The Kinks – Tired Of Waiting For You (Bass Tab)

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TIRED OF WAITING FOR YOU (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=122
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|----------|----------|---------------|----------------||
|----------|----------|-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-3----3--||
|----------|----------|---------------|----------------||
|----------|----------|---------------|----------------||

 Chorus
  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----5-3----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----5-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

                                   1st & 2nd Verses
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E     Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|---------------||----------------|---------------|
|-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-||o-3----3--------|-3----3--------|
|---------------|---------------||o--------3----3-|--------3----3-|
|---------------|---------------||----------------|---------------|

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

                                 Pre-Chorus
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q     W          W
|---------------|--------------||----------|-4----|
|-5----5--------|-5----5-------||-5--------|------|
|--------5----5-|--------5--5--||----------|------|
|---------------|--------------||----------|------|

  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|-4----|
|-3--------|----------|-5--------|------|
|----------|-5--------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|

  Q  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
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------2-3-||
|----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----||
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||

 Chorus
  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----5-3----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----5-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

  1.                               2.
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E     Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|----------------||---------------|
|-5----5-3----3-|-5----5-3----3-o||-5----5-3----3-|
|---------------|---------------o||---------------|
|---------------|----------------||---------------|

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

  Q  Q  H      Q  Q  H      W          +W
|------------|------------|----------|--------*|
|-5--5--3----|-5--5--3----|-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