The Dakotas - The cruel sea
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THE CRUEL SEA (Bassline)
As recorded by The Dakotas
(From the 1963 Album MEET THE DAKOTAS)
Music by Mike Maxfield
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tony Reeve - Bass'
Q=190
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|-7--8--9--10--|-11--10--9--8--|-7--8--9--10--|
|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q. E H Q. E Q Q
|---------------||--------------|--------------|
|-11--10--9--8--||o-7----7------|-7----7----7--|
|---------------||o--------7----|--------7-----|
|---------------||--------------|--------------|
Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q. E Q Q
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------------|-7----7------|-7----7----7--|
|-7----7------|-7----7----7--|--------7----|--------7-----|
|--------7----|--------7-----|-------------|--------------|
Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q. E Q Q
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------------|-7----7------|-7----7----7--|
|-7----7------|-7----7----7--|--------7----|--------7-----|
|--------7----|--------7-----|-------------|--------------|
Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q. E Q Q
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------------|-5----5------|-5----5----5--|
|-8----8------|-8----8----8--|--------5----|--------5-----|
|--------8----|--------8-----|-------------|--------------|
$
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|-----------------|--------------------||-5----5----5--|-5----5----5--|
|-----------------|-------------------o||--------5-----|--------5-----|
|-7---7---7---7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||--------------|--------------|
|-----------------|--------------------||--------------|--------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|-5----5----5--|-5----5----5--|
|-7----7----7--|-7----7----7--|--------5-----|--------5-----|
|--------7-----|--------7-----|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7----7----7--|-7----7----7--|-5----5----5--|-5----5----5--|
|--------7-----|--------7-----|--------5-----|--------5-----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-8----8----8--|-8----8----8--|-7---7---7---7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
|--------8-----|--------8-----|-----------------|-------------------||
Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q. E Q Q
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-7----7------|-7----7----7--|-------------|--------------|
|--------7----|--------7-----|-7----7------|-7----7----7--|
|-------------|--------------|--------7----|--------7-----|
Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q. E Q Q
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-7----7------|-7----7----7--|-------------|--------------|
|--------7----|--------7-----|-7----7------|-7----7----7--|
|-------------|--------------|--------7----|--------7-----|
Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q. E Q Q
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|-7----7------|-7----7----7--|-------------|--------------|
|--------7----|--------7-----|-8----8------|-8----8----8--|
|-------------|--------------|--------8----|--------8-----|
To Coda D.S. al Coda
Q. E H Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------------||
|-5----5------|-5----5----5--|-----------------|---------------------||
|--------5----|--------5-----|-7---7---7---7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||
|-------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------------||
&
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 3x
|-----------------|-------------------||---------------|----------------||
|-----------------|-------------------||o-7--8--9--10--|-11--10--9--8--o||
|-7---7---7---7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||o--------------|---------------o||
|-----------------|-------------------||---------------|----------------||
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q W +W
|--------------|--------------|----------|--------*|
|-7----7----7--|-5----5----5--|----------|--------*|
|--------7-----|--------5-----|-7--------|-(7)----*|
|--------------|--------------|----------|--------*|
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
----------------
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