The Go-Gos - We got the beat
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WE GOT THE BEAT (Bassline)
As recorded by The Go-Go's
(From the 1981 Album BEAUTY AND THE BEAT)
Words and Music by Charlotte Caffey
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Kathy Valentine - Bass'
Intro
Q=156
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E
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|-------5--7-5---|-------5--7-5---|-------5--7-5---|-------5--7-5----|
|-----7--------7-|-----7--------7-|-----7--------7-|-----7--------7--|
|-5-5------------|-5-5------------|-5-5------------|-5-5-------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E
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||o-------5--7-5---|-------5--7-5---|-------5--7-5---|-------5--7-5---|
||o-----7--------7-|-----7--------7-|-----7--------7-|-----7--------7-|
||--5-5------------|-5-5------------|-5-5------------|-5-5------------|
E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-------5--7-5---|-------5--7-5---|-----------------|------------------||
|-----7--------7-|-----7--------7-|-----------------|------------------||
|-5-5------------|-5-5------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
Guitar Solo
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-5-5-7-7-5-5-----|-----------------|-5-5-7-7-5-5------|
|---------5-5-7-7-|-------------7-5-|---------5-5-7-7-|-------------7-5--|
|-----7-7---------|-----------------|-----7-7---------|------------------|
|-5-5-------------|-----------------|-5-5-------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-7-7-9-9-7-7-----|-----------------|-7-7-9-9-7-7------|
|---------7-7-9-9-|-------------9-7-|---------7-7-9-9-|-------------9-7--|
|-----9-9---------|-----------------|-----9-9---------|------------------|
|-7-7-------------|-----------------|-7-7-------------|------------------|
E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|-------5--7-5---|-------5--7-5---|-------5--7-5---|-------5--7-5----||
|-----7--------7-|-----7--------7-|-----7--------7-|-----7--------7--||
|-5-5------------|-5-5------------|-5-5------------|-5-5-------------||
3rd Verse
E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E
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|-------5--7-5---|-------5--7-5---|-------5--7-5---|-------5--7-5----|
|-----7--------7-|-----7--------7-|-----7--------7-|-----7--------7--|
|-5-5------------|-5-5------------|-5-5------------|-5-5-------------|
E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-------5--7-5---|-------5--7-5---|-----------------|------------------||
|-----7--------7-|-----7--------7-|-----------------|------------------||
|-5-5------------|-5-5------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
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Interlude
e E Q H Wx12 E E E E E E E E
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|-------------|-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
|-5-----------|-------------|-----------------||
Outro
E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E
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||o-------5--7-5---|-------5--7-5---|-------5--7-5---|
||o-----7--------7-|-----7--------7-|-----7--------7-|
||--5-5------------|-5-5------------|-5-5------------|
E E E Q E E E 3x Q Q H
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|-------5--7-5---o||------------*|
|-----7--------7-o||------------*|
|-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