Tommy James & the Shondells – Mony Mony (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Tommy James & The Shondells
(From the 1968 Album MONY MONY)
Words and Music by Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell & Bobby Bloom
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Mike Vale - Bass'
Intro
Q=131
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
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1st & 2nd Verses
W W W W
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W W W W
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W W W W
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W W W
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Pre-Chorus
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
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6S|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6S|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
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Chorus
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
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|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5------|
|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7--|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5--------------|
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
|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5------|
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|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5--------------|
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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
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|-7-7-5s7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-5s7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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1. 2.
W W E E Q H W
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Breakdown
a W +H H a W +H H
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|-5s7--------|-(7)---------|-5s7--------|-(7)---------|
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a W +H H a W +H H
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|-5s7--------|-(7)---------|-5s7--------|-(7)---------|
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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
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6S|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6S|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
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Out-Chorus
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
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|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5------|
|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7--|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5--------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----7-7-5-5-----|
|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|-------------7-7-|
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----7-7-5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------*|
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|-5-5-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6S|=7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|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