The Drifters – On Broadway (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by The Drifters
(From the 1964 Album UNDER THE BOARDWALK)
Words and Music by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Q=110
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)------||
|--------------9-|--------------9-|--------------9-|--------------9--||
1st Verse
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
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|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|
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Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +E E E E
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|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-9---9-|
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Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q E E
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|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----11-(11)-------|
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------9-|
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q E E
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------9-||
|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)-----|-9----9-(9)--9---||
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2nd Verse
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
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|-10----10-(10)------|-10----10-(10)------|
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Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
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|-10----10-(10)------|-10----10-(10)------|
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Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
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|-10----10-(10)------|-10----10-(10)------|
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Q. E +Q. E Q. E +E E E E
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|-10----10-(10)------|-10----10-(10)-10----10-|
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Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E
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|-10----10-(10)-10-----|-10----10-(10)-10-----|
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Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E E E E
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|-10----10-(10)-10-----|-10----12-(12)-12-------|
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Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E
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|-10----10-(10)-10-----|-10----10-(10)-10-----|
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Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E E E E
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|-10----10-(10)-10-----|-10----10-(10)-10----10-||
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3rd Verse
Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E
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|-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----11-(11)-11-----|
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Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E
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|-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----11-(11)-11------|
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Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E
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|-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----11-(11)-11-----|
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Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E E E E
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|-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----11-(11)-11----11--|
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Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E
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|-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----11-(11)-11-----|
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Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E E E E
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|-11----11-(11)-11-----|------------------------|
|-------------------11-|-----------------13-----|
|----------------------|-9----11-(11)-11----11--|
Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E
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|-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----11-(11)-11-----|
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Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E
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|-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----11-(11)-11------||
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Interlude
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
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|-11----11-(11)------|-11----11-(11)------|
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Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
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|-11----11-(11)------|-11----11-(11)-------|
|-----------------11-|-----------------11--|
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
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|-11----11-(11)------|-11----11-(11)------|
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Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q E E
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|-11----11-(11)------|-11----11-(11)-----11--||
|-----------------11-|----------------11-----||
4th Verse
Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E Q E
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|-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----11-(11)-11-----|
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Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E E E E
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|-11----11-(11)-11-----|-11----------------------|
|-------------------11-|------------------13-----|
|----------------------|-------11-(11)-11----11--|
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
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|-11----11-(11)------|-11----11-(11)------|
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Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
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|-11----11-(11)------|-11----11-(11)-------||
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Outro
Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E
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Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E 3x
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|--------------------|--------------------o||
|-11----11-(11)------|-11----11-(11)------o||
|-----------------11-|-----------------11--||Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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