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BRASS IN POCKETS (Bassline)
As recorded by The Pretenders
(From the 2003 Album PRETENDERS)


 Words and Music by Chrissie Hynde and James Honeyman-Scott

 

Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Drop D'


                1st Verse
  Moderate Rock Q=100
 4/4
  Gtr I
  H    Q  Q      e e e e e e E E   e e e e e e a E S S
|-------------||-----------------|---------------------|
|-------------||-----7-----------|-----7-----------2h4-|
|---------7--||-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-0-0-2s4-----|
|-------------||-----------------|---------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E a E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----7-----------|-----------------2-|-------------4----|
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-0-0-2s4---|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4--|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----4-----------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4---4-4-4-5-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/-|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E S S S S   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----7-----------|-----7-----------2h4-|-----7-----------|
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-0-0-2-4-----|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|


  E E E E E E a E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----7-----------2-|-----------------|-----4------------|
|-0-0---0-0-0-2s4---|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-|-4-4---4-4-4-5-4--|


                                        Pre-Chorus
                                      $
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E a E    e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-------------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2s7-||------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                        Chorus
  E E E E a E E E S S    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------4s7-||-7---7-7-----7-7-|-----7-7-----7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7s9-7-9-----||---0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
|---------------------||-----------------|-----------------|


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e Q     e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------5--|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


                                             To Coda
  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2s7-||


 2nd Verse
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E S S S S   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----7-----------|-----7-----------2h4-|-----7-----------|
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-0-0-2s4-----|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|


  E E E E a E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------2-2---|-------------4---|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-2s4-----0-|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4--|


                        D.S. al Coda     &
  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e a E    E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||-----7-7-----7-7--|
|-----------------|-------------------||-0-0-----0-0------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2s7-||------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----7-7-----7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-----0-0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----5-5-----5---|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-----0-0---0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


                    Outro
  e e e e e e E E    e E e E e E e E   E E E E E E a E S S
|-----------------||-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------2h4-|
|-----------------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2s4-----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2s7-||-----------------|---------------------|


  e E e E e E e E   E E E E E E a E S S   e E e E e E e E
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------2h4-|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2s4-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|


  E E E E E E a E S S   e E E E E E E E   a E E E E +H
|---------------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|-----------------2h4-|-----------------|-----2h4----------*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2s4-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2s4-----0-(0)----*|
|---------------------|-----------------|------------------*|




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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
----------------
 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

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Andrew Rhythm Player	#1 by Andrew Viflanzoff at May 16, 1971 at 7:30 PM EST
	This song is so perfect. Just confidence and no negitivity. Best tune ever. More people should have it as their theme tune.

No Picture bigl Wanna Be	#2 by bigl shattuck at Jun 24, 1971 at 4:32 PM EST
	Also, we have to remember that this song was popular in the UK, so you should probably ask your closest British buddy to confirm this.

No Picture Caleb Lead Player	#3 by Caleb Kerns at Jan 18, 1972 at 7:05 AM EST
	Well I would have to agree with Missme and Moonstar, except for the title and first line "Got Brass in Pocket" - what the heck is that exactly? And the bottle - what does that have to do with anything and how does she want to use it? This is where the vibrator analogy might come in, but then who is the "you" who she is talking to and trying to impress? And what does "got new skank its so reet" mean? Confusing. Maybe the point was to make it ambiguous whether she is talking to a man or her vibrator, as in "they might as well be the same" or "I just discovered a new vibrator, and wow it rocks my world"? This song sure looks silly in all capital letters.

No Picture TAMARA Musical Genius	#4 by TAMARA at Aug 19, 1975 at 5:02 PM EST
	A lot of people say they've "got bottle" -- confidence. The brass in pocket must be a metaphor for something -- I'm not sure quite whay though...

No Picture Timmy Wanna Be	#5 by Timmy at Sep 12, 1990 at 1:28 AM EST
	chilling. I just listened to this song with gummomohawk's interpretation in mind and it creeped me out so much. It fits so much. why would she need money? she is a beautiful girl at a bar. drinks are free. and also if the bottle is not full of alcohol then it must be perfume and the . . .oh wait wait. no. It's just about a girl dancing to make a guy like her. case closed.

No Picture nikki Average	#6 by nikki at Oct 3, 1992 at 3:53 PM EST
	The mysterious lyrics to Brass have baffled listeners for nearly two decades. What is "reet"? And what might a "new skank" be? "Got bottle - I'm gonna use it..."? It's not as mind-boggling as one might think. Skank is to move one's body rhythmically from side to side, moving the arms along with the rest of the body. "Reet" means righteous. So what's she talking about? She's got herself a new way of movin' and groovin' and it's hip. As for the not-so-listener-friendly "got bottle...", that is British slang meaning "courage or confidence".

No Picture /Alex / Pfluege Average	#7 by /Alex / Pflueger /(fox) / off road/ people/ at Dec 22, 1992 at 2:23 AM EST
	I think "brass in pocket" is also a metaphor for having confidence.

No Picture mike Average	#8 by mike rojas at Jan 5, 1995 at 1:47 AM EST
	Hahaha. No, it's not about masturbation. It's more about seeing someone you really like, and wanting to impress them - like, "look at me, I'm great, take me home!"

No Picture Link Average	#9 by Link at May 16, 1995 at 7:32 AM EST
	I think "Brass in Pocket" is a gender-play on having "brass balls." She's got confidence like a man but she's a woman.

No Picture matthew Rhythm Player	#10 by matthew robinson at Oct 12, 1996 at 7:06 AM EST
	LOL Yeah...maybe so. But if so, who's "you"? As in, gonna make YOU NOTICE. Who's she talking to? Herself? rofl that is funny though

No Picture Bert Wanna Be	#11 by Bert Hastings at Apr 13, 1997 at 3:41 AM EST
	brass in pocket, you idiots, means that she has money on her, and bottle probably refers to alcohol or possibly purfume. a confidence manifesto...

No Picture John Average	#12 by John at Nov 4, 1999 at 12:57 PM EST
	"Brass" means money. I am sure it is UK slang. Watch the video. She is a waitress and she picks up her tip and puts it in her pocket and says "got brass in pocket"

No Picture ZAX Wanna Be	#13 by ZAX Lansing at Feb 20, 2005 at 4:53 AM EST
	This is a damn good song, its about using what she's got to get her man.

No Picture Punk rocks man! Average	#14 by Punk rocks man! at Apr 26, 2006 at 7:51 AM EST
	Maybe she's masturbating in front of someone.

No Picture Alex Wanna Be	#15 by Alex Zweck at Sep 29, 2006 at 8:27 PM EST
	Skank is slang for a new dance (wiry and loose). This agrees with the new confidence theory. The word "rete" is probably the real word, and would mean a mesh, or network. So, this is definitely someone coming out into the place with what it takes to get this person to notice her.