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Capo: no capo
Tuning: E A D G B E
NIGHTS ON BROADWAY (Bassline)
As recorded by Bee Gees
(From the 1975 Album MAIN COURSE)
Words and Music by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Blue Weaver - Synth Bass'
Intro
Q=94
4/4
Gtr I (Synth Bass arr. for Bass Gtr.)
W W S S S S +S S E +H W
|----------||-----------|-4----------------------|------|
|----------||o----------|---5---5-(5)-5----------|------|
|----------||o-5--------|-----5---------5-(5)----|-5----|
|----------||-----------|------------------------|------|
1. 2.
S S S S +S S E +H S S S S +S S E +H
|-------5-(5)-5-----------||-------5-(5)-5----------|
|---5-7---------7-(7)----o||---5-7---------7-(7)----|
|-7----------------------o||-7----------------------|
|-------------------------||------------------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
Q S S E +H Q S S E +H
||------------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|
||o-5----3-5-(5)----|-5----3-5-(5)----|
||-----5------------|----5------------|
Q S S E +H Q S S E +H Q S S E +H Q S S E +H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7----5-7-(7)----|-7----5-7-(7)----|-----------------|-----------------|
|----7------------|----7------------|-5----3-5-(5)----|-5----3-5-(5)----|
|-----------------|-----------------|----5------------|----5------------|
Pre-Chorus
Q S S E +H Q S S E +H S S S S Q E. S S E.
|-----------------|-----------------||-------------------------|
|-7----5-7-(7)----|-7----5-7-(7)----||-8------------8--8-------|
|----7------------|----7------------||---10-8------------8-10--|
|-----------------|-----------------||--------10-6-------------|
S S S S Q E. S S E. S S S S Q E. S S E. S S S S Q E. S S E.
|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-8-----------8--8---5--|-3----------3--3------|-3----------3--3-------|
|---10-8-----------8----|---5-3-----------3-5--|---5-3-0---------3-5---|
|--------9-6------------|-------5-1------------|---------1-------------|
E. S S E. E. S S E. E. S S E. E. S S E.
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-5--5---3--5--5---3--|-5--5---3--5--5---3--|
|------5---------5----|------5---------5----|
|---------------------|---------------------|
Chorus
E E E S S +E E Q E. S Q E. S S S E
|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)------||----------------------|
|--------------------||-3--3-3--3--3-----3---|
|--------------------||--------------3-5-----|
|--------------------||----------------------|
E. S Q E. S S S E E. S Q E. S S S E
|-2--2-2--2--2---0-2-|-3--3-3--3--3-----3-|
|--------------2-----|--------------3-5---|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
E. S E. E. +E Q E. S Q E. S S S E
|-3--3-3--3--(3)----|----------------------|
|-------------------|-3--3-3--3--3-----3---|
|-------------------|--------------3-5-----|
|-------------------|----------------------|
1.
E. S Q E. S S S E E. S Q E. S S S E E. S Q S S S S S S S S
|-2--2-2--2--2---0-2-|-3--3-3--3--3-----3-|-3--3-3----6-5-3-----------||
|--------------2-----|--------------3-5---|-----------------5-3------o||
|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------4-3--o||
|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------||
Interlude
2.
E. S Q S E S +S S E W S S S S +S S E +H W
|-3--3-3--6-5-3-(3)-----||----------|-4----------------------|------|
|-------------------5-3-||----------|---5---5-(5)-5----------|------|
|-----------------------||-5--------|-----5---------5-(5)----|-5----|
|-----------------------||----------|------------------------|------|
Bridge
2/4 4/4
S S S S +S S E +W Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|-------5-(5)-5---|------------||---------------|---------------|
|---5-7---------7-|-(7)--------||---------------|---------------|
|-7---------------|------------||-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----5-|
|-----------------|------------||---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|
|-3----3-3----3-|-5----5-5----3-|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|-------------4-|-------------4-|-2----2-2----2-|
|-2----2-2------|-2----2-2------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
|-2----2-2--0--|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-2--0--|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------------|-3----3-3----3-|
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3--5--|-7----7-7----7-|
|-3----3-3----3-|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
Out-Chorus
Q. E Q. E W +W E. S Q E. S S S E
|---------------|----------|------------||---------------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|----------|------------||o-3--3-3--3--3-----3-|
|---------------|-5--------|-(5)--------||o--------------3-5---|
|---------------|----------|------------||---------------------|
E. S Q E. S S S E E. S Q E. S S S E
|-2--2-2--2--2---0-2-|-3--3-3--3--3-----3-|
|--------------2-----|--------------3-5---|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
E. S E. E. +E Q E. S Q E. S S S E
|-3--3-3--3--(3)----|----------------------|
|-------------------|-3--3-3--3--3-----3---|
|-------------------|--------------3-5-----|
|-------------------|----------------------|
E. S Q E. S S S E E. S Q E. S S S E E. S Q S S S S S S S S 3x
|-2--2-2--2--2---0-2-|-3--3-3--3--3-----3-|-3--3-3----6-5-3-----------||
|--------------2-----|--------------3-5---|-----------------5-3------o||
|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------4-3--o||
|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------||
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