MIDDLE OF THE ROAD (Bassline)
As recorded by The Pretenders
(From the 1984 Album LEARNING TO CRAWL)
Words and Music by Chrissie Hynde
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Malcolm Foster - Bass'
Intro 1
Q=166
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
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Q E E Q E E +W +Q E E Q E E
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|---------------|------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------|-----------------|
|----5---3----0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--5---3----0-|
Intro 2
+W Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
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|------------||---------------|---------------|----------------|
|------------||-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--|
|-(0)--------||-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------|
+Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--|
|---------------|-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------|
1st & 2nd Verses
+Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
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|---------------||o---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-(5)---5-3--2--||o-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--|
|---------------||--5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------|
+Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
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|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-(5)---5-3-----|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--|
|------------3--|-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------|
+Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
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|-(5)---5-3-----|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--|
|------------3--|-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------|
+Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
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|-(5)---5-3-----|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--|
|------------3--|-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------|
Chorus
+Q. E E E E E +E E E E Q E E +W +Q E E Q E E
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|-------------4-5-||-(5)--------------|------------|------------------|
|-(5)---5-7-7-----||------------------|------------|------------------|
|-----------------||-------5---3----0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--5---3----0--|
1.
W +Q E E Q E E +W +Q E E Q E E
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|-0--------|-(0)--5---3----0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--5---3----0--|
Interlude
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q
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|-------------------|-----------------||-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2---|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-5----5-3------|----------------|
2.
Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q W
|---------------|----------------||------|
|---------------|---------------o||------|
|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--o||------|
|-5----5-3------|----------------||-0----|
Guitar Solo
+Q E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E
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|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------||----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------||-------------5--|
|-(0)--5---3----0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-5----5-3-------|
+Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--|
|---------------|-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------|
+Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--|
|---------------|-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------|
+Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3-----|-------------5--|
|---------------|-5----5-3------|------------3--|-5----5-3-------|
+Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3-----|-------------5--|
|---------------|-5----5-3------|------------3--|-5----5-3-------|
+Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
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|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3-----|-------------5--|
|---------------|-5----5-3------|------------3--|-5----5-3-------|
+Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------4-5-|-5---------------|
|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-7-7-----|-----------------|
|---------------|-5----5-3------|-----------------|-----5---3----0--|
+W +Q E E Q E E +W +Q E E Q E E
|------------|-----------------|------------|------------------|
|------------|-----------------|------------|------------------|
|------------|-----------------|------------|------------------|
|-(0)--------|-(0)--5---3----0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--5---3----0--|
+W +Q E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-(0)--------|-(0)--5---3----0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Bridge
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q
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||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
||o---------------|-5----5-3---3--|---------------|-5----5-3---3--|
||--5----5-3----3-|---------------|-5----5-3----3-|---------------|
1.
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q
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|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------o||
|---------------|-5----5-3---3--|---------------|-5----5-3---3---o||
|-5----5-3----3-|---------------|-5----5-3----3-|-----------------||
3rd Verse
2.
Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q
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|-5----5-3---3--||---------------|-5----5-3---3--|
|---------------||-5----5-3----3-|---------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-5----5-3-3-3----|
|-5----5-3----3-|-----------------|
Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3------|
|-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3------|------------3---|
Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------4-5--||
|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-7-7------||
|-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3------|------------------||
Chorus
+E E E E Q E E +W +Q E E Q E E +W
|------------------|------------|-----------------|--------|
|-(5)--------------|------------|-----------------|--------|
|------------------|------------|-----------------|--------|
|-------5---3----0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--5---3----0-|-(0)----|
+Q E E Q E E +W +Q E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-(0)--5---3----0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--5---3----0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Outro
E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E
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|-----------------||-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-5----5-3------|---------------|-5----5-3-------|
+Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-(5)---5-3--2--|-------------5-|-(5)---5-3--2--|
|---------------|-5----5-3------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
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|---------------|----------------*|
|-------------5-|-5----5-3--2----*|
|-5----5-3------|----------------*|
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
