Ride My See-saw by Moody Blues
RIDE MY SEE-SAW (Bassline)
As recorded by The Moody Blues
(From the 1968 Album IN SEARCH OF THE LOST CHORD)
Words and Music by John Lodge
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Lodge - Bass'
Intro Chorus (3rd Instrumental)
Q=158
$
$$
4/4
Gtr I
Q H. H Q Q 4x Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
||-------------|-------------||-||----------------|----------------|
||o------------|------------o||-||o---------------|----------------|
||o-3--3-------|-3----3--3--o||-||o-3------3------|-3------3-------|
||-------------|-------------||-||-------3------3-|------3------3--|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3------3--3--|-1------1------|-1------1--1--|-3------3------|
|------3-------|------1------1-|------1-------|------3------3-|
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|-3------3---3---|-3------3------|-3------3------|-3------3--3--|
|------3---3---3-|------3------3-|------3------3-|------3-------|
To Dbl. Coda
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
|---------------|--------------|---------------|------------------||
|---------------|--------------|---------------|------------------||
|-1------1------|-1------1--1--|-3------3------|-3------3---3-----||
|------1------1-|------1-------|------3------3-|------3---3---3---||
1st - 3rd Verses
Q. E Q. E H Q E E Q. E Q. E H Q E E
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-3----3-1----1-|------3----3-|-3----3-1----1-|------3----3-|
|---------------|-1-------3---|---------------|-1-------3---|
To Coda
H H H Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E
|-----------|-------------|---------------|------------------||
|-----------|-------------|---------------|------------------||
|-3----1----|------3----3-|-1----1-1--1-1-|-1----1-1-1-1-1---||
|-----------|-1-------3---|---------------|------------------||
Interlude
1.
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-o||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
2.
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|-5------5------|-5------5------|-5------5------|-5------5------||
|------5------5-|------5------5-|------5------5-|------5------5-||
Bridge
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
||o-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----5-|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1--|
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
|---------------|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-o||
|-1----1-1----1-|-1----1-1----1-|---------------|----------------||
D.S. al Coda
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3---||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
& D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3---||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
Outro
&&
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E 4x
||----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------o||
||o-3----3-1----1-|---------------|-3----3-1----1-|----------------o||
||----------------|-1----1-3----3-|---------------|-1----1-3----3---||
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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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