BREEZIN' (Bassline)
As recorded by George Benson
(From the 1976 Album BREEZIN')
Music by Bobby Womack
Arranged by George Benson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Phil Upchurch - Bass'
Q=160 1.
4/4
Gtr I
Wx5 Q E E E E E E W Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|------------||-----------------|----------|----------------|-----------------||
|------------||o------------4---|----------|----------4-5---|---7-----7------o||
|------------||o-5------5-7-----|----------|-7------7-------|----------------o||
|------------||-------5-------7-|----------|------7-------5-|-------5----7----||
2.
E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|---7------------|----------------|------9--------|
|------------5---|-5------5-7-9---|-----------5-6-|
|-------5-7----7-|------5-------7-|--------7------|
+Q. E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------5---|---7-----7-------|
|-(6)-----7-9-----|-----------------|
|-------7-------5-|-------5----7----|
Q E E E E E E H E E E E +Q. E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|------9-------|-------------5---|---7-------------|
|-5------5-7-9---|----------5-6-|-(6)-----7-9-----|------------5----|
|------5-------7-|--------7-----|-------7-------5-|-------5-7----7--|
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E +Q. E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|------9--------|-------------5---|---7-----7------|
|-5------5-7-9---|-----------5-6-|-(6)-----7-9-----|----------------|
|------5-------7-|--------7------|-------7-------5-|-------5----7---|
Q E E E E E E H E E E E +Q. E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
|----------------|------9-------|-------------5---|---7-----------|
|-5------5-7-9---|----------5-6-|-(6)-----7-9-----|---------------|
|------5-------7-|--------7-----|-------7-------5-|-----5--7--9---|
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|------9--------|------------5---|---7-----7------|
|-5------5-7-9---|-----------5-6-|-6------7-9-----|----------------|
|------5-------7-|--------7------|------7-------5-|-------5----7---|
Q E E E E E E H E E E E +Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q E E
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------||
|----------------|------9-------|-----------------|----------7-------||
|-5------5-7-9---|----------5-6-|-(6)---7-(7)-----|-------------7----||
|------5-------7-|--------7-----|--------------5--|-(5)-5---------5--||
Q. E E E E E +E Q. E E Q E E E E +E Q E
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----4----5---6--|-7-7---7-(7)------|
|-5------------5-|-(5)--------5----|-----7-------7----|
|------5---5-----|-----------------|----------------5-|
+Q. E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q E E
|----------------|-------7-------7-|----------------|
|----------------|-----7-----7-----|--------4--5-6--|
|------------5---|-5-5-------------|---5------------|
|-(5)---5-7----7-|-----------------|----------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-(6)-7---7-------7-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------7-----7-----|-----------------|-5-5---5-------5-|----------------|
|-------------------|---5-5--(5)-5-7--|-----5-----5-----|---5-2--3--4-4--|
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E +E E Q +Q E E
|-----------------|--------------|-------7---------|--------------------|
|-------7-------7-|---7----------|-----7-----7-----|-------4--(4)--5-6--|
|-----7-----7-----|--------------|-5-5-----------5-|-(5)-5--------------|
|-5-5-------------|-----5--7--9--|-----------------|--------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E Q +Q E E +Q. E E E E E E Q. E E Q
|-------------------||-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-(6)-7---7---------||-------------------|-----------------|---4----5---6---|
|-------7-----7-----||-----7-----------4-|-(4)-----------5-|----------5-----|
|-----------------5-||-(5)---5--(5)--7---|-------5---5-----|----------------|
+E E E E E E E E +Q. E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q E E
|-------------------|----------------|-------7-------7-|----------------|
|-(6)-7---7---------|----------------|-----7-----7-----|--------4--5-6--|
|-------7-----7-----|------------5---|-5-5-------------|---5------------|
|-----------------5-|-(5)---5-7----7-|-----------------|----------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-(6)-7---7-------7-|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------7-----7-----|------------------|-5-5---5-------5-|----------------|
|-------------------|---5-5--(5)-5-7---|-----5-----5-----|---5-2--3--4-4--|
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E +E E Q +Q E E
|-----------------|--------------|-------7---------|--------------------|
|-------7-------7-|---7----------|-----7-----7-----|-------4--(4)--5-6--|
|-----7-----7-----|--------------|-5-5-----------5-|-(5)-5--------------|
|-5-5-------------|-----5--7--9--|-----------------|--------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E Q +Q E E Q. E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|-------------------||-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|-(6)-7---7---------||-------------------|----------------|------9---------|
|-------7-----7-----||-----7-----------4-|-5------5-7-9---|-----------5-6--|
|-----------------5-||-(5)---5--(5)--7---|------5-------7-|--------7-------|
+Q. E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q. E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------4-5---|---7-----7-----|----------------|
|-(6)-----7-------|---------------|-5------5-7-9---|
|-------7-------5-|-------5----7--|------5-------7-|
H E E E E +Q. E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------9-------|-----------4-5---|---7-------------|
|----------5-6-|-(6)-----7-------|------------5----|
|--------7-----|-------7-------5-|-------5-7----7--|
Q. E E E E E Q E E +Q. E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----6-5-(5)-----|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|------------5---|
|-5------5-7-9---|----------------|-7------7-9-----|
|------5-------7-|--------------7-|------7-------5-|
E E E E +Q. E Q. E E E E E Q E E +Q. E
|-----4-3-(3)-----|----------------|----6-5-(5)------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------4-|-5------5-7-9---|-----------------|
|---5-------------|------5-------7-|--------------7--|
Q E E +Q Q +E Q. Q E E Q. E E E E E
|----------------||-----------------|----------------|
|-------------7--||-(7)-7-----------|----------------|
|-7----7-(7)-----||-----------------|-5------------5-|
|----------------||----------5--5-7-|------5---5-----|
+E Q. E E Q E E E E +E Q E +Q. E Q E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----4----5---6--|-7-7---7-(7)------|-----------------|
|-(5)--------5----|-----7-------7----|------------5----|
|-----------------|----------------5-|-(5)---5-7----7--|
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E Q
|-------7-------7-|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----7-----7-----|--------4--5-6-|-(6)-7---7-------7-|------------------|
|-5-5-------------|---5-----------|-------7-----7-----|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|---5-5--(5)-5-7---|
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-------7-------7-|---7-----------|
|-5-5---5-------5-|---------------|-----7-----7-----|---------------|
|-----5-----5-----|---5-2--3--4-4-|-5-5-------------|-----5--7--9---|
E E E E E E E E +E E Q +Q E E
|-------7---------|-------------------|
|-----7-----7-----|-------4--(4)--5-6-|
|-5-5-----------5-|-(5)-5-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E Q +Q E E
|-------------------||--------------------|
|-(6)-7---7---------||--------------------|
|-------7-----7-----||-----7-----------4--|
|-----------------5-||-(5)---5--(5)--7----|
+Q. E E E E E E Q. E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---4----5---6--|-(6)-7---7---------|
|-(4)-----------5-|----------5----|-------7-----7-----|
|-------5---5-----|---------------|-----------------5-|
+Q. E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q E E
|----------------|-------7-------7-|----------------|
|----------------|-----7-----7-----|--------4--5-6--|
|------------5---|-5-5-------------|---5------------|
|-(5)---5-7----7-|-----------------|----------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-(6)-7---7-------7-|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------7-----7-----|------------------|-5-5---5-------5-|----------------|
|-------------------|---5-5--(5)-5-7---|-----5-----5-----|---5-2--3--4-4--|
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E +E E H E E
|-----------------|--------------|-------7---------|-----------------|
|-------7-------7-|---7----------|-----7-----7-----|-------4----5-6--|
|-----7-----7-----|--------------|-5-5-----------5-|-(5)-5-----------|
|-5-5-------------|-----5--7--9--|-----------------|-----------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E Q +Q E E Q. E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-(6)-7---7---------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------7-----7-----|-----7-----------4-|-5------------5-|
|-----------------5-|-(5)---5--(5)--7---|------5---5-----|
+E Q. E E Q E E E Q Q E +Q. E Q E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----4----5---6--|-7-7---7-------|-----------------|
|-(5)--------5----|-----7----7----|------------5----|
|-----------------|-------------5-|-(5)---5-7----7--|
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E Q
|-------7-------7-|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----7-----7-----|--------4--5-6-|-(6)-7---7-------7-|------------------|
|-5-5-------------|---5-----------|-------7-----7-----|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|---5-5--(5)-5-7---|
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-------7-------7-|---7-----------|
|-5-5---5-------5-|---------------|-----7-----7-----|---------------|
|-----5-----5-----|---5-2--3--4-4-|-5-5-------------|-----5--7--9---|
E E E E E E E E +E E Q +Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------7---------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----7-----7-----|-------4--(4)--5-6-|-(6)-7---7---------|
|-5-5-----------5-|-(5)-5-------------|-------7-----7-----|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------5-|
+E E Q +Q E E Q. E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-----7-----------4-|-4------------5---|
|-(5)---5--(5)--7---|------5---5-------|
E Q. E E Q +E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|
|---4----5---6--|-(6)-7---7---------|
|----------5----|-------7-----7-----|
|---------------|-----------------5-|
+Q. E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q E E
|----------------|-------7-------7-|-----------------|
|----------------|-----7-----7-----|--------4--5-6---|
|------------5---|-5-5-------------|---5-------------|
|-(5)---5-7----7-|-----------------|-----------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-(6)-7---7-------7-|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------7-----7-----|------------------|-5-5---5-------5-|----------------|
|-------------------|---5-5--(5)-5-7---|-----5-----5-----|---5-2--3--4-4--|
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E +E E Q +Q E E
|-----------------|--------------|-------7---------|--------------------|
|-------7-------7-|---7----------|-----7-----7-----|-------4--(4)--5-6--|
|-----7-----7-----|-----------4--|-5-5-----------5-|-(5)-5--------------|
|-5-5-------------|-----5--7-----|-----------------|--------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E Q +Q E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(6)-7---7---------|-------------------|
|-------7-----7-----|-----7-----------4-|
|-----------------5-|-(5)---5--(5)--7---|
Q. E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q. E E E E E
|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|----------------|------9--------|------------5-----|
|-5------5-7-9---|-----------5-6-|-6------7-9-------|
|------5-------7-|--------7------|------7-------5---|
E E E E Q Q Q. E E E E E H E E E E
|---------------|----------------|------4-------|
|---7-----7-----|------------4---|--------------|
|---------------|-5------5-7-----|----------5-6-|
|-------5----7--|------5-------7-|--------7-----|
+Q. E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------5---|---7--------------|
|-(6)-----7-9-----|------------5-----|
|-------7-------5-|-------5-7----7---|
Q. E E E E E Q E E +Q. E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----6-5-(5)-----|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------4-5---|
|-5------5-7-9---|----------------|-7------7-------|
|------5-------7-|--------------7-|------7-------5-|
E E E E +Q. E Q. E E E E E
|-----4-3-(3)-----|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------4-|-5------5-7-9-----|
|---5-------------|------5-------7---|
Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q Q +E Q. Q E E
|----6-5-(5)-----|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------7--|-(7)-7-----------|
|----------------|-7----7-(7)-----|-----------------|
|--------------7-|----------------|----------5--5-7-|
E E E E E E E E E Q. Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------7-------7-|---------------|--------------------||
|-----7-----7-----|--------4--5-6-|-(6)-7---7-------7--||
|-5-5-------------|---5-----------|-------7-----7------||
|-----------------|---------------|--------------------||
E E Q +E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5---5-------5-|
|---5-5--(5)-5-7--|-----5-----5-----|
E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-------7-------7-|---7------------|
|---------------|-----7-----7-----|-----------4----|
|---5-2--3--4-4-|-5-5-------------|-----5--7-------|
E E E E E E E E +E E Q +Q E E
|-------7---------|-------------------|
|-----7-----7-----|-------4--(4)--5-6-|
|-5-5-----------5-|-(5)-5-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E Q +Q E E H E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-(6)-7---7---------|-------------------|----------------|
|-------7-----7-----|-----7-----------4-|-5----5-7-9-----|
|-----------------5-|-(5)---5--(5)--7---|------------7---|
Q E E Q E E +Q. E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|------9--------|-----------4-5---|---7-----7-----|
|-----------5-6-|-(6)-----7-------|---------------|
|--------7------|-------7-------5-|-------5----7--|
Q. E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|----------------|------4----------|
|------------4---|-----------------|
|-5------5-7-----|-----------5-6---|
|------5-------7-|--------7--------|
+Q. E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q. E E E E E
|-----------------||----------------|----------------|
|-----------4-5---||---7------------|----------------|
|-(6)-----7-------||------------5---|-5------5-7-9---|
|-------7-------5-||-------5-7----7-|------5-------7-|
Q E E +Q. E Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E
|----6-5-(5)-----|----------------|-----4-3-(3)------|
|----------------|----------4-5---|------------------|
|----------------|-7------7-------|---------------4--|
|--------------7-|------7-------5-|---5--------------|
Q. E E E E E Q E E +Q. E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----6-5-(5)-----|----------------|
|------------4---|----------------|----------4-5---|
|-5------5-7-----|----------------|-7------7-----5-|
|------5-------7-|--------------7-|------7---------|
+Q. E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------9----------|
|-(5)-----5-7-9---|-----------5-6---|
|-------5-------7-|--------7--------|
+Q. E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------4-5---|---7------------|
|-(6)-----7-------|------------5---|
|-------7-------5-|-------5-7----7-|
Q. E E E E E Q E E +Q. E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----6-5-(5)-----|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------4-5-----|
|-5------5-7-9---|----------------|-7------7---------|
|------5-------7-|--------------7-|------7-------5---|
E E E E +Q. E Q. E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|-----4-3-(3)-----|----------------|------4--------|
|-----------------|------------4---|---------------|
|---------------4-|-5------5-7-----|-----------5-6-|
|---5-------------|------5-------7-|--------7------|
+Q. E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|------------------*|
|-----------4-5---|---7--------------*|
|-(6)-----7-------|------------5-----*|
|-------7-------5-|-------5-7----7---*|
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
Bass Tabs | |
Title | Breezin’ |
Artist | George Gershwin |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | G1QjyskJ9jw |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
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Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
Symbol | Function |
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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).