The Lazy Song (ver 5) by Bruno Mars
THE LAZY SONG (Bassline)
As recorded by Bruno Mars
(From the 2010 Album DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS)
Words and Music by Bruno Mars, Ari Levine, Philip Lawrence & Keinan Warsame
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Electric Bass (finger)'
Chorus
Q=88
4/4
Gtr I
W H H W H H
|----------||------11----|-9--------|------11----|
|----------||-9----------|----------|-9----------|
|----------||------------|----------|------------|
|----------||------------|----------|------------|
W H H W H H
|-9--------|------11----|-9--------|------8----|
|----------|-9----------|----------|-9---------|
|----------|------------|----------|-----------|
|----------|------------|----------|-----------|
1st & 2nd Verses
H. 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
|-9-----------||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------||o---------4-4---4-|-2-2-----2-2-1---|---------4-4---4-|
|-------------||o-2-2---2---------|-------2-------4-|-2-2---2---------|
|---------2-4-||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------1-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-----2-2-----|---------4-4---4-|-2-2-----2-2-1---|---------4-4---4-|
|-------2---------|-2-2---2---------|-------2-------4-|-2-2---2---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Pre-Chorus Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||-------6-------8-|-------9------||-----------------|
|-2-2-----2-2-1---||-----2-------4---|-----6---9----||---------4-4---4-|
|-------2-------4-||-4-4-----6-6-----|-7-7----------||-2-2---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
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------1-4-|
|-2-2-----2-2-1---|---------4-4---4-|-2-2-----2-2-----|
|-------2-------4-|-2-2---2---------|-------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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------4-4---4-|-2-2-----2-2-1---|---------1-1---1-|
|-2-2---2---------|-------2-------4-|-2-2---2---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Interlude
1.
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-----2------||---------4-4---4-|-2-2-----2-2-1---|
|-------2--------||-2-2---2---------|-------2-------4-|
|----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H
|-----------------|------------------||-------------||
|---------4-4---4-|-2-2-----2-2-1---o||-2-2---------||
|-2-2---2---------|-------2-------4-o||-------------||
|-----------------|------------------||-------------||
Bridge
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4---4---------|-----------------|-4-4---4---------|
|---------2-2---2-|-4-4---2-4-4---2-|---------2-2---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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------1-2-|-4-4---4---------|-----------1-2---|
|-4-4---2-4-4-----|---------2-2---2-|-4-4---2-4-----4-|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E H H H W
|-----------------|--------------||------11----|-9----|
|-----------------|--------------||-9----------|------|
|-4-4---4---------|--------------||------------|------|
|---------2-2---2-|-4-4---4------||------------|------|
H H W H H W
|------11----|-9--------|------11----|-9----|
|-9----------|----------|-9----------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
|------------|----------|------------|------|
Outro
H H H. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------8----|-9-----------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-9---------|-------------||---------4-4---4-|-2-2-----2-2-1---|
|-----------|-------------||-2-2---2---------|-------2-------4-|
|-----------|---------2-4-||-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-----------------|-----------------|------*|
|---------4-4---4-|-2-2-----2-2-1---|------*|
|-2-2---2---------|-------2-------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
- 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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