THE MEMO (Bassline)
As recorded by Stuart Hamm
(From the 2000 Album OUTBOUND)
Music by Stuart Hamm
Arranged by Stuart Hamm
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Fingers'
Gtr II (D A D G) - 'Slap D'
Gtr III (E A D G) - 'Slap E'
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
E. S E. S S S E E E E. S E. S S S E E E
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| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 3 0 | 0 3 3 |
E. S E. S S S E E E E. S E. S S S E E E
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| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 3 0 | 0 3 3 |
E. S E. S S S E E E E. S E. S S S E E E
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| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 3 0 | 0 3 3 |
E. S E. S S S E E E H.. S S W
H +E E T T T T E +E Q Q Q E
| 21 (21) 17 19 21 19 17 19 | (19) 17 /16 12 14 |
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+H +E E T T T T E +S S S S S S E +H
| (14) (14) | |
| 10 12 14 12 10 12 | (12) 10 10 10 |
| | 12 10 /12 (12) |
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H E E E E +E. T T Q E E E E
| 14 12 10 9 | (9) 10 9 9 |
| | 12 10 12 /14 |
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+Q. S S Q E E +H. Q
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| (14) 12 10 12 10 | |
| /12 | (12) |
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H E E T T T T E +E Q Q Q E
| 21 17 19 21 19 17 19 | (19) 17 16 /24 21 |
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+H +E E T T T T E +E Q E +H
| (21) (21) 17 19 21 19 17 19 | (19) 17 16 (16) |
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H E E E E +E. T T Q E E E E
| 14 12 10 9 | (9) 10 9 9 12 |
| | 12 10 12 |
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|--3--|
+Q +E S S S Q E E +H. Q
| (12) (12) | |
| 12 10 /12 10 | |
| 12 12 | (12) |
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Gtr II
|-3-|
Q. S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S
| | 5 7 |
| 3 3 3 | 5 7 7 5 7 3 5 |
| 3 5 x x x 5 | 3 5 x x |
| 0 | |
Gtr III
|-3-|
S S S S E E Q S S E +Q E S S S S S S S S S E
| 0 (0) | 7 9 |
| 4s 5 2 0 2 | (2) 7 9 5 7 |
| 5 7 x x | x x x |
| 0 | 3 |
Q H Q
E E E S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S E E E E Q E E E E
| 5 5 7 | x 12 12 14 | |
| 5 7 x x | x 12 14 14 | |
| | | 0 3 0 |
| 3 5 5 3 | 3 5 5 3 | 3 5 2 3 |
Gtr I
|-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 14 16 14 17 14 19 14 |
| 14 17 17 14 17 14 19 14 |
| 12 17 17 17 19 |
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Gtr II Gtr III
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
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q +W
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| | | 5 | (5) |
| | | 5 (5) | |
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 | 3 | |
H +E E T T T T E +E Q Q Q E
| 21 (21) 17 19 21 19 17 19 | (19) 17 /16 12 14 |
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+H +E E T T T T E +S S S S S S E +H
| (14) (14) | |
| 10 12 14 12 10 12 | (12) 10 10 10 |
| | 12 10 /12 (12) |
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H E E E E +E. T T Q E E E E
| 14 12 10 9 | (9) 10 9 9 |
| | 12 10 12 /14 |
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+Q. S S Q E E +H +S S S S S S S S
| | 12 |
| (14) 12 10 12 10 | 12 14 15 |
| /12 | (12) (12) 12 14 15 |
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|--3--| |--3--|
|--3--|
Q. S S S E E E +E +Q. S S S S S S S S S S S
S
| 14 14 16b17r(16) | (16) 14 16 |
| 14 15 15 15 | 14 15 17 |
| | 14 15 14 14 15 17 |
| | 17 |
|--3--| |--3--|
Q. S S S E E E E +Q. S S S S S S S S S S S
| 17 17 /21 19 | (19) 19 |
| 17 19 19 19 | 19 21 22 |
| | 19 20 19 19 20 22 |
| | 22 |
|--3--|
S E. +E S S S E E E +E
| 21 (21) 21 24b26r(24) |
| 21 22 22 22 |
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+H Q. S S H +E E E E +W
| (24) 24b25r 24 22 | 21 (21) 21 16 17 | (17) |
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Gtr II
|-3-|
Q. S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S
| | 5 7 |
| 3 3 3 | 5 7 7 5 7 3 5 |
| 3 5 x x x 5 | 3 5 x x |
| 0 | |
Gtr III
|-3-|
S S S S E E Q S S E +Q E S S S S S S S S S E
| 0 (0) | 7 9 |
| 4s 5 2 0 2 | (2) 7 9 5 7 |
| 5 7 x x | x x x |
| 0 | 3 |
Q H Q
E E E S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S E E E E Q E E E E
| 5 5 7 | 8 5 7 5 | |
| 5 7 x x | 7 5 | |
| | 5 7 3 | 0 3 0 |
| 3 5 5 3 | 3 5 3 | 3 5 2 3 |
Gtr I
|-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----| |-----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 14 16 14 17 14 19 14 |
| 14 17 17 14 17 14 19 14 |
| 12 17 17 17 19 |
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Gtr II Gtr III
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
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
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| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 4 4 0 3 |
E. S S S E Q Q E. S S S E E E S E.
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| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 3 0 | 0 3 0 3 0 |
E. S S S E Q Q E. S S S E E E S E.
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| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 3 0 | 0 3 0 3 0 |
E. S S S E Q Q E. S S S E E E S E.
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| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 3 0 | 0 3 0 3 0 |
E. S S S E Q Q E. S S S E E E S E.
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| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 3 0 | 0 3 0 3 0 |
E. S S S E Q Q E. S S S E E E S E.
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| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 3 0 | 0 3 0 3 0 |
E. S S S E Q Q E. S S S E E E S E.
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| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 3 0 | 0 3 0 3 0 |
E. S S S E Q Q E. S S S E E E S E.
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| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 3 0 | 0 3 0 3 0 |
E. S S S E Q Q E. S S S E E E S E.
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| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 3 0 | 0 3 0 3 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
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | | |
| | | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
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| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 | 3 | (3) |
H +E E T T T T E +E Q Q Q E
| 21 (21) 17 19 21 19 17 19 | (19) 17 /16 12 14 |
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+H +E E T T T T E +S S S S S S E +H
| (14) (14) | |
| 10 12 14 12 10 12 | (12) 10 10 10 |
| | 12 10 /12 (12) |
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H E E E E +E. T T Q E E E E
| 14 12 10 9 | (9) 10 9 9 /12 |
| | 12 10 12 |
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+Q. S S Q E E +W
Q. S S E E T T T T E +E Q Q Q E
| 21 21 21 17 19 21 19 17 19 | (19) 17 16 /24 21 |
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+H +E E T T T T E +E Q E +H
| (21) (21) 17 19 21 19 17 19 | (19) 17 16 (16) |
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H E E E E +E. T T Q E E E E
| 14 12 10 9 | (9) 10 9 9 |
| | 12 10 12 /14 |
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+Q. S S Q E E +W
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| (14) 12 10 12 10 | |
| /12 | (12) |
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H. S S S S S E. +Q Q S S S S
|--3--| |---3---|
Q Q Q +Q Q E E H. S S S S
| /9 /9 /9 (9) 12 9 8 | 7 12 14 |
| | 12 |
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|----------10:8------------| |----5-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E. S E E E E E
| 17 17 16 16 16 16 14 14 | 14 14 12 10 9 10 |
| 14 14 | 12 12 |
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|--3---|
Q +E E E S E. +Q +Q E S S E S S E S S
| 9tr10 (9) | |
| 12 10 10 12 (12) | (12) 12 10 12 10 12 10 |
| | 12 12 12 |
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|--3--|
E. S +E E +H Q. S S S S S S S E. S
| 12 (12) /14 (14) | 16 17 16 16 17 19 /21 20 |
| /14 | 19 |
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H. +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 19 (19) 19 21 20 | 19 19 21 20 19 19 21 20 19 19 21 20 19 19 21 19 |
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|--3---|
E E +E S S E Q S S E Q S S E E +E E E
| 21 /24 (24) 24 24 24 21 21 21 | 21 19 19 19 19 17 (17) 17 16 |
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|--3--| |--3--| |-----5-----|
E E E S S S S S E S E E E E E E E E E E E E
| 16 17 18 19 16 16 19 16 17 17 | 14 14 17 16 14 12 |
| 17 17 | 15 15 |
| 19 | 17 |
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|--3--|
Q E E E E E E E W +E S S E S S E S S E S S
| /14 12 | | 4 2 4 5 4 5 7 5 7 9 7 |
| 14 12 14 12 | | |
| 15 15 | 12 | (12) |
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E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E W
| 9 12 9 12 14 12 14 16 14 16 17 16 | 17 19 17 19 21 19 21 21 /21 21 | /21 * |
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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
- 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
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers -
<e .="">
= BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths,
s16 = swing 16ths