The Kinks – Autumn Almanac (Bass Tab)
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AUTUMN ALMANAC (Bassline)
As recorded by The Kinks
(From the 1967 Album SOMETHING ELSE BY THE KINKS)
Words and Music by Ray Davies
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Pete Quaife - Bass'
Intro
Q=120
4/4 2/4
Gtr I
W W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||
1st Verse
4/4
H. Q H. E. S Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E. S
|------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|
|-9-------9--|--------------|-7--7--7--7--|----------------|
|------------|-7-------7--9-|-------------|-7-----7---9--7-|
|------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H. Q H. Q
|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
|----------6--|-7--7--------|-9-------9--|---------6---|
|-5--7--9-----|-------7--7--|------------|-7-----------|
|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
|-7--7--7--7--|------------|----------6--|-7--7---------|
|-------------|-7--7--7----|-5--7--9-----|-------7--7---|
|-------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
Bridge
3/4 4/4
Q Q Q E E H. H H Q Q Q Q
|--------------|---------||-----------|--------------|
|--------------|---------||-----------|----6--8--6---|
|-9--9--9----7-|-9-------||-----------|-9------------|
|--------------|---------||-7----9----|--------------|
Q. E Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------------|-9-----------|-6--6--6--6--|-5--5--5--5--|
|-7------9------|-------9-----|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-4--4--4--4--|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-7--7--7--7--|-6--6--6--6--||
2nd Verse
H H H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|-----------|------------|-------------|------------|
|-9----9----|---------6--|-7--7--7--7--|------------|
|-----------|-7----7-----|-------------|-7--7--7----|
|-----------|------------|-------------|------------||-3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H H S E S E E E
|-------------|-------------|-----------|--------------------|
|----------6--|-7--7--------|-9---------|--------------------|
|-5--7--9-----|-------7--7--|------9----|-7----7---7-7-9-11--|
|-------------|-------------|-----------|--------------------|
H Q E. S Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7----7--7----|------------|--------------|-7--7---------|
|------------9-|-7--7--7----|-5--7--9--11--|-------7--7---|
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
3rd Verse
2/4 4/4
Q Q Q Q Q Q W +W W
|-------|-------------||----------|------------|------|
|-------|-------------||-7--------|-(7)--------|-7----|
|-7--7--|-7--7--7--7--||----------|------------|------|
|-------|-------------||----------|------------|------|
+Q Q H Q Q Q. E Q. E H Q. E Q. E
|------7-------|--------------|-------------|----------------|
|-(7)-----7----|-7--7--6------|-4-----------|-7------6-------|
|--------------|--------------|--------7----|----------------|
|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|
Bridge
Q Q H H. E E H +Q +S E S H +Q +S E S
|----7-------||-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------7----||-7---------7-|-5----(5)--(5)---5-|-3----(3)--(3)---3-|
|------------||-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|------------||-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Q.. S Q +S E S H +Q +S E S H +Q +S E S H +Q.. S
|--------------------|-5----(5)--(5)---5-|-4----(4)--(4)---4-|-3----(3)----3--|
|-5-----5-3--(3)---3-|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
H H H +Q +S E S W Q Q Q e e
|-----------|-------------------|----------|---------------|
|-7----5----|-4----(4)--(4)---4-|-3--------|-2--2--2--2-2--|
|-----------|-------------------|----------|---------------|
|-----------|-------------------|----------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-4--4--4--4--|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-5--5--5--5--|-4--4--4--4--|-2--2--2--2--|
4th Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
|-------------|-------------|-------------||-----------|
|-------------|-2--2--2--2--|-1--1--1--1--||-----------|
|-4--4--4--4--|-------------|-------------||-2---------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------||------2----|
E E Q E. S Q H H H Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------------|-----------|------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----------|------------|-------4--6---|
|-------------2--|-0---------|------------|-5--7---------|
|-0-0-0--0--4----|------0----|-4----0-----|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-7-----------|-9-----------|-------9-----|-7------------|
|-------7-----|-------9-----|-7-----------|-------7------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------6--7--||
|-9-----------|-------4--6--|-7--9--------||
|-------7-----|-5--7--------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------||
Outro
6/4
H H H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x
|----------------||--------------------|---------------------||
|-----------7----||o-------------7--7--|-------------7--7---o||
|-5----7---------||o-5--5--7--7--------|-5--5--7--7---------o||
|----------------||--------------------|---------------------||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
----------------
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