Johnny Rivers – Midnight Special (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Johnny Rivers (From the 1964 Album HERE WE A GO GO AGAIN!) Words and Music by Unknown Author Arranged by Johnny Rivers Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass'
 Intro
  Q=152
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   E E Q  H
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|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------||
|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-----------||

   1st - 3rd Verses
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    Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E Q  E E
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||o---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
||o-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3-3-----|---------------|-----------3-4--|
||----------------|------------3-0-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3-------|

  Q.   E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|-3-3-----5-3-----|---------------|------------3---|
|---------------|-----5-3-----5-3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3-3---3-|

  Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3-3-----|---------------|------------3-4-|
|---------------|------------3-0-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3-3-----|

  Q.   E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   E E Q  H
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------||
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------||
|-5----5-5----5-|-3-3-----5-3-----|---------------|-------------||
|---------------|-----5-3-----5-3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-----------||

 Chorus
  Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E Q  E E   Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E Q  E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|-5-5--5-5------|---------------|-----------3-4-|
|---------------|-----------5-3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3------|

                           To Coda
  Q.   E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E    E Q  E Q  E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|-3-3-----5-3------|---------------|
|---------------|-----5-3-----5-3--|-3-3--3-3--0-3-|

 1.                2.
  Q.   E Q.   E     Q.   E Q.   E
|----------------||-----------------||
|---------------o||-----------------||
|---------------o||-----------------||
|-3----3-3----3--||-3----3-3----3---||

 Guitar Solo
  Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E Q  E E   Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E Q  E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|-5-5--5-5------|---------------|-----------3-4-|
|---------------|-----------5-3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3------|

                                                 D.S. al Coda
  Q.   E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   E E Q  H
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------||
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------||
|-5----5-5----5-|-3-3-----5-3-----|---------------|-------------||
|---------------|-----5-3-----5-3-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-----------||

  &
  Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|------------3---|-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3-3-----|
|-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3-3---3-|---------------|------------3-0-|

  Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E Q  E E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------3-4-|-5----5-5----5-|
|-3----3-3----3-|-3-3--3-3------|---------------|

  E E E E E E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   E E Q  H
|-----------------|---------------|-------------*|
|-----------------|---------------|-------------*|
|-3-3-----5-3-----|---------------|-------------*|
|-----5-3-----5-3-|-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