Bass tabs
KICKS (Bassline)
As recorded by Paul Revere & The Raiders
(From the 1966 Album MIDNIGHT RIDE)
Words and Music by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Q=132
4/4
Gtr I
E Q E E Q E +E Q E E E Q E Q E E Q E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-3-3----3-3----|--------3--------|---------------|
|-------------1-|-(1)-1-----------|-------------1-|
|------1--------|----------4-4-3--|-1-1--1-1-1----|
+E Q E Q Q E Q E E Q E +E Q E Q Q
|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-(1)-1--1-------|-------------1-|-(1)-1--1-------|
|----------4--3--|-1-1--1-1-1----|----------4--3--|
1st Verse
E Q E E Q E +E Q E E E Q E Q E E Q E
|---------------|-----------------||---------------|
|---------------|--------3--------||---------------|
|-------------1-|-(1)-1-----------||-------------1-|
|-1-1--1-1-1----|----------4-4-3--||-1-1--1-1-1----|
+E Q E Q Q E Q E E Q E +E Q E Q Q
|----------------|---------------|----------------||
|----------------|-3-3----3-3----|----------------||
|-(1)-1--1-------|-------------1-|-(1)-1--1-------||
|----------4--3--|------1--------|----------4--3--||
Pre-Chorus
$
E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------2-2----|
|-4-4----4-4----|-4-4--4---------|---------------|
|------4------4-|--------1-2-3-4-|-1-1--1------0-|
E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E
|------0---------|---------------|----------------|
|-1-1----0-0-0---|---------------|----------------|
|--------------3-|-4-4----4-4----|-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|
|----------------|------4------4-|----------------|
Chorus
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
|---------------|----------------||---------------1-|
|-3--3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3---||-----------------|
|---------------|--------------3-||-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|---------------3-|
|-/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------------6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
To Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
|------------------|-----------------|---------------3--|
E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E +E Q E Q Q
|-----------------|---------------|--------3-------|
|-----------------|-3-3----3-3----|----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------3------1-|-(1)-1----------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------4--3--|
2nd Verse
E Q E E Q E +E Q E Q E E E Q E E Q E
|---------------|-----------------||---------------|
|---------------|-----------------||---------------|
|-------------1-|-(1)-1--1--------||-------------1-|
|-1-1--1-1-1----|----------4--3-3-||-1-1--1-1-1----|
+E Q E Q Q E Q E E Q E +E Q E Q E E
|----------------|---------------|--------0--------|
|----------------|-3-3----3-3----|-----------------|
|-(1)-1--1-------|-------------1-|-(1)-1-----------|
|----------4--3--|------1--------|----------4--3-3-|
D.S. al Coda
E Q E E Q E +E Q E E E Q E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E
|---------------|--------0--------|---------------|-----------------||
|-3-3----3-3----|-----------------|---------------|------3----------||
|-------------1-|-(1)-1-----------|-------------1-|-1-1-------------||
|------1--------|----------4-4-3--|-1-1--1-1-1----|--------4-4-3-3--||
Breakdown
&
E E E E E E E E E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q
|-----------------||--------------|--------------|
|-----------------||-3-3----------|-3-3----------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||--------------|------3-------|
|-----------------||------1-1--1--|--------1--1--|
E Q E Q Q E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E
|--------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------|------5---------|------5---------|
|-5-5--5-5--5--|-5-5----5-5-5-5-|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|-6-6----6-6-6-6-|
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E
|--------------|---------------|---------------||
|--------------|------5--------|------5--------||
|--------------|-3-3----3--3-3-|-3-3----3--3-3-||
|-6-6--6-6--6--|---------------|---------------||
Out-Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|------------------|
|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\-|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|------------------|
|---------------6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------------6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\-|-----------------|------------------*|
|-----------------|------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--*|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------*|
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