Bee Gees - Nights on broadway
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NIGHTS ON BROADWAY
As recorded by Bee Gees
(From the 1975 Album MAIN COURSE)
Words and Music by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Barry Gibb - Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Blue Weaver - Piano'
Intro
Q=94
N.C.
4/4
Gtr II (Piano arr. for Gtr.)
W Q S S E Q S S E
|----------||--5--5-7-------8-7---|
|----------||o-6--6-8------10-8---|
|----------||---------------------|
|----------||---------------------|
|----------||o--------------------|
|----------||---------------------|
S S S S S S E +Q. E Q S S E Q S S E
|-10-7---7---7-5-(5)-----|-5--5-7-------8-7---|
|------8-8---8-6-(6)-----|-6--6-8------10-8---|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
1. 2.
S S S S S S E +Q. E S S S S S S E +Q. E G
|------------------------||-----------------------|
|-----------------------o||-----------------------|
|-------5---5------------||-------5---5-----------|
|---5-7-------7-(7)------||---5-7-------7-(7)-----|
|-7---------------------o||-7---------------------|
|------------------------||-----------------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
tr DmI
Q E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S E S S S S
||--5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x--|
||o-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x--|
||--7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x--|
||--7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x--|
||o-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x--|
||-------------------------|-------------------------|
AmQ E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S E S S S S DmQ E S S S S E S S S S
|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x--|
|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x--|
|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x--|
|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x--|
|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x--|
|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-------------------------|
Q E S S S S E S S S S AmQ E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S E S S S S
|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x--||
|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x--||
|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x--||
|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x--||
|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x--||
|------------------------|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x--||
Pre-Chorus
BbQ E S S S S E S S S S BbmQ E S S S S E S S S S FQ E S S S S E S S S S
|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x--|
|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x--|
|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-2--2-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-x-x--|
|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x-|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x-|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x--|
|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x-|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x-|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x--|
|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x--|
Q E S S S S E S S S S GmQ E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S E S S S S
|-1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x-|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x--|
|-1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x-|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x--|
|-2--2-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x--|
|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x--|
|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x--|
|-1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x-|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x--|
Chorus
AQ E S S S S E S S S S FQ E S S S S E S S S S AmQ E S S S S E S S S S
|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-||-1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x--|
|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-||-1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x--|
|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-||-2--2-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x--|
|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-||-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x--|
|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-||-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x--|
|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-||-1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x--|
BbQ E S S S S E S S S S BbmQ E S S S S E S S S S FQ E S S S S E S S S S
|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x--|
|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x--|
|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-2--2-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-x-x--|
|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x-|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x-|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x--|
|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x-|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x-|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x--|
|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x--|
AmQ E S S S S E S S S S BbQ E S S S S E S S S S BbmQ E S S S S E S S S S
|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x---||
|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x--o||
|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x---||
|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x-|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x---||
|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x-|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x--o||
|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x---||
Interlude
DmQ E S S S S E S S S S Q E S S S S E S S S S
|-5--5---5-5-x-5-5--5-5-x-x-|--5-------5---5-5--x--5-5-5-5-x-x-|
|-6--6---6-6-x-6-6--6-6-x-x-|--6-------6---6-6--x--6-6-6-6-x-x-|
|-7--7---7-7-x-7-7--7-7-x-x-|--7-------7---7-7--x--7-7-7-7-x-x-|
|-7--7---7-7-x-7-7--7-7-x-x-|--7-------7---7-7--x--7-7-7-7-x-x-|
|-5--5---5-5-x-5-5--5-5-x-x-|--5-------5---5-5--x--5-5-5-5-x-x-|
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q S S E Q S S E S S S S S S E +Q. E
|-5--5-7------------8-7-----|-10-7---7---7-5---(5)-------------|
|-6--6-8-----------10-8-----|------8-8---8-6---(6)-------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
Am
2/4
Q E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E
|-5--5---5-5-x-5-5--5-5-x-x-|-5-5-5-5---5-5--|
|-6--6---6-6-x-6-6--6-6-x-x-|-5-5-5-5---5-5--|
|-7--7---7-7-x-7-7--7-7-x-x-|-5-5-5-5---5-5--|
|-7--7---7-7-x-7-7--7-7-x-x-|-7-7-7-7---7-7--|
|-5--5---5-5-x-5-5--5-5-x-x-|-7-7-7-7---7-7--|
|---------------------------|-5-5-5-5---5-5--|
|
| Q S S E Q S S E S S S S S S E
|-5--5-7------------8-7-----|----------------|
|-6--6-8-----------10-8-----|----------------|
|---------------------------|-------5---5----|
|---------------------------|---5-7-------7--|
|---------------------------|-7--------------|
|---------------------------|----------------|
Bridge
Dm F
4/4
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--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-----------------|-----------------|---1-------1-----|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||---3---3---3-----|---3-------3-----|-----1-------1---|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-2-------2-------|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||---------------0-|-------0-------0-|-------3-------3-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| +W W W W
|-------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(7)---------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G Em Am
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
|---3-------3-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4-------4-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-----0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------5-------5-|-------2-------2-|-------2---------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Am
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Out-Chorus
E E E E E E E E D9E E E E E E E E H H FQ E S S S S E S S S S
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------||--1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------||o-1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------||--2--2-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-x-x--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---------||--3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------||o-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------||--1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x--|
AmQ E S S S S E S S S S BbQ E S S S S E S S S S BbmQ E S S S S E S S S S
|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x--|
|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x--|
|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x--|
|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x-|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x--|
|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x-|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x--|
|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x--|
FQ E S S S S E S S S S AmQ E S S S S E S S S S
|-1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|
|-1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|
|-2--2-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|
|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|
|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|
|-1--1-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-x-x-|-5--5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-|
BbQ E S S S S E S S S S BbmQ E S S S S E S S S S 3x
|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-----||
|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x----o||
|-7--7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-----||
|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x-|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x-----||
|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x-|-8--8-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-x-x----o||
|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-6--6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-----||
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
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| - 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