Yes - Long Distance Runaround bass tab
LONG DISTANCE RUNAROUND (Bassline)
As recorded by Yes
(From the 1972 Album FRAGILE)
Words and Music by Jon Anderson
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=176
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8 H Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------|-------------|-------------------|
|------------|-------------|-------------------|
|------------|-------------|-----------8-7-8-7-|
|------------|-----------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------7-8-10---|-------------------|-----------7-8-10---|
|-10-9-10-9----------|-----------8-7-8-7-|-10-9-10-9----------|
|------------------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|------------------8-|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------7-8-10---|-------------------|
|-----------8-7-8-7-|-10-9-10-9----------|-----------8-7-8-7-|
|-(8)-7-8-7---------|------------------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q. E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-10\-------------|-----------------|-----------8-7-8-7-|
|-------5-(5)--7--|-(7)-8S==10----8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------7-8-10---|-------------------|-----------7-8-10---|
|-10-9-10-9----------|-----------8-7-8-7-|-10-9-10-9----------|
|------------------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|------------------8-|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------7-8-10---|-------------------|
|-----------8-7-8-7-|-10-9-10-9----------|-----------8-7-8-7-|
|-(8)-7-8-7---------|------------------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q E E E E E Q Q +E Q.
|-----------------|------------------|----14--(14)-12----|
|-----------------|--------------7h9-|-------------------|
|-10\-------------|----------7h9-----|-------------------|
|-------5-(5)--7--|-(7)-8------------|-------------------|
|--3--|
S S S E +Q E E E E Q Q +E Q. H E E E E
|-11h12p11h12-(12)\----------|----11--(11)-9\---|-7------------||
|------------------------7h9-|------------------|----------7h9-||
|--------------------7h9-----|------------------|------7h9-----||
|----------------------------|------------------|--------------||
Verses
Half-time Q=88
Q Q Q S S S S H Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S
||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o--------------7h9-|-------------7h9-|--------------7h9-|
||o-7--------7h9-----|---------7h9-----|-7--------7h9-----|
||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
H Q S S S S H Q S S S S H Q S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------7h9-|-------------7h9-|-------------7h9-|
|---------7h9-----|---------7h9-----|---------7h9-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H Q S S S S E E Q Q S S E H E S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
|-------------7h9-|---5-----------5-|------------5h7-----||
|---------7h9-----|-----------5h7---|--------5h7---------||
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------5h7-||
1st and 2nd Choruses
e e e e e e e E +Q. E e e e E +Q. E E Q E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------/8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-----|
|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-|-(5)---5-3-3-3-1-|-(1)---1-0-------|
+Q Q S S S S S S S S +H Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S
|-------------------------|--------------------||-------------------||
|-(8)-----8-7-5-----------|---------------7h9-o||--------------7h9--||
|---------------8-6-5-----|-----------7h9-----o||-7--------7h9------||
|---------------------8-6-|-(6)----------------||-------------------||
H Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S H Q S S S S
|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-------------7h9-|--------------7h9-|-------------7h9----|
|---------7h9-----|-7--------7h9-----|---------7h9--------|
|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
Q +Q Q S S S S H Q S S S S H Q S S S S
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------7h9-|-------------7h9-|-------------7h9-|
|-------------7h9-----|---------7h9-----|---------7h9-----|
|-7--(7)\-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Intro
Fast Rock Q=176
E E Q Q S S E H E S S S S S S +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------||-------------------|
|---5-----------5-|------------5h7-----||-------------------|
|-----------5h7---|--------5h7---------||-----------8-7-8-7-|
|-----------------|----------------5-8-||-(8)-7-8-7---------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------7-8-10---|-------------------|-----------7-8-10---|
|-10-9-10-9----------|-----------8-7-8-7-|-10-9-10-9----------|
|------------------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|------------------8-|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------7-8-10---|-------------------|
|-----------8-7-8-7-|-10-9-10-9----------|-----------8-7-8-7-|
|-(8)-7-8-7---------|------------------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q. E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-10\-------------|-----------------|-----------8-7-8-7-|
|-------5-(5)--7--|-(7)-8S==10----8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------7-8-10---|-------------------|-----------7-8-10---|
|-10-9-10-9----------|-----------8-7-8-7-|-10-9-10-9----------|
|------------------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|------------------8-|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------7-8-10---|-------------------|
|-----------8-7-8-7-|-10-9-10-9----------|-----------8-7-8-7-|
|-(8)-7-8-7---------|------------------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|
4th Verse
Half-Time Q=88
Q. E +Q Q +E Q E E E E E Q Q Q S S S S
|-----------------|------------------||------------------|
|-----------------|--------------7h9-||--------------7h9-|
|-10\-------------|----------7h9-----||-7--------7h9-----|
|-------5-(5)--7--|-(7)-8------------||------------------|
H Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S H Q S S S S
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------7h9-|--------------7h9-|-------------7h9-|
|---------7h9-----|-7--------7h9-----|---------7h9-----|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
H Q S S S S H Q S S S S H Q S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------7h9-|-------------7h9-|-------------7h9-|
|---------7h9-----|---------7h9-----|---------7h9-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
3rd Chorus
E E Q Q S S E H E S S S S S S e e e e e e e E
|-----------------|--------------------||-----------------|
|---5-----------5-|------------5h7-----||-----------------|
|-----------5h7---|--------5h7---------||-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------5h7-||-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-|
+Q. E e e e E +Q. E E Q E +Q Q S S S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------/8-|-(8)-----8-7-5-----------|
|-----------------|-----------3-----|---------------8-6-5-----|
|-(5)---5-3-3-3-1-|-(1)---1-0-------|---------------------8-6-|
3/4 4/4
+E E e e e e e E E E E E E E Q H.
|-------------------|-------------||-----------|
|-------------------|-------------||-----------|
|-------------------|-----4-4-6-6-||-7S=19-----|
|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7---------||-0---------|
7/8
W W W
|----------:---------|------*|
|----------:---------|------*|
|----------:---------|------*|
|----------:---------|------*|
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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
----------------
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
-----------
| - 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
