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That's The Way I Like It tab by KC And The Sunshine Band

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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 A D G B E) - 'Jerome Smith - Electzric Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Jerome Smith - Electric Guitar 2'


   Intro
    Q=116
    Fm9
   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||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
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   Chorus
    $
    $$
    N.C.
    S E  S  E E e E      S S E
||-----------------------------|
||o----------------------------|
||--------------8-8b8.5--------|
||------10-10-8---------10p8---|
||o----------------------------|
||--8------------------------8-|


  S E S S S S S  S S e e  e   S E  S  E E e E      S S E
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----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 S S S S E  E E  S S
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------8-8-8-8-10-8-10-8-|
|-8h10-----8-8-8-8-10-8-10-8-|
|----------------------------|
|------8---------------------|


  S E  S  E E e E      S S E   S E 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  S  E E e E      S S E   S  S E S S S S E  E 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
  Fm9
  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
                                      Fm9
  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
    &
    Fm9
    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-|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


                                   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 &&
                                       Fm9
  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
           Eb6                         Fsus2                Eb6
    S E  S  E E e E      S S E   S E 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----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|


                                      Fsus2              Eb6
  S E  S  E E e E      S S E   S  S E  S S S S E  E   E     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
---------------
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

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