The Kinks – Till The End Of The Day (Bass Tab)
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TILL THE END OF THE DAY (Bassline)
As recorded by The Kinks
(From the 1965 Album THE KINK KONTROVERSY)
Words and Music by Ray Davies
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Pete Quaife - Bass'
Intro
Q=144
4/4
Gtr I
H H W +W
|-----------|----------|--------||
|-----------|----------|--------||
|-5----3----|----------|--------||
|-----------|-5--------|-(5)----||
Chorus
Q Q E Q E +Q Q H Q Q E Q E +Q Q H
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------3------|--------------|-------3------|--------------|
|-3--5----3--5-|-(5)----------|-3--5----3--5-|-(5)----------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E H Q Q E Q E +Q Q H
|---------------|-3----3-2----|--------------|--------------|
|-3----3-5----5-|-------------|-------3------|--------------|
|---------------|-------------|-3--5----3--5-|-(5)----------|
|---------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
Q Q E Q E +Q Q Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|--------------|---------------||----------------|---------------|
|-------3------|---------------||o---------------|---------------|
|-3--5----3--5-|-(5)-----3-----||o-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-|
|--------------|---------------||----------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-5----5-|-3----3-3----3-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Chorus
$
Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||--------------|--------------|
|-3----3-3----3-|-----------------||--------3-----|--------5-----|
|---------------|-----------------||-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|
|---------------|-----------------||--------------|--------------|
To Coda
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E H
|--------------|--------------|---------------|-3----3-2----|
|--------3-----|--------------|-3----3-5----5-|-------------|
|-5----5----5--|-3----3-1-----|---------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
1.
Q Q E Q E +Q Q H Q Q E Q E +Q Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
|-------3------|--------------|-------3------|---------------o||
|-3--5----3--5-|-(5)----------|-3--5----3--5-|-(5)-----3-----o||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
2.
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-5----5-5----|-3----3-3----|-5----5-5----|-3----3-3----|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Guitar Solo
Q. E H Q Q Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|-------------|-------------||---------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------||---------------|-3----3--------|
|-5----5-5----|-3--3--3--3--||-5----5-3----3-|--------3----3-|
|-------------|-------------||---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-3----3--------|---------------|---------------|
|-5----5-3----3-|--------3----3-|-5----5-5----5-|-3----3-3----3-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. E H Q. E H
|---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-------------|-------------|
|-3----3-3----3-|------------------||-------------|-------------|
|---------------|------------------||-5----5-5----|-3----3-3----|
|---------------|------------------||-------------|-------------|
Q. E H Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|--------------|-----0-2-2-0-----|-------0-0-------|
|-------------|--------------|-0-3---------3-0-|---2-3-----3-2---|
|-5----5-5----|-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
|-----0-2-2-0-----|-------0-0-------|-----0-2-2-0-----|-------0-0-------|
|-0-3---------3-0-|---2-3-----3-2---|-0-3---------3-0-|---2-3-----3-2---|
|-----------------|-3-------------3-|-----------------|-3-------------3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H.=H
H H H H W +W +W
|-----------|-----------|----------|------------|--------*|
|-----------|-5---------|----------|------------|--------*|
|-5----3----|-----------|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----*|
|-----------|------6----|----------|------------|--------*|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
Baby, I feel good
From the moment I arise
Feel good from morning
Till the end of the day
Till the end of the day
Yeah, you and me
We live this life
From when we get up
Till we go sleep at night
You and me were free
We do as we please, yeah
From morning, till the end of the day
Till the end of the day
Yeah, I get up
And I see the sun up
And I feel good, yeah
'Cause my life has begun
You and me were free
We do as we please, yeah
From morning, till the end of the day
Till the end of the day
You and me were free
We do as we please, yeah
From morning, till the end of the day
Till the end of the day
Till the end of the day
Till the end of the day
Till the end of the day
Till the end of the day