LIFE'S BEEN GOOD (Bassline)

As recorded by Joe Walsh

(From the 1978 Album LOOK WHAT I DID)
Transcribed by Steve Words an
Gorenberg(transcribed to powertab Arranged
by cbliss66@aol.com)

P = 100
A Intro
Moderately Slow Rock

1H 4 kVVVlVV
(A) D5

4
4

Drums Gtr. Enters

Gtr I
T
A
B 5 5 5 5 5

9H k c k V V V V V
(A) D5

U W V V V V
T
A
B 5 5 5 5 5
5 (5) 5 5 (5)

H j j c V V V V k c k c cV
(A) D5

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
u
13

T
A 7 7
B 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 3 5 3 5

k c k c k c k c k c k Vc V V V V V V
(A) D5

H
17
V } V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 x 5 5 3 4 5 3 5 5 5 (5) 3 5 5 3 5

H k c k c k c ck k c ck k c
(A) F5

21
V } V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
5 x 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 5

H c ck k c ck k c
Am F5

25
U W V V V V V
T
A
B
5 (5) 1 1 1 1 5

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B 1st Verse

c
Am F C/E Dm C

H k V V V V l V V V V k j V l V V V V k j
29
U W u
T
A 2 3 3 3 3 2
B 3 5 5 5 5 5 3
5 (5)

C Chorus
1. 2.

c
F C/E Dm C Dm C N.C. G9

H V l V V V V k j V l V V V V k j V l V V V k V V V cj V V k j
u V u u
33

T
A 3 3 3 3 2 5 3
B 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 2
5 3

H k V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V cj V V k j
C G G9

V k V k
V V V u u
37

T
A 2 3 2 3 2 3 5 5 5 5 3
B 3 5 7 7 5 3 5 7 7 5
3 3 3

H k V V V V V V V
C G/B A5

V V V V k V V V
41
U W
T
A 2 3 2 3 2 3 5 2
B 3 3 2 2 0 (0) 3 5

D 2nd Verse
1. , 2. , 3.

ck j ck j
F C/E Dm C F C/E Dm C

H VlV V V V k j l
V V V V V VlV V V V k j l
V V V V V
u u
45

T
A 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2
B 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 3 3

E Chorus II
4.
Dm C N.C. G9 C G

H V l V V V k V V cj V V k j k V V V V V V V V k V V V V V
49
V V u u V
T
A 5 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 5 5
B 5 5 5 3 3 2 3 5 7 7 5
5 3 3

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c
C G G9 C G/B

H V k cj V V k j k V V V V V V V
53
V V V V V V V V u u V V V V V
T
A 5 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 5
B 3 5 7 5 3 3 3 2 2
3 7 7 5 3

gg
F Interlude

57 H
A5

U U U U
T
A
B 0 (0) (0) (0)

G Guitar Solo

gg V ck V V
A

63 H j V fV V V V V V V V V
Bass Synth.arr.for Bass Chord names refer to gtr.(till end of solo)

T 2
A 2 4 4 2
B 2 3 4 0 0
0 0 2

H gg
D/A A D/A A

j ck V V
V V V fV V V V V V u
V V fV V
V u V V V
67

T
A 2 4 4 2 4
B 0 2 3 4 0 0 2 3 4 0
0 2 0 2

gg ck V
F/G G D/A A

71 H V V j V V V V j V V V
V V eV V V V V fV
T 2
A 2 4
B 7 5 5 4 2 0 2 3 4
3 5 6 7 3 3

gg
D/A A

75 H j V V V V j
V V V V fV V
V V V V V fV V
V V V
T
A 4 2 4 2
B 0 2 3 4 0 0 2 3 4 0
0 2 0 2 0 2
P H P

H gg V V V l V j
D/A A D/A A

j V fV V V fV V
V V V V V V V V V V
79

T 2 4 2
A 2
B 0 2 3 4 0 0 2 3 4 0
0 2 0 2 0 2
H P
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gg c k V
F/G G D/A A

83 H V V j fV V V V k V j V V V
V u V u V V V V V fV
T 2
A 2 4
B 7 5 7 3 2 0 5 0 2 3 4
3 3 0 0 2

gg V V V V
D/A A D/A A N.C.(A)

87 H j V fV V
V u u V fV V V V V VVVW U U

T 2 4 2 4
A
B 0 2 3 4 0 2 3 4 0 (0) (0)
0 2 0 2
H P

gg f f (A)ck j
H Intro Recap

92 H
W W U U U U V
mp f
T
A
B (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)

k c
D5 (A)

H kVVV
98
VV U W VV V
T
A
B 5 5 5
5 5 5 (5) 5 5

103 H
ck j j k V k c k c k c V k V
D5 (A)

V V V V V V V V } V V } V V } V u
T
A 5 7
B 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 x 5 5 x 5 5 x 5

107 H k c k c k k c k c k c V k V
D5 (A)

V V } V V } V V V V V V V V V V } V V } V V } V u
T
A 7 7
B 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 x 5 5 x 5 5 5 5 x 5 5 x 5 5 x 5

111 H k c V V V k k c V V V j V V V k c
D5 (A)

V V } V V V V V V V V V V V } V V V V
T
A 5 7 7 5 7 7
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 x 5 5 5 5 5 x 5 5 5 1

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115 H ck k c ck k c c
F5 A5

V V V V U W V
T
A
B

k c
1 1 1 5 5 (5) 1

H ck k c ck k V V V
119
V V V V U W
T
A 2
B 3 5
1 1 1 5 5 (5)

I 3rd Verse
1.

c c
F C/E Dm C F C/E Dm C

H VlV V V V k j VlV V V V k j VlV V V V k j VlV V V V k j

u u
123

T
A 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2
B 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 3 3

J Chorus III
2.
Dm C N.C. G9 C G

H V l V V V k V V cj V V k j k V V V V V V V V k V V V V V
127
V V u u V
T
A 5 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 5 5
B 5 5 5 3 3 2 3 5 7 7 5
5 3 3

V V V V
C G G9 C G/B

H V k V V V V V cj V V k j k V V V V V V V V V V
131
V V V u u V
T 5 4 2
A 5 5 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 5 2 5 5
B 3 7 5 7 5 3 2
3 7 3

H c c c c c
(A) D5

135
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5

K Out-Solo

139 H k c V k c V k
A D5

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

T
A
B 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
sl. sl. sl.
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143 H k V k k V V k V k V k
u V V Vu
A D5

V V V V u V V V u V V u V V V V V V V V

T
A 7 7 7
B 0 12 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
sl. sl.

H k V k V k k c k V k c k
A D5

147
V u V V u V V V V V V V V u V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 7
B 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
sl. sl.

kV V c c V V gV V V gV V V V V V V V gV j
A D5

H
151
V uVVVV VV VVV V VV VVVVV

T 2 2 4 6 2 2 2 0
A 7 2 4 4 4 2 4
B 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0
10 12
sl. sl. H
sl. sl.

A D5

H gV V V Pz V Pz V k V V V k c V j V
cV V V V V V
155
V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 4 5 7 5 7 5 7 7 7 7
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 3 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
H H sl.

V k c cV
A D5

H k V V V V V V V
159
V V V gV V V f V gV V V V u V V V V gV V V f V gV V V
T
A
B 0 12 0 0 0 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 3 4 5 5 3 4 5 5 3 4 5 5 3 4 5 5
sl. sl.

V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
A D5

H V V V V V
163
V V
T 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 5 2 0 2
A 4 0
B 0 0 5 5 5 5

167 H k V k V gV V k V V V gV V V
V V Vu V V
A

V V u V V u u V gV

T 2 2 2 2 2
A 2 4 2 2 4 4
B 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
sl. H
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V V V V V k V k c k c V k V
170 H
D5 A

u V V V V V V V V u V V } V V V V u
T 4 0 2 0 2 2 2
A 0
B 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 12 0 0 x 0 0 0 0
sl. P sl.
D5 A

H k V k c c k PR V V gV V V V V ck V ck V k c k c
173
V u V V } V V V V V V V V V V V
T 2 2
A 2 4 4
B 0 12 0 0 x 0 3 5 0 0 12 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. H H sl. sl.
D5 A

H k V k c c k PR V V gV V V V V ck V ck V k c k c
177
V u V V } V V V V V V V V V V V
T 2 2
A 2 4 4
B 0 12 0 0 x 0 3 5 0 0 12 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. H H sl. sl.

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