Twilight Time chords by The Moody Blues

TWILIGHT TIME (Bassline)

As recorded by The Moody Blues
(From the 1967 Album DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED)

Words and Music by Ray Thomas

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Lodge - Bass'


 Intro
 Q=128
 4/4
 Gtr I
 H  Q E E  Q E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|---------5-3-|----------------|-------------5-3-|
|-------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|

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


  1st & 2nd Verses
  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
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------5-3-|
||o-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5-5-5-5-----|
||o----------------|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


 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
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------5-3--||
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5-5-5-5------||
|----------------|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||


 Chorus
                            1.
 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 E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
|-3---1-3-3-1-3-6-|-5---3-5-5-3-1-0-|-3---1-3-3-1-3-6-|-5---3-5-5-3-1-0--o||
|---3-------------|---5-------------|---3-------------|---5---------------||


 2.
 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|
|-5---3-5-5-3-1-0-|-3---1-3---1-3-6-|-5---3-5-5-3-1-0-|
|---5-------------|---3-------------|---5-------------|


 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------||
|---------1-------|-------------------||
|-3---1-3---1-3-6-|-5---3-5-5-3---0---||
|---3-------------|---5---------6-----||


  Bridge
  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
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||o----------------|----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
||o-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------|
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


         1.       2.
 Q.  E Q.  E  Q Q Q Q   Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q E E
|---------------|--------------||-5--5-----5--|----------5-4--||
|--------3----3-|-5--5--5--5--o||-------5-----|-5--5--5-------||
|-7----7--------|-------------o||-------------|---------------||
|---------------|--------------||-------------|---------------||


  Interlude
  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 E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------5-3--||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----o||
||o-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||


 Chorus
 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 E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|------------------||
|-3---1-3---1-3-6-|-5---3-5-5-3-1-0-|-3---1-3---1-3-6-|-5---3-5-5-3-1-0--||
|---3-------------|---5-------------|---3-------------|---5--------------||


  3rd Verse
  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
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------5-3--||
||o-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5-5-5-5-----o||
||o----------------|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------|----------------o||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||


 Out-Chorus
 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 E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|------------------*|
|-3---1-3---1-3-6-|-5---3-5-5-3-1-0-|-3---1-3---1-3-6-|-5---3-5-5-3-1-0--*|
|---3-------------|---5-------------|---3-------------|---5--------------*|


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



Twilight Time, to dream awhile
In veils of deepening blue
As fantasy strides over colorful skies
Of form disappearing from view

In twilight time, dream with me awhile

A nightingale plays a dark mellow phrase
Of notes that are rich and so true
An aerial display by the firefly brigade
Dancing to tunes no one knew

In twilight time, dream with me awhile
In twilight time, dream with me awhile

Building castles in the air
Whistling to the wind
As nature bows down her head
See what tomorrow brings

Twilight time, dream with me awhile

Bats take to wing, like puppets on string
Prancing through cool evening air
In a sightless glide, no reason to hide
Away from the sun's blinding stare

In twilight time, dream with me awhile
In twilight time, dream with me awhile