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Tuning: E A D G
AFTER MIDNIGHT (Bassline)
As recorded by J.J. Cale
(From the 1971 Album NATURALLY)
Words and Music by J.J. Cale
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Norbert Putnam - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=96
4/4
Gtr I
H S S S S +S S S S H S S S S +S S S S H S S S S +S S S S
G|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------0-|-5--------------------0-|-5--------------------0--|
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4----|
[1st & 2nd Verses]
H S S S S +S S S S H S S S S +S E S Q. E Q. E
G|------------------------||-----------------------|---------------|
D|------------------------||o----------------------|---------------|
A|-5--------------------0-||o-5------------------0-|---------------|
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---||---------0-1-2-(2)-4---|-1----1-3----3-|
H S S S S +S S S S H S S S S +S S S S H S S S S +S E S
G|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-5--------------------0-|-5--------------------0-|-5------------------0--|
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|--------0-1-2-(2)-4----|
Q. E Q. E H S S S S +S S S S H S S S S +S S S S
G|---------------|------------------------|------------------------||
D|---------------|------------------------|------------------------||
A|---------------|-5--------------------0-|-5--------------------0-||
E|-1----1-3----3-|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---||
[Chorus]
Segno $
H S S S S +S S S S H S S E E E H S S E E E Q Q S S E E E
G|------------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
A|-5--------------------0-|----------------|----------------|-------------3-4--|
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|-1------0-1-1-2-|-3------3-3-3-3-|-5--5----5-5------|
H S S E E E E Q E E Q E
G|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|
A|-5------------0-|-------------0-|
E|--------1-2-3---|-1-1--1-3-3----|
1.,D.S.
To Coda
H S S S S +S S S S H S S S S +S S S S
G|------------------------|---------------------------||
D|------------------------|--------------------------o||
A|-5--------------------0-|-5--------------------0---o||
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4------||
[Guitar Solo]
2.
H S S S S +S S S S H S S S S +S E S
G|------------------------||----------------------|
D|------------------------||----------------------|
A|-5--------------------0-||-5------------------0-|
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---||--------0-1-2-(2)-4---|
Q. E Q. E H S S S S +S S S S
G|---------------|------------------------|
D|---------------|------------------------|
A|---------------|-5--------------------0-|
E|-1----1-3----3-|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|
H S S S S +S S S S H S S S S +S E S
G|------------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------|
A|-5--------------------0-|-5------------------0-|
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|--------0-1-2-(2)-4---|
Q. E Q. E H S S S S +S S S S
G|---------------|------------------------|
D|---------------|------------------------|
A|---------------|-5--------------------0-|
E|-1----1-3----3-|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|
[Outro]
Dal Segno al Coda Coda &
H S S S S +S S S S H S S S S +S E S
G|-------------------------||----------------------|
D|-------------------------||----------------------|
A|-5--------------------0--||-5------------------0-|
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4----||--------0-1-2-(2)-4---|
Q. E Q. E H S S S S +S S S S
G|---------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------|-5--------------------0----|
E|-1----1-3----3-|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4------|
H S S S S +S S S S H S S S S +S S S S
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-5--------------------0-|-5--------------------0-|
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|
Q. E Q. E H S S S S +S S S S
G|---------------|---------------------------*|
D|---------------|---------------------------*|
A|---------------|-5--------------------0----*|
E|-1----1-3----3-|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4------*|
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
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