Tabbed by: WibbleWobble
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Tuning: standard EADG
From "Let's Stick Together" 1976, bassist John Porter
G|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————2—2—4—4——————3—4———|
A|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————3—4——————————5—5———————|
E|—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5————————————————————————|
G|—5—5——————————————5—5———————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————3—4——————3—4—————3—4———————————5—5——————————————5—5————————————————————|
A|——————————5—5———————————————————3—4—————3—4——————3—4—————3—4———7—7—7—7—7—7——|
E|————————————————————————————5—5——————————————5—5————————————————————————————|
G|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————————5—5———————————2——————————————————————————————|
A|—7—8——5—5—5—5—5—5—5—4——————3—4—————3—4———4—5————————————————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————5—5——————————————————————————————————————————————————|
That's actually pretty much it but instead of sticking to straight A he plays the
pattern A to G in the 2nd and 3rd verses
G|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————5—5—————————————5—5————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|—————3—4—————3—4—————3—4—————3—4————————————————————————————————————————————|
E|—5—5—————————————5—5————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|---3---------------| E|-------------------|
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
G|-------------------| D|-------5h7---------|
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
G|-------------------| D|-------7p5---------|
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
G|-------------------| D|-------5/7---------|
G|-------7b9---------|
G|-------7~----------|
Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.
Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸
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