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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