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CUT THE CAKE (Bassline) As recorded by Average White Band (From the 1975 Album CUT THE CAKE) Words and Music by James Stuart, Alan Gorrie, Roger Ball & Onnie McIntyre Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Hamish Stuart - Bass' Intro Q=107 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 E E E E H E E E E H |------------|--------------|--------------| |------------|--------------|--------------| |------------|-------3------|-------3------| |------------|-3------------|-3------------| Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S S S e E Q E S S S S E E E |------7-7-----------|------7-7-------------|------7-7-----------| |--------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |-5----------x-3-5-3-|-5----------x-3-3-5-3-|-5----------x-3-5-3-| |--------------------|----------------------|--------------------| 1st, 2nd & 3rd Verses Segno $ Segno Segno $$ E S S e e e E E E Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S S S e E |-------------------||------7-7-----------|------7-7--------------| |-------7-6-5---6-7-||--------------------|-----------------------| |-5---x-------------||-5----------x-3-5-3-|-5----------x-3-3-5-3--| |-------------------||--------------------|-----------------------| Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E |------7-7-----------|------7-7-----------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5----------x-3-5-3-|-5----------x-3-5-3-| |--------------------|--------------------| Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E |------7-7-----------|------7-7-----------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5----------x-3-5-3-|-5----------x-3-5-3-| |--------------------|--------------------| Pre-Chorus Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S Q S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E |------7-7-----------|------7-7----6-6---||-5---------5-5-----------| |--------------------|-------------------||-------------------------| |-5----------x-3-5-3-|-5-----------------||---3-3-3---------x-1-3-1-| |--------------------|-------------------||-------------------------| Q S S S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E e S S |------5-5-5-----------|------5-5-----------|------5-5-------------| |----------------------|--------------------|--------------2-3-4h5-| |-3------------x-1-3-1-|-3----------x-1-3-1-|-3----------x---------| |----------------------|--------------------|----------------------| Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E |------5-5-----------|------5-5-----------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-3----------x-1-3-1-|-3----------x-1-3-1-| |--------------------|--------------------| To Coda To Double Coda Q E S S S S E E E Q S E S S E S S E S |------5-5------------|-----------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------------|| |-3----------x-1-3-1--|-3---------------------|| |---------------------|----0-0-0-1-1-1-2-2-2--|| Chorus Q E S S S S E E E Q S E. S E S S E. Q E S S S S E E E |------5-5-----------|----5---------------|------5-5-----------| |--------------------|-----------3-----4--|--------------------| |-3----------x-1-3-1-|-3----3-------------|-3----------x-1-3-1-| |--------------------|---------1---1-2----|--------------------| Q Q S E S E E Q E S S S S E E E Q E. S +E E E E |-----------------|------5-5-----------|-------5-(5)\--------| |-----------------|--------------------|---------------------| |-3---------------|-3----------x-1-3-1-|-3-------------------| |-------0-0-0-1-2-|--------------------|--------------1-3-1--| E E E E H Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E |--------------|------7-7-----------|------7-7-----------|------7-7-----------| |--------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| |-------3------|-5----------x-3-5-3-|-5----------x-3-5-3-|-5----------x-3-5-3-| |-3------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| Chorus D.S. al Coda Coda & E E S S e e E E E Q S S S S S E. E E Q E S S S S E E E |--------------------||----3h5-5-5----------||------5-5------------| |-----7-7-6-5---6-7--||---------------------||---------------------| |-5------------------||-3-------------------||-3----------x-1-3-1--| |--------------------||--------------0--1-2-||---------------------| Q S E S S E S S E S Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E |----------------------|------5-5-----------|------5-5-----------| |----------------------|------------0-------|--------------------| |-3--------------------|-3------------1-3-1-|-3------------------| |----0-0-0-1-1-1-2-2-2-|--------------------|------------x-1-3-1-| Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E E E E E H |------5-5-----------|------5-5-----------|--------------| |------------0-------|--------------------|--------------| |-3------------1-3-1-|-3------------------|-------3------| |--------------------|------------x-1-3-1-|-3------------| Breakdown E E E E H a Q E S S E S S S S S S Q E S S S S E Q |--------------||--------7-7---------------|------4-4---5------| |--------------||--------------------------|-------------------| |-------3------||-3h5----------3-3-5-5-3-3-|-5-----------------| |-3------------||--------------------------|-------------------| Q E S S E S S S S S S E E E E e E E E Q E S S E S S E E |------7-7---------------|------14-13-12---13-14\-|------7-7------------| |------------------------|------------------------|---------------------| |-5----------3-3-5-5-3-3-|-5/---------------------|-5----------3-3-5-3--| |------------------------|------------------------|---------------------| Q E S S E S S E E Q E S S E S S E E |------7-7-----------|------7-7-----------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5----------3-3-5-3-|-5----------3-3-5-3-| |--------------------|--------------------| e E E E e E E E Q E S S E S S E S S |-----/14-13-12---13-14\-|------7-7--------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |-5----------------------|-5----------3-3-5-3-3--| |------------------------|-----------------------| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda Q E S S E e e S S Q E S S S S E E E Q E E e E E E |------7-7---4-5-6h7-|------7-7-----------|-----------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|----7-6-5---6-7--|| |-5------------------|-5----------x-3-5-3-|-5---------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|| Chorus Dbl. Coda && Q Q Q Q S S E E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E |-------------||-----------------------|------5-5-----------| |----2--3--4--||-5-------5-5-----------|--------------------| |-3-----------||---5-----------x-1-3-1-|-3------------------| |-------------||-----3-----------------|------------x-1-3-1-| Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E |--------------------|------5-5-----------|---------------------| |------5-5-----------|--------------------|------5-5------------| |------------x-1-3-1-|-3------------------|------------x-1-3-1--| |-3------------------|------------x-1-3-1-|-3-------------------| Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S E E E E |------5-5-----------|--------------------|------5-5---------| |--------------------|------5-5-----------|------------------| |-3------------------|------------x-1-3-1-|-3----------------| |------------x-1-3-1-|-3------------------|------------1-2-3-| Q E S S S S E E E Q S E S S E S S E S Q E S S S S E E E |--------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |------5-5-----------|----------------------|------5-5-----------| |------------x-1-3-1-|-3--------------------|------------x-1-3-1-| |-3------------------|----0-0-0-1-1-1-2-2-2-|-3------------------| Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E Q E S S E E E E |------5-5-----------|--------------------|------5-5---------| |--------------------|------5-5-----------|------------------| |-3------------------|------------x-1-3-1-|-3----------------| |------------x-1-3-1-|-3------------------|------------0-1-2-| E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H Q. S S +Q E E |--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|------7-7-(7)------| |-------3------|-------3------|-------3------|---------------7-6-| |-3------------|-3------------|-3------------|-5-----------------| Q E S S +H Q. S S +Q E E e E S E S E E Q W |-----------------|-------------------|------------------|------*| |------7-7-(7)----|------7-7-(7)------|------------------|------*| |-----------------|---------------7-6-|-5-5---5---5------|------*| |-5--5------------|-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