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DEAD END STREET (Bassline)
As recorded by The Kinks
(From the 1966 Album FACE TO FACE)
Words and Music by Ray Davies
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Pete Quaife - Bass'
Intro
Q.=126
12/8
Gtr I
W Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|--------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|--------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|--------------|-0----0----0----0----|-0----0----0----0----|
|--------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-0----(0)--2-2----(2)--3-|-3----(3)--2-2----(2)--0-|-0----(0)--2-2----(2)--3--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
Q. +Q E H. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|---------------------||--2----2----2----2----|-5----5---------------|
|---------------------||o---------2-----------|-----------5----5-----|
|-3----(3)--2-2-------||o---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------||----------------------|----------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|---------------------|-----------2----2----|-2----2----2----2-----|
|---------------------|-3----3--------------|----------------------|
|-5----5----5----5----|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-5----5--------------|---------------------|-----------2----2-----|
|-----------5----5----|---------------------|-3----3---------------|
|---------------------|-5----5----5----5----|----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
W. +W E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-2-------------|-(2)----------0----|----------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-3----3----3----3-----|
|---------------|-------------------|----------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q. W. +W E Q.
|---------------------|-2-------------|-(2)----------0-----|
|-2----2----2----2----|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|---------------|--------------------|
Pre-Chorus
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E
|---------------------|---------------------||-2----2----2----2-----|
|-3----3----3----3----|-2----2----2----2----||-------------------2--|
|---------------------|---------------------||----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------||----------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-2----2----2----2----|---------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------2-|-0----0----0----0----|-2----2----2----2-----||
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------||
Chorus
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-4----4----3----3----|-2----2----1----1----|-4----4----3----3-----|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-2----2----1----1----|-4----4----3----3----|-2----2----1----1-----|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
1. 2.
Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E
|---------------------|-------------------0--||----------------------||
|-----------3----3----|-----------3----3----o||-----------3----3--5--||
|-3----3------------5-|-3----3--------------o||-3----3---------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||----------------------||
Interlude
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-0----(0)--2-2----(2)--3-|-3----(3)--2-2----(2)--0-|-0----(0)--2-2----(2)--3--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-3----(3)--2-2----(2)--0-|-0----(0)--2-2----(2)--3-|-3----(3)--2-2----(2)--0--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Chorus
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E H. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-------------------------|---------------------||----------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------||-4----4----3----3-----|
|-0----(0)--2-2----(2)--3-|-3----(3)--2-2-------||----------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------||----------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-2----2----1----1----|-4----4----3----3----|-2----2----1----1-----|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E
|---------------------|---------------------||-----------------------|
|-4----4----3----3----|-2----2----1----1----||o-----------3----3-----|
|---------------------|---------------------||o-3----3------------5--|
|---------------------|---------------------||-----------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q E 4x Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E
|----------------------||---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------3----3--5-o||-----------3----3----|-----------3----3--5--|
|-3----3--------------o||-3----3------------5-|-3----3---------------|
|----------------------||---------------------|----------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------3----3----|-----------3----3--5-|-----------3----3-----|
|-3----3------------5-|-3----3--------------|-3----3------------5--|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Outro
Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E
|---------------------||----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------3----3--5-||o-5----5----3----3----|-----------3----3--5--|
|-3----3--------------||o-------------------5-|-3----3---------------|
|---------------------||----------------------|----------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E 3x
|---------------------|----------------------||
|-----------3----3----|-5----5----3----3----o||
|-3----3------------5-|-------------------5-o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
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
----------------
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