Tuning:

FUNKYTOWN (Bassline) As recorded by Lipps Inc. (From the 1980 Album MOUTH TO MOUTH) Words and Music by Steven Greenberg Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Synth. Bass' Intro & Interlude Q=128 $ 4/4 Gtr I (Synth. Bass arr. for Electric Bass) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 1st & 2nd Verses E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-||---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---||-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-| |-----------------|-----------------| |-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---| |-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----12----12----12----12-|----12----12----12----12-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-10----10----10----10----|-10----10----10----10----| |-------------------------|-------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----12----12----12----12-|----12----12----12----12-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-10----10----10----10----|-10----10----10----10----| |-------------------------|-------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----12----12---10---10-|---9---9---7---7-| |-----------------------|-----------------| |-10----10----8----8----|-7---7---5---5---| |-----------------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H W |----12----12---10---10-|---9---9---7---7-|--------------|------| |-----------------------|-----------------|---10---------|------| |-10----10----8----8----|-7---7---5---5---|--------------|------| |-----------------------|-----------------|-8------------|------| Chorus To Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2----||-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2---| |-----3-3---------|-----3-3----------||-----3-3---------|-----3-3---------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2---|-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2----| |-----3-3---------|-----3-3---------|-----3-3---------|-----3-3----------| Interlude E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------| |-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2---||-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2----| |-----3-3---------|-----3-3---------||-----3-3---------|-----3-3----------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2---|-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2----| |-----3-3---------|-----3-3---------|-----3-3---------|-----3-3----------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S Q Q W |-----------------|-----------------||------------------------|------| |-----------------|-----------------||o-3-3---3---3---3-3-----|------| |-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2---||o-----------------------|------| |-----3-3---------|-----3-3---------||--1-1---1---1---1-1-----|------| 1. 2. S S S S S S S S Q Q W W |-----------------------|-----------||------|| |-3-3---3---3---3-3-----|----------o||------|| |-----------------------|----------o||------|| |-1-1---1---1---1-1-----|-----------||------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2---|-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2----| |-----3-3---------|-----3-3---------|-----3-3---------|-----3-3----------| D.S. al Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2---|-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2----|| |-----3-3---------|-----3-3---------|-----3-3---------|-----3-3----------|| Chorus & E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2---|-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2---o|| ||------3-3---------|-----3-3---------|-----3-3---------|-----3-3----------|| Interlude E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2---|-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2---o|| ||------3-3---------|-----3-3---------|-----3-3---------|-----3-3----------|| Outro E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2---|-3-3-----1-1-2-2-|-3-3-----1-1-2---o|| ||------3-3---------|-----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

Lipps Inc. - Funkytown