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IN THE DARK (Bassline) As recorded by Billy Squier (From the 1981 Album DON'T SAY NO) Words and Music by Billy Squier Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Mark Clarke - Bass' Intro Q=118 1.,2.,3. 4. 4/4 Gtr I H Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E |-------------||--------------------|------------------||-----------------|| |-------------||o-------------------|-----------------o||-----------------|| |-----------7-||o-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|| |-------------||--------------------|------------------||---------------8-|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ 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 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7--| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7----| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5------| ||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8--------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----9------9--|----9----------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7----7-7-----|-7----7-7--7-5-|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------|---------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |-----------------|---------------7-|----9------9--|----9------9--|| |-----------------|-------------7---|--------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-----------5-----|-7----7-7-----|-7----7-7-----|| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-------|--------------|--------------|| Chorus Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E |----7---------|----7---------|----7---------|----7---------| |---------5--5-|---------5--5-|---------5--5-|---------5--5-| |-5------------|-5------------|-5------------|-5------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| 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---|-----------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-------8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| 1. 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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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-5---5---|-----------------|---------5---5---|-----------------| |-----------5---5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8---5---5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| To Coda 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---5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| |-8-8-8-8---5-----|------------------|-----------------|| Interlude +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-------------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| |-------------------|-------------------|| Bridge +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 |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| +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 |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|| Guitar Solo E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| D.S. al Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----9-------9---|-----9-------9----|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |---------------5-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7---7-7-7---7--|| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|-----------------|------------------|| & E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-5-5-5---|-----------------|---------5-5-5---| |---------------8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-------8-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q H |-----------------|-----------------|--------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------*| |-----------------|---------5-5-5-7-|-(7)----------*| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8---------|--------------*| 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