LIGHTS (Bassline)
As recorded by Journey
(From the 1978 Album INFINITY)
Words and Music by Steve Pery and Neal Schon



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


 Intro
  Moderate Rock Ballad Q.=68
 6/8
  Gtr I
  Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|


  H.        H.        E E E +Q.     +Q.   E E E
|---------|---------|-------------|--------------|
|---------|---------|-------------|--------------|
|---------|---------|-5-0-5-(5)---|-(5)---0-2-4--|
|---------|---------|-------------|--------------|


 1st Verse
  Q.   +Q   E   H.        Q.   +Q   E   H.
|-------------|---------|-------------|-------|
|-------------|---------|-------------|-------|
|-5----(5)--4-|-2-------|-3----(3)----|-3-----|
|-------------|---------|-----------3-|-------|


  Q.   +Q   E   H.        Q.   +Q   E   H.
|-------------|---------|-------------|-------|
|-------------|---------|-------------|-------|
|-5----(5)--4-|-2-------|-3----(3)----|-3-----|
|-------------|---------|-----------3-|-------|


  Q.   +Q   E   H.        Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +E  E E
|-------------|---------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------|-------------|---------------|
|-5----(5)--4-|-2-------|-3----(3)----|-3----(3)---3--|
|-------------|---------|-----------3-|----------3----|


  Q.   +E  E E   Q.   +E  E E   E E E +Q.     +Q.   E E E
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------||
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------||
|-2----(2)---2-|-3----(3)-5-7-|-5-0-5-(5)---|-(5)---0-2-4--||
|----------2---|--------------|-------------|--------------||


 2nd Verse
  Q.   +Q   E   H.        Q.   +Q   E   H.
|-------------|---------|-------------|-------|
|-------------|---------|-------------|-------|
|-5----(5)--4-|-2-------|-3----(3)----|-3-----|
|-------------|---------|-----------3-|-------|


  Q.   +Q   E   H.        Q.   +Q   E   H.
|-------------|---------|-------------|-------|
|-------------|---------|-------------|-------|
|-5----(5)--4-|-2-------|-3----(3)----|-3-----|
|-------------|---------|-----------3-|-------|


  Q.   +Q   E   H.        Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +E  E E
|-------------|---------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------|-------------|---------------|
|-5----(5)--4-|-2-------|-3----(3)----|-3----(3)---3--|
|-------------|---------|-----------3-|----------3----|


  Q.   +E  E E   Q.   +E  E E   E E E +Q.     +E  E E E E E
|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------------||
|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------------||
|-2----(2)---2-|-3----(3)---3-|-5-0-5-(5)---|-(5)-5-5-5-4-3--||
|----------2---|----------3---|-------------|----------------||


 Chorus
  Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +E  E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|-2----(2)--0-|----------2-4-|-5----(5)--0-|-5----5-4-3--|
|-------------|-3----(3)-----|-------------|-------------|


  Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +E  E E   Q.   E E E   E E E E E E
|-------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
|-2----(2)--0-|----------2-4-|-5----5-4-2-|---0---0---1--|
|-------------|-3----(3)-----|------------|--------------|


  Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +E  E E   Q.   +Q   E   E E E E E E
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-2----(2)--0-|----------2-4-|-5----(5)--0-|-5-5-5-5-4-3--|
|-------------|-3----(3)-----|-------------|--------------|


  Q.   +E  E E   Q.   +E  E E   E E E +Q.     +Q.   E E E
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------||
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------||
|-2----(2)---2-|-3----(3)---3-|-5-0-5-(5)---|-(5)---0-2-4--||
|----------2---|----------3---|-------------|--------------||


 3rd Verse
  Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-5----(5)--4-|-2----(2)--2-|-3----(3)----|-3----(3)--4--|
|-------------|-------------|-----------3-|--------------|


  Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-5----(5)--4-|-2----(2)--2-|-3----(3)----|-3----(3)--4--|
|-------------|-------------|-----------3-|--------------|


  Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +E  E E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-5----(5)--4-|-2----(2)--2-|-3----(3)----|-3----(3)---3--|
|-------------|-------------|-----------3-|----------3----|


  Q.   +E  E E   Q.   +E  E E   E E E +E  E E   E E E E E E
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------||
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------||
|-2----(2)---2-|-3----(3)---3-|-5-0-5-(5)-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-4-3--||
|----------2---|----------3---|---------------|--------------||


 Guitar Solo
  Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +E  E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|-2----(2)--0-|----------2-4-|-5----(5)--0-|-5----5-4-3--|
|-------------|-3----(3)-----|-------------|-------------|


  Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +E  E E   Q.   E E E   E E E E E E
|-------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
|-2----(2)--0-|----------2-4-|-5----5-4-2-|---0---0---1--|
|-------------|-3----(3)-----|------------|--------------|


  Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +E  E E   Q.   +Q   E   E E E E E E
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-2----(2)--0-|----------2-4-|-5----(5)--0-|-5-5-5-5-4-3--|
|-------------|-3----(3)-----|-------------|--------------|


  Q.   +E  E E   Q.   +E  E E   E E E +Q.     +Q.   E E E
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-2----(2)---2-|-3----(3)---3-|-5-0-5-(5)---|-(5)---0-2-4--|
|----------2---|----------3---|-------------|--------------|


  Q.   +E  E E   Q.   +E  E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------||
|--------------|--------------|---7---------|--------------||
|-2----(2)---2-|-3----(3)-5-7-|-5---5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-4--||
|----------2---|--------------|-------------|--------------||


 4th Verse
  Q.   Q  E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +E  E E
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-5----5--4-|-2----(2)--2-|-3----(3)----|-3----(3)-3-4--|
|-----------|-------------|-----------3-|---------------|


  Q.   Q  E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +E  E E
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-5----5--4-|-2----(2)--2-|-3----(3)----|-3----(3)-5-7--|
|-----------|-------------|-----------3-|---------------|


  Q.   Q  E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   E E E
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-5----5--4-|-2----(2)--2-|-3----(3)----|-3----3---3--|
|-----------|-------------|-----------3-|--------3----|


  Q.   +E  E E   Q.   E E E   E E E +Q.     +H.
|--------------|------------|-------------|--------|
|--------------|------------|-------------|--------|
|-2----(2)---2-|-3----3---3-|-5-0-5-(5)---|-(5)----|
|----------2---|--------3---|-------------|--------|


  Q.   +E  E E   Q.   +E  E E   E E E +Q.     +H.
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------*|
|--------------|----------0-2-|---7---------|--------*|
|-2----(2)---2-|-3----(3)-----|-5---5-(5)---|-(5)----*|
|----------2---|--------------|-------------|--------*|




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Duration Legend
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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
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 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