Bee Gees - Night fever

NIGHT FEVER (Bassline) As recorded by Bee Gees (From the 1977 Album SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER) Words and Music by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Maurice Gibb - Bass' Intro Q=112 4/4 Gtr I W E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |----------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------|---2------------|---------4-----|-2-------2------| |----------|-4-----4--------|-------------4-|-------------4--| |----------|-----4--------4-|-2-------------|----------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |------4---------|---2------------|---------4-----|-2-------2---4--| |--------------2-|-4-----4--------|-------------4-|----------------| |-2--------4-4---|-----4--------4-|-2-------------|----------------| 1st & 2nd Verses $ Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |----------------||--------------|--------------|---------------| |------4---------||--------------|--------------|-2----2-2------| |----------4-----||-2----2-2-----|-0----0-0-----|---------------| |-2------------4-||--------------|--------------|---------------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|---------------|---------------|-2-------------| |-2----2-2-----|-2----2-2----3-|-4----4-4----4-|------2-0----1-| |--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Pre-Chorus Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |--------------||----------------|----------------|----------------| |--------------||----------------|----------------|----------------| |-2----2-2--1--||----------------|----------------|----------------| |--------------||-4----4---4---4-|-5----5---5---5-|-4----4---4---4-| Chorus Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E |----------------|----------------|---------------||-----------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------||---2-------------| |-6----6---4-----|----------------|-4--4--------2-||-4-----4---------| |--------------6-|-4----4---4---4-|--------4--4---||-----4--------4--| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------| |---------4-----|-2-------2-----|------4---------|---2-------------| |-------------4-|-------------4-|--------------2-|-4-----4---------| |-2-------------|---------------|-2--------4-4---|-----4--------4--| Bridge Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E W |---------------|---------------|----------------||------| |---------4-----|-2-------2-----|------4---------||------| |-------------4-|-------------4-|----------4-----||------| |-2-------------|---------------|-2------------4-||-2----| E E +Q +Q. E E E +Q +Q. E E E +Q +Q. E Q. E Q. E |------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------| |------------------|-4-4-(4)--(4)---4-|------------------|---------------| |-4-4-(4)--(4)---4-|------------------|-4-4-(4)--(4)---4-|--------4----4-| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-2----2--------| Chorus To Coda Q. E Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E |----------------|-------------|--------------||-----------------| |----------------|-------------|--------------||---2-------------| |--------4----4--|-------------|-4--4--4----2-||-4-----4---------| |-2----2---------|-2--2--2--2--|----------4---||-----4--------4--| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------| |---------4-----|-2-------2-----|------4---------|---2-------------| |-------------4-|-------------4-|--------------2-|-4-----4---------| |-2-------------|---------------|-2--------4-4---|-----4--------4--| D.S. al Coda & Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |---------------|---------------|-----------------||--------------| |---------4-----|-2-------2-----|------4----------||--------------| |-------------4-|-------------4-|----------4---0--||--------------| |-2-------------|---------------|-2----------4----||-2--2--2--2---| Out-Chorus Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------||-----------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------||o---2------------|---------4-----|-2-------2-----| |-4--4--4----2-||o-4-----4--------|-------------4-|-------------4-| |----------4---||------4--------4-|-2-------------|---------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E |----------------|----------------|---------------| |------4---------|---2------------|---------4-----| |--------------2-|-4-----4--------|-------------4-| |-2--------4-4---|-----4--------4-|-2-------------| Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E |---------------|------------------|| |-2-------2-----|------4----------o|| |-------------4-|--------------2--o|| |---------------|-2--------4-4-----|| 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