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Surrender Bass

(ver. 1)
Cheap Trick
SURRENDER (Bassline)
                           As recorded by Cheap Trick
                      (From the 1978 Album HEAVEN TONIGHT)

Words and Music by Rick Nielson

Gtr I (E A D G)

              Intro
  Moderately Fast Rock Q=134                   1.
 4/4
  W            Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E   H
|----------||----------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------||o---------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------||o---------------|----------------|--------/13----|
|----------||--6----6-6----6-|-6----6---6---6-|-6--4s6--------|


                         2.
   Q.    E  +Q    Q       E E E E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E
|-------15-(15)--------||----------------|-----------------||
|-15-------------15\--o||----------------|-----------------||
|---------------------o||----------------|-----------------||
|----------------------||-6-6---6------6-|-6-6---6---6---6-||


 1st Verse
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2---2---2-----|-----------------|-----------------|-2----2---2---2--|
|-------------0-1-|-2-2---2---2---2-|-0-0---0---0---0-|-----------------|


  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|-2----2---2-----|----------------|----------------|-2----2---2---2--||
|------------0-1-|-2----2---2---2-|-0----0---0---0-|-----------------||


 Pre-Chorus
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2----2---2---2-|-2----2---2-0----|
|-0-0---0---0---0-|-2-2---2---2---2-|----------------|--------------2--|


  E  E  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  S S E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|----------------|------------------|---4-------------||
|-------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|----------------|-2--x-x-2-2-2---2-|-2-----2---2---2-||
|-0-(0)---0---0---0-|-2----2-2-2---2-|------------------|-----------------||


 1st & 2nd Chorus
  $
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-2----2-2----2-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-4----4---4---4-|-2----2-2-2---2-|-0----2---2---2--|


  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-2----2-2----2-|-4----4---4---4-|-2----2-2----2-|-0----0---0---0--|


                                              To Coda
  Q.   E E E E E   E E E E E  E  E E   E E E E E E E  E
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------||
|-0----0---0---0-|-0-0---0-0-(0)---0-|-0-0---0---0---(0)-||


 Re-Intro
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2---2---2-|
|---------------|----------------|


    Q   +E   a  E  +Q    Q     +E   E  E  E  +Q    Q
|-----------------------16--|-(16)-------16-(16)-------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-/14--(14)s12s14-(14)------|------14-14----------14\--|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|


  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  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---2-0-2-|-2-2-0-2---2---2-|---2---2---2-0----||
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------2--||


 2nd Verse
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  E E S S E S S E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-2-2---2---2-----|-----------------|-----------------|-2----2-x-x-2-x-x-2--|
|-------------0-1-|-2-2---2---2---2-|-0-0---0---0---0-|---------------------|


  Q  E E Q  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---0--------||
|-2----2----0-1-|-2-(2)---2---2---2-|-0-0---0---0---0-|-------------2-(1)--||


 2nd Pre-Chorus
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  S S E S S E S S E   Q  S S E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2--x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-|-2--x-x-2---2-0----|
|-0-0---0---0---0-|-2-2---2---2---2-|----------------------|----------------2--|


                                                               D.S. al Coda
  Q.   E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  S S E S S E S S E   Q  S S E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-----------------|-2--x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-|-2--x-x-2---2-0----||
|-0----0---0---0-|-2-2---2---2---2-|----------------------|----------------2--||


  &
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E S S   E S S S S E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2---2---2-|-2----2-2--2-x-x-|-2-2-0---x-2---2-0---|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------2-|


  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E   Q   +Q
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------||
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------||
|-2----2-2----2-|-2----2---2-0-2-|-2-2-0-2---2---2-|---2---2-/14--(14)\---||
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------||


 3rd Verse
  E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  S S E S S E S S E
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
|-3-3---3---------|----------------|----------------|-3--x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-|
|-----------0-1-2-|-3----3---3---0-|-1----1---1---1-|----------------------|


  Q.   E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E +E  E E  E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------||
|-3----3---------|----------------|----------------|-3----3-(3)-0-------||
|----------0-1-2-|-3----3---3---3-|-1----1---1---1-|--------------3-(0)-||


 3rd Pre-Chorus
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1---1---1---1-|-3-3---3---3---3-|


  Q  S S E S S E S S E   E E S S E S S E E E
|----------------------|---5------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-3--x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-|-3---x-x-3-x-x-3-1----|
|----------------------|-------------------3--|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E S S E +E  E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-x-x-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3---3---3---3-|---------------------|------------------||


 3rd Chorus
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q.   E S S E S S E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-3----3-3----3-|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|-3----3-3-3---3-|-1----1-x-x-1-x-x-1-|


  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E S S E S S E
|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
|-3----3-3----3-|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|-3----3-x-x-3-x-x-3-|


  E  E   E  E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   E Q  E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|---------------------|----------------|---------------|---3-3-3-3-3-3---||
|---------------------|----------------|---------------|---------------0-||
|-1-(1)-(1)-1---1---1-|-1----1---1-1-1-|-1-1--1-0h1--1-|-1---------------||


 Out-Chorus
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E S S   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-------------1S|=3----3-3----3-2-|----------------|------------------|
|-3----3-3------|-----------------|-3----3-3-3---3-|------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|


  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   E Q  E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3----3-3----3-|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|-3----3-3----3-|-1-1--1---1---1-|


  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-3----3-3----3-|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|-3----3-3----3-|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|


    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E   3x
||----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------o||
||o-3----3-3----3-|---------------|---------------|------------------o||
||----------------|-5----5-5----5-|-3----3-3----3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---||


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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