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Reasons

by Earth, Wind & Fire
Bass
4.5 (9)
intermediate
Transpose
0
Capo
None
Size
100%
Reasons
Earth Wind & Fire
Bass Philip Bailey
Charles Stepney
Maurice White
Intro
 2/2
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|-1-------------1-|-1-----------10\-|-1-------------1-|-1-----------10\-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   H.          Q     H.          E E   H.          Q
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   H       E Q   E   H.          E E   W
Verse 1
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|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H         E E Q   Q   E E   E E Q   H         E E Q   Q   E E
|-----------------|-1---------1---3-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1-------------1-|-1-----------10\-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E   H.          E E   H.          Q
|-----------------|-1---------1---3-|-----------------|-1-------------3-|
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E   E E Q   H         E E Q   Q   E E
|-----------------|-1---------x---3-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1-------------1-|-1-------1-1-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E   H.          E E   H       E E E E
Chorus 1                       ___
                              | 3 |
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3---------3-4-5-|-----------------|-3-----3-1-----1-|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-3-------------3-|-----------------|
  W                 H     Q   E E E   H.          E E   Q.    E Q.    E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-----3-1-----1-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
|---------3-----3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E   W                 W
Verse 2
|-----------------|-1-------------3-|-----------------|-1-------------3-|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H         E E Q   Q   E E   E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E
|-----------------|-1---------1---3-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1-------------1-|-1-----------10\-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E   H.          E E   H.          Q
|-----------------|-1---------x---x-|-----------------|-1---------1---3-|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E   E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5-3-----3-|-2-----2-1-----1-|
|-1---------------|-6-------5-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H         H       H         Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-----------5---|-----------------|
|---------------5-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3---------------|
  H.          E E   W
Chorus 2
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|---------------3-|-3-3---5---5-----|---------------3-|-3-3---5---5-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-----4-3-------|---------3-------|-4-----4-3-------|---------3-------|
  Q.    E Q.    E   E E E E E Q.      Q.    E Q.    E   E E E E E Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|---3-------3---3---|-3-------3---------|
|---------------3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1-----1-1---1---1-|---1---1---1-1-1-1-|
|-4-----4-3-------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
  Q.    E Q.    E   E Q   E E Q   E   E Q   E S S E E E   E Q   E S S E E E
|-----------------|
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|-----------------|
|-----------------|
  W
Verse 3
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|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E   E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-------------1-|-1-----------10\-|-1-------------1-|-1---------1-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   H.          Q     H.          E E   H       E Q. 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-----|-----------------|
|-1-------------1-|-1-----------10\-|-1---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   H.          Q     H       E Q.      W 
|-----------------|-1---------1---3-|-----------------|-1-------------3-|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E   E E Q   H         E E Q   Q   E E
|-----------------|-1---------1---3-|-----------------|---------------6-8-|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1-------------1-|-1-------1-1-6-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
  E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E   H.          E E   H       E S S E E
|-----------------|-1---------1---3-|-----------------|-1-------------3-|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E   E E Q   H         E E Q   Q   E E
|-----------------|-1---------1---3-|-------8---------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-1-----1-1-1-1-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E   Q.    E H         Q.    E E E E E
Chorus 3 (Same as Chorus 1)    ___
                              | 3 |
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3---------3-4-5-|-----------------|-3-----3-1-----1-|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-3-------------3-|-----------------|
  W                 H     Q   E E E   H.          E E   Q.    E Q.    E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-----3-1-----1-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
|---------3-----3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E   W                 W
Verse 4
|-----------------|-1-------------3-|-----------------|-1-------------3-|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H         E E Q   Q   E E   E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E
|-----------------|-1---------1---3-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1-------------1-|-1/--8\--1---1---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E   H.          E E   Q   Q   Q   Q
|-----------------|-1-------------3-|-----------------|-1---------1---3-|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H         E E Q   Q   E E   E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5-3-----3-|-2-----2-1-----1-|
|-1---------------|-6-------5-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H         H       H         Q.    E Q.    E   Q.    E Q.    E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-----------5---|-----------------|
|-----------5---5-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3---------------|
  H.        S S E   W
Chorus 4 (Same as Chorus 2)
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------3-|-3-3---5---5-----|---------------3-|-3-3---5---5-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-----4-3-------|---------3-------|-4-----4-3-------|---------3-------|
  Q.    E Q.    E   E E E E E Q.      Q.    E Q.    E   E E E E E Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|---3-------3---3---|-3-------3---------|
|---------------3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1-----1-1---1---1-|---1---1---1-1-1-1-|
|-4-----4-3-------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
  Q.    E Q.    E   E Q   E E Q   E   E Q   E S S E E E   E Q   E S S E E E
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  W
Outro
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|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E   E E Q   H         E E Q   E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-------------1-|-1-------1---1-1-|-1-------------1-|-1----------8\---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   H       Q   E E   H.          E E   H.         Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-------------1-|-1-------1-1-1-1-|-1-------------1-|-1---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------6\-1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   H       E E E E   H.          E E   H.         E. S
|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|-----------------|
|-1-------------1-|-1-------1-1-1---||o-1-----------1-|-1----------8\---|
|-----------------|-----------------||o---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|-----------------|
  H.          E E   Q.      E E Q       H.        E E   H.         Q
                      Repeat To Fade
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|-1-------------1-|-1---------8\---o||
|-----------------|----------------o||
|-----------------|-----------------||
  H.          E E   H.        Q
Key to rhythm notations:
W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve
H - Half Note/Minim
Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet Q. - Dotted Quarter Note
E - Eight Note/Quaver E. - Dotted Eight Note
S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note
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