TILL THE END OF THE DAY (Bassline) As recorded by The Kinks (From the 1965 Album THE KINK KONTROVERSY) Words and Music by Ray Davies Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Pete Quaife - Bass' Intro Q=144 4/4 Gtr I H H W +W |-----------|----------|--------|| |-0---------|----------|--------|| |------3----|-0--------|-(0)----|| |-----------|----------|--------|| Chorus Q Q E Q E +Q Q H Q Q E Q E +Q Q H |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----0--3----0-|-(0)----------|----0--3----0-|-(0)----------| |-3-------3----|--------------|-3-------3----|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E H Q Q E Q E +Q Q H |--------0----0-|-3----3-2----|--------------|--------------| |-3----3--------|-------------|----0--3----0-|-(0)----------| |---------------|-------------|-3-------3----|--------------| |---------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| 1st & 2nd Verses Q Q E Q E +Q Q Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |--------------|---------------||----------------|---------------| |----0--3-3--0-|-(0)-----------||o-0----0--------|-0----0--------| |-3------------|---------3-----||o--------3----3-|--------3----3-| |--------------|---------------||----------------|---------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-0----0--------|-0----0--------|-0----0-0----0-|---------------| |--------3----3-|--------3----3-|---------------|-3----3-3----3-| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Chorus $ Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||--------------|--------------| |-3----3-3----3-|-----------------||-0----0-3--0--|--------5-----| |---------------|-----------------||--------------|-3----3----3--| |---------------|-----------------||--------------|--------------| To Coda Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E H |--------------|--------------|--------0----0-|-3----3-2----| |-0----0-3--0--|--------------|-3----3--------|-------------| |--------------|-3----3-1-----|---------------|-------------| |--------------|--------------|---------------|-------------| 1. Q Q E Q E +Q Q H Q Q E Q E +Q Q Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|| |----0--3----0-|-(0)----------|----0--3-3--0-|-(0)-----------o|| |-3-------3----|--------------|-3------------|---------3-----o|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|| 2. Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-0----0-0----|-------------|-0----0-0----|-------------| |-------------|-3----3-3----|-------------|-3----3-3----| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Guitar Solo Q. E H Q Q Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |-------------|-------------||---------------|---------------| |-0----0-0----|-------------||-0----0--------|-3----3--------| |-------------|-3--3--3--3--||--------3----3-|--------3----3-| |-------------|-------------||---------------|---------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-0----0--------|-3----3--------|-0----0-0----0-|---------------| |--------3----3-|--------3----3-|---------------|-3----3-3----3-| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Outro D.S. al Coda & Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. E H Q. E H |---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-------------|-------------| |-3----3-3----3-|------------------||-0----0-0----|-------------| |---------------|------------------||-------------|-3----3-3----| |---------------|------------------||-------------|-------------| Q. E H Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|--------------|-----0-2-2-0-----|-------0-0-------| |-0----0-0----|--------------|-0-3---------3-0-|---2-3-----3-2---| |-------------|-3----3-3--3--|-----------------|-3-------------3-| |-------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----0-2-2-0-----|-------0-0-------|-----0-2-2-0-----|-------0-0-------| |-0-3---------3-0-|---2-3-----3-2---|-0-3---------3-0-|---2-3-----3-2---| |-----------------|-3-------------3-|-----------------|-3-------------3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| H.=H H H H H W +W +W |-----------|-0---------|----------|------------|--------*| |-0---------|-----------|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----*| |------3----|------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