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AFTER MIDNIGHT (Bassline) As recorded by Eric Clapton (From the 1970 Album ERIC CLAPTON) Words and Music by J. J. Cale Arranged by Eric Clapton Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carl Radle - Bass ' Intro Q=122 4/4 Gtr I W +W E E E S S E. S +E E |----------|------------|----------------------| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-----------3--1-(1)---| |----------|------------|-3---3---3----------1-| |----------|------------|----------------------| E E E S S E. S +E E E E E S S E. S +E E E E E S S E. S +E E |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|| |-----------3--1-(1)---|-----------3--1-(1)---|-----------3--1-(1)---|| |-3---3---3----------1-|-3---3---3----------1-|-3---3---3----------1-|| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ E E E E E S S +E E E E E S S E S S Q E E E S S E S S E E ||----------------------|----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|------------3---3-3\--|---------------------| ||o-3-------3---------3-|-/6---6---6-----------|-3-------1-3---1---1-| ||------3-------3-(3)---|----------------------|-----3-----------3---| E S S E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S Q |-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|------------3---3-3\--| |-3---1-----1-3---1---1-|-3-------1-3---1---3-|-/6---6---6-----------| |-------3-----------3---|-----3-----------3---|----------------------| E E E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E |----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-\3-------1-3---1---1-|-3---1-----1-3---1---1-|-3---1-----1-3---1---3/--| |------3-----------3---|-------3-----------3---|-------3-----------3-----| Q E S S E S S E E Q E S S E S S E E Q E S S E. S E. S |----------------------|--------------------|---------------------| |-/3--------3----------|-3--------3---------|-5------3-5--5----3--| |-----3---6-----6-3-6\-|----3---6-----6-3-6-|----5----------5-----| |----------------------|--------------------|---------------------| Chorus Q E S S E. S E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S Q |-------------------||---------------------|-----------------------| |-5------3-5--5---5-||---------------------|------------3---3-3\---| |----5----------5---||-3-------1-3---1---3-|-/6---6---6------------| |-------------------||-----3-----------3---|-----------------------| 1. 2. To Coda E E E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E E +S S S S |----------------------|------------------------||----------------------------|| |----------------------|-----------------------o||---------2---3-1-(1)---1----|| |-3-------1-3---1---1--|-3---1-----1-3---1---1-o||-3---3----------------------|| |-----3-----------3----|-------3-----------3----||----------------------------|| Guitar Solo E S S E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E. S E E |-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|------------3---x-3-5-|--------------------| |-3---1-----1-3---1---3-|-/6---6---x-----------|-3-------1h3--1---1-| |-------3-----------3---|----------------------|-----3----------3---| E S S E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S E E |-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|------------3---3-3-5-| |-3---1-----1-3---1---1-|-3-------1-3---1---3-|-/6---6---6-----------| |-------3-----------3---|-----3-----------3---|----------------------| E E E S S E. S E E E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E |--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-3-------1h3--1---1-|-3---1-----1-3---1---1-|-3---1-----1-3---1---3-| |-----3----------3---|-------3-----------3---|-------3-----------3---| E E E S S E S S E E E E E S S E. S E E E S S E S S E S S E E |-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------| |------------3---x-3-5\-|--------------------|-----------------------| |-/6---6---x------------|-3-------1h3--1---1-|-3---1-----1-3---1---1-| |-----------------------|-----3----------3---|-------3-----------3---| Chorus E. S E. S E E E E Q E. S E. S E E Q E. S E. S Q |--------------------||------------------|------------------| |-5--5----3-5-4-3-1\-||------------------|----------3--3-3--| |------5-------------||-3-----1-3--3---3-|-/6--6--6---------| |--------------------||----3---------3---|------------------| D.S. al Coda Q E S S E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S |------------------|--------------------------|| |------------------|--------------------------|| |-3------1-3-1---1-|-3---1-----1-3---1-----1--|| |----3---------3---|-------3-----------3------|| Outro & E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E E E E S S E S S E E |-----------------------||------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------||o-----------------------|------------3---x-3-5\--| |-3---1-----1-3---1---1-||o-3---1-----1-3---1---3-|-/6---6---x-------------| |-------3-----------3---||--------3-----------3---|------------------------| Q E. S E. S E E Q E. S E. S E E 6x E S S E S S E S S E E |------------------|-------------------||-----------------------*| |------------------|------------------o||-----------------------*| |-3-----1-3--1---1-|-3-----1-3--1---1-o||-3---1-----1-3---1---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 Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths