Tower of Power - Down to the nightclub

DOWN TO THE NIGHTCLUB As recorded by Tower Of Power (From the 1972 Album BUMP CITY) Words and Music by Stephen Kupka, Emilio Castillo & David Garibaldi Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Willie James Fulton - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=208 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W W +H q E E |----------|----------|----------------| |----------|----------|----------------| |----------|----------|-----------8s10-| |----------|-6--------|-(6)----x-------| |----------|----------|----------------| |----------|----------|----------------| E E q Q E a E +H. E E |-10----10-------10s8-|-(8)------x-9b9.5-| |---------------------|------------8b8.5-| |----10----------10s8-|-(8)------x-------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| E E E a E E E q E E E E Q E E |---6--------------|--------------9b9.5-| |------------------|--------------------| |-------9s8p6---6--|-6s7-6s7------------| |-------------8----|-5s6-5s6------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ E E E E E E E E +H +Q Q |---9b9.5---6------------|-------------------|| |------------------11-11-|-(11)----(11)\-----|| |---------------10-------|-------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ N.C. BbAb6 N.C. Bb6 Ab6 Q E E H E E H Q Q E E H E E E E Q Q ||-------6------|-------------|------6------|---------------| ||o------6------|---8s6-------|------6------|---8---8s6-----| ||--------------|---7s5-------|-------------|---7---7s5-----| ||--------------|---8s6-------|-------------|---8---8s6-----| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| ||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| Bb6 N.C. 3/4 H H Q E E H Q E E +E E Q W |-----------|----6-6------|-----------------|------|| |-8---------|----5-5------|-----------------|------|| |-7---------|-------------|-5----6-(6)---7--|------|| |-8---------|-------------|-4----5-(5)---6--|------|| |-----------|-------------|-----------------|------|| |-----------|-------------|-----------------|------|| Chorus N.C. F9 Eb9 Dbmaj7 4/4 q q E E E E E E Q E E E E +Q q E E E E Q E E E E E E |-------x-x-x-8-|---8----x-8-x-6-|-(6)--x--x-x-x-x-|----8-8-8-8-x-x-| |-------x-x-x-8-|---8----x-8-x-6-|-(6)--x--x-x-x-x-|----6-6-6-6-x-x-| |-7--7--x-x-x-8-|---8----x-8-x-6-|-(6)--x--x-x-x-x-|----6-6-6-6-x-x-| |-6--6----------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| 1. To Coda Bridge 2. Eb9 D9Eb9 F9 W Q q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------||----6--x-x-x-6-|---6-x-x-x-6-x-x-|-5s6-x-x-x-6-x-8--| |----------||----6--x-x-x-6-|---6-x-x-x-6-x-x-|-5s6-x-x-x-6-x-8--| |----------||----6--x-x-x-6-|---6-x-x-x-6-x-x-|-5s6-x-x-x-6-x-8--| |----------||---------------|-----------------|------------------| |----------||---------------|-----------------|------------------| |----------||---------------|-----------------|------------------| E9 D9 Eb9 D9 F9 E E E E E Q. Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---7-7-7-7-5----|----6--x-x-x-6-|---6-x-x-x-6-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-8--| |---7-7-7-7-5----|----6--x-x-x-6-|---6-x-x-x-6-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-8--| |---7-7-7-7-5----|----6--x-x-x-6-|---6-x-x-x-6-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-8--| |----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| D.S. al Coda & F5/Eb N.C. N.C. 3/4 E E E E E E q W W W |-------------13--|----------|----------||------|| |-------------13--|----------|----------||------|| |---7---8-x-x-----|----------|----------||------|| |---6---7-x-x-13--|----------|----------||------|| |-----------------|----------|----------||------|| |-----------------|----------|----------||------|| Outro N.C. Gbmaj7 N.C. 4/4 3/4 q q E E E E +H E E E E Q E E +E E Q W ||----------------|----------------|-----------------|------| ||o-------------6-|-(6)----x-x-x-x-|-----------------|------| ||--7--7--x-x-x-6-|-(6)----x-x-x-x-|-5----6-(6)---7--|------| ||--6--6--x-x-x-8-|-(8)----x-x-x-x-|-4----5-(5)---6--|------| ||o---------------|----------------|-----------------|------| ||----------------|----------------|-----------------|------| Gbmaj7 N.C. 4/4 3/4 q q E E E E +Q q E E E E Q E E +E E Q W |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|| |-------------6-|-(6)--x--6-x-x-x-|-----------------|------o|| |-7--7--x-x-x-6-|-(6)--x--6-x-x-x-|-5----6-(6)---7--|-------|| |-6--6--x-x-x-8-|-(8)--x--8-x-x-x-|-4----5-(5)---6--|-------|| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------o|| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|| Gbmaj7 N.C. 4/4 q q E E E E +H. E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E ||----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-------------6-|-(6)------x-x-|-----------------|------------------| ||--7--7--x-x-x-6-|-(6)------x-x-|-5----6-(6)---7--|-x-x-x-x-x-7-x-x--| ||--6--6--x-x-x-8-|-(8)------x-x-|-4----5-(5)---6--|-x-x-x-x-x-6-x-x--| ||o---------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------| ||----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------| 1. 2. 1. 2. N.C. 3/4 4/4 E E E E E E E E W W W Q E E +E E Q |------------------||--------|----------|----------|------------------*| |-x-8-x-x-9-9-x-x-o||--------|----------|----------|------------------*| |-x-6-x-x-7-7-x-x--||--------|----------|----------|-5----6-(6)---7---*| |------------------||--------|----------|----------|-4----5-(5)---6---*| |-----------------o||--------|----------|----------|------------------*| |------------------||--------|----------|----------|------------------*| 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