Tabs
THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT)
As recorded by KC & The Sunshine Band
(From the 1975 Album KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND)
Words and Music by Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Jerome Smith - Electzric Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Jerome Smith - Electric Guitar 2'
Intro
Q=116
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4/4
Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---||
||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--o||
||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---||
||--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---||
||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--o||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
Chorus
$
$$
N.C.
S E MajorE S E MajorE E e E MajorE S S E MajorE
||-----------------------------|
||o----------------------------|
||--------------8-8b8.5--------|
||------10-10-8---------10p8---|
||o----------------------------|
||--8------------------------8-|
S E MajorE S S S S S S S e e e S E MajorE S E MajorE E e E MajorE S S E MajorE
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----8---8-8-8-10p8--------|-------------8-8b8.5---------|
|---------8-8-8-10p8---8----|-----10-10-8---------10p8----|
|------------------------10-|-----------------------------|
|-8------------------8------|-8------------------------8--|
S S E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E MajorE E S S
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------8-8-8-8-10-8-10-8-|
|-8h10-----8-8-8-8-10-8-10-8-|
|----------------------------|
|------8---------------------|
S E MajorE S E MajorE E e E MajorE S S E MajorE S E MajorE S S S S S S S e e e
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------8-8b8.5--------|-----8---8-8-8-10p8--------|
|-----10-10-8---------10p8---|---------8-8-8-10p8---8----|
|----------------------------|------------------------10-|
|-8------------------------8-|-8------------------8------|
To Coda
To Coda
S E MajorE S E MajorE E e E MajorE S S E MajorE S S E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E MajorE E S S
|----------------------------|----------------------------||
|----------------------------|----------------------------||
|-------------8-8b8.5--------|----------8-8-8-8-10-8-10-8-||
|-----10-10-8---------10p8---|-8h10-----8-8-8-8-10-8-10-8-||
|----------------------------|----------------------------||
|-8------------------------8-|------8---------------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
1. 2.
D.S. al Coda
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--||
|----------------------------------||----------------------------------||
Interlude
&
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
||--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
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1.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--o||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--o||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
Interlude
2.
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 8x
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--||--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||
|----------------------------------||-----------------------------------||
|
| Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.)
| W Q H Q 8x
|----------------------------------||----------8---------------8--------||
|----------------------------------||o---------8---------------8-------o||
|----------------------------------||----------8---------------8--------||
|----------------------------------||-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------||o---------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------||-----------------------------------||
Out-Chorus
Eb6Eb6 
Fsus2Fsus2 Eb6Eb6
S E MajorE S E MajorE E e E MajorE S S E MajorE S E MajorE S S S S S S S e e e
||-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||--------------8-8b8.5--------|-----8----8-8-8-10p8---------------|
||------10-10-8---------10p8---|----------8-8-8-10p8-----8---------|
||o----------------------------|------------------------------10---|
||--8------------------------8-|-8-------------------8-------------|
|
| Q H Q Q H +S S S S
||----------8------------8-----|--------8---------------(8)-8--8-8-|
||o---------8------------8-----|--------8---------------(8)-8--8-8-|
||----------8------------8-----|-------10--------------(10)-8--8-8-|
||-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Fsus2Fsus2 Eb6Eb6
S E MajorE S E MajorE E e E MajorE S S E MajorE S S E MajorE S S S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S 4x
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|-------------8-8b8.5--------|-----------8-8-8-8-10---8----10-8--||
|-----10-10-8---------10p8---|-8h10------8-8-8-8-10---8----10-8--||
|----------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|-8------------------------8-|------8----------------------------||
|
| Q H Q Q H +S S S S 4x
|---------8------------8-----|---------8-------------(8)-8--8-8--||
|---------8------------8-----|---------8-------------(8)-8--8-8-o||
|---------8------------8-----|--------10------------(10)-8--8-8--||
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------||
Duration 🏷Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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
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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
