S S E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4s0-2p0-2--------------|-------------------|-----------2---2-| |-----------0------------|-------------------|-----------------| |--------------5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0---12-0-0---x-|-0-0---0-0-------| |------------------------|-------------------|-----------------| D5 Q E E E E E E E E a Q S S S S E E |------------------|--------------2---2---| |------------------|----------2h4---4-----| |-0----12-0-0---x-|-0---3h5------------0-| |------------------|----------------------| A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |-0---12-0-0---7-0-|-0-0---0-0-0---0--| |--------------------|------------------| D5 Q E E E E E E E E a Q S S S S E E |------------------|--------------2---2---| |------------------|----------2h4---4-----| |-0----12-0-0---x-|-0---3h5------------0-| |------------------|----------------------| A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|------------------*| |--------------------|------------------*| |-0---12-0-0---7-0-|-0-0---0-0-0---0--*| |--------------------|------------------*| 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 / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - 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