Autoscroll
1 Column 
Text size
Transpose 0
HOT WATER (Bassline) As recorded by Level 42 (From the 1989 Album LEVEL BEST) Words and Music by Mark King, Phil Gould, Mike Lindup & Wally Badarou Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Mark King - Bass (finger)' Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Mark King - Slap Bass' Intro Q=118 4/4 3/4 Gtr I W S S S S S S S S +E S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S |----------|-12-13-14-12-13-----------------4---------|-----------------------| |----------|----------------14------------7---5---5-6-|-7-5-6-----------------| |----------|-------------------14-10-(10)-------7-----|-------7---------------| |----------|------------------------------------------|---------7-3--3-5-3-0--| 1st & 2nd Verses 4/4 Gtr II W +W E S S S S S S E S S S S S S |----------|------------||------------------------------| |-2--------|-(2)--------||o-----------------------------| |----------|------------||o-------5h7-----------5h7-----| |----------|------------||--0-x-x-----x-x-0-x-x-----x-x-| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------|---------------7h9-------------| |-------4h5-----------2h3-----|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------5h7-------------5h7-----| |-5-x-x-----x-x-3-x-x-----x-x-|-0-x-x-----x-x-----x-x-----x-x-| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-------4h5-----------2h3-----|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------5h7-----------5h7------| |-5-x-x-----x-x-3-x-x-----x-x-|-0-x-x-----x-x-0-x-x-----x-x--| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------|---------------7h9-------------| |-------4h5-----------2h3-----|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------5h7-------------5h7-----| |-5-x-x-----x-x-3-x-x-----x-x-|-0-x-x-----x-x-----x-x-----x-x-| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-------4h5-----------2h3-----|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------5h7-----------5h7------| |-5-x-x-----x-x-3-x-x-----x-x-|-0-x-x-----x-x-0-x-x-----x-x--| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------|---------------7h9-------------| |-------4h5-----------2h3-----|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------5h7-------------5h7-----| |-5-x-x-----x-x-3-x-x-----x-x-|-0-x-x-----x-x-----x-x-----x-x-| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-------4h5-----------2h3-----|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------5h7-----------5h7------| |-5-x-x-----x-x-3-x-x-----x-x-|-0-x-x-----x-x-0-x-x-----x-x--| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------|---------------7h9-------------| |-------4h5-----------2h3-----|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------5h7-------------5h7-----| |-5-x-x-----x-x-3-x-x-----x-x-|-0-x-x-----x-x-----x-x-----x-x-| Chorus E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S a E E E. S +E S S |-----------------------------||-------14h16-14-14--12-(12)-----| |-------4h5-----------2h3-----||--------------------------------| |-----------------------------||--------------------------------| |-5-x-x-----x-x-3-x-x-----x-x-||-0-x-x----------------------x-x-| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S a E E E. S +E S S |-----------------------------|-------14h16-14-14--12-(12)-----| |-------4h5-----------2h3-----|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-x-x-----x-x-3-x-x-----x-x-|-0-x-x----------------------x-x-| 1. E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S a E E E. S +E S S |-----------------------------|-------14h16-14-14--12-(12)-----| |-------4h5-----------2h3-----|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-x-x-----x-x-3-x-x-----x-x-|-0-x-x----------------------x-x-| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S a E E E. S +E S S |-----------------------------|-------14h16-14-14--12-(12)-----| |-------4h5-----------2h3-----|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-x-x-----x-x-3-x-x-----x-x-|-0-x-x----------------------x-x-| Bridge 2. W Q E S S E E +Q E E E E E Q. |-----------||-------------------|---6---4---7----| |----------o||-------------------|-----------7----| |----------o||-2--5-x-x-7--------|-----------5----| |-----------||------------0-(0)--|-5---3----------| Q E S S E E +Q E E E E E Q. Q E S S E E +Q E E E E E Q. |-------------------|---6---4---7----|-------------------|---6---4---7-----| |-------------------|-----------7----|-------------------|-----------7-----| |-2--5-x-x-7--------|-----------5----|-2--5-x-x-7--------|-----------5-----| |------------0-(0)--|-5---3----------|------------0-(0)--|-5---3-----------| Interlude Q E S S E E +Q E E E E E Q. Wx8 |-------------------|---6---4---7----||--------|| |-------------------|-----------7----||--------|| |-2--5-x-x-7--------|-----------5----||--------|| |------------0-(0)--|-5---3----------||--------|| Bass Solo S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||--13-11------------------------------------| ||o-------x-12-x-12-x-12-x-x-12h14-12-12-x-x-| ||o------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x |--------------------------------------------|| |-12-12----12-------------------------------o|| |-------14------14---12---10h12-x-----------o|| |---------------------------------10h12-x-x--|| Chorus E S S a E E E. S +E S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S ||--------14h16-14-14--12-(12)-----|-----------------------------| ||o--------------------------------|-------4h5-----------2h3-----| ||o--------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||--0-x-x----------------------x-x-|-5-x-x-----x-x-3-x-x-----x-x-| E S S a E E E. S +E S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S 3x |-------14h16-14-14--12-(12)-----|------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|-------4h5-----------2h3-----o|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-0-x-x----------------------x-x-|-5-x-x-----x-x-3-x-x-----x-x--|| E S S a E E E. S +E S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S |-------14h16-14-14--12-(12)-----|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------4h5-----------2h3-----| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-0-x-x----------------------x-x-|-5-x-x-----x-x-3-x-x-----x-x-| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W |---------------7h9-------------|------|| |-------------------------------|------|| |-------5h7-------------5h7-----|------|| |-0-x-x-----x-x-----x-x-----x-x-|------|| Out-Chorus E S S a E E E. S +E S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S ||--------14h16-14-14--12-(12)-----|-----------------------------| ||o--------------------------------|-------4h5-----------2h3-----| ||o--------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||--0-x-x----------------------x-x-|-5-x-x-----x-x-3-x-x-----x-x-| E S S a E E E. S +E S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S 3x |-------14h16-14-14--12-(12)-----|------------------------------|| |--------------------------------|-------4h5-----------2h3-----o|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-0-x-x----------------------x-x-|-5-x-x-----x-x-3-x-x-----x-x--|| 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