GET DOWN TONIGHT (Bassline) As recorded by KC And The Sunshine Band (From the 1975 Album KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND) Words and Music by Harry Casey & Richard Finch Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Richard Finch - Bass' Intro Q=110 4/4 Gtr I H. S S E E. S +E E +Q. E H +Q S S E |-------------0-|--------------------|-----------------| |-----------1---|-3--1-(1)---------1-|-3----(3)--3-1---| |---------3-----|----------3-(3)-----|---------------3-| |-1-------------|--------------------|-----------------| H +Q. S S H. S S E E. S +E E +Q. E H +Q S S E |----------------|-------------0-|--------------------|------------------| |-3----(3)---1---|-----------1---|-3--1-(1)---------1-|-3----(3)--3-1----| |--------------3-|---------3-----|----------3-(3)-----|---------------3--| |----------------|-1-------------|--------------------|------------------| 1st & 2nd Verses W S S E S S S S E E E E E E E S S S S E Q |----------||------------------------|--------------------| |-3--------||o-----------------------|--------------------| |----------||o-----------------------|--------------------| |----------||--1-1---1-1---1-1---1---|-1---1---1-1--------| S S E S S S S E E E E E E E S S S S E Q S S E S S S S E E E E |-----------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |-1-1---1-1---1-1---1---|-1---1---1-1--------|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1----| E E E S S S S E Q S S E S S S S E E E E E E E S S S S E Q |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|| |-1---1---1-1--------|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1---|-1---1---1-1--------|| Chorus $ E E E S S E E Q E E E S S E E Q E S S +S S E Q S S E |------------------|------------------|------------------------| |------------------|------------------|-----1-(1)---3----3-1---| |-3-------3-3------|-1-------1-1------|----------------------3-| |------------------|------------------|-1----------------------| E S S +S S E E S S Q E E E S S E E Q E E E S S E E Q |-------------------0-2--|------------------|------------------| |-----1-(1)---3---3------|------------------|------------------| |------------------------|-3-------3-3------|-1-------1-1------| |-1----------------------|------------------|------------------| 1. 2. To Coda E S S +S S E Q S S E E S S +S S E E S S Q E S S +S S E E S S Q |-------------------------|-------------------0-2---||-------------------0-2--|| |-----1-(1)---3----3-1----|-----1-(1)---3---3------o||-----1-(1)---3---3------|| |----------------------3--|------------------------o||------------------------|| |-1-----------------------|-1-----------------------||-1----------------------|| Interlude S S E S S S S E E E E E E E S S S S E Q S S E S S S S E E E E ||------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------| ||--1-1---1-1---1-1---1---|-1---1---1-1--------|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1---| 1. 2. D.S. al Coda & E E E S S S S E Q E E E S S S S E Q E S S +S S E E S S Q |---------------------||--------------------||-------------------0-2--|| |--------------------o||--------------------||-----1-(1)---3---3------|| |--------------------o||--------------------||------------------------|| |-1---1---1-1---------||-1---1---1-1--------||-1----------------------|| Horn Solo S S E S S S S E E E E E E E S S S S E Q S S E S S S S E E E E |-----------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |-1-1---1-1---1-1---1---|-1---1---1-1--------|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1----| E E E S S S S E Q S S E S S S S E E E E E E E S S S S E Q |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------| |-1---1---1-1--------|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1---|-1---1---1-1--------| Outro S S E S S S S E E E E E E E S S S S E Q E S S +S S E Q S S E |-----------------------|--------------------||--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------||o-----1-(1)---3----3-1----| |-----------------------|--------------------||o----------------------3--| |-1-1---1-1---1-1---1---|-1---1---1-1--------||--1-----------------------| E S S +S S E E S S Q S S E S S S S E E E E E E E S S S S E Q |-------------------0-2--|-----------------------|---------------------| |-----1-(1)---3---3------|-----------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| |-1----------------------|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1---|-1---1---1-1---------| S S E S S S S E E E E E E E S S S S E Q |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-1-1---1-1---1-1---1---|-1---1---1-1--------| S S E S S S S E E E E E E E S S S S E Q 3x |-----------------------|---------------------|| |-----------------------|--------------------o|| |-----------------------|--------------------o|| |-1-1---1-1---1-1---1---|-1---1---1-1---------|| 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

Kc and the Sunshine Band - Get down tonight