The Kinks – Something Better Beginning (Bass Tab)

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SOMETHING BETTER BEGINNING (Bassline) As recorded by The Kinks (From the 1965 Album KINDA KINKS) Words and Music by Ray Davies Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Pete Quaife - Bass'

 Intro
  Q=118
 4/4
             Gtr I
  W          H    H      H    H      Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E Q
|----------|-7---------|-7---------|-7------7------|-7------7-------||
|----------|-----------|-----------|------------7--|------------7---||
|----------|-----------|-----------|------5--------|------5---------||
|----------|-----------|-----------|---------------|----------------||

 1st Verse
  Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E Q
|-7------7------|-7------7------|-7------7------|-7------7-------|
|------------7--|------------7--|------------7--|------------7---|
|------5--------|------5--------|------5--------|------5---------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q
|-5------5-----|--------------|-9------9-----|---------------|
|--------------|-5------5-----|--------------|-7------7------|
|------3----3--|--------------|------7----7--|---------------|
|--------------|------3----3--|--------------|------5----5---|

  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E Q
|-9------9-----|--------------|-7------7------|-7------7-------||
|--------------|-7------7-----|------------7--|------------7---||
|------7----7--|--------------|------5--------|------5---------||
|--------------|------5----5--|---------------|----------------||

 Pre-Chorus
  Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E Q    Q  E E E E Q
|-7------7------|-7------7------|-7------7------|-7------7-------|
|------------7--|------------7--|------------7--|------------7---|
|------5--------|------5--------|------5--------|------5---------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

                                Chorus
                              $
  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q     Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|--------------|--------------||--------7----7-|-7------7----7--|
|-5------5-----|-5------5-----||-5----5--------|----------------|
|--------------|--------------||-----------5---|------5----5----|
|------3----3--|------3----3--||---------------|----------------|

  E E E E +E  E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|-------------------|--------7----7-|--------7----7-|-7------7----7--|
|-7---7-------7---6-|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|----------------|
|-------5-(5)---4---|-----------5---|-----------5---|------5----5----|
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

                                                Bridge
                         To Coda
  E E E E +E  E E E   H.      Q    H.      Q     Q  E E +Q    E  E
|-------------------|-7----------|-7----------||-------------10-10--|
|-7---7-------7---7-|---------7--|------------||-8----8-(8)---------|
|-------5-(5)---5---|------------|------------||--------------------|
|-------------------|------------|------------||--------------------|

  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E +Q    E  E   Q  E E Q  E E    Q   E E  E  E E  E
|-7------7------|-------------10-10-|-7------7------|-10--10------10-------|
|-----------7-7-|-8----8-(8)--------|-----------7-7-|----------10------10--|
|------5--------|-------------------|------5--------|--------8-------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------8-----|

                                                            2nd Verse
  Q  E E  E E  E  E   Q  E E +Q    E  E   Q  E E +Q   E E    Q  E E Q  E E
|-9--9------9-------|-------------10-10-|-------------9-9-||-7------7-------|
|--------10---------|-8----8-(8)--------|-7----7-(7)------||-----------7-7--|
|-------------10-10-|-------------------|-----------------||------5---------|
|------8------------|-------------------|-----------------||----------------|

  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  E E Q  E E    Q  E E  E E  E  E
|---------------|-7----7-(7)-----7-|--------7----7-|-----9------9--------|
|--------7----7-|--------------7---|-----------7---|-10------10----------|
|-5----5----5---|------------------|-5----5--------|--------------10-10--|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------8-------------|

   Q  E  E  Q   Q    Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E +Q   E E   Q  E E E E E E
|-12-------12------|-9--9-----9-----|-------------9-9-|-9--9-----9------|
|------------------|--------9-----9-|-7----7-(7)------|--------9-----9--|
|-------10-----10--|------7---------|-----------------|------7----------|
|------------------|------------7---|-----------------|------------7----|

                                                    Pre-Chorus
  Q  E E +Q   E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E    Q  E E +E  E E E
|-------------9-9-|-7------7------|---------------||-7----7-(7)-----7--|
|-7----7-(7)------|-----------7-7-|--------7----7-||--------------7----|
|-----------------|------5--------|-5----5----5---||-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------||-------------------|

  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E +E  E E E
|--------7----7-|-7------7------|-7------7------|--------------7----|
|-----------7---|-----------7-7-|-----------7-7-|-5----5-(5)-----5--|
|-5----5--------|------5--------|------5--------|-------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|

        D.S. al Coda &
  +Q   E E +Q   E E     H.      Q    H.      Q    W          +W
|---------------7----||-7----------|-7----------|----------|--------*|
|-(5)----5-(5)----5--||---------7--|---------7--|----------|--------*|
|--------------------||------------|------------|-5--------|-(5)----*|
|--------------------||------------|------------|----------|--------*|

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