TV PARTY (Bassline)
As recorded by Black Flag
(From the 1981 Album DAMAGED)
Words and Music by Greg Ginn

 

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard'


 Intro
  Fast Rock Q=181
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E   +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|---|-------------------|-------------------|
|---|-------1-2-1-1-----|-------1-2-1-1-----|
|-2-|-(2)-2---------4-2-|-(2)-2---------4-2-|
|---|-------------------|-------------------|


  +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------1-2-1-1-----|-------1-2-1-1------||
|-(2)-2---------4-2-|-(2)-2---------4-2--||
|-------------------|--------------------||


    +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
||--------------------|-------------------|
||o-------1-2-1-1-----|-------1-2-1-1-----|
||o-(2)-2---------4-2-|-(2)-2---------4-2-|
||--------------------|-------------------|


  +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------1-2-1-1-----|-------1-2-1-1------o||
|-(2)-2---------4-2-|-(2)-2---------4-2--o||
|-------------------|---------------------||


   1st, 3rd And 5th 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
||-------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
||o------2-(2)-1-----|------2-(2)-1-----|----------------|-----------------|
||o-2--2---------4-2-|-2--2---------4-2-|----------------|-----------------|
||-------------------|------------------|-2--x-x-x-x-x-x-|-2--x-x-x-x-x-x--|


  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
|------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|------2-(2)-1-----|------2-(2)-1-----|----------------|----------------|
|-2--2---------4-2-|-2--2---------4-2-|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|------------------|-2--x-x-x-x-x-x-|-2--x-x-x-x-x-x-|


  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E a E   q  E E E E E a E   q  E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
|----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
|--------------0-|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0h1-|----------0-0-0h1-|----------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0---|------------------|-2--2-2-2---------|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|


  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E a E   q  E E E E E a E   q  E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------||
|----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------||
|--------------0-|-2--2-2-2-0-0-0h1-|----------0-0-0h1-|----------------||
|-0--0-0-0-0-0---|------------------|-2--2-2-2---------|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-||


 2nd, 4th And 6th 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
|------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|------2-(2)-1-----|------2-(2)-1-----|----------------|----------------|
|-2--2---------4-2-|-2--2---------4-2-|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|------------------|-2--x-x-x-x-x-x-|-2--x-x-x-x-x-x-|


  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
|------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|------2-(2)-1-----|------2-(2)-1-----|----------------|----------------|
|-2--2---------4-2-|-2--2---------4-2-|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|------------------|-2--x-x-x-x-x-x-|-2--x-x-x-x-x-x-|


  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
|------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
|------2-(2)-1-----|------2-(2)-1-----|----------------|----------------|
|-2--2---------4-2-|-2--2---------4-2-|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|------------------|-2--x-x-x-x-x-x-|-2--x-x-x-x-x-x-|


 Pre-Chorus
  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
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|-2--2-2-1-2-2-2-|
|----------------|----------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|


  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
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|-2--2-2-1-2-2-2-|
|----------------|----------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|


 Chorus
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-2----0-0-------|----------------|-2----0-0-------|
|----x-----2-x-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|----x-----2-x-0-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|


                                     5/4
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------------|
|----------------|-2--2-0-(0)-------|-2--2-0-(0)-----------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------2-2-2-|------------2-2-2-2-2-|
|----------------|------------------|----------------------|


 4/4
  Q  E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E  3x
|----------------|--------------------||
|----------------|-------------------o||
|----------------|-------------------o||
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||


 Outro
                                        ~
  Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E   W
|------------------|------------------|------*|
|------2-(2)-1-----|------2-(2)-1-----|------*|
|-2--2---------4-2-|-2--2---------4-2-|------*|
|------------------|------------------|-2----*|




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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