AIN`T NO LOVE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY (Bassline)
As recorded by Whitesnake
(From the 1978 Album SNAKEBITE)
Words and Music by Michael Price & Daniel Walsh
Arranged by Whitesnake
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Neil Murray - Bass'
Intro
Q=64
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
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1st Verse
Wx8
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Interlude
e S S S S E E S S S S e e S S S S E E S S S S e e S S S S E E S S S S e
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|---5-------5-------7-----|-------7-------7-------7-|---5-------5-------7------|
|-----5---7-------7---7---|-----7---7-5-----7---7---|-----5---7-------7---7----|
|-5-----5-------5-------5-|-5-5---------------5-----|-5-----5-------5-------5--|
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e S S S S e E S S S S S S
|---------------------------||
|-------7-------------------||
|-----7---7-5-------0-3-0---||
|-5-5-----------0-3-------3-||
2nd & 3rd Verses
e S S S S E E S S S S e e S S S S E E S S S S e
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---5-------5-------7-----|-------7-------7-------7-|
|-----5---7-------7---7---|-----7---7-5-----7---7---|
|-5-----5-------5-------5-|-5-5---------------5-----|
e S S S S E E S S S S e e S S S S E E S S S S e e S S S S E E S S S S e
|---5-------5-------7-----|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----5---7-------7---7---|-------7-------7-------7-|---5-------5-------7------|
|-5-----5-------5-------5-|-----7---7-5-----7---7---|-----5---7-------7---7----|
|-------------------------|-5-5---------------5-----|-5-----5-------5-------5--|
To Coda
e S S S S E E S S S S e Q +S S S S Q +S S S S Q S S S S +H
|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------||
|-------7-------7-------7-|----------3------------3----|--------7-7-(7)----||
|-----7---7-5-----7---7---|--------3---3-5--(5)-3---3--|-------------------||
|-5-5---------------5-----|-1--(1)---------------------|-5--5-7------------||
Bridge
E E +Q E Q S S Q S S E +E S S S E S Q S S S S +H
|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|------5---5-(5)----|
|----------3-3----3-|-5--5-7-5-(5)-5-7-5-7-5-|----5---5----------|
|-5-5-(5)-------5---|------------------------|-3-----------------|
Q S S S S +H E E +Q E Q S S Q S S E +E S S S E S
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|------7---7-(7)----|-------------------|------------------------|
|----7---7----------|----------3-3----3-|-5--5-7-5-(5)-5-7-5-7-5-|
|-5-----------------|-5-5-(5)-------5---|------------------------|
D.S. al Coda &
Q S S S S +H Q S S S S +Q Q
|-------------------|--------------------||
|------5---5-(5)----|------5---5-(5)-----||
|----5---5----------|----3---3--------2--||
|-3-----------------|-1------------------||
Guitar Solo
Q S S S S +H e S S S S E E S S S S e
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|--------7-7-(7)----|---5-------5-------7-------|
|-------------------|-----5---7-------7---7-----|
|-5--5-7------------|-5-----5-------5-------5---|
e S S S S E E S S S S e e S S S S E E S S S S e e S S S S E E S S S S e
|-------------------------|---5-------5-------7-----|--------------------------|
|-------7-------7-------7-|-----5---7-------7---7---|-------7-------7-------7--|
|-----7---7-5-----7---7---|-5-----5-------5-------5-|-----7---7-5-----7---7----|
|-5-5---------------5-----|-------------------------|-5-5---------------5------|
e S S S S E E S S S S e e S S S S E E S S S S e
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---5-------5-------7-----|-------7-------7-------7-|
|-----5---7-------7---7---|-----7---7-5-----7---7---|
|-5-----5-------5-------5-|-5-5---------------5-----|
Q +S S S S Q +S S S S
|----------------------------|
|----------3------------3----|
|--------3---3-5--(5)-3---3--|
|-1--(1)---------------------|
Bridge
Q S S S S +H E E +Q E Q S S Q S S E +E S S S E S
|-------------------||-------------------|------------------------|
|--------7-7-(7)----||-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------||----------3-3----3-|-5--5-7-5-(5)-5-7-5-7-5-|
|-5--5-7------------||-5-5-(5)-------5---|------------------------|
Q S S S S +H Q S S S S +H
|-------------------|-------------------|
|------5---5-(5)----|------7---7-(7)----|
|----5---5----------|----7---7----------|
|-3-----------------|-5-----------------|
E E +Q E Q S S Q S S E +E S S S E S
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|----------3-3----3-|-5--5-7-5-(5)-5-7-5-7-5--|
|-5-5-(5)-------5---|-------------------------|
Breakdown
Q S S S S +H Q S S S S +Q Q E Q S S H E Q S S H
|-------------------|--------------------||---------------|---------------|
|------5---5-(5)----|------5---5-(5)-----||---------------|---------------|
|----5---5----------|----3---3--------2--||---------------|---------------|
|-3-----------------|-1------------------||-5----5-5------|-5----5-5------|
E Q S S H E Q S S H E Q S S H E Q S S H
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5----5-5------|-5----5-5------|-5----5-5------|-5----5-5------|
Guitar Solo 2
E Q S S H E E Q E E Q
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|---------------||---------------|
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|-5----5-5------||-5------5------|
e S S S S E E S S S S e e S S S S E E S S S S e
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---5-------5-------7-----|-------7-------7-------7-|
|-----5---7-------7---7---|-----7---7-5-----7---7---|
|-5-----5-------5-------5-|-5-5---------------5-----|
e S S S S E E S S S S e e S S S S E E S S S S e e S S S S E E S S S S e
|---5-------5-------7-----|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----5---7-------7---7---|-------7-------7-------7-|---5-------5-------7------|
|-5-----5-------5-------5-|-----7---7-5-----7---7---|-----5---7-------7---7----|
|-------------------------|-5-5---------------5-----|-5-----5-------5-------5--|
e S S S S E E S S S S e Q +S S S S Q +S S S S Q S S S S +H
|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------||
|-------7-------7-------7-|----------3------------3---|--------7-7-(7)----||
|-----7---7-5-----7---7---|--------3---3-5--(5)-3---3-|-------------------||
|-5-5---------------5-----|-1--(1)--------------------|-5--5-7------------||
4th Verse
e S S S S E E S S S S e e S S S S E E S S S S e e S S S S E E S S S S e
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---5-------5-------7------|
|---5-------5-------7-----|-------7-------7-------7-|-----5---7-------7---7----|
|-----5---7-------7---7---|-----7---7-5-----7---7---|-5-----5-------5-------5--|
|-5-----5-------5-------5-|-5-5---------------5-----|--------------------------|
e S S S S E E S S S S e e S S S S E E S S S S e
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------7-------7-------7-|---5-------5-------7-----|
|-----7---7-5-----7---7---|-----5---7-------7---7---|
|-5-5---------------5-----|-5-----5-------5-------5-|
H H H E S S S S S S e E H. +W
|-----------|--------------------|-------------|--------*|
|-----------|--------------------|-----7-------|-(7)----*|
|-5----7----|-5----5-------3p====|=============|========*|
|-----------|--------0-3-5---5-3-|-5-----------|--------*|
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
