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MIDDLE OF THE ROAD (Bassline) As recorded by The Pretenders (From the 1984 Album LEARNING TO CRAWL) Words and Music by Chrissie Hynde Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Malcolm Foster - Bass' Intro 1 Q=166 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| Q E E Q E E +W +Q E E Q E E |---------------|------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------|-----------------| |----5---3----0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--5---3----0-| Intro 2 +W Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |------------||---------------|---------------|----------------| |------------||---------------|---------------|----------------| |------------||-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--| |-(0)--------||-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------| +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--| |---------------|-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------| 1st & 2nd Verses +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |---------------||----------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------||o---------------|---------------|----------------| |-(5)---5-3--2--||o-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--| |---------------||--5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------| +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-(5)---5-3-----|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--| |------------3--|-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------| +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-(5)---5-3-----|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--| |------------3--|-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------| +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-(5)---5-3-----|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--| |------------3--|-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------| Chorus +Q. E E E E E +E E E E Q E E +W +Q E E Q E E |-----------------||------------------|------------|------------------| |-------------4-5-||-(5)--------------|------------|------------------| |-(5)---5-7-7-----||------------------|------------|------------------| |-----------------||-------5---3----0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--5---3----0--| 1. W +Q E E Q E E +W +Q E E Q E E |----------|-----------------|------------|------------------| |----------|-----------------|------------|------------------| |----------|-----------------|------------|------------------| |-0--------|-(0)--5---3----0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--5---3----0--| Interlude +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q |-------------------|-----------------||---------------|----------------| |-------------------|-----------------||---------------|----------------| |-------------------|-----------------||-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2---| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-5----5-3------|----------------| 2. Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q W |---------------|----------------||------| |---------------|---------------o||------| |-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--o||------| |-5----5-3------|----------------||-0----| Guitar Solo +Q E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------||----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------||----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------||-------------5--| |-(0)--5---3----0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-5----5-3-------| +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--| |---------------|-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------| +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--| |---------------|-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------| +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3-----|-------------5--| |---------------|-5----5-3------|------------3--|-5----5-3-------| +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3-----|-------------5--| |---------------|-5----5-3------|------------3--|-5----5-3-------| +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3-----|-------------5--| |---------------|-5----5-3------|------------3--|-5----5-3-------| +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E E E E E E E E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------------|-------------4-5-|-5---------------| |-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-7-7-----|-----------------| |---------------|-5----5-3------|-----------------|-----5---3----0--| +W +Q E E Q E E +W +Q E E Q E E |------------|-----------------|------------|------------------| |------------|-----------------|------------|------------------| |------------|-----------------|------------|------------------| |-(0)--------|-(0)--5---3----0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--5---3----0--| +W +Q E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| |------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| |------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------| |-(0)--------|-(0)--5---3----0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| Bridge Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q ||----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| ||o---------------|-5----5-3---3--|---------------|-5----5-3---3--| ||--5----5-3----3-|---------------|-5----5-3----3-|---------------| 1. Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------o|| |---------------|-5----5-3---3--|---------------|-5----5-3---3---o|| |-5----5-3----3-|---------------|-5----5-3----3-|-----------------|| 3rd Verse 2. Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q |---------------||---------------|---------------| |---------------||---------------|---------------| |-5----5-3---3--||---------------|-5----5-3---3--| |---------------||-5----5-3----3-|---------------| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q |---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-5----5-3-3-3----| |-5----5-3----3-|-----------------| Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3------| |-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3------|------------3---| Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------4-5--|| |-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-7-7------|| |-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3------|------------------|| Chorus +E E E E Q E E +W +Q E E Q E E +W |------------------|------------|-----------------|--------| |-(5)--------------|------------|-----------------|--------| |------------------|------------|-----------------|--------| |-------5---3----0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--5---3----0-|-(0)----| +Q E E Q E E +W +Q E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-(0)--5---3----0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--5---3----0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| Outro E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |-----------------||---------------|---------------|----------------| |-----------------||---------------|---------------|----------------| |-----------------||-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------| +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--| |---------------|-5----5-3------|---------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q |---------------|----------------*| |---------------|----------------*| |-------------5-|-5----5-3--2----*| |-5----5-3------|----------------*| 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