After Midnight Bass

AFTER MIDNIGHT (Bassline)
As recorded by J.J. Cale
(From the 1971 Album NATURALLY)
 
Words and Music by J.J. Cale
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Norbert Putnam - Bass'
 
 [Intro]
 Q=96
 4/4
  Gtr I
   H    S S S S +S  S S S   H    S S S S +S  S S S   H    S S S S +S  S S S
G|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------0-|-5--------------------0-|-5--------------------0--|
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4----|
 
 
                           [1st & 2nd Verses]
   H    S S S S +S  S S S     H    S S S S +S  E S   Q.   E Q.   E
G|------------------------||-----------------------|---------------|
D|------------------------||o----------------------|---------------|
A|-5--------------------0-||o-5------------------0-|---------------|
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---||---------0-1-2-(2)-4---|-1----1-3----3-|
 
 
   H    S S S S +S  S S S   H    S S S S +S  S S S   H    S S S S +S  E S
G|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-5--------------------0-|-5--------------------0-|-5------------------0--|
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|--------0-1-2-(2)-4----|
 
 
   Q.   E Q.   E   H    S S S S +S  S S S   H    S S S S +S  S S S
G|---------------|------------------------|------------------------||
D|---------------|------------------------|------------------------||
A|---------------|-5--------------------0-|-5--------------------0-||
E|-1----1-3----3-|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---||
 
 
 [Chorus]
 Segno $
   H    S S S S +S  S S S   H    S S E E E   H    S S E E E   Q  Q  S S E E E
G|------------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
A|-5--------------------0-|----------------|----------------|-------------3-4--|
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|-1------0-1-1-2-|-3------3-3-3-3-|-5--5----5-5------|
 
 
   H    S S E E E   E Q  E E Q  E
G|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|
A|-5------------0-|-------------0-|
E|--------1-2-3---|-1-1--1-3-3----|
 
 
                           1.,D.S.
                                              To Coda
   H    S S S S +S  S S S   H    S S S S +S  S S S
G|------------------------|---------------------------||
D|------------------------|--------------------------o||
A|-5--------------------0-|-5--------------------0---o||
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4------||
 
 
                           [Guitar Solo]
  2.
   H    S S S S +S  S S S    H    S S S S +S  E S
G|------------------------||----------------------|
D|------------------------||----------------------|
A|-5--------------------0-||-5------------------0-|
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---||--------0-1-2-(2)-4---|
 
 
   Q.   E Q.   E   H    S S S S +S  S S S
G|---------------|------------------------|
D|---------------|------------------------|
A|---------------|-5--------------------0-|
E|-1----1-3----3-|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|
 
 
   H    S S S S +S  S S S   H    S S S S +S  E S
G|------------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------|
A|-5--------------------0-|-5------------------0-|
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|--------0-1-2-(2)-4---|
 
 
   Q.   E Q.   E   H    S S S S +S  S S S
G|---------------|------------------------|
D|---------------|------------------------|
A|---------------|-5--------------------0-|
E|-1----1-3----3-|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|
 
 
                             [Outro]
          Dal Segno al Coda  Coda &
   H    S S S S +S  S S S     H    S S S S +S  E S
G|-------------------------||----------------------|
D|-------------------------||----------------------|
A|-5--------------------0--||-5------------------0-|
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4----||--------0-1-2-(2)-4---|
 
 
   Q.   E Q.   E   H    S S S S +S  S S S
G|---------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------|-5--------------------0----|
E|-1----1-3----3-|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4------|
 
 
   H    S S S S +S  S S S   H    S S S S +S  S S S
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-5--------------------0-|-5--------------------0-|
E|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4---|
 
 
   Q.   E Q.   E   H    S S S S +S  S S S
G|---------------|---------------------------*|
D|---------------|---------------------------*|
A|---------------|-5--------------------0----*|
E|-1----1-3----3-|--------0-1-2-(2)-3-4------*|
 
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Duration Legend
 
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
 
|  (n)   -  note tied to previous
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