AFTER MIDNIGHT (Bassline)

As recorded by Eric Clapton
(From the 1970 Album ERIC CLAPTON)

Words and Music by J. J. Cale
Arranged by Eric Clapton
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Carl Radle - Bass    '


 Intro
  Q=122
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          +W           E E E S S E. S +E  E
|----------|------------|----------------------|
|-3--------|-(3)--------|-----------3--1-(1)---|
|----------|------------|-3---3---3----------1-|
|----------|------------|----------------------|


  E E E S S E. S +E  E   E E E S S E. S +E  E   E E E S S E. S +E  E
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------||
|-----------3--1-(1)---|-----------3--1-(1)---|-----------3--1-(1)---||
|-3---3---3----------1-|-3---3---3----------1-|-3---3---3----------1-||
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------||


   1st - 3rd Verses
    $
    E E E E E S S +E  E    E E E S S E S S Q     E E E S S E S S E E
||----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|------------3---3-3\--|---------------------|
||o-3-------3---------3-|-/6---6---6-----------|-3-------1-3---1---1-|
||------3-------3-(3)---|----------------------|-----3-----------3---|


  E S S E S S E S S E E   E E E S S E S S E E    E E E S S E S S Q
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|------------3---3-3\--|
|-3---1-----1-3---1---1-|-3-------1-3---1---3-|-/6---6---6-----------|
|-------3-----------3---|-----3-----------3---|----------------------|


   E E E S S E S S E E   E S S E S S E S S E E   E S S E S S E S S E E
|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-\3-------1-3---1---1-|-3---1-----1-3---1---1-|-3---1-----1-3---1---3/--|
|------3-----------3---|-------3-----------3---|-------3-----------3-----|


   Q  E S S E S S E E    Q  E S S E S S E E   Q  E S S E. S E. S
|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-/3--------3----------|-3--------3---------|-5------3-5--5----3--|
|-----3---6-----6-3-6\-|----3---6-----6-3-6-|----5----------5-----|
|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|


                      Chorus
  Q  E S S E. S E E    E E E S S E S S E E    E E E S S E S S Q
|-------------------||---------------------|-----------------------|
|-5------3-5--5---5-||---------------------|------------3---3-3\---|
|----5----------5---||-3-------1-3---1---3-|-/6---6---6------------|
|-------------------||-----3-----------3---|-----------------------|


                        1.                        2.
               To Coda
  E E E S S E S S E E    E S S E S S E S S E E     E S S E S S E E +S  S S S
|----------------------|------------------------||----------------------------||
|----------------------|-----------------------o||---------2---3-1-(1)---1----||
|-3-------1-3---1---1--|-3---1-----1-3---1---1-o||-3---3----------------------||
|-----3-----------3----|-------3-----------3----||----------------------------||


 Guitar Solo
  E S S E S S E S S E E    E E E S S E S S E E   E E E S S E. S E E
|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|------------3---x-3-5-|--------------------|
|-3---1-----1-3---1---3-|-/6---6---x-----------|-3-------1h3--1---1-|
|-------3-----------3---|----------------------|-----3----------3---|


  E S S E S S E S S E E   E E E S S E S S E E    E E E S S E S S E E
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|------------3---3-3-5-|
|-3---1-----1-3---1---1-|-3-------1-3---1---3-|-/6---6---6-----------|
|-------3-----------3---|-----3-----------3---|----------------------|


  E E E S S E. S E E   E S S E S S E S S E E   E S S E S S E S S E E
|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-------1h3--1---1-|-3---1-----1-3---1---1-|-3---1-----1-3---1---3-|
|-----3----------3---|-------3-----------3---|-------3-----------3---|


   E E E S S E S S E E    E E E S S E. S E E   E S S E S S E S S E E
|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|------------3---x-3-5\-|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-/6---6---x------------|-3-------1h3--1---1-|-3---1-----1-3---1---1-|
|-----------------------|-----3----------3---|-------3-----------3---|


                       Chorus
  E. S E. S E E E E     Q  E. S E. S E E    Q  E. S E. S Q
|--------------------||------------------|------------------|
|-5--5----3-5-4-3-1\-||------------------|----------3--3-3--|
|------5-------------||-3-----1-3--3---3-|-/6--6--6---------|
|--------------------||----3---------3---|------------------|


                                 D.S. al Coda
  Q  E S S E E E E   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|------------------|--------------------------||
|------------------|--------------------------||
|-3------1-3-1---1-|-3---1-----1-3---1-----1--||
|----3---------3---|-------3-----------3------||


                           Outro
  &
  E S S E S S E S S E E     E S S E S S E S S E E    E E E S S E S S E E
|-----------------------||------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------||o-----------------------|------------3---x-3-5\--|
|-3---1-----1-3---1---1-||o-3---1-----1-3---1---3-|-/6---6---x-------------|
|-------3-----------3---||--------3-----------3---|------------------------|


  Q  E. S E. S E E   Q  E. S E. S E E  6x E S S E S S E S S E E
|------------------|-------------------||-----------------------*|
|------------------|------------------o||-----------------------*|
|-3-----1-3--1---1-|-3-----1-3--1---1-o||-3---1-----1-3---1---3-*|
|----3---------3---|----3---------3----||-------3-----------3---*|


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