Velvet Revolver - Do It for the Kids

      
 
 DO IT FOR THE KIDS (Bassline)
 As recorded by Velvet Revolver
 (From the 2004 Album CONTRABAND)
 
 Transcribed by Peter Phythian (flatbag@tpg.com.au)
 
 Words and Music by Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff, Matt Sorum, Dave Kushner
 
 Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
 
 Intro
 Q=155
 4/4   
  Gtr I
 Wx2

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 Pre-Verse
 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 
                 

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 Verse
 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 3x

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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 E 
                                 

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 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 
                                 

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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 Q Q

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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 
                         

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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 
                         

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 Verse
 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 3x

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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 E 
                                 

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 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 
                                 

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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 
                         

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 1. 2.
 E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E

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 Bridge
 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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 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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 Guitar Solo
 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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 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 
                 

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 Verse 3
 E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E 3x E H.. W

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 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 
                                 

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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 Q Q

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 Out-Chorus
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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 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 E 
                                 

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 Q=135
 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 Q Q

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 Outro
 Q=120
 W +W +H Q Q

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 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
 - 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths