Lovely To See You by The Moody Blues
LOVELY TO SEE YOU (Bassline)
As recorded by Moody Blues
(From the 1969 Album ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM)
Words and Music by Justin Hayward
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Lodge - Bass'
Intro & Interlude
Q=129
$
4/4
Gtr I
H. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o------------|-------2-4-2-----|-----------------|
||o------------|-0-0-4-------4-0-|-------2-4-2-----|
||--0----------|-----------------|-0-0-4-------2-0-|
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 E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------2-4-2-----|-----------------|-------2---------|------------------|
|-0-0-4-------4-0-|-------2-4-2-----|-0-0-4---0-0-1-2-|-------2-4-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|-0-0-4-------2-0-|-----------------|-0-0-4------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
Q 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 E E E E E
|----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------2---------||---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2--------|
|-0--4---0-0-1-2-||-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------2----------|
|----------------||-0-0-4-----0-4---|-0-0-4-----0-4---|-0-0-4-----0-4-0--|
Chorus
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 E E E E E Q
|-----------------||-------2---------|-------2-------2-|-----------------|
|---------2-------||-----2-------2-0-|-----2-------2---|---------2---2---|
|-------2-------2-||-0-4-----0-4-----|-0-4-----0-4-----|-------2---4-----|
|-0-0-4-----0-4---||-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-4-----------|
To Coda
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------|-------2---------|-------2-------2--|----------------|
|---------2---2--|-----2-------2-0-|-----2-------2----|---------2---2--|
|-------2---4----|-0-4-----0-4-----|-0-4-----0-4------|-------2---4----|
|-0-0-4----------|-----------------|------------------|-0-0-4----------|
Bridge
1. 2.
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E Q E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------||----------------||---------------|----------------|
|---------2---2--o||---------2---2--||---------------|----------------|
|-------2---4----o||-------2---4----||---------------|----------------|
|-0-0-4-----------||-0-0-4----------||-1----1-1-1----|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|
Q. E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E Q Q Q E E +E E E E
|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
|-1----1-1-1--1-|-3----3-3-3--3-|-1----1-1--1--|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
D.S. al Coda &
Q Q Q Q q q q q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|-0--2--2--2--|-------------||----------------|-----------------||
|-------------|-------------||---------2---2--|---------2---2---||
|-------------|-0--0--0--0--||-------2---4----|-------2---4-----||
|-------------|-------------||-0-0-4----------|-0-0-4-----------||
Outro
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 E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|---------2-4-2-----|-----------------|---------2-4-2------|
|-------2-4-2---0-|-(0)-0-4-------4-0-|-------2-4-2---0-|-(0)-0-4-------4-0--|
|-0-0-4-------2---|-------------------|-0-0-4-------2---|--------------------|
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 E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|---------2---------|-----------------|---------2----------|
|-------2-4-2---0-|-(0)-0-4---0-0-1-2-|-------2-4-2-2-0-|-(0)-0-4---0-0-1-2--|
|-0-0-4-------2---|-------------------|-0-0-4-----------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------2-4-2-----|-----------------|
|-------2-4-2---0-|-(0)-0-4-------4-0-|-------2-4-2---0-|
|-0-0-4-------2---|-------------------|-0-0-4-------2---|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------*|
|---------2-4-2-----|-----------------|---------2-4-2-----*|
|-(0)-0-4-------4-0-|-------2-4-2---0-|-(0)-0-4-------4-0-*|
|-------------------|-0-0-4-------2---|-------------------*|
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
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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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