Needles And Pins Bass

NEEDLES AND PINS (Bassline)
 
As recorded by The Searchers
(From the 1964 Album IT'S THE SEARCHERS)
 
Words and Music by Sonny Bono & Jack Nitzsche
Arranged by The Searchers
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tony Jackson - Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=122
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          H    E E E E   W
|----------|----------|--------------|------|
|----------|----------|------2---2---|------|
|----------|----------|--------------|-0----|
|----------|----------|--------------|------|
 
 
                    1st & 2nd Verses
  +H     E E E E     Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  +E  E Q  E E
|----------------||----------------|--------------|------------------|
|--------2---2---||o--------2----2-|--------2--2--|-4--(4)-4---------|
|-(0)------------||o-0----0--------|-0----0-------|----------4----4--|
|----------------||----------------|--------------|------------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  +E  E Q  E E
|--------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
|-4----4----4--|--------2----2-|--------2-----|-4--(4)-4---------|
|--------4-----|-0----0--------|-0----0----0--|----------4----4--|
|--------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  +E  E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  +E  E Q  +E  E
|--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
|-4----4----4--|--------2--(2)---|--------2-----|-4--(4)-4-----------|
|--------4-----|-0----0----------|-0----0----0--|----------4--(4)----|
|--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E
|--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
|-4----4----4--|---------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------4-----|-5----5--------|-5----5----6--|-7----7---------|
|--------------|--------5----5-|--------5-----|--------7----7--|
 
 
                                     Bridge
  1.               2.
  Q  E E Q  E E     Q  E E E E E E    +Q   E E Q  E E   Q  +E  E Q  Q
|----------------||----------------||-----------------|----------------|
|---------------o||----------------||-----------------|----------------|
|-7----7-7--7-4-o||-7----7-7-7-5-4-||-(4)----4--------|-4--(4)-4----4--|
|----------------||----------------||----------4----4-|----------4-----|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   +Q   E E Q  E E
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|--------4----4-|----------------|----------2----2-|
|-2----2--------|-2----2-2-2-1-0-|-(0)----0--------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E e e e e   W
|--------------|----------------|------||
|--------2-----|----------------|------||
|-0----0----0--|----------------|------||
|--------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4----||
 
 
 3rd Verse
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  +E  E Q  +E  E   Q  E E Q  Q
|---------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|
|-4----4------4-|-4----4----4--|----------8--(8)---|--------8-----|
|--------4------|--------4-----|-6--(6)-6----------|-6----6----6--|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   E Q  E Q  Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|-4----4------4-|-4----4----4--|--------8----8-|--------8-----|
|--------4------|--------4-----|-6----6--------|-6-6--6----6--|
 
 
  Q  E E Q  E E   E E E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|-4----4------4-|-4-4---4----4--|--------8----8-|--------8-----|
|--------4------|---------4-----|-6----6--------|-6----6----6--|
 
 
  E Q  E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-4-4--4------3-|-4-4---4-----4---|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|-6-6---6---6----||
|--------4-4----|---------4-4---4-|---------------6-|-------------6--||
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
 
 
   Outro
    Q  +E  E Q.   E   Q  E E Q  Q   3x W          +W
||------------------|---------------||----------|--------*|
||o-----------------|--------------o||----------|--------*|
||o-4--(4)-4--------|-4----4----4--o||-4--------|-(4)----*|
||-----------4----4-|--------4------||----------|--------*|
 
 
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
X