MONY MONY (Bassline) As recorded by Tommy James & The Shondells (From the 1968 Album MONY MONY) Words and Music by Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell & Bobby Bloom Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Mike Vale - Bass' Intro Q=131 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| 1st & 2nd Verses W W W W ||-----------|----------|----------|------| ||o----------|----------|----------|------| ||o----------|----------|----------|------| ||-----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W |----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|------|| Pre-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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6S|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6S|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5------| |-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7--| |-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-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 |-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5------| |-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7--| |-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-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 |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-7-7-5s7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-5s7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| 1. 2. W W E E Q H W |----------|-----------||-------------|------|| |----------|----------o||-7-----------|------|| |----------|----------o||-------------|------|| |----------|-----------||-------------|------|| Breakdown a W +H H a W +H H |------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |-5s7--------|-(7)---------|-5s7--------|-(7)---------| |------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |------------|-------------|------------|-------------| a W +H H a W +H H |------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |-5s7--------|-(7)---------|-5s7--------|-(7)---------| |------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |------------|-------------|------------|-------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6S|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6S|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Out-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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5------| |-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7--| |-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-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 |-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----| |-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-| |-5-5-------------|-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 |-----7-7-5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------*| |-------------7-7-|-----------------|-----------------*| |-5-5-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6S|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| 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

Tommy James and Shondells - Mony mony