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PEACHES (Bassline)

As recorded by The Stranglers
(From the 1977 Album RATTUS NORVEGICUS)

Words and Music by Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Jet Black & Dave Greenfield

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jean-Jacques Burnel - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=73(16=s16)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E S S Q  S S
|-------------
|-------------
|-6---4-------
|---6--------6

 S S E E   E S
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-6--
-6-6-4-2-|---6

 S Q  S S S S 
--------------
--------------
-4------------
--------6-6-6-

E E
----|
----|
----|
4-2-|


  S S S S E S 
|-------------
|-------------
|-6-6-6-6-4-4-
|-------------

S +S  S S S E 
--------------
--------------
--------------
6-(6)-6-6-6-4-

E     E S S Q 
--||----------
--||o---------
--||o-6---4---
2-||----6-----

 S S S S E E
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
---6-6-6-4-2-|


  E S S Q  S S
|-------------
|-------------
|-6---4-------
|---6--------6

 S S E E     S
----------||--
---------o||--
---------o||-6
-6-6-4-2--||--

 S S S E S S +
--------------
--------------
-6-6-6-4-4----
-----------6-(

S  S S S E E
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
6)-6-6-6-4-2-|

|
|
|
|


   1st & 2
    E S S Q  S
||------------
||o-----------
||o-6---4-----
||----6-------

nd Verses
 S S S E E   E
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|-6
-6-6-6-4-2-|--

 S S Q  S S S 
--------------
--------------
---4----------
-6--------6-6-

S E E
------|
------|
------|
6-4-2-|


  E S S Q  S S
|-------------
|-------------
|-6---4-------
|---6--------6

 S S E E   E S
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-6--
-6-6-4-2-|---6

 S Q  S S S S 
--------------
--------------
-4------------
--------6-6-6-

E E   E S S Q 
----|---------
----|---------
----|-6---4---
4-2-|---6-----

 S S S S E E
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
---6-6-6-4-2-|


  1.
  E S S Q  S S
|-------------
|-------------
|-6---4-------
|---6--------6

 S S E E   S S
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-6-6
-6-6-4-2-|----

 S S E S S +S 
--------------
--------------
-6-6-4-4------
---------6-(6)

 S S S E E
------------||
-----------o||
-----------o||
-6-6-6-4-2--||


  2.
  E S S Q  S S
|-------------
|-------------
|-6---4-------
|---6--------6

 S S E E   E S
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-6--
-6-6-4-2-|---6

 S Q  S S S S 
--------------
--------------
-4------------
--------6-6-6-

E E
----|
----|
----|
4-2-|


  E S S Q  S S
|-------------
|-------------
|-6---4-------
|---6--------6

 S S E E   S S
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-6-6
-6-6-4-2-|----

 S S E S S +S 
--------------
--------------
-6-6-4-4------
---------6-(6)

 S S S E E
-----------||
-----------||
-----------||
-6-6-6-4-2-||


   3rd & 4
    E S S Q  S
||------------
||o-----------
||o-6---4-----
||----6-------

th Verses
 S S S E E   E
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|-6
-6-6-6-4-2-|--

 S S Q  S S S 
--------------
--------------
---4----------
-6--------6-6-

S E E   E S S 
------|-------
------|-------
------|-6---4-
6-4-2-|---6---

Q  S S S S E E
--------------
--------------
--------------
-----6-6-6-4-2

--|
--|
--|
--|


              
  E S S Q  S S
|-------------
|-------------
|-6---4-------
|---6--------6

              
 S S E E   E S
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-6--
-6-6-4-2-|---6

              
 S Q  S S S S 
--------------
--------------
-4------------
--------6-6-6-

     1.
E E   E S S Q 
----|---------
----|---------
----|-6---4---
4-2-|---6-----

 S S S S E E
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
---6-6-6-4-2-|


  E S S Q  S S
|-------------
|-------------
|-6---4-------
|---6--------6

 S S E E   S S
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-6-6
-6-6-4-2-|----

 S S E S S +S 
--------------
--------------
-6-6-4-4------
---------6-(6)

 S S S E E
------------||
-----------o||
-----------o||
-6-6-6-4-2--||


  2.
  E S S Q  S S
|-------------
|-------------
|-6---4-------
|---6--------6

 S S E E   S S
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-6-6
-6-6-4-2-|----

 S S E S S +S 
--------------
--------------
-6-6-4-4------
---------6-(6)

 S S S E E
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-6-6-6-4-2-|


  E S S Q  S S
|-------------
|-------------
|-6---4-------
|---6--------6

 S S E E   E S
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-6--
-6-6-4-2-|---6

 S Q  S S S S 
--------------
--------------
-4------------
--------6-6-6-

E E   E S S Q 
----|---------
----|---------
----|-6---4---
4-2-|---6-----

 S S S S E E
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
---6-6-6-4-2-|

|
|
|
|


 Bridge
  e S S Q  H  
|-------------
|---7-6-------
|-6-----------
|-------------

    e S S Q  H
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|---7-6-----
--|-6---------

----|
----|
----|
----|


  e S S Q  e S
|-------------
|---7-6-------
|-6----------7
|----------6--

 S Q    e S S 
------|-------
------|-------
-6----|---5-4-
------|-4-----

Q  e S S Q
------------||
------------||
-----3-2----||
---2--------||


   Interlude
    E S S Q  S
||------------
||o-----------
||o-6---4-----
||----6-------

 S S S E E   E
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|-6
-6-6-6-4-2-|--

 S S Q  S S S 
--------------
--------------
---4----------
-6--------6-6-

S E E  4x
-------||
------o||
------o||
6-4-2--||


    E S S Q  S
||------------
||o-----------
||o-6---4-----
||----6-------

 S S S E E   E
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|-6
-6-6-6-4-2-|--

 S S Q  S S S 
--------------
--------------
---4----------
-6--------6-6-

S E E
------|
------|
------|
6-4-2-|


              
  E S S Q  S S
|-------------
|-------------
|-6---4-------
|---6--------6

          1.
 S S E E   E S
---------|----
---------|----
---------|-6--
-6-6-4-2-|---6

 S Q  S S S S 
--------------
--------------
-4------------
--------6-6-6-

E E
-----||
----o||
----o||
4-2--||


  2.
  e S S Q  H  
|-------------
|---7-6-------
|-6-----------
|-------------

    e S S Q  H
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|---7-6-----
--|-6---------

      e S S Q 
----|---------
----|---7-6---
----|-6-------
----|---------

 e S S Q    e 
----------|---
----------|---
---7-6----|---
-6--------|-4-

S S Q  e S S Q
--------------
--------------
5-4------3-2--
-------2------

---||
---||
---||
---||


   Outro
    E S S Q  S
||------------
||o-----------
||o-6---4-----
||----6-------

 S S S E E   E
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|-6
-6-6-6-4-2-|--

 S S Q  S S S 
--------------
--------------
---4----------
-6--------6-6-

S E E
-------||
------o||
------o||
6-4-2--||


  S S S S E S 
|-------------
|-------------
|-6-6-6-6-4-4-
|-------------

S +S  S S S E 
--------------
--------------
--------------
6-(6)-6-6-6-4-

E
---|
---|
---|
2--|


  S S S S E S 
|-------------
|-4-4-4-4-3-3-
|-------------
|-------------

S +S  S S S T 
--------------
--------------
4-(4)-4-4-4-3h
--------------

T S E    W    
-------|------
-------|------
4p3-1/-|------
-------|------

      E E Q  H
----|---------
----|---------
----|-6-------
----|---------

----*|
----*|
----*|
----*|


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
-----------
 |  - 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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