Tony Orlando & Dawn - Knock three times
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Tuning: E A D G B E
KNOCK THREE TIMES (Bassline)
As recorded by Dawn
(From the 1970 Album CANDIDA)
Words and Music by Irwin Levine & Lawrence Russell Brown
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
[Intro]
Q=124
4/4
Gtr I
H +Q. E H +Q. E Q H Q +Q Q Q Q
G|--------------|--------------|------------|----------------||
D|--------------|-4----(4)---4-|-6----------|----------------||
A|-4----(4)---4-|--------------|------------|---------1--3---||
E|--------------|--------------|----4----4--|-(4)--4---------||
[1st & 2nd Verses]
E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E
G||-----------------|-----------1-3-1-|----------------|---------------0--|
D||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------3-4----|
A||o-4-4---4-4----4-|-4-4---4-4-------|-4-4---4-4----4-|-4-4---4-4--------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E Q. E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
G|-1-1---1-1-1-----|---------------|-1-1---1-1------|-------1---------|
D|-------------3-1-|-----------1-3-|------------3-1-|-------------0-1-|
A|-----------------|---------------|----------------|---------3-4-----|
E|-----------------|-4----4-4------|----------------|-4-4-------------|
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
G|----------------|-1-1---1-1------|-1-1---1-1------|-1-1-----1-------|
D|--------------1-|------------3-1-|------------3-1-|-------1---4-3-1-|
A|------------3---|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|-4-4---4-4------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
[Chorus]
6/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q. E
G|-----------------|-----------------||---------------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------1-3-||-4--4--4-------------|----------------|
A|-4-4---4-4-4---4-|-4-4---4-4-4-----||-----------------1-3-|-4-4---4-4----4-|
E|-----------------|-----------------||-------------2-4-----|----------------|
E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E
G|----------------|-1-1---1-1----1-|-1-1---1-3-1-----|----------------|
D|------------3-4-|----------------|-------------3-1-|----------------|
A|-4-4---3-4------|----------------|-----------------|-4-4---4-4----4-|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
6/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E E
G|---------6-4-3---|---------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-------6-------6-|-4--4--4-------------|----------------|------------3-4-|
A|-4-4-------------|-----------------1-3-|-4-4---4-4----4-|-4-4---3-4------|
E|-----------------|-------------2-4-----|----------------|----------------|
1.
E E E E Q. E H +Q. E H +Q. E Q. E E E E E
G|-1-1---1-1----1-|-1----(1)-----|--------------|--------1--------||
D|----------------|--------------|--------------|-4----4---------o||
A|----------------|------------4-|-4----(4)---4-|------------1-3-o||
E|----------------|--------------|--------------|----------4------||
[3rd Verse]
2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E
G|-1-1---1-1-1-----|-------1-3-1-----||----------------|
D|-------------3-1-|-------------3---||----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-----------4-||-5-5---5-5----5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|
E E E E E E 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
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------7-9-7-|----------------|-----------4-5-6-|-7-7---7-7-7------|
A|-5-5---5-5-------|-5-5---5-5------|-5-5---5-5-------|-------------9-7--|
E|-----------------|------------5-7-|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7---7---------|-7-7---7-7------|-------7---------|-----------------|
A|---------4-5-6-7-|------------9-7-|---------4-5-6-7-|------------4-7--|
E|-----------------|----------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5---5-5-------|
E 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
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-7-7---7-7------|-7-7---7-7------|-7-7-----7-5-4---|------------------|
A|------------9-7-|------------9-7-|-------7-------7-|-5-5---5-5-5-5----|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------5--|
[Out-Chorus]
6/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------||---------------------|----------------|-------------------|
D|---------------4-||-5--5--5-------------|----------------|-----------4-5-6---|
A|-5-5---5-5-5-7---||---------------0-2-4-|-5-5---5-5----5-|-5-5---4-5---------|
E|-----------------||-------------3-------|----------------|-------------------|
E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E
G|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-7-7--------------|
D|-7-7---7-7----7-|-7-7---7-9-7-----|--------------7-|-------7-------4--|
A|----------------|-------------9-7-|-5-5---5-5------|---------5-5-7----|
E|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
6/4 4/4
Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E
G|---------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|-5--5--5-------------|----------------|------------4-5-|-7-7---7-7--------|
A|---------------0-2-4-|-5-5---5-5----5-|-5-5---4-5------|--------------7---|
E|-------------3-------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E H +Q. E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|--------------|-------2-4-2-----*|
D|-7-7---7-7-7-4---|--------------|-------------4-0-*|
A|---------------7-|-5----(5)---5-|-5-5-------------*|
E|-----------------|--------------|-----------------*|
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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
| | - bar
| || - double bar
| ||o - repeat start
| o|| - repeat end
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