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IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME (Bassline) As recorded by Miles Davis (From the 1969 Album IN A SILENT WAY) Music by Miles Davis & Joe Zawinul Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dave Holland - Double Bass' Segue From "In A Silent Way" Q=132 A. Gtr I E S S q H E S S q H E S S q H E S S q H ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||o---6-5-6-------|---6-5-6-------|---6-5-6-------|---6-5-6-------o|| ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| B. E S S H. E S S H. E S S H. ||----------------|---------------|--------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|-------------o|| ||o---4-7-6-------|---4-7-6-------|---4-7-6-----o|| ||----------------|---------------|--------------|| C. Q. E E Q E +E E E E Q E E Q. E E Q E +E E E E Q E E ||----------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|| ||o---------------|-----------8------|---------------|-----------8------o|| ||o-8----8--------|---------6----8-6-|-8----8--------|---------6----8-6-o|| ||---------5-5--6-|-(6)-6-8----------|--------5-5--6-|-(6)-6-8-----------|| Form on recording: A B C B C A C A C (Repeat each section as desired) Segue into "In A Silent Way" to conclude the medley. 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