Kinks - David watts
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DAVID WATTS (Bassline)
As recorded by The Kinks
(From the 1967 Album SOMETHING ELSE BY THE KINKS)
Words and Music by Ray Davies
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Pete Quaife - Bass'
Intro
Q=138
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
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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
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|---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----||
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1st & 2nd 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
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||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---|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q
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|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|-5--5--5--5--|-7---5---7------|
|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-------------|----------------|
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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
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|-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--|
Chorus
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
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|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---||-----------------|------------------|
|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
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
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|-----------------|-----------------|-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-|-----------------|------------------|
Interlude
1.
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
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|---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
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|-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2----|
|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-----------------|---------------2--|
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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
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|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7--|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5----|
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Interlude
2.
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
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|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-o||---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7--|
|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---o||-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5----|
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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
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|---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----|
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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
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|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|
|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|
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Outro
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 7x
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|---7---7---7---7-||o---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-o||
|-5---5---5---5---||o-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---o||
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Duration Legend
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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
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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