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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 --------------- 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