SOMETHING BETTER BEGINNING (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=118
4/4
Gtr I
W H H H H Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|----------|-7---------|-7---------|-7------7------|-7------7-------||
|----------|-----------|-----------|------------7--|------------7---||
|----------|-----------|-----------|------5--------|------5---------||
|----------|-----------|-----------|---------------|----------------||
1st Verse
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|-7------7------|-7------7------|-7------7------|-7------7-------|
|------------7--|------------7--|------------7--|------------7---|
|------5--------|------5--------|------5--------|------5---------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|-5------5-----|--------------|-9------9-----|---------------|
|--------------|-5------5-----|--------------|-7------7------|
|------3----3--|--------------|------7----7--|---------------|
|--------------|------3----3--|--------------|------5----5---|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|-9------9-----|--------------|-7------7------|-7------7-------||
|--------------|-7------7-----|------------7--|------------7---||
|------7----7--|--------------|------5--------|------5---------||
|--------------|------5----5--|---------------|----------------||
Pre-Chorus
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|-7------7------|-7------7------|-7------7------|-7------7-------|
|------------7--|------------7--|------------7--|------------7---|
|------5--------|------5--------|------5--------|------5---------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Chorus
$
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|--------------|--------------||--------7----7-|-7------7----7--|
|-5------5-----|-5------5-----||-5----5--------|----------------|
|--------------|--------------||-----------5---|------5----5----|
|------3----3--|------3----3--||---------------|----------------|
E E E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-------------------|--------7----7-|--------7----7-|-7------7----7--|
|-7---7-------7---6-|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|----------------|
|-------5-(5)---4---|-----------5---|-----------5---|------5----5----|
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Bridge
To Coda
E E E E +E E E E H. Q H. Q Q E E +Q E E
|-------------------|-7----------|-7----------||-------------10-10--|
|-7---7-------7---7-|---------7--|------------||-8----8-(8)---------|
|-------5-(5)---5---|------------|------------||--------------------|
|-------------------|------------|------------||--------------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|-7------7------|-------------10-10-|-7------7------|-10--10------10-------|
|-----------7-7-|-8----8-(8)--------|-----------7-7-|----------10------10--|
|------5--------|-------------------|------5--------|--------8-------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------8-----|
2nd Verse
Q E E E E E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-9--9------9-------|-------------10-10-|-------------9-9-||-7------7-------|
|--------10---------|-8----8-(8)--------|-7----7-(7)------||-----------7-7--|
|-------------10-10-|-------------------|-----------------||------5---------|
|------8------------|-------------------|-----------------||----------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|-7----7-(7)-----7-|--------7----7-|-----9------9--------|
|--------7----7-|--------------7---|-----------7---|-10------10----------|
|-5----5----5---|------------------|-5----5--------|--------------10-10--|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------8-------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E E E E E
|-12-------12------|-9--9-----9-----|-------------9-9-|-9--9-----9------|
|------------------|--------9-----9-|-7----7-(7)------|--------9-----9--|
|-------10-----10--|------7---------|-----------------|------7----------|
|------------------|------------7---|-----------------|------------7----|
Pre-Chorus
Q E E +Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E +E E E E
|-------------9-9-|-7------7------|---------------||-7----7-(7)-----7--|
|-7----7-(7)------|-----------7-7-|--------7----7-||--------------7----|
|-----------------|------5--------|-5----5----5---||-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------||-------------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E +E E E E
|--------7----7-|-7------7------|-7------7------|--------------7----|
|-----------7---|-----------7-7-|-----------7-7-|-5----5-(5)-----5--|
|-5----5--------|------5--------|------5--------|-------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
D.S. al Coda &
+Q E E +Q E E H. Q H. Q W +W
|---------------7----||-7----------|-7----------|----------|--------*|
|-(5)----5-(5)----5--||---------7--|---------7--|----------|--------*|
|--------------------||------------|------------|-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
