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WATERLOO SUNSET (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=108 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1---------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E Q Q Q. E H Q. E H Q. E Q. E Q. E H |---------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|| |---------------|-2----2-2----|-1----1-1----|----------------|-------------|| |-4-4-4-4-2--2--|-------------|-------------|-/4----4-4------|-4----4-4----|| |---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------5-|-------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q. E H Q. E H Q. E Q. E Q. E H ||--------------|-------------|----------------|-------------| ||o-2----2-2----|-1----1-1----|----------------|-------------| ||o-------------|-------------|-/4----4-4------|-4----4-4----| ||--------------|-------------|--------------5-|-------------| Q. E H Q. E H Q. E Q. E Q. E H |-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------| |-2----2-2----|-1----1-1----|----------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-/4----4-4------|-4----4-4----| |-------------|-------------|--------------5-|-------------| Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-4----4-4----|-3----3-3----|-2----2-2----|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-2----2-2----| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| To Coda Q. E H Q. E H Q. E Q E E Q E E E E E E |-------------|-------------|----------------|--------2-1------|| |-2----2-2----|-1----1-1----|----------------|--------------4--|| |-------------|-------------|-/4------4----4-|-4----4----------|| |-------------|-------------|-------5--------|-----------------|| Bridge Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |-------------|-------------|---------------|-------2-1------| |-4--4--2--2--|-1--1--------|---------------|-2--2--------4--| |-------------|-------4--4--|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|----------------| |-------------|-------------|---------------|----------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-------------|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1----------| |-4--4--2--2--|-1--1--------|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4--| |-------------|-------4--4--|-----------------|------------------| |-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------| 1. 2. D.S. al Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q |-----------------|----------------||---------------|| |-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|---------------o||---------------|| |-----------------|-4-4-4-4-2--2--o||-4-4-4-4-2--2--|| |-----------------|----------------||---------------|| & Q. E Q. E Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H |----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |----------------|-------------|-2----2-2----|-1----1-1----| |-/4----4-4------|-4----4-4----|-------------|-------------| |--------------5-|-------------|-------------|-------------| Outro Q. E H a Q Q E E E E a Q Q E E E E 4x |--------------||------------------|------------------|| |--------------||o-----------------|-----------------o|| |-/4----4-4----||o-1s2--2--2-2-2-2-|-1s2--2--2-2-2-2-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