MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS (Bassline)
As recorded by The Grass Roots
(From the 1968 Album GOLDEN GRASS)
Words and Music by Lou Josie
Arranged by The Grass Roots
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Rob Grill - Bass'
Intro
Q=132
4/4
Gtr I
Q E E E E E E Q. E +Q. E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------4-6-4---|----------------|--------4-6-4---|
|------6-------6-|----------------|------6-------6-|
|-4--4-----------|-0----2-(2)-----|-4--4-----------|
3/4 4/4 2/4 4/4
Q +E E +Q W +H Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E E
|---------------|----------|--------|--------------|-----------------||
|---------------|----------|--------|--------------|----7-6-4--------||
|---------------|-0--------|-(0)----|-0--0--0-0-0--|-0--------7-6-4--||
|-0--(0)-2-(2)--|----------|--------|--------------|-----------------||
1st b& 2nd Verses
Q E. S E E S S E Q E. S E E S S E Q E. S E E S S E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-6--6--4---6-6-4---|-6--6--4---6-4---4-|-4--4------4-------|
|---------6-------6-|---------6-----6---|-------6-4---6-4-6-|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Q E. S E E S S E Q E. S E E S S E Q E. S E E S S E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-4--4------4-------|-8--8--6---8-8-6---|-8--8--6---8-8-6---|
|-------6-4---6-4-6-|---------8-------8-|---------8-------8-|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Chorus
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
|---8---6-4-3-----|---6-------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------6-4-|-------6-4-3-----||-4-------4-------|-----------------|
|-6---------------|-4-----------6-4-||---6-4-6---6-4-6-|-4-------4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6-4---4-6-4---4-|-----------------|-4-------4-------|-----------------|
|-----6-------6---|-4-------4-------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|-4-------4-------|
|-----------------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|-----------------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q Q H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------||
|-6-4---4-6-4---4-|-----------------|-----------------|------------||
|-----6-------6---|-4-------4-------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4----------||
|-----------------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|-----------------|------------||
Bridge
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-4-------4-------|-----------------|
|---4-2-4---4-2-4-|-2-------2-------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|-4-------4-------|
|-----------------|---4-2-4---4-2-4-|-----------------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-4-------4-------|--------------|
|---4-2-4---4-2-4-|-2-------2-------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|--------------|
|-----------------|---4-2-4---4-2-4-|-----------------|-5--5--5-5-5--|
3/4
Q E E E E E E Q. E +Q. E Q E E E E E E Q +E E +Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------4-6-4---|----------------|--------4-6-4---|----------------|
|------6-------6-|----------------|------6-------6-|----------------|
|-4--4-----------|-0----2-(2)-----|-4--4-----------|-0--(0)-2-(2)---|
2nd Verse
4/4
W Q E. S E E S S E Q E. S E E S S E
|----------||-------------------|-------------------|
|----------||-6--6--4---6-6-4---|-6--6--4---6-4---4-|
|-0--------||---------6-------6-|---------6-----6---|
|----------||-------------------|-------------------|
Q E. S S S S S S S E Q E. S S S E S S S S Q E. S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-4--4--------4---------|-4--4--------4---------|-8--8--6---8---8-6-----|
|-------6-4-------6-4-6-|-------6-4-----6-4-6---|---------8---------8---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Q E. S E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|---8---6-4-3-1---|---6-------------||
|-8--8--6---8---8-6-----|---------------4-|-------6-4-3-----||
|---------8---------8---|-6---------------|-4-----------6-4-||
|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Chorus
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-------4-------|-----------------|-6-4---4-6-4---4-|-----------------|
|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|-4-------4-------|-----6-------6---|-4-------4-------|
|-----------------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|-----------------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-------4-------|-----------------|-6-4---4-6-4---4-|-----------------|
|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|-4-------4-------|-----6-------6---|-4-------4-------|
|-----------------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|-----------------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|
Interlude
E E E E E E E E q Q H Q E. S E E S S S S
|-----------------|------------||----------------------|
|-----------------|------------||-4--4------4----------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4----------||-------6-4---6-4-6----|
|-----------------|------------||----------------------|
Q E. S E E S S E Q E. S E E S S E Q E. S E E S S E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-4--4------4-------|-7--7------7-------|-----------2-------|
|-------6-4---6-4-6-|-------9-7---9-7-9-|-7--7--4-2---4-2-4-|
Q E. S E E S S E Q E. S E E S S E Q E. S E E S S E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-4--4------4-------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------6-4---6-4-6-|-4--4------4-------|-7--7------7-------|
|-------------------|-------6-4---6-4-6-|-------9-7---9-7-9-|
Q E. S E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------||
|-----------2-------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|---6-4-6---6-4-6-||
|-7--7--4-2---4-2-4-|-----------------|-----------------||
Bridge
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-4-------4-------|-----------------|
|---4-2-4---4-2-4-|-2-------2-------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|-4-------4-------|
|-----------------|---4-2-4---4-2-4-|-----------------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-4-------4-------|--------------|
|---4-2-4---4-2-4-|-2-------2-------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|--------------|
|-----------------|---4-2-4---4-2-4-|-----------------|-5--5--5-5-5--|
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-4-------4-------|-----------------|-6-4---4-6-4---4-|-----------------||
|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|-4-------4-------|-----6-------6---|-4-------4-------||
|-----------------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-|-----------------|---6-4-6---6-4-6-||
Outro
Q E. S E E S S E Q E. S E E S S E
||--------------------|-------------------|
||o-4--4------4-------|-------------------|
||o-------6-4---6-4-6-|-4--4------4-------|
||--------------------|-------6-4---6-4-6-|
Q E. S E E S S E Q E. S E E S S E
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-2--2------2-------|---------------------o||
|-------4-2---4-2-4-|-2--2------2---------o||
|-------------------|-------4-2---4-2-4----||
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
