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MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (Bassline) As recorded by Johnny Rivers (From the 1964 Album HERE WE A GO GO AGAIN!) Words and Music by Unknown Author Arranged by Johnny Rivers Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass' Intro Q=152 4/4 Gtr I Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E Q H |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|| |-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-----------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q. E Q. E E Q E E E E E Q. E Q. E E Q E Q E E ||----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| ||o---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| ||o-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3-3-----|---------------|-----------3-4--| ||----------------|------------3-0-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3-------| Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E E Q E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------| |-5----5-5----5-|-3-3-----5-3-----|---------------|------------3---| |---------------|-----5-3-----5-3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3-3---3-| Q. E Q. E E Q E E E E E Q. E Q. E E Q E E E E E |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3-3-----|---------------|------------3-4-| |---------------|------------3-0-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3-3-----| Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E E E Q H |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------|| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------|| |-5----5-5----5-|-3-3-----5-3-----|---------------|-------------|| |---------------|-----5-3-----5-3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-----------|| Chorus Q. E Q. E E Q E Q E E Q. E Q. E E Q E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-5----5-5----5-|-5-5--5-5------|---------------|-----------3-4-| |---------------|-----------5-3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3------| To Coda Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E E |---------------|------------------|---------------| |---------------|------------------|---------------| |-5----5-5----5-|-3-3-----5-3------|---------------| |---------------|-----5-3-----5-3--|-3-3--3-3--0-3-| 1. 2. Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |----------------||-----------------|| |---------------o||-----------------|| |---------------o||-----------------|| |-3----3-3----3--||-3----3-3----3---|| Guitar Solo Q. E Q. E E Q E Q E E Q. E Q. E E Q E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-5----5-5----5-|-5-5--5-5------|---------------|-----------3-4-| |---------------|-----------5-3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3------| D.S. al Coda Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E E E Q H |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------|| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------|| |-5----5-5----5-|-3-3-----5-3-----|---------------|-------------|| |---------------|-----5-3-----5-3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-----------|| & Q. E Q. E E Q E E E E E Q. E Q. E E Q E E E E E |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|------------3---|-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3-3-----| |-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3-3---3-|---------------|------------3-0-| Q. E Q. E E Q E Q E E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|-----------3-4-|-5----5-5----5-| |-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3------|---------------| E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E E E Q H |-----------------|---------------|-------------*| |-----------------|---------------|-------------*| |-3-3-----5-3-----|---------------|-------------*| |-----5-3-----5-3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-----------*| 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