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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 |-------------|------------|-------------|--------| |-------------|------------|-------------|--------| |-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 ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| ||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 --------------- 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 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