Because, It's Midnite Tablature
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This is the guitar tablature for Because, It's Midnite.
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Lead'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboard' (arr. for guitar)
Bass (E A D G)
Intro/Outro
Q=150
$
N.C. D5 F5
4/4
Gtr I
|---------|-------------------------------|
|---------|----------------------------13-|
|---------|-12b14==(12)-----12r(12)-------|
|---------|-------------------------15----|
|---------|-------------------------------|
|---------|-------------------------------|
|
|Gtr III
|---------|-------------------------------|
|---------|-------------------------------|
|---------|----------------------------10-|
|---------|-12--------------12--10--12----|
|---------|-------------------------------|
|---------|-------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II Rhy.Fig.1
|---------|-------------------------------|
|---------|-------------------------------|
|---------|-7--------7------7----7--7--10-|
|---------|-7--------7------7----7--7--10-|
|---------|-5--------5------5----5--5---8-|
|---------|-------------------------------|
|
| Bass Bass Fig.1
|---------|-------------------------------|
|---------|-------------------------------|
|---------|-5--------5------5----5--5---8-|
|---------|-------------------------------|
C5 D5
|-----------------------|----------------10-13-10-|
|-(13)------------------|-13----------13----------|
|-----------------------|----14-12-14-------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------10-|
|-(10)------------------|-12-10----------10-12----|
|-----------------------|-------12-10-12----------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-(10)-10-10--10-10-10--|--5-----5-----5--5--5--7-|
|-(10)-10-10--10-10-10--|--5-----5-----5--5--5--7-|
|--(8)--8--8---8--8--8--|--3-----3-----3--3--3--5-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|--(8)--8--8-8-8--8-8-8-|--3-----3-----3--3--3--5-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D5 F5
|-(10)---------------|-10-----10----10-13-|
|--------------------|-----------13-------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-(10)---------------|-10-----10----10-13-|
|--------------------|-----------12-------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--(7)-7-7---7-7-7---|--7--7---7--7--7-10-|
|--(7)-7-7---7-7-7---|--7--7---7--7--7-10-|
|--(5)-5-5---5-5-5---|--5--5---5--5--5--8-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--(5)-5-5-5-----5-8-|--5--5---5--5--5--8-|
|------------5-7-----|--------------------|
To Coda
C5 D5
|-(13)-------------------|-13-15-17p15p13-15-17-20-22\-|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
|------------------------|-------------------13-15-17--|
|-(13)-------------------|-10-13-15p13p10-15-----------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(10)-10-10--10-10-10---|--5-----5--------5--5--5--7--|
|-(10)-10-10--10-10-10---|--5-----5--------5--5--5--7--|
|--(8)--8--8---8--8--8---|--3-----3--------3--3--3--5--|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--(8)--8--8---8--8--8-8-|--3-----3--------3--3--3--5--|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
Verse
D5 F5
Gtr II
End Rhy.Fig.1 w/Bass Fig.1
|-------------||-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------||o------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------||-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-------------||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-|--(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|-------------||-------------------|---------------------------|
| PM next 4 bars
| Gtr I Rhy.Fig.2
|-------------||-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------||o------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------||--5-7-7-5-7-7-7--5-|---5---5--9--5--9--5--9--5-|
|-------------||-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------||o------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------||-------------------|---------------------------|
| PM next 4 bars
|End Bass Fig.1
|-------------||o------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------||-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------||-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------||o------------------|---------------------------|
C5 D5 N.C.
1. 2.
|-----------------|--------------------||-----------|
|-----------------|-------------------o||-----------|
|-----------------|--------------------||-----------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||-----------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||-----------|
|-----------------|--------------------||-----------|
| End Rhy.Fig.2
|-----------------|--------------------||-----------|
|-----------------|-------------------o||-----------|
|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||-----------|
|-----------------|--------------------||-----------|
|-----------------|-------------------o||-----------|
|-----------------|--------------------||-----------|
Chorus
D5 F5
w/Rhy.Fig.1(Gtr II)
w/Bass Fig.1(first 4 bars) 2x
Gtr I
||-----------------|-------------------|
||o----------------|-------------------|
||--7--------------|--(7)----9-10-9----|
||-----------------|----------------10-|
||o----------------|-------------------|
||-----------------|-------------------|
C5 D5
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------o||
|-7----------(7)-10-|-(10)-9-7----7-9-7----||
|-------------------|----------10----------||
|-------------------|---------------------o||
|-------------------|----------------------||
Verse
D5 F5
w/Rhy.Fig.2(Gtr I)
w/Bass Fig.1
Gtr II
||-------------------|---------------------------|
||o------------------|---------------------------|
||-------------------|---------------------------|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-|--(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||-------------------|---------------------------|
1. 2.
C5 D5 N.C.
|-----------------|--------------------||-----|
|-----------------|-------------------o||-----|
|-----------------|--------------------||-----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||-----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||-----|
|-----------------|--------------------||-----|
Chorus
D5 F5
w/Rhy.Fig.1(Gtr II)
w/Bass Fig.1(first 4 bars) 2x
Gtr I
||-----------------|-----------------|
||o----------------|-----------------|
||--7--------------|--(7)----9-10-9--|
||-----------------|-----------------|
||o----------------|-----------------|
||-----------------|-----------------|
C5 D5
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------o||
|-7----------(7)-10-|-(10)-9-7----7-9-7----||
|-------------------|----------10----------||
|-------------------|---------------------o||
|-------------------|----------------------||
Keyboard Solo
D5 G5
' ' ' '
Gtr III
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10h15p10h15p10h15p10h15p10--10h15p10--10h15p10--10h15p10--10h15p10--10-|
|---------------------------10--------10--------10--------10--------10---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I,II
| Rhy.Fig.3
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7-----------------7--------7--------7-------7---------7-------12------|
|--7-----------------7--------7--------7-------7---------7-------12------|
|--5-----------------5--------5--------5-------5---------5-------10------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Bass Fig.2
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-----------------5--------5--------5-------5---------5-------10------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F5 C5
' ' ' '
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-h15p10h12--12h15p12--12h15h17p13--13h17p13--13h17p13--13h17p13--13h17-|
|----------12--------12-----------12--------12--------12--------12------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| End Rhy.Fig.3
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------10-----------------5---------------5---------5--------5-------|
|---------10-----------------5---------------5---------5--------5-------|
|----------8-----------------3---------------3---------3--------3-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| End Bass Fig.2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------8-----------------3---------------3---------3--------3-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D5 G5
w/Rhy.Fig.3(Gtrs I,II) 2x
w/Bass Fig.2 3x
' ' ' '
Gtr III
|-----------------------------------------------------------16------|
|-13h17p15------------18p15h18p15h18p15h18p15h18p15h18p15h18--18p15-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F5 C5
' ' ' '
|-16p15-----------15h16-p15-----16p15---16p15---------------------|
|---------18p15h18---------18p15-----18------18p15p13h18p13h15----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------14-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D5 G5
' ' ' '
|-----17------17------17------17------17----17p15p13---13-|
|---15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15----------15----|
|-13------14------14------14------14------14--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
F5 C5
' ' ' '
|-16p15---15p13-----15p13--16p13---15p13--16p13--17--15p13-|
|-------15-----15p13-----15-----15------15-----15--15------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
D5 G5
w/Rhy.Fig.3(Gtr II)
' ' ' '
Gtr III
|---17p13--17p13--17p15p14h18p17----20p17h20p17h20p17h20p17h20p17h20p17h20p-|
|-15-----15-----15----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7--------------7--------7------7--------7----------7---------12----------|
|--7--------------7--------7------7--------7----------7---------12----------|
|--5--------------5--------5------5--------5----------5---------10----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F5 C5 N.C.
' ' ' '
Gtr III
|-17h20p17h20p17h20p17h20p17h20-22--------------|-(22)\-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr I
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|---------10----------------------5-------------|-------------------|
|---------10----------------------5-------------|-------------------|
|----------8----------------------3---7b=8r=7---|---5---------------|
|---------------------------------------------8-|-----------------8-|
|
| Bass Fig.3
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-|
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Bridge
Gtr I w/Bass Fig.3
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----|
|---------7b=8r=7---|-5-----------8---|---------7b=8r=7---|-5-------------|-----|
|-----------------8-|-----------------|-----------------8-|------------8--|-----|
|
| End Bass Fig.3
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----|
|-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-------5-8-|---------------|-----|
|-------------------|-----------------|---------5--7------|---------------|-----|
string 5 grad. bend to (12)
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|--10=10=10-(10)=10-(10)=10-|-(10)b12r=10-8------|
|---8--8--8--(8)--8--(8)--8-|---8--(8)------10---|
Verse
D5 F5
w/Rhy.Fig.2(Gtr I)
w/Bass Fig.1
Gtr II
||-------------------|---------------------------|
||o------------------|---------------------------|
||-------------------|---------------------------|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-|--(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||-------------------|---------------------------|
1. 2.
C5 D5 N.C.
|-----------------|--------------------||-----|
|-----------------|-------------------o||-----|
|-----------------|--------------------||-----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||-----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||-----|
|-----------------|--------------------||-----|
Last Chorus
D5 F5 C5 D5
w/Rhy.Fig.1(Gtr II)
w/Bass Fig.1 (first 4 bars) 2x
Gtr I
(*1st time only)
||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
||o----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
||--[7](11)*-------|-(7)-----9-10-9----|--7----------(7)-10-|
||-----------------|----------------10-|--------------------|
||o----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr III
||-----------------|--13----12---------|--------------------|
||o----------------|-------------------|-13-----------------|
||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
||o----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
||-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
N.C.
D.S. al Coda &
Gtrs I,III
|---------------------||--10-10-10-10\----*|
|--------------------o||------------------*|
|-(10)-9-7----7-9-7---||------------------*|
|----------10---------||------------------*|
|--------------------o||------------------*|
|---------------------||------------------*|
|
| Gtr II
|---------------------||------------------*|
|-(13)---------------o||------------------*|
|---------------------||---7--7--7--7-----*|
|---------------------||---7--7--7--7-----*|
|--------------------o||---5--5--5--5-----*|
|---------------------||------------------*|
|
|--------------------o||------------------*|
|---------------------||------------------*|
|---------------------||---5--5--5--5-----*|
|--------------------o||------------------*|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
<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
-----------
| - 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
