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Capo: no capo
Tuning: E A D G B E
NIGHT FEVER (Bassline)
As recorded by Bee Gees
(From the 1977 Album SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER)
Words and Music by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Maurice Gibb - Bass'
Intro
Q=112
4/4
Gtr I
W E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|----------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------|---2------------|---------4-----|-2-------2------|
|----------|-4-----4--------|-------------4-|-------------4--|
|----------|-----4--------4-|-2-------------|----------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|------4---------|---2------------|---------4-----|-2-------2---4--|
|--------------2-|-4-----4--------|-------------4-|----------------|
|-2--------4-4---|-----4--------4-|-2-------------|----------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
$
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|----------------||--------------|--------------|---------------|
|------4---------||--------------|--------------|-2----2-2------|
|----------4-----||-2----2-2-----|-0----0-0-----|---------------|
|-2------------4-||--------------|--------------|---------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-2-------------|
|-2----2-2-----|-2----2-2----3-|-4----4-4----4-|------2-0----1-|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Pre-Chorus
Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|--------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-2----2-2--1--||----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------------||-4----4---4---4-|-5----5---5---5-|-4----4---4---4-|
Chorus
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------||-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------||---2-------------|
|-6----6---4-----|----------------|-4--4--------2-||-4-----4---------|
|--------------6-|-4----4---4---4-|--------4--4---||-----4--------4--|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------4-----|-2-------2-----|------4---------|---2-------------|
|-------------4-|-------------4-|--------------2-|-4-----4---------|
|-2-------------|---------------|-2--------4-4---|-----4--------4--|
Bridge
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E W
|---------------|---------------|----------------||------|
|---------4-----|-2-------2-----|------4---------||------|
|-------------4-|-------------4-|----------4-----||------|
|-2-------------|---------------|-2------------4-||-2----|
E E +Q +Q. E E E +Q +Q. E E E +Q +Q. E Q. E Q. E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|-4-4-(4)--(4)---4-|------------------|---------------|
|-4-4-(4)--(4)---4-|------------------|-4-4-(4)--(4)---4-|--------4----4-|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-2----2--------|
Chorus
To Coda
Q. E Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E
|----------------|-------------|--------------||-----------------|
|----------------|-------------|--------------||---2-------------|
|--------4----4--|-------------|-4--4--4----2-||-4-----4---------|
|-2----2---------|-2--2--2--2--|----------4---||-----4--------4--|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------4-----|-2-------2-----|------4---------|---2-------------|
|-------------4-|-------------4-|--------------2-|-4-----4---------|
|-2-------------|---------------|-2--------4-4---|-----4--------4--|
D.S. al Coda &
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|---------------|---------------|-----------------||--------------|
|---------4-----|-2-------2-----|------4----------||--------------|
|-------------4-|-------------4-|----------4---0--||--------------|
|-2-------------|---------------|-2----------4----||-2--2--2--2---|
Out-Chorus
Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|--------------||-----------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------||o---2------------|---------4-----|-2-------2-----|
|-4--4--4----2-||o-4-----4--------|-------------4-|-------------4-|
|----------4---||------4--------4-|-2-------------|---------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|------4---------|---2------------|---------4-----|
|--------------2-|-4-----4--------|-------------4-|
|-2--------4-4---|-----4--------4-|-2-------------|
Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|------------------||
|-2-------2-----|------4----------o||
|-------------4-|--------------2--o||
|---------------|-2--------4-4-----||
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