Wilson Pickett - In the midnight hour
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Tuning: E A D G
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR (Bassline)
As recorded by Wilson Pickett
(From the 1965 Album IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR)
Words and Music by Wilson Pickett & Steve Cropper
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass'
Intro
Q=115
4/4
Gtr I
H. E E +W H. E E +W
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|-------------|------------|-------------|--------|
|-5-----------|------------|-------------|--------|
|-----------7-|-(7)--------|-5---------3-|-(3)----|
1st & 2nd Verses
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------||----------------|----------------|
|-------------2-|-------------2-||o-------------2-|-------------2--|
|------2-0--4---|------2-0--4---||o------2-0--4---|------2-0--4----|
|-0--4----------|-0--4----------||--0--4----------|-0--4-----------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------------2-|-------------2-|-------------2-|-------------2--|
|------2-0--4---|------2-0--4---|------2-0--4---|------2-0--4----|
|-0--4----------|-0--4----------|-0--4----------|-0--4-----------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------------2-|-------------2-|----1-4----1-4-|------2------2--|
|------2-0--4---|------2-0--4---|-2------2------|-0--4---0--4----|
|-0--4----------|-0--4----------|---------------|----------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|----1-4----1-4-|------2------2-|-------------2-|-------------2--|
|-2------2------|-0--4---0--4---|------2-0--4---|------2-0--4----|
|---------------|---------------|-0--4----------|-0--4-----------|
1. 2.
Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E
|---------------|--------------|----------------||----------------|
|-------------2-|--------------|---------------o||----------------|
|------2-0--4---|-5--5--5--5-2-|-(2)--2--2--2--o||------2-0--4-5--|
|-0--4----------|--------------|----------------||-0--4-----------|
Interlude
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-------------|-------------||---------------|----------------|
|-------------|-------------||-------------2-|-------------2--|
|-5--5--5--5--|-2--2--2--2--||------2-0--4---|------2-0--4----|
|-------------|-------------||-0--4----------|-0--4-----------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------0------|----1-4----1-4-|-------------2-|
|------2----4-3-|-2------2------|------2-0--4---|
|-0--4----------|---------------|-0--4----------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q
|---------------|---------------|-------------||
|-------------2-|-------------2-|-------------||
|------2-0--4---|------2-0--4---|-2--2--2--2--||
|-0--4----------|-0--4----------|-------------||
Outro
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E 6x
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||o-------------2-|-------------2-|-------------2-|-------------2-o||
||o------2-0--4---|------2-0--4---|------2-0--4---|------2-0--4---o||
||--0--4----------|-0--4----------|-0--4----------|-0--4-----------||
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour
That's when my love comes tumbling down
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour
When there's no one else around
I'm gonna take you, girl, and hold you
And do all the things I told you
In the midnight hour
Yes I am, oh, yes I am
One more thing I just want to say right here
I'm gonna wait till the stars come out
And see that twinkle in your eyes
I'm gonna wait till the midnight hour
That when my love begins to shine
You're the only girl I know
That really love me so
In the midnight hour
Oh yeah, in the midnight hour
Yeah, all right, play it for me one time
I'm gonna wait till midnight hour
That's when my love comes tumbling down
I'm gonna wait, way in the midnight hour
That's when my love begins to shine
Just you and I
Oh baby, huh, just you and I
Nobody around baby, just you and I
All right
You know what, I'm gonna hold you in my arms, just you and I
Oh yeah
In the midnight hour
Oh baby