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=== These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (Lee Hazlewood) ===

The only #1 single with a microtonal bass line! (so far)

The only #1 single with a microtonal bass line! (so far, anyway)

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bass run ----------------------->

Iv / / / / / / /

IVv / / / Iv / / /

^bIIIv I^m ^bIIIv I^m ^bIIIv I^m N.C.

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The original key is E. But for a solo 6-string arrangement, the bass run needs to sound bassy, which means the tonic needs to be low on the 6th string. Ab is a good key.

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Iv Abv 4 . 3 5 5 .

IVv Dbv . 6 6 5 7 .

^bIIIv ^Cbv . 3 3 2 4 .

I^m Ab^m 4 . 3 5 4 .

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The Iv chord is played as a v chord with a quick passing vm chord. In Ab, the frets ~~would be~~ 4x355x and 4x353x. The fingerings are 2x134x and 2x131x. The original has a strumming pattern of down down-up-down down-up with the vm chord only on the 2nd & 4th downs, but many other rhythms are possible.

The Iv chord is played as a v chord with a quick passing vm chord. In Ab, the frets are 4x355x and 4x353x. The fingerings are 2x134x and 2x131x. The original has a strumming pattern of down down-up-down down-up with the vm chord only on the 2nd & 4th downs, but many other rhythms are possible.

Some ~~people play~~ the I and IV chords in later verses as dom7 chords. These can be translated to v7 chords.

While the verse has a passing Ivm, the chorus has I^m. It's rare to translate a single chord to both downminor and upminor. But I^m in the verse would be much harder to play as a passing chord. And Ivm in the chorus would imply a harsh vbIII^. Some versions of this song have a major I chord during the chorus, which avoids the issue. BTW, some versions have the I and IV chords in later verses become dom7 chords. These can be translated to v7 chords.

In the original, the bass run walks by quartertones of 50¢ from the 8ve down to the half-flat 4th, then jumps down to the tonic. The Kite guitar has steps of either ~60¢ or ~30¢, so it can't duplicate that exactly. This is a blessing in disguise, because there are many ways to approximate the original, and we can be creative in our choices.

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Every one of these possibilities works well, and since the bass run happens 4-5 times in the song, there's no reason to play it the same way twice!

Finally, an advanced version ~~combines~~ the bass run with the Iv chord.

Finally, here's an advanced version combining the bass run with the Iv chord.

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=== Simple Twist Of Fate (Bob Dylan) ===

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 === These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (Lee Hazlewood) ===
-The only #1 single with a microtonal bass line! (so far)
+The only #1 single with a microtonal bass line! (so far, anyway)
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- bass run ----------------------->
+  bass run ----------------------->
- Iv       /       /       /       /        /       /       /
+  Iv       /       /       /       /        /       /       /
- Iv       /       /       /       /        /       /       /
+  Iv       /       /       /       /        /       /       /
- IVv      /       /       /       Iv       /       /       /
+  IVv      /       /       /       Iv       /       /       /
-  ^bIIIv   I^m     ^bIIIv  I^m     ^bIIIv   I^m     N.C.
+  ^bIIIv    I^m    ^bIIIv   I^m    ^bIIIv    I^m     N.C.
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 The original key is E. But for a solo 6-string arrangement, the bass run needs to sound bassy, which means the tonic needs to be low on the 6th string. Ab is a good key.
+<tt>
+  Iv      Abv    4 . 3 5 5 .
+  IVv     Dbv    . 6 6 5 7 .
+ ^bIIIv  ^Cbv    . 3 3 2 4 .
+  I^m     Ab^m   4 . 3 5 4 .
+</tt>
-The Iv chord is played as a v chord with a quick passing vm chord. In Ab, the frets would be 4x355x and 4x353x. The fingerings are 2x134x and 2x131x. The original has a strumming pattern of down down-up-down down-up with the vm chord only on the 2nd & 4th downs, but many other rhythms are possible.
+The Iv chord is played as a v chord with a quick passing vm chord. In Ab, the frets are 4x355x and 4x353x. The fingerings are 2x134x and 2x131x. The original has a strumming pattern of down down-up-down down-up with the vm chord only on the 2nd & 4th downs, but many other rhythms are possible.
-Some people play the I and IV chords in later verses as dom7 chords. These can be translated to v7 chords.
+While the verse has a passing Ivm, the chorus has I^m. It's rare to translate a single chord to both downminor and upminor. But I^m in the verse would be much harder to play as a passing chord. And Ivm in the chorus would imply a harsh vbIII^. Some versions of this song have a major I chord during the chorus, which avoids the issue. BTW, some versions have the I and IV chords in later verses become dom7 chords. These can be translated to v7 chords.
 In the original, the bass run walks by quartertones of 50¢ from the 8ve down to the half-flat 4th, then jumps down to the tonic. The Kite guitar has steps of either ~60¢ or ~30¢, so it can't duplicate that exactly. This is a blessing in disguise, because there are many ways to approximate the original, and we can be creative in our choices.
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 Every one of these possibilities works well, and since the bass run happens 4-5 times in the song, there's no reason to play it the same way twice!
-Finally, an advanced version combines the bass run with the Iv chord.
+Finally, here's an advanced version combining the bass run with the Iv chord.
 <tt>
   | - - 4 4 - - 4 4 | - - 4 4 - - 4 4 | - - 4 4 - - 4 4 | - - 4 4 - - 4 4 |
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 === Simple Twist Of Fate (Bob Dylan) ===