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