Left Handed
AUTOSCROLL
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Capo: no capo
Tuning: E A D G B E
NIGHT (Bassline)
As recorded by Bruce Springsteen
(From the 1975 Album BORN TO RUN)
Words and Music by Bruce Springsteen
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Garry W. Tallent - Bass'
Intro
Q=144
4/4
Gtr I
S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
+Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(3)--3--3-----3-|-(3)--3--3-----3-|
|-----------5-3---|-----------5-3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
+Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(3)--3--3-----3-|-(3)--3--3-----3-|-(3)--3--3-----3-|
|-----------5-3---|-----------5-3---|-----------5-3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-(3)--3--3-----3-|-(3)--3--3-----3-|-(3)--3--3-----3-||
|-----------5-3---|-----------5-3---|-----------5-3---||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
1sdt & 2nd Verses
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
||--3----3-(3)-------|-3----3-(3)-------|------------------|-------------------|
||o------------5-3-5-|------------5-3-5-|-3----3-(3)-------|-3----3-(3)-----5--|
||o------------------|------------------|------------5-3-5-|------------5-3----|
||-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|-3----3-(3)-------|-3----3-(3)-------|------------------|------------------|
|------------5-3-5-|------------5-3-5-|-3----3-(3)-------|-3----3-(3)-------|
|------------------|------------------|------------5-3-5-|------------5-3-5-|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-5-----5-(5)---3--|-----------------|-5-----5-(5)---3--|
|-6---6---6---6---|---5---------5----|-6---6---6---6---|---5---------5----|
|---7---7---7---7-|------------------|---7---7---7---7-|------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------7---|-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------8-7-|-5----5-(5)-5---5-|--------------5--|
|-6-----6-(6)-6-----|-6-----6-(6)-6-----|------------------|-3----3-(3)-3----|
|---7-8---------7-8-|---7-8-------------|------------------|-----------------|
Q E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E
|-5--5-5-(5)--5--|---------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-3--3--3-----3-|-(3)--3--3-----3-||
|----------------|---------5-3---|-----------5-3---||
|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
Chorus
Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|------3------5-|-3---3-5-(5)---3-1-|------3------5-|-3---3-5-(5)---3-1-|
|-4--4---6--6---|---3---------3-----|-4--4---6--6---|---3---------3-----|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E +Q Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-5----5-(5)--5--|
|---------------|-5----5-5-----|-------------5-|----------------|
|-------------5-|--------------|-3----3-3------|----------------|
|-3----3-3------|-----------3--|---------------|----------------|
Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7-5----||
|-3--3--3-----3-|-(3)--3--3-----3-|-(3)--3--3-----3-|-(3)--3--3-----7-o||
|---------5-3---|-----------5-3---|-----------5-3---|-----------------o||
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Bridge
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E +Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-5----5-(5)-------|-5----5-(5)-------|-3----2-(2)-----|-------------10-7-|
|------------7-5-7-|------------7-5-7-|-------------5--|--------7-10------|
|------------------|------------------|----------------|-8----8-----------|
|------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|-5----5-(5)-------|-5----5-(5)-------|--------------8-7-|-3----3-(3)-2-3-2-|
|------------7-5-7-|------------7-----|------------8-----|------------------|
|------------------|--------------3-5-|-6----6-(6)-------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-5--5-5-5-5-5---|-5--5-5-5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--------------5-|--------------5-|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-3--3--3-----3-|-(3)--3--3-----3-|-(3)--3--3-----3-|-(3)--3--3-----3-||
|---------5-3---|-----------5-3---|-----------5-3---|-----------5-3---||
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Chorus
Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|------3------5-|-3---3-5-(5)---3-1-|------3------5-|-3---3-5-(5)---3-1-|
|-4--4---6--6---|---3---------3-----|-4--4---6--6---|---3---------3-----|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E +Q Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-5----5-(5)--5--||
|---------------|-5----5-5-----|-------------5-|----------------||
|-------------5-|--------------|-3----3-3------|----------------||
|-3----3-3------|-----------3--|---------------|----------------||
Outro
Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3--3--3-----3-|-(3)--3--3-----3-|-(3)--3--3-----3-|-(3)--3--3-----3-|
|---------5-3---|-----------5-3---|-----------5-3---|-----------5-3---|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(3)--3--3-----3-|-(3)--3--3-----3-|-(3)--3--3-----3-|
|-----------5-3---|-----------5-3---|-----------5-3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+Q Q E E E E Q. E +H Q H. +W
|-----------------|---------------|------------|--------*|
|-(3)--3--3-----3-|---------------|------------|--------*|
|-----------5-3---|-6-------------|-1----------|--------*|
|-----------------|------6-(6)----|----1-------|-(1)----*|
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