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Tuning: E A D G
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR (Bassline) As recorded by The Commitments (From the 1991 Album THE COMMITMENTS) Words and Music by Wilson Pickett & Steve Cropper Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Ken "Derek Scully" McCluskey - Bass' [Intro] Q=122 4/4 Gtr I Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E G|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------| D|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------5--5-5-5-5--| A|-5--5--5-5-5-2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-|---------------|-------------------| E|---------------|------------------|-5--5--5-5-5-3-|-(3)-3-------------| Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E G|--------------------|--------------------| D|--------------------|--------------------| A|------------------7-|------------------7-| E|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---| Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E G|--------------------|----------------------|| D|--------------------|----------------------|| A|------------------7-|------------------7---|| E|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9-----|| [Verse 1] Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E G||---------------------|--------------------| D||o--------------------|--------------------| A||o------------------7-|------------------7-| E||--0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---| Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E G|--------------------|----------------------|| D|--------------------|---------------------o|| A|------------------7-|------------------7--o|| E|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9-----|| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q. Q E E E G|--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------| D|--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------| A|--------------|---------------|--------------|------4--5-6-7--| E|-7--7--7-7-7--|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-7--7--7-7-7--|-5--------------| Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E G|--------------------|--------------------| D|--------------------|--------------------| A|------------------7-|------------------7-| E|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---| Q E E S S E S S E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q G|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|| D|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|| A|------------------7-|-5--5-5-5-5-5---|--------------------|| E|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|--------------7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7----|| [Verse 2] Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E G||---------------------|--------------------| D||o--------------------|--------------------| A||o------------------7-|------------------7-| E||--0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---| Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E G|--------------------|----------------------|| D|--------------------|---------------------o|| A|------------------7-|------------------7--o|| E|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9-----|| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q. Q E E E G|--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------| D|--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------| A|--------------|---------------|--------------|------4--5-6-7--| E|-7--7--7-7-7--|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-7--7--7-7-7--|-5--------------| Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E G|--------------------|--------------------| D|--------------------|--------------------| A|------------------7-|------------------7-| E|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---| Q E E S S E S S E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E G|--------------------|----------------|----------------------|| D|--------------------|----------------|----------------------|| A|------------------7-|-5--5-5-5-5-5---|----------------------|| E|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|--------------7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-5-4----|| [Interlude] Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E G|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------------| D|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------------| A|------------------7-|------------------7-|--------5-5-5---|-----------------| E|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-------5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|| D|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|| A|------------------7-|------------------7-|------------4-7-|------------------|| E|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|| [Verse 3] Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E G|--------------------|--------------------| D|--------------------|--------------------| A|------------------7-|------------------7-| E|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---| Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E G|--------------------|----------------------| D|--------------------|----------------------| A|------------------7-|------------------7---| E|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9-----| Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E G|--------------------|--------------------| D|--------------------|--------------------| A|------------------7-|------------------7-| E|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---| Q E E S S E S S E Q E E E E E E G|--------------------|-----------------|| D|--------------------|-----------------|| A|------------------7-|--------4-4------|| E|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-----7-7--|| [Outro] Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E G|--------------------|--------------------| D|--------------------|--------------------| A|------------------7-|------------------7-| E|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---| Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E G|--------------------|----------------------| D|--------------------|----------------------| A|------------------7-|------------------7---| E|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9-----| Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E Q E E S S E S S E G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| A|------------------7-|------------------7-|------------------7-| E|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---|-0--4-7-5-5-5-7h9---| Q E E Q Q W +W G|--------------|----------|--------*| D|--------------|----------|--------*| A|--------------|----------|--------*| E|-0--4-7-5--7--|-0--------|-(0)----*| ************************************** Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | +() - note tied to previous | h - hammer-on | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end **************************************