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Song
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AINT NO TELLING (Bassline)
As recorded by Jimi Hendrix
(From the 1968 Album AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE)
Transcribed by TLSspider for PowerTab Editor
Words and Music by Jimi Hendrix
Arranged by Jimi Hendrix
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass 1'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'effects for Bass 1'
Intro
Moderately Fast - Q=152
F#EN.C. C#7+9
4/4
Gtrs I, II
W W E E E E E E E E Q E S S E E E E
|----------||----------|-----------------------|----------------------| |----------||----------|-----------------------|----------------------| |----------||----------|-4-(4)-4-----2-4-2-----|-4--4-------2-4-2-----| |----------||----------|---------(4)-------(4)-|------4-(4)-------4---|
Verse
C#7+9
Q E E E E E E Q E E S S E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------| |-4--4---2-4-2---|-4--4---2-2-4-2---|-4--4---2-4-2---|-4--4---2-4-2----| |------4-------4-|------4---------4-|------4-------4-|------4-------4--|
E EaEdF#F#F#d9N.(B)(B#) C#7+9
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q H H Q E E E E S S E E E Q H
|-------------|-----------|---------------------|-------------|| |-------------|-----------|---------------------|-------------|| |-----2-----4-|-2----3----|-4--4---/4-(4)-4-2---|-4-----------|| |-0S4---2S6---|-----------|------4------------4-|-------------||
Verse
C#7+9
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|----------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |----------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-4--4---2-4-2---|-4--4---2-4-2-----|-4-4-4-----2-4-2---|-4-4-4-----2-4-2\---| |------4-------4-|------4-------(4)-|-------4-4-------4-|-------4-4----------|
E EaEdF#F#F#d9
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q H H E E E S S E E E E E E Q Q E. S
|-------------|-----------|-------------------------|-----------------|| |-------------|-----------|-------------------------|-----------------|| |-----2-----4-|-2----3----|-4-(4)-4-----2-4-(2)-----|-4---------5--5--|| |-0S4---4S6---|-----------|---------4-4---------(4)-|-----------------||
Bridge
C#7+9 D7 C#
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-4---4---4---5--|-4---4---4---5--|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-------2---2-----| |---4---4---4----|---4---4---4----|-----------0-2-3-|-4-4-4---4---4-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------2-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-4-----|-----------0-2-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E +H
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------7-(7)----| |-----------2-----|-----------------|-----/7-----------| |-4-4-4-4-4---4-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-4-|-(5)--------------|
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Q. E +Q Q E Q. Q Q a Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|----------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------| |-7----5-(5)-----|--------------|------------------|-----------------| |-------------6p=|=5-5----3--0--|---------------3--|-(3)-5----3------| |----------------|--------------|-5p3----5-(5)-----|-------------5---|
C#7
E. S E S S E E E E Q E S S S S E E E Q E E E E S S E
|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |-4--4-4-------2-4-2---|-4--4-----2-2-4-2---|-4--4---2-4-2-(2)---| |--------4-(4)-------4-|------4-4---------4-|------4-----------4-|
E E Q +Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q H
|-----------------|---------------|-------------|| |-------------6---|---------------|-------------|| |-4---------------|-4-4-----------|-------------|| |-----4--(4)------|-------------0-|-3-3---------||
Verse
C#7+9
E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-4-4-4---2-4-2-----|-4-4-4-----2-4-2-----| |-------4-------(4)-|-------4-4-------(4)-|
E E E S S E E E E Q E. S E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |-4-4-4-----2-4-2-----|-4--4----2-4-2---| |-------4-4-------(4)-|-------4-------4-|
E EadE9F#F#add9 N.(B)(B#) C#7+9
|-3--| |-3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q H H Q E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------|------------------| |---------------|-----------|------------------| |------2------4-|-2----3----|-4--4---2-4-2-----| |-0-/4---2-/6---|-----------|------4-------(4)-|
E EadE9F#F#aF#9 N.(B)(B#)
|-3--| |-3--|
Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
|------------------|---------------|-----------| |------------------|---------------|-----------| |-4--4---2-4-2-----|------2------4-|-2----3----| |------4-------(4)-|-0-/4---2-/6---|-----------|
C#7+9 N.(E) (F#)
|-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
|------------------|------------------|-------------|-----------|| |------------------|------------------|-------------|-----------|| |-4--4---2-4-2-----|-4--4---2-4-2-----|-----2---1-4-|-2----3----|| |------4-------(4)-|------4-------(4)-|-0-4---2-----|-----------||
Outro
C#7+9 E EaEdF#F#add9N.(B)(B#)
|-3-| |-3-|
Q S E S E Q E Q S E S E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-----------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-----------| |-4--4---x-4-4------|-4--4---x-4-4------|-----2---1-2-|-2----3----| |---------------(4)-|---------------(4)-|-0-4---2-----|-----------|
C#7+9
S S E S E S E Q E Q. +S S E Q E
|--------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------| |-4-4-4-4---x-4-4----|-4----(4)-----4-4------| |------------------4-|----------(4)------(4)-|
TP
Q. +S S E Q. W W
|---------------------|----------|------*| |---------------------|----------|------*| |-4----(4)-----4-4----|-4--------|------*| |----------(4)--------|----------|------*|
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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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