Its Only Make Believe Bass

IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Conway Twitty
(From the 1958 Album CONWAY TWITTY SINGS)
 
Words and Music by Conway Twitty & Jack Nance
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Upright Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  freely Q=74
 5/4             4/4
  Gtr I
  W        +Q     W
|---------------|------|
|---------------|------|
|-2--------(2)--|------|
|---------------|-4----|
 
 
 6/4                5/4
  W        +Q   Q    W        +Q
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|
|-0--------(0)--1--|-2--------(2)--|
 
 
  in time Q=124
 12/8
  H    E E H    E E   H    E E H    E E
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-2----2---2----2-2-|-4----4-4------4---||
|--------2----------|----------2------2-||
 
 
   1st - 3rd Verses
    H    E E H    E E   H    E E H    E E   Q.   E E H.      E
||--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|----------2-------2--|
||o-2----2---2----2-2-|-------------------|--------2------------|
||---------2----------|-4----4-4-4----4-2-|-0----0--------------|
 
 
  H    E E H    E E   H    E E H    E E   H    E E H    E E
|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|-4----4------------|-2----2-2------2-3-|-4----4--------4-4---|
|--------4----------|----------2--------|--------4------------|
|----------2----2-2-|-------------------|----------2----------|
 
 
  H    E E H    E E   H    E E H    E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------1-|-2----2---2----2-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-2----2---2----4---|--------2----------|---------------------------|
|--------2----------|-------------------|---------------------------|
 
 
                           1.,2.
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   H    E E H    E E   H    E E H    E E    3x
|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-|--------1-2----1---|---------------------o||
|-------------------------|-2----4----------4-|-2----1--------4-----o||
|-------------------------|-------------------|--------4-2------2----||
 
 
  3.                           H.=H
  H    E E H    E E   H    E E H.        W.              +W.
|-------------------|------------------|---------------|--------*|
|--------1-2----1---|--------1-2-------|---------------|--------*|
|-2----4----------4-|-2----4-----------|-2-------------|-(2)----*|
|-------------------|------------------|---------------|--------*|
 
 
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
X