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THE LOCO-MOTION (Bassline) As recorded by Grand Funk Railroad (From the 1974 Album SHININ' ON) Words and Music by Gerry Goffin & Carole King Arranged by Grand Funk Railroad Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Mel Schacher - Bass' 1st Verse Q=124 4/4 Gtr I W W Wx8 |----------|----------||--------| |----------|----------||--------| |----------|----------||--------| |----------|----------||--------| E E E E E a E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E a E E E |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |---------------7-9-|-(9)-9---7-9-7-----|-----------------7-9-| |-5-5---5-5-7s9-----|---------------9S5-|-(5)-5---5-5-7s9-----| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|| |-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-7-7---7-7------|-------------------|| |-----------------9-|-------------7--|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-9-7-|| 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 |-----------------|-------9---9-----|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-7-7---7-7-7---7-| |-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7-----7---9-7-|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7---7-7-7-----|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-| |-------------9-9-|-----------------|-----------------| 2nd & 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 |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-7-7---7-7-7-7---| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-7-||---------------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 |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-7-7---7-7-7-----|-------------------| |-9-9-9-7-9-7-9-7-|-------------7-9-|-(9)-9-9-7-9-7-9-7-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7---7-7-7-7---|-----------------|-7-7---7-7-7-----| |---------------7-|-9-9-9-7-9-7-9-7-|-------------7-9-| +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---|-9-9---9-9-7-9-7-| |-(9)-9-9-7-9-7-9-7-|-----------9---9-|-----------------| To Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|| |-7-7---7-7-------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|| |-------------7---|-9-9---9-9-7-9---|-7-7---7-7------|--------------------|| |-----------9---9-|---------------9-|-------------7--|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-9-7--|| 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 E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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 E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| Outro 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 +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------||------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|------------------||o-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|------------------||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-6---|-------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-7--||----------------9-|-(9)-9-9-7-9-7-9-7-| E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E |----------------|--------------------||-| |----------------|-------------------o||-| |-7-7---7-7------|-------------------o||-| |-------------7--|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-9-7--||-| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E 5x ||------------------|--------------------|| ||o-----------------|-------------------o|| ||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-6---|-----------------7-o|| ||----------------9-|-(9)-9-9-7-9-7-9----|| 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