Transitions
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Afinação: E A D GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Transitions, the final song and instrumental from Beastie Boys’s fourth album, Ill Communication
For some reason, this bass line basically doesn’t really exist on here, even though it’s
one of the sexiest bass lines ever, so I spent an hour and a half transcribing it
Because of this, it might be rough but it should be pretty damn accurate
Standard tuning, not much distortion throughout the song
[Intro]
0:00 0:22
G|----------------/7\5----5-7----/7\5----------|
D|--5~--0-3~-0-1~------------------------------|
A|---------------------5~-----3~------1~-------|
E|-----------------------------------------4~--|
0:24 0:51
G|--5-6-7------5-5---------------/7\5p0-----------|
D|--------5h7-----------0-3~--1~-------0----------|
A|--------------------------------------3~--1~----|
E|------------------0~-------------------------4~-|
^
Drums kick in here (0:46), ending the intro
There’s kind of a verse here, based around a common riff
0:53 1:48
G|----/5-6-7------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------0h3-3~--0-1~--0------------------0-1-0--0h1-1--------------3-|
A|--------------------------------3~--1~------------------------3~-1~---------|
E|-----------3---------------------------4~-3~-1~---------------------4~-3~---|
[Outro]
1:53 2:09
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--3--0h3/8\5\1--------------------------|
A|----------------------------3~--1~------|
E|----------------4--4--4-4-----------4~--|
(bass is really quiet here)
2:13 2:21
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|--0--1-2--3---/6----------/15-|
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| p Pull-off
| h Hammer-on
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.