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COME DANCING (Bassline) As recorded by The Kinks (From the 1983 Album STATE OF CONFUSION) Words and Music by Ray Davies Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jim Rodford - Bass' Intro Q=154 4/4 Gtr I W W Q. E Q E E Q. E +Q E E |----------|----------|---------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|---------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|--------5--5-5-|-5---------------| |----------|----------|-3----3--------|------5-(5)--5-5-| Q. E +Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-----------------|-5-------------|---------------|-----------7---| |-5---------------|------5-5----5-|--------5--5-5-|-5-------------| |------5-(5)--5-5-|---------------|-3----3--------|------5-5----5-| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|-----------7---|---------------| |---------------|---------------|-5-------------|---------------| |-5----5----5---|--------5----5-|------5-5----5-|-5-------------| |--------3----3-|-3----3--------|---------------|------5-5----5-| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E |---------------|---------------||----------------|---------------| |--------5------|---------------||o---------------|---------------| |-5----5------5-|-5----5--------||o--------5----5-|--------5--5-5-| |---------------|--------3----3-||--3----3--------|-3----3--------| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------7---| |-----------7---|--------5------|---------------|---------------| |-5-------------|-5----5------5-|--------5----5-|--------5----5-| |------5-5----5-|---------------|-3----3--------|-3----3--------| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-----------7---|---------------|---------------|-5-------------| |-5----5--------|-5----5----5---|-3----3--------|------5--------| |--------5----5-|--------3----3-|--------0--0-0-|--------7--7-7-| Chorus Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |---------------|---------------||---------------|---------------| |---------------|-----------0---||---------------|---------------| |-5----5--------|---------------||-3-------------|-3----3--------| |--------5--5-5-|-3----3-1----1-||------3-0--0-0-|--------0--3-0-| To Coda Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E |-----------4---|---------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|---------------|-0-------------|----------------|| |--------2----2-|--------2--2-2-|------0----0---|-3--------------|| |-3----3--------|-3----3--------|--------2----2-|------3-0----0--|| Interlude Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| |-5-------------|-5-------------|---------------|---------------o|| |------5-5----5-|------5-5----5-|-5-------------|-5----5--------o|| |---------------|---------------|------5-5----5-|--------3--3-3--|| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---------------|-----------7---|---------------|| |--------5----5-|--------5----5-|-5-------------|-5----5--------|| |-3----3--------|-3----3--------|------5-5----5-|--------3--3-3-|| Bridge Q. E Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|------5-(5)--5-5-|-----------7---|---------------| |--------5--5-5-|-3---------------|--------5----5-|-3----3-5--5-5-| |-0----0--------|-----------------|-0----0--------|---------------| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |-----------7---|-----------7---|-----------7---|---------------|| |--------5----5-|-3----3-5----5-|--------5----5-|-3----3-5----5-|| |-0----0--------|---------------|-0----0--------|---------------|| Breakdown (Spoken) Q. E +Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E +Q E E Q. E Q. E |-----------------|---------------|-------------7---|---------------| |-------------5---|---------------|------7-(7)----7-|-5------5------| |------5-(5)----5-|-5----5--------|-5---------------|------5------5-| |-3---------------|--------5----5-|-----------------|---------------| Q. E +Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E |-----------------|---------------|-------------7---|-----------------|| |-------------5---|---------------|------7-(7)----7-|-----------------|| |------5-(5)----5-|-5----5--------|-5---------------|------5-(5)--3-5-|| |-3---------------|--------5----5-|-----------------|-3---------------|| Bridge Q. E Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|------5-(5)--5-5-|-----------7---|---------------| |--------5--5-5-|-3---------------|--------5----5-|-3----3-5--5-5-| |-0----0--------|-----------------|-0----0--------|---------------| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |-----------7---|-----------7---|-----------7---|---------------|| |--------5----5-|-3----3-5----5-|--------5----5-|-3----3-5----5-|| |-0----0--------|---------------|-0----0--------|---------------|| Interlude Q. E Q E E +Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E +Q. E Q E E |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |-----------5---|------------7---|-----------5---|------------7---| |--------5----3-|-(3)---3-5----5-|--------5----3-|-(3)---3-5----5-| |-0----0--------|----------------|-0----0--------|----------------| Q. E Q E E +Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E +H. E E |---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------| |-----------5---|------------7---|-----------5---|--------------| |--------5----3-|-(3)---3-5----5-|--------5----3-|-(3)----------| |-0----0--------|----------------|-0----0--------|------------3-| D.S. al Coda Q. E Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E Q E E |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7----|| |---------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-5----5---------|| |--------5--5-5-|-5---------------|-5-----------5---|--------5----5--|| |-3----3--------|------5-(5)--5-5-|------5-(5)------|----------------|| Interlude & Q. E +Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E |-----------------|-----------7---|---------------|---------------| |-----------------|-5----5--------|---------------|---------------| |------5-(5)--5-5-|--------5----5-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5----5---| |-3---------------|---------------|---------------|--------3----3-| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E |---------------|-----------7---|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|-5----5--------|---------------|-5-------------|| |--------5--5-5-|--------5----5-|--------5--5-5-|------5-5----5-|| |-3----3--------|---------------|-3----3--------|---------------|| Chorus Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-3-------------|-3----3--------|--------2--2-2-|--------2----2-| |------3-0----0-|--------0----0-|-3----3--------|-3----3--------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E +Q. Q. E E +Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|| |---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|| |-5----5-5----5-|-3----3-3------|----------------|---------------6-|| |---------------|-------------0-|-(0)---0------0-|-(0)--0--0-0-----|| Outro Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||o-6----6-6----6-|-6----6-6------|---------------|--------6----6-o|| ||----------------|-------------6-|-6----6-6----6-|-6----6---------|| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q E E E E +H +W |---------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|--------*| |---------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|--------*| |-6----6-6----6-|-6----6-6------|--------------|-----5-6-(6)----|-(6)----*| |---------------|-------------6-|-6----6-6--6--|-6-8------------|--------*| 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