Kinks - Where have all the good times gone
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WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD TIMES GONE (Bassline)
As recorded by The Kinks
(From the 1965 Album THE KINK KONTROVERSY)
Words and Music by Ray Davies
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Pete Quaife - Bass'
Intro
Q=112
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E Q. E W Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E
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|-5------3------|----------|-5------3------|------------------|
|---------------|-5--------|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|---------------|----------|---------------|------------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|-----------------||----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------||o-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||o---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------||----------------|---------------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q. E Q. E H H W
|-------------|---------------|-2----0----|------|
|-5--5--3--3--|---------------|-----------|-3----|
|-------------|-3----3-3----3-|-----------|------|
|-------------|---------------|-----------|------|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|-----------------|-----------------||---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E 3x
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|-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-o||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
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Interlude
H H W H H E E E E E E E E
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|-5----3----|----------|-5----3----|-----------------|
|-----------|-5--------|-----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------------|
4th Verse
E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
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|-----------------||-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H W
|---------------|---------------|-2----2-0----|------|
|-5----5-3----3-|---------------|-------------|-3----|
|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|-------------|------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|------|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||o-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||o---------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|---------------|
Outro
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H H E E E E E E E E
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|-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-o||-5----3----|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------o||-----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------*|
|-5------3------|-----------------|-----------------|-5--------|-(5)----*|
|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------|--------*|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------*|
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