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LONG DISTANCE RUNAROUND (Bassline)
As recorded by Yes
(From the 1972 Album FRAGILE)


 Words and Music by Jon Anderson

 

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'


 Intro
  Fast Rock Q=176
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx8          H    Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|------------|-------------|-------------------|
|------------|-------------|-------------------|
|------------|-------------|-----------8-7-8-7-|
|------------|-----------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|


   E E  E E E E  E E   +E  E E E E E E E    E E  E E E E  E E
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------7-8-10---|-------------------|-----------7-8-10---|
|-10-9-10-9----------|-----------8-7-8-7-|-10-9-10-9----------|
|------------------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|------------------8-|


  +E  E E E E E E E    E E  E E E E  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------7-8-10---|-------------------|
|-----------8-7-8-7-|-10-9-10-9----------|-----------8-7-8-7-|
|-(8)-7-8-7---------|------------------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|


   Q.   E +Q   Q    +E  Q.   Q.   E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-10\-------------|-----------------|-----------8-7-8-7-|
|-------5-(5)--7--|-(7)-8S==10----8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|


   E E  E E E E  E E   +E  E E E E E E E    E E  E E E E  E E
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------7-8-10---|-------------------|-----------7-8-10---|
|-10-9-10-9----------|-----------8-7-8-7-|-10-9-10-9----------|
|------------------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|------------------8-|


  +E  E E E E E E E    E E  E E E E  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------7-8-10---|-------------------|
|-----------8-7-8-7-|-10-9-10-9----------|-----------8-7-8-7-|
|-(8)-7-8-7---------|------------------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|


   Q.   E +Q   Q    +E  Q  E E E E E   Q   Q   +E   Q.
|-----------------|------------------|----14--(14)-12----|
|-----------------|--------------7h9-|-------------------|
|-10\-------------|----------7h9-----|-------------------|
|-------5-(5)--7--|-(7)-8------------|-------------------|


   |--3--|
   S  S  S  E  +Q    E E E E   Q   Q   +E  Q.     H    E E E E
|-11h12p11h12-(12)\----------|----11--(11)-9\---|-7------------||
|------------------------7h9-|------------------|----------7h9-||
|--------------------7h9-----|------------------|------7h9-----||
|----------------------------|------------------|--------------||


   Verses
    Half-time Q=88
    Q  Q  Q  S S S S   H    Q  S S S S   Q  Q  Q  S S S S
||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o--------------7h9-|-------------7h9-|--------------7h9-|
||o-7--------7h9-----|---------7h9-----|-7--------7h9-----|
||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|


  H    Q  S S S S   H    Q  S S S S   H    Q  S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------7h9-|-------------7h9-|-------------7h9-|
|---------7h9-----|---------7h9-----|---------7h9-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  H    Q  S S S S   E E Q  Q  S S E   H    E S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
|-------------7h9-|---5-----------5-|------------5h7-----||
|---------7h9-----|-----------5h7---|--------5h7---------||
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------5h7-||


 1st and 2nd Choruses
  e e e e e e e E   +Q.   E e e e E   +Q.   E E Q   E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------/8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-----|
|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-|-(5)---5-3-3-3-1-|-(1)---1-0-------|


  +Q   Q  S S S S S S S S   +H     Q  S S S S     Q  Q  Q  S S S S
|-------------------------|--------------------||-------------------||
|-(8)-----8-7-5-----------|---------------7h9-o||--------------7h9--||
|---------------8-6-5-----|-----------7h9-----o||-7--------7h9------||
|---------------------8-6-|-(6)----------------||-------------------||


  H    Q  S S S S   Q  Q  Q  S S S S   H    Q  S S S S
|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-------------7h9-|--------------7h9-|-------------7h9----|
|---------7h9-----|-7--------7h9-----|---------7h9--------|
|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|


  Q  +Q    Q  S S S S   H    Q  S S S S   H    Q  S S S S
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------7h9-|-------------7h9-|-------------7h9-|
|-------------7h9-----|---------7h9-----|---------7h9-----|
|-7--(7)\-------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                                         Intro
                                       Fast Rock Q=176
  E E Q  Q  S S E   H    E S S S S S S    +E  E E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------||-------------------|
|---5-----------5-|------------5h7-----||-------------------|
|-----------5h7---|--------5h7---------||-----------8-7-8-7-|
|-----------------|----------------5-8-||-(8)-7-8-7---------|


   E E  E E E E  E E   +E  E E E E E E E    E E  E E E E  E E
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------7-8-10---|-------------------|-----------7-8-10---|
|-10-9-10-9----------|-----------8-7-8-7-|-10-9-10-9----------|
|------------------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|------------------8-|


  +E  E E E E E E E    E E  E E E E  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------7-8-10---|-------------------|
|-----------8-7-8-7-|-10-9-10-9----------|-----------8-7-8-7-|
|-(8)-7-8-7---------|------------------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|


   Q.   E +Q   Q    +E  Q.   Q.   E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-10\-------------|-----------------|-----------8-7-8-7-|
|-------5-(5)--7--|-(7)-8S==10----8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|


   E E  E E E E  E E   +E  E E E E E E E    E E  E E E E  E E
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------7-8-10---|-------------------|-----------7-8-10---|
|-10-9-10-9----------|-----------8-7-8-7-|-10-9-10-9----------|
|------------------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|------------------8-|


  +E  E E E E E E E    E E  E E E E  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------7-8-10---|-------------------|
|-----------8-7-8-7-|-10-9-10-9----------|-----------8-7-8-7-|
|-(8)-7-8-7---------|------------------8-|-(8)-7-8-7---------|


                                       4th Verse
                                     Half-Time Q=88
   Q.   E +Q   Q    +E  Q  E E E E E    Q  Q  Q  S S S S
|-----------------|------------------||------------------|
|-----------------|--------------7h9-||--------------7h9-|
|-10\-------------|----------7h9-----||-7--------7h9-----|
|-------5-(5)--7--|-(7)-8------------||------------------|


  H    Q  S S S S   Q  Q  Q  S S S S   H    Q  S S S S
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------7h9-|--------------7h9-|-------------7h9-|
|---------7h9-----|-7--------7h9-----|---------7h9-----|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|


  H    Q  S S S S   H    Q  S S S S   H    Q  S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------7h9-|-------------7h9-|-------------7h9-|
|---------7h9-----|---------7h9-----|---------7h9-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                                         3rd Chorus
  E E Q  Q  S S E   H    E S S S S S S    e e e e e e e E
|-----------------|--------------------||-----------------|
|---5-----------5-|------------5h7-----||-----------------|
|-----------5h7---|--------5h7---------||-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------5h7-||-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-|


  +Q.   E e e e E   +Q.   E E Q   E   +Q   Q  S S S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------/8-|-(8)-----8-7-5-----------|
|-----------------|-----------3-----|---------------8-6-5-----|
|-(5)---5-3-3-3-1-|-(1)---1-0-------|---------------------8-6-|


                     3/4            4/4
  +E  E e e e e e E   E E E E E E    Q   H.
|-------------------|-------------||-----------|
|-------------------|-------------||-----------|
|-------------------|-----4-4-6-6-||-7S=19-----|
|-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7---------||-0---------|


            7/8
  W          W         W
|----------:---------|------*|
|----------:---------|------*|
|----------:---------|------*|
|----------:---------|------*|




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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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