Coast To Coast Motel Album Bass Tabs - G Love And Special Sauce @ BigBassTabs.com

Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 23:32:36 —0500 (EST)
From: david a piniella 
Subject: /g/g_love_and_special_sauce/coast_to_coast_motel_album.btab
 
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"sweet sugar mama"
 
main lick, vamp.                variation                 fill
G|—————2—2p0—————————————————|————7—7p5—————————————————|———————6—7—9—6————|
D|————————————2——0——2——0——2——|———————————7——5——7——5——7——|——————7————————7——|
A|——0————————————————————————|——5———————————————————————|——5/7—————————————|
E|———————————————————————————|——————————————————————————|——————————————————|
 



 
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"leaving the city"
 
   main vamp             bridge
G|—————————————————————|——————————————————————————————————————————|
D|————7———————7——5——7——|——————————————————————————————————————————|
A|——————7p5————————————|——7—7—7—7—7—7——8—8—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—7—7—7—7——|
E|——5———————5——————————|——————————————————————————————————————————|
 


 
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"nancy"
 
  main vamp         breakdown                transition to vamp
G|————————————————|——————————————————————————|—————————————|
D|————————————————|————9—87————————9—77——————|—————————————|
A|————77—————77———|—————————5/9——————————————|————77———77——|
E|——5————5—5————5—|——7———————————7——————5/7——|——5————5—————|
 




 
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"kiss and tell"
 
   main vamp                                shift in solo section
G|—————————————————————————————————————————|—————————————————————————————|
D|——5———————5————————5——————————5———5——————|—0—2—3—55555555———5————————5—|
A|————————3———33—3————————0—2—3———5———55—5—|—————————————————————————————|
E|—3—33—3——————————3——33—3—————————————————|————————————————3———33—3—3———|
 





 
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"chains #3"
   
   main vamp                  fills/variations
G|————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|
D|————————————————|——————————————1——|———5—————————————|
A|————5————————3——|————5——————————3—|——————————————3——|
E|——3———33—1—1————|——3———33——1—1————|—3————55——1—1————|
 


 
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"sometimes"
 
main vamp                "sometimes..."
G|—————————————————————|—————————————————|
D|——————6—r—6——6———————|————6————————————|
A|————————————8———8—6——|——————8—6————————|
E|——5—5————————————————|——5———————8—6—5——|
 


 
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"everybody"
 
main vamp.
G|——————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————5———5——————————————|
A|————3———33———3—1—————————3———3———1————|
E|——1———1————1—————3———3—————3———3———1——|
 


 
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"soda pop"
 
main vamp          variation 1      variation 2      
fill/transition                      
G|———————————————|————1—2————1—2——|————6—7————6—7——|———————————————————|
D|———————————————|————————————————|————————————————|——————————4—6—7—7——|
A|————4—5———4—5——|————————————————|——0——————0——————|————4—5—7——————————|
E|——5—————5——————|——0——————0——————|————————————————|——5————————————————|
 



 
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"bye bye baby"
 
  intro/verse   1st trombone solo  horns solo  key change
G|————————————|———————————————————|———————————|——3————1——|
D|————————————|————2——————————————|——3—————1——|————22————|
A|————3————2——|——————3—2—0————————|————22—————|——————————|
E|——0———00————|——0—————————3—2—0——|———————————|——————————|
 





 
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"tomorrow night"
 
  verse vamp 
G|————————————|————————2—4——|————4—2——————|
D|—(2)—(00)———|————2—4——————|————————4————|
A|————2—55—2——|——2(4)———————|——2———————2——|
E|——0—————————|—————————————|—————————————| 
 




 
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"small fish"
 
   intro        main vamp          variation
G|————————————|————2p0—————44—5/——|————2p0—————44—4b——|
D|————————————|————————4—2————————|————————4p2————————|
A|————5—7—7/——|———————————————————|———————————————————|
E|——5—————————|——0————————————————|——0————————————————|
 




 
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"coming home" is just guitar, but if you want to play a thicker version 
live or something, the notes that you should walk are C, B, A, G, with 
G being the main note you should accent or use as a pedal tone.
 
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enjoy.
 
—d.
 
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"negative d" and "—d."  is david a. piniella, who speaks for himself.
 
"Find myself singing the same songs every day/Ones that make me feel good
when things behind a smile ain't OK." 
 
"But I don't want to go among mad people," said Alice.
"Oh you can't help that," replied the Cat. "We're all mad here."
 
"There you go; stark raving sane."

How to Read Bass Tabs

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:

1. The Basics

Strings and Frets:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
- The top line is the highest-pitched string (G on a 4-string bass).
- The bottom line is the lowest-pitched string (E on a 4-string 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.

2. Common Techniques

Hammer-On (h):
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------5h7---------|

            
```
Pull-Off (p):
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------7p5---------|

            
```
Slide (/ or \):
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------5/7---------|

            
```

3. Advanced Techniques

Bend (b): Push the string up or down to raise the pitch. Example: G|-------7b9---------|
Vibrato (~): Shake the string slightly after playing a note to create a vibrating sound. Example: G|-------7~----------|
Muted Notes (x): Rest your finger lightly on the string without pressing a fret and pluck for a percussive "click" sound.

4. Rhythm and Timing

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.

5. Slap and Pop

Slap (s): Strike the string with the side of your thumb for a percussive sound.
Pop (p): Pull the string away from the fretboard and let it snap back.

Practice Makes Perfect

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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