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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--------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rancid/cocktails_btab_ver_3.html ]
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
---------------
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
