The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer in the city
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Tuning: E A D G B E
SUMMER IN THE CITY (Bassline)
As recorded by The Lovin' Spoonful
(From the 1966 Album HUMS OF THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL)
Words and Music by John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian & Steve Boone
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Steve Boone - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=112
4/4
Gtr I
Wx2 H Q Q
G|------------|--------------||
D|------------|--------------||
A|------------|---------10\--||
E|------------|--------------||
[1st - 3rd Verses]
Segno $
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A||o-3--3--1--1--|-0--0--------|-3--3--1--1--|-0--0--------|
E||--------------|-------4--3--|-------------|-------4--3--|
2/4 4/4
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H +E E
G|-------------|-------|---------------||
D|-------------|-------|---------------||
A|-------2--2--|-3--3--|-3--3----(3)-2-||
E|-3--3--------|-------|---------------||
[Chorus]
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
A|------0-1------|------0-1------|------0-1------|------0-1--1-3--|
E|-1--1-----4-1--|-1--1-----4-1--|-1--1-----4-1--|-1--1-----------|
1.
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------||
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------o||
A|-5--5--------3-|-5--5--------3-|-5--5--------3-|-5--5--------3--o||
E|------5-3--3---|------5-3--3---|------5-3--3---|------5-3--3-----||
[Bridge]
2.,D.S.
Q E E Q E E E. S S E S +S E S +S E.
G|---------------||---------------------------|
D|---------------||-5--3---3-5-(5)-3-------3--|
A|-5--5--------3-||------6-----------6-(6)----|
E|------5-3--3---||---------------------------|
E. S S E S +S E S +S E. E. S S E S +S E S +S E.
G|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-6--4---4-6-(6)-4-------4--|-5--3---3-5-(5)-3-------3----|
A|------6-----------6-(6)----|------6-----------6-(6)------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
[Interlude]
E. S S E S +S E S +S E. +W Q. E Q. E
G|---------------------------|------------||-5----5-3----3-|
D|-6--4---4-6-(6)-4-------4--|-(4)--------||---------------|
A|------6-----------6-(6)----|------------||---------------|
E|---------------------------|------------||---------------|
D.S.
Q. E Q. E E E +Q Q. E Q. E Q. E
G|-2----2-1----0-|-5-5-(5)--3----3-|-2----2-1----0--||
D|---------------|-----------------|----------------||
A|---------------|-----------------|----------------||
E|---------------|-----------------|----------------||
[Outro]
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-3--3-3-1--1-1-|-0--0-0---------|-3--3-3-1--1-1-|-0--0-0----------|
E|---------------|--------4-4-3-3-|---------------|--------4-4-3-3--|
2/4 4/4
Q E E Q E E E E E E W Q E E E E E E 4x
G|---------------|---------|----------||-------------------||
D|---------------|---------|----------||o-----------------o||
A|-3--3-3-2--2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-3--------||o------0-1-1-1----o||
E|---------------|---------|----------||--1--1---------4---||
[Lyrics]
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity?
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come on, come on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be all right
And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
Cool town, evening in the city
Dressing so fine and looking so pretty
Cool cat, looking for a kitty
Gonna look in every corner of the city
Till I'm wheezing like a bus stop
Running up the stairs, gonna meet you on the rooftop
But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come on, come on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be all right
And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity?
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come on, come on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be all right
And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
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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).
| (n) - note tied to previous
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