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ON BROADWAY (Bassline) As recorded by The Drifters (From the 1964 Album UNDER THE BOARDWALK) Words and Music by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro Q=110 4/4 Gtr I Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)------|| |--------------9-|--------------9-|--------------9-|--------------9--|| 1st Verse Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----| |--------------9-|--------------9-|--------------9-|--------------9-| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| |-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-9---9-| |--------------9-|--------------9-|--------------9-|--------------9---| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----11-(11)-------| |--------------9-|--------------9-|--------------9-|---------------11---| |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------9-| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------9-|| |-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)--9---|| |--------------9-|--------------9-|--------------9-|-----------------|| 2nd Verse Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-10----10-(10)------|-10----10-(10)------| |-----------------10-|-----------------10-| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-10----10-(10)------|-10----10-(10)------| |-----------------10-|-----------------10-| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-10----10-(10)------|-10----10-(10)------| |-----------------10-|-----------------10-| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +E E E E |--------------------|------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------| |-10----10-(10)------|-10----10-(10)-10----10-| |-----------------10-|------------------10----| Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E |----------------------|----------------------| |-10----10-(10)-10-----|-10----10-(10)-10-----| |-------------------10-|-------------------10-| |----------------------|----------------------| Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E E E E |----------------------|------------------------| |-10----10-(10)-10-----|-10----12-(12)-12-------| |-------------------10-|------------------12----| |----------------------|---------------------10-| Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-10----10-(10)-10-----|-10----10-(10)-10-----| |-------------------10-|-------------------10-| Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E E E E |----------------------|------------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------|| |-10----10-(10)-10-----|-10----10-(10)-10----10-|| |-------------------10-|------------------10----|| 3rd Verse Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----11-(11)-11-----| |-------------------11-|-------------------11-| Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----11-(11)-11------| |-------------------11-|-------------------11--| Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----11-(11)-11-----| |-------------------11-|-------------------11-| Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E E E E |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----11-(11)-11----11--| |-------------------11-|------------------11-----| Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E |----------------------|----------------------| |-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----11-(11)-11-----| |-------------------11-|-------------------11-| |----------------------|----------------------| Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E E E E |----------------------|------------------------| |-11----11-(11)-11-----|------------------------| |-------------------11-|-----------------13-----| |----------------------|-9----11-(11)-11----11--| Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----11-(11)-11-----| |-------------------11-|-------------------11-| Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E |----------------------|-----------------------|| |----------------------|-----------------------|| |-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----11-(11)-11------|| |-------------------11-|-------------------11--|| Interlude Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-11----11-(11)------|-11----11-(11)------| |-----------------11-|-----------------11-| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-11----11-(11)------|-11----11-(11)-------| |-----------------11-|-----------------11--| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-11----11-(11)------|-11----11-(11)------| |-----------------11-|-----------------11-| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q E E |--------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------|| |-11----11-(11)------|-11----11-(11)-----11--|| |-----------------11-|----------------11-----|| 4th Verse Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E |----------------------|----------------------| |-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----11-(11)-11-----| |-------------------11-|-------------------11-| |----------------------|----------------------| Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E E E E |----------------------|-------------------------| |-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----------------------| |-------------------11-|------------------13-----| |----------------------|-------11-(11)-11----11--| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-11----11-(11)------|-11----11-(11)------| |-----------------11-|-----------------11-| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |-11----11-(11)------|-11----11-(11)-------|| |-----------------11-|-----------------11--|| Outro Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||o-11----11-(11)------|-11----11-(11)------| ||------------------11-|-----------------11-| Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E 3x |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------o|| |-11----11-(11)------|-11----11-(11)------o|| |-----------------11-|-----------------11--|| 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