COME ON NOW (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=170
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx4
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                                 1st – 3rd Verses
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  E E E E E Q  E   Q  Q  E Q  E   E E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q
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 Chorus
  Q  E E E Q  E   Q  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E Q  E   Q  Q  E Q  E
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                                                1.
                                       To Coda
  Q  E E E Q  E   Q  Q  E Q  E   Q  Q  E Q  E    Q  Q  E Q  E
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                 Interlude
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  Q  Q  E Q  E    Q  Q  E Q  E   Q  Q  E Q  E   Q  Q  E Q  E   Q  Q  E Q  E
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                                                  Outro
                   D.S. al Coda &
  Q  Q  E Q  E   E E Q  E Q  E     Q  Q  E Q  E    Q  Q  E Q  E
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  Q  Q  E Q  E   Q  Q  E Q  E   Q  Q  E Q  E   W          +W
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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
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 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