KOKOMO (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beach Boys
(From the 1989 Album STILL CRUISIN')
Words and Music by Mike Love, Terry Melcher, John Phillips & Scott McKenzie
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Rod Clark - Bass '
Intro
Q=116
4/4
Gtr I
Wx9
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
1st Verse
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-5----5-5----|-3----3-3----|
|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3----|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-3----3-3----|-------------|-------------|-5----5-5----||
|-------------|-3----3-3----|-5----5-5----|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
2nd & 4th Verses
$$
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-5----5-5----|-3----3-3----|
|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3----|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-3----3-3----|-------------|-------------|-5----5-5----||
|-------------|-3----3-3----|-5----5-5----|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
Chorus
$
Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q. E Q Q
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-----------3--|
|-------------|--------------|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3-----|
|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3--1--|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +E Q E H
|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------|--------------|-3----3-3----3-|-(3)-3--3-3----|
|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3--1--|---------------|---------------|
|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
To Dbl. Coda
Q. E Q. E +E Q E Q Q Q. E Q. E
|-------------2-|-(2)-2--2-2--5--|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|-------------5-|
|-3----3-3------|----------------|-5----5-5------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
To Coda
+E Q E H W +W
|---------------|-5--------|-(5)-----||
|-(5)-5--5-5----|----------|---------||
|---------------|----------|---------||
|---------------|----------|---------||
3rd Verse
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-5----5-5----|-3----3-3----|
|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3----|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3----3-3----|-------------|-------------|-5----5-5----|
|-------------|-3----3-3----|-5----5-5----|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-5----5-5----|-3----3-3----|
|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3----|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-3----3-3----|-------------|-------------|-5----5-5----||
|-------------|-3----3-3----|-5----5-5----|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
Saxophone Solo
&
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-5----5-5----|-3----3-3----|
|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3----|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-3----3-3----|-------------|-------------|-5----5-5----||
|-------------|-3----3-3----|-5----5-5----|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
Out-Chorus
&&
Q. E Q. E +E Q E H Q. E H Q. E Q Q
|---------------|---------------||-------------|--------------|
|-------------5-|-(5)-5--5-5----||-------------|--------------|
|-5----5-5------|---------------||-3----3-3----|-3----3-3--1--|
|---------------|---------------||-------------|--------------|
Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q. E Q Q
|-------------|-----------3--|-------------|--------------*|
|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3-----|-------------|--------------*|
|-------------|--------------|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3--1--*|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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
