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COCKTAILS (Bassline)
As recorded by Rancid
(From the 1998 Album LIFE WON'T WAIT)
Transcribed by Luca C
Words and Music by Tim Armstrong, Lars Frederiksen, Matt Freeman, Brett Reed
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Q=163
4/4
Gtr I
Q +e E E E E E Q +e E E E E E Q +e E E E E E Q +e Q E E E
||-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|| ||o------------------|------------------|----------2---2-3-|-5--(5)-3--2-0---o|| ||o----------2---2-5-|-0--(0)-0-3-0-3-5-|-3--(3)-3---3-----|---------------2-o|| ||--3--(3)-3---3-----|------------------|------------------|------------------||
Verse
$
$$
Q +e Q E E E Q +e Q E E E Q +e Q E E E Q +e Q E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------0-2-0-|-----------------|--------2--0-----|--------2--0------| ||o--------2--------|-0--(0)-2--0-2-0-|-3--(3)------2-0-|-------------2-0--| ||--3--(3)----------|-----------------|-----------------|-3--(3)-----------|
To Coda
To Coda
Q +e Q E E E Q +e Q E E E Q +e Q E E E Q +e Q E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------0-2-0-|-----------------|--------2--2-3-4-|-5--(5)-3--2-0---o|| |--------2--------|-0--(0)-2--0-2-0-|-3--(3)----------|---------------2-o|| |-3--(3)----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Pre-Verse
Q +e E E E E E Q +e E E E E E
||-------------------|------------------| ||o------------------|------------------| ||o----------2---2-5-|-0--(0)-0-3-0-3-5-| ||--3--(3)-3---3-----|------------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q +e E E E E E Q +e Q E E E
|------------------|-------------------|| |----------2---2-3-|-5--(5)-3--2-0----o|| |-3--(3)-3---3-----|---------------2--o|| |------------------|-------------------||
Chorus
&
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E 3x
||--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o-------------|----------2-0-|-5--3--2-0-----|-------0--2-0--o|| ||o-0--2--3--2--|-0--2--3------|-----------2-0-|----2----------o|| ||--------------|--------------|---------------|-3--------------||
Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------|---------------|-------------2-0-|-5-5-3-3-2-2-0-0-| |-3--2--3--4--|-5--3-3-2-2-0--|-----2-2-5-5-----|-----------------| |-------------|---------------|-3-3-------------|-----------------|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E Q E E E Q H.
|-------------|---------------|---------------|----------| |-------------|---------------|------2--0-----|----------| |-3--2--3--4--|-5--3-3-2-2-0--|-----------2-0-|----------| |-------------|---------------|-3--3----------|-3--------|
Pre-Verse
&&
Q +e E E E E E Q +e E E E E E
||-------------------|------------------| ||o------------------|------------------| ||o----------2---2-5-|-0--(0)-0-3-0-3-5-| ||--3--(3)-3---3-----|------------------|
Q +e E E E E E Q +e Q E E E
|------------------|-------------------|| |----------2---2-3-|-5--(5)-3--2-0----o|| |-3--(3)-3---3-----|---------------2--o|| |------------------|-------------------||
Verse
Q +e Q E E E Q +e Q E E E Q +e Q E E E Q +e Q E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------0-2-0-|-----------------|--------2--0-----|--------2--0------| ||o--------2--------|-0--(0)-2--0-2-0-|-3--(3)------2-0-|-------------2-0--| ||--3--(3)----------|-----------------|-----------------|-3--(3)-----------|
Q +e Q E E E Q +e Q E E E Q +e Q E E E Q +e Q E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------0-2-0-|-----------------|--------2--2-3-4-|-5--(5)-3--2-0---o|| |--------2--------|-0--(0)-2--0-2-0-|-3--(3)----------|---------------2-o|| |-3--(3)----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Out-Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E 3x
||--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o-------------|----------2-0-|-5--3--2-0-----|-------0--2-0--o|| ||o-0--2--3--2--|-0--2--3------|-----------2-0-|----2----------o|| ||--------------|--------------|---------------|-3--------------||
Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-------------|---------------|-------------2-0-|-5-5-3-3-2-2-0-0--o|| ||o-3--2--3--4--|-5--3-3-2-2-0--|-----2-2-5-5-----|------------------o|| ||--------------|---------------|-3-3-------------|-------------------||
Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------|----------------|-2-2-0-0---------|-----------------| |-3--2--3--4--|-5--3-3-2-2-0-0-|---------2-2-0-0-|-----------------| |-------------|----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E Q E E E W
|-------------|---------------|---------------|------*| |-------------|---------------|------2--0-----|------*| |-3--2--3--4--|-5--3-3-2-2-0--|-----------2-0-|------*| |-------------|---------------|-3--3----------|-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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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