Bass Licks/Variations

[pinkfloyd188]

k i was pokin around the forums and i saw a few mentions that there aren't enough bass tabs on the site, so i decided to *try* and help you starting bassists out.

let it be known i've only been playing bass for 2 years, i don't consider myself good at all, but feel free to correct/comment at some tabs.

i play a 6 string dean edge bass, so some tabs are in that format.


After Midnight Jam
(Off of JGB's After Midnight - Eleanor Rigby - After Midnight, the jam after the After Midnight verses before Eleanor)

Progression: E
Key: E
Scale/Mode: Mixolydian

Variation #1

G|----999-7---------|--------------------
D|-----------7-8-9--|--------------------
A|-7----------------|-7-5----------------
E|------------------|-----7-5-------5-6-7
B|------------------|---------8-5--------

Variation #2

C|-------------7-----|--------------------
G|----999-7--9----7-8|9-7-----------------
D|-------------------|----9-7-------------
A|-7-----------------|--------10-7--------
E|-------------------|---------------5-6-7


Dancin' In The Streets

Progression: A E A ?
Key: A
Scale/Mode: Mixolydian

A
G|----------------------------
D|-------457\-----------------
A|-/5-77----------------------
E|-------------5-3-5\--0-0----


-Cornell 5/8/77


Franklin's Tower

Progression: A D
Key: D
Scale/Mode: Mixolydian

Variation #1
A D
G|--------------------------------
D|--------7-7--5------------------
A|----------------5-----5--5-5h7--
E|--5--5------------5-7-----------

-Buffalo 5/9/77

That's What Love Will Make You Do (JGB)
After Midnight: Disc 1

Progression: I IV V
Key: C
Mode/Scale: Mixolydian

C
G|-----------------------------
D|-------------10--8-7---------
A|------7h8-10---------10--7h8-
E|--8-8------------------------
B|-----------------------------

F
G|--------------------------
D|--------------------------
A|------------8--6-5--------
E|------5h6-8--------8--5h6-
B|--6-6---------------------

G F
G|------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------10--8-7--------------------8--6-5--------
E|------7h8-10---------10--7h8------5h6-8--------8--5h6-
B|--8-8-------------------------6-6---------------------


C lick x4
G Lick x2
C lick x2
G/F Lick x1
C lick x2

rinse and repeat

The Other One

Progression: E
Key: E
Scale/Mode: Dorian

Intro
E
G|-----------------
D|-----------------
A|------------5-57-
E|-00300500700-0---


Variation #1

E
G|-----------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------
A|--7-7-----5-7-7-----5-77-----5-7-5-
E|------0h7-------0h7------0h7-------


Turn On Your Lovelight

Progression: E7 A7
Key: E
Scale/Mode: Pent Major

E7 A7
G|-------------------
D|-----------------2-
A|--------2--0--4----
E|--0--4-------------


Variation #1
E7 A7
G|-------------------
D|-----------------2-
A|------2----0--4----
E|--0-4---4----------


Variation #2
E7 A7
G|-----------------------
D|------------4--2-------
A|--------2---------4--2-
E|--0--4-----------------


Breakdown

During the guitar part, shown below...

E|---------------------|------------------|
B|---------------------|----------------5-|
G|---------------------|----4--6--4--6----|
D|---6--4--2--------2--|-/6---------------|
A|------------2h4------|------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------|

I play a lick, quite similar to this.

G|---------------------|------------------|
D|---------------2-----|-/6-4-2---2-------|
A|-------2--0--4-------|--------4--4-2----|
E|--0--4---------------|---------------4-0|

Wang Dang Doodle

Progression: Varies (depends what version you listen to, usually B7 or G7)
Scale: Blues

Main Riff in G
G|------------------------------------
D|----------3-----5---3---------------
A|-----3h5-----5---------5--3h5p3-----
E|--3------------------------------6--

Variation
G|------------------------------
D|--5--3h5--3-------------------
A|-------------5--4--3--------3-
E|----------------------3--5----

http://stash.nugs.net/vault/bigriver.asp?show=64&set=1


feel free to post your variations or email me at pinkfloyd188@aim.com and i can put them up here with credit. il update when i get some mroe songs tabbed out.

peace and positive vibrations,
-Jack

[pinkfloyd188]

im throwing up some videos as well, check out my Youtube profile and see if you can get anything out of it.

still in the process of editing and adding videos

[phreaker]

bump.

its really worth watching to any bass player

[GreatNorthSpecial]

how about some TLEO or Wharf Rat...btw thanks for the others pinkfloyd188

[b weird]

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G|-------------------
D|-----------------2-
A|--------2--0--4----
E|--0--4-------------

Are you sure that' riff's the bass part? That's the riff I always use as the intro. Also if that's Phil's part what does Jerry play as the intro?

[GreatNorthSpecial]

Phil does play that, altough that might not be exact, and you know Phil, he's always changing it up.

[BlobWeird]

b weird Ive heard Jerry playin the same thing as phil plenty of times. So your both right.

[tigerstrat]

the verse/main theme of Dancin' In The Streets isn't |A///|D///|, it's |A///|Em///|