Bass tabs
HERE COME THE NICE (Bassline)
As recorded by Small Faces
(From the 1967 Album THERE ARE BUT FOUR SMALL FACES)
Words and Music by Steve Mariott & Ronnie Lane
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Ronnie Lane - Bass'
Intro
Q=116
4/4
Gtr I
H Q E E H. E E H. E E
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|-----------0-|-5---------0-|-5---------0-||
1st & 2nd Verses
W E E E Q. E E W E E E Q. E E
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||o----------|----------------|----------|----------------|
||o-5--------|-5--------------|----------|-5--------------|
||-----------|---3-4-5------5-|-3--------|---3-4-5------5-|
2/4
W E E E Q. E E W E E E E
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|-5--------|-5--------------|----------|-5-5-5-7--|
|----------|---3-4-5------5-|-3--------|----------|
Chorus
4/4
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E
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|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-----------5-6-|-7----7-5------|
|-------------------|-----------------||-5----5-5------|-----------3-4-|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------5-6-|-7----7-5------|---------------|----------------|
|-5----5-5------|-----------3-4-|-5----5-5--0-2-|-3----3-3----3--|
Bridge
Q. E H H. E E H. E E H. E E
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|-3----3-3----|-5-------5-5-||-5---------5-|-5---------5--|
H. E E H. E E H. E E H. E E
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|-------------|-5---------5-|-5---------5-|-7---------7--|
|-5---------5-|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-----------5-6-|-7----7-5------|-----------5-6--|
|-----------------||-5----5-5------|-----------3-4-|-5----5-5-------|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|-7----7-5------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|-----------3-4-|-5----5-5--0-2-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----0--||
Interlude
1. 2.
H. E E W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-------------|----------o||-----------------|------------------||
|-------------|----------o||-----------------|------------------||
|-5---------0-|-5---------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
Chorus
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E
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|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------5-6-|-7----7-5------|-----------5-6-|-7----7-5-------|
|-5----5-5------|-----------3-4-|-5----5-5------|-----------3-4--|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
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|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|-5----5-5--0-2-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----0-||
Outro
H. E E H. E E H. E E
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|-5---------0-|-5---------0-|-5---------0-|
W +W Wx3
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|----------|------------|--------*|
|----------|------------|--------*|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|--------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
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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
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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