Tower of Power - Down to the nightclub
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DOWN TO THE NIGHTCLUB (Bassline)
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) - 'Francis Rocco Prestia - Bass'
Intro
Q=208
4/4
Gtr I
W E E E E H Q Q E E Q E E E E H
|----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|----------|-------8------|--------------|-------8------|
|----------|-----8--------|----5--6-6-8--|-----8--------|
|----------|-6-6----------|--------------|-6-6----------|
E E Q E E Q E E E E H Q Q E E Q E E E E H
|---------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|
|---------------|-------8------|------------------|-------8------|
|-6-6-----------|-----8--------|------------------|-----8--------|
|-----3--4-4-5--|-6-6----------|----10--11-11-13--|-6-6----------|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
E E Q E E Q E E E E H Q Q E E Q E E E E E E Q
|---------------||---------------|--------------|-----------------|
|---------------||o-------8------|--------------|-------8---8-----|
|-6-6-----------||o-----8--------|----5--6-6-8--|-----8-----------|
|-----3--4-4-5--||--6-6----------|--------------|-6-6-------------|
E E Q E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E Q. E +E E Q
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|--------10------|----------------10-|-6----7-(7)-7-8---|
|-6-6------------|-----10---------|---7-----7-7-10----|------------------|
|-----3--4-4-5s7-|-8-8------------|-8-----8-----------|------------------|
Chorus
3/4 4/4
W Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q
|--------||----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------||----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------||----------------|-8--8-------6-|---6-6-6---x-4---|
|--------||-6--6----8-(8)--|--------------|-----------------|
To Coda
E E E E E E E E Q Q E E +Q Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|------10-------8-|------------------|
|---6-6-----------|---------6-(6)--|-8--8------8-8---|------------------|
|---------3-3-4-5-|-6--6-----------|-----------------|-4----5-(5)-5-6---|
Bridge
1. 2.
W W Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------||----------||----8----------|-----------------|
|----------o||----------||-------5-5-6-7-|---8-------------|
|----------o||----------||-6-------------|-------6---------|
|-----------||----------||---------------|-----------6-9---|
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----8----------|----------------|----8----------|-----------------|
|-------5-5-6-7-|---8------------|-------5-5-6-7-|---8-------------|
|-6-------------|-------6--------|-6-------------|-------6---------|
|---------------|-----------6-9--|---------------|-----------6-9---|
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----8----------|----------------|----8----------|-----------------|
|-------5-5-6-7-|---8------------|-------5-5-6-7-|---8-------------|
|-6-------------|-------6--------|-6-------------|-------6---------|
|---------------|-----------6-9--|---------------|-----------6-9---|
Q Q E 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
|----8----------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-------5-5-6-7-|---8-------------|----------------|------------------|
|-6-------------|-------6-----6-8-|-8-8----------6-|---7---8-----6-8--|
|---------------|-----------6-----|-----5--6-6-8---|-----------6------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------8-|---9---10--------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-8-8-8-6-6-7-8---|--------------6--|-8-8----------6-|---7---8-----6-8--|
|-----------------|------------8----|-----5--6-6-8---|-----------6------|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q W H E Q.
|---------------8-|---9---10---------|----------|--------------||
|-----------------|------------10----|----------|--------------||
|-8-8-8-6-6-7-8---|---------------8--|----------|--------4-----||
|-----------------|------------------|----------|--------------||
Outro
&
3/4 4/4
W Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E Q E E +E E Q
|--------||----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--------||o---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--------||o---------------|---------4-4-----|------------------|
|--------||--6--6----4---2-|-(2)--2------2h3-|-4----5-(5)-x-6---|
3/4 4/4
W Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E Q E E +E E Q
|--------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--------|---------------|---------4-4-----|------------------|
|--------|-6--6----4---2-|-(2)--2------2-3-|-4----5-(5)-x-6---|
3/4 4/4
W Q Q E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|---------||---------------|------------------|-------------------|
|--------o||---------------|------------------|-6----7-(7)-8-8-8--|
|--------o||-------5-6---9-|-(9)--9---7-7-7-9-|-------------------|
|---------||-6--6----------|------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E +Q q E E E E Q E E +E E q
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-8-8-6-6-6-6-4--|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-6--6--4-4-4-2-|-(2)--2--0-0-2-0-|-4----5-(5)---6---|
E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|----------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|---------------|------------------|-6----7-(7)-8-8-8--|
|-5-5-5--6-6-7-8-|----5--6-6---9-|-(9)--9---7-7-7-9-|-------------------|
|----------------|-6-------------|------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E Q E E +E E q
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-8-8-6-6-6-6-4--|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-6--6--4-4-4-2-|-(2)--2--0-0-2-0-|-4----5-(5)---6---|
E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|----------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|---------------|------------------|-6----7-(7)---8-8--|
|---5-5--6-6-7-8-|----5--6-6---9-|-(9)--9---7-7-7-9-|-------------------|
|----------------|-6-------------|------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E +Q q E E E E Q E E +E E q
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------8--------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-8-8-6---6-6-4--|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-6--6--4-4-4-2-|-(2)--2--0-0-2-0-|-4----5-(5)---6---|
E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q
|----------------|---------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------------|-------------4-|-(4)--4---2-2-2-4-|-6--6-7-(7)-8-8---|
|-5-5-5--6-6-7-8-|----5--6-6-----|------------------|------------------|
|----------------|-6-------------|------------------|------------------|
E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E E +Q q E E E E Q E E +E E q
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-8-8-6--6-6-4--|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|-6--6--4-4-4-2-|-(2)--2--0-0-2-0-|-4----5-(5)---6---|
3/4 4/4
W W W Q E E +E E Q
|--------|----------|----------|------------------*|
|--------|----------|----------|------------------*|
|--------|----------|----------|------------------*|
|--------|----------|----------|-4----5-(5)---6---*|
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