NECESSARY EVIL (Bassline)
(From the 2000 Album ENEMY OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS)
Words by M. Greenway
Music by J. Pintado, S. Embury, M. Harris
Gtr I (D G C F)
Gtr II (D G C F)
Intro/Verse
Q=200
4/4
Gtrs I, II
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E Q. 4x
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Pre-Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E. E. E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E. E. E
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Verse
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E Q. 4x
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Pre-Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E. E. E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E. E. E
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Chorus
D Bm C Bb
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
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1.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E H
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1.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E H
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Verse
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E Q. 4x
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Pre-Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E. E. E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E. E. E
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Outro Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
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1.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E H
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1.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E H W
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Duration Legend
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+ - 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(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)
Misc Legend
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| - bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
: - bar (freetime)
& - Coda
