Drive Bass

DRIVE (Bassline)
 
As recorded by The Cars
(From the 1984 Album HEARTBEAT CITY)
 
Words and Music by Ric Ocasek
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Benjamin Orr - Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=83
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx8
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
 
 
 1st Verse
  Wx8
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
 
 
 Chorus
  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|---4---4---4-(4)----|
|---4---4---4-(4)----|--------------------|
 
 
  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|---4---4---4-(4)----|
|---4---4---4-(4)----|--------------------|
 
 
  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---2---2---2-(2)----|---2---2---2-(2)----|
 
 
  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|---2---2---2-(2)----|---2---2---2-(2)----||
|--------------------|--------------------||
 
 
 2nd Verse
  Wx8
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
 
 
 3rd & 4th Verses
  $
  Wx8
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
 
 
 Chorus
  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|---4---4---4-(4)----|
|---4---4---4-(4)----|--------------------|
 
 
  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|---4---4---4-(4)----|
|---4---4---4-(4)----|--------------------|
 
 
                                To Coda
  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|---2---2---2-(2)----|---2---2---2-(2)----||
 
 
 Interlude
  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------|
|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
 
 
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
                        D.S. al Coda &
  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
 
 
  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---2---2---2-(2)----|--------------------|
|--------------------|---4---4---4-(4)----|
 
 
  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---4---4---4-(4)----|--------------------|
|--------------------|---4---4---4-(4)----|
 
 
  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------||
|---4---4---4-(4)----|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|---2---2---2-(2)----|---2---2---2-(2)----||
 
 
 Outro
  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---2---2---2-(2)----|---2---2---2-(2)----|
|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
  S S E S E S +H       W          +W
|--------------------|----------|--------*|
|--------------------|----------|--------*|
|---2---2---2-(2)----|-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
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 |  - 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