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Workin For A Livin by Huey Lewis & The News

Workin For A Livin bass tab by Huey Lewis & The News

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WORKIN FOR A LIVIN (Bassline)



Transcribed by Gary Ramsey




Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Staff'


 Q=158
 4/4
 Gtr I
 E E E E E E E E  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---4-2--|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---5------|
|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|------------------|
 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-5-4-2-|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|
|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-----------------|


 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|
|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|


 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|
|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|


 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-4---------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---3-4-5-|-(5)-5-----3-3-2-0-|
|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------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  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3-3-2-0-|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|---------------0-|
|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3---|


 E E E E E E E E  E E Q H   W     E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------------|
|-4-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-|-------------|----------|-----3-4---------|
|-----------------|-5-----------|----------|-5-5-----3-3-2-0-|


 E E E E E E E E  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---4-2-|-----------------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|
|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|


 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-5-4-2-|-----------------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|
|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|


 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-4---------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---3-4-5-|-(5)-5-----3-3-2-0-|
|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------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  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3-3-2-0-|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|---------------0-|
|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3---|


 E E E E E E E E  E E Q H   W     E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------|----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------|----------|-5-4-2-----------|
|-4-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-|-------------|----------|-------4-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-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  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-4-2-----------|-5-4-2-----------|-5-4-2-----------|-----------------|
|-------4-5-5-5-5-|-------4-5-5-5-5-|-------4-5-4-2-0-|-------4-5-4-2-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-2-0-----------|


 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-----2-2-----|-----------------|
|-------4-5-4-2-0-|-------4-5-4-2-0-|-----------------|-0-0-3-4---------|
|-3-2-0-----------|-3-2-0-----------|-----0-0-----0-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|


 E E E E E E E E  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---4-2-|-----------------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---5-----|-0-0-3-4---------|
|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|


 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-4---------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4-----4-4-|-5-5-----3-3-2-0-|
|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------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  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3-3-2-0-|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-|


 E E +S S E E E E E  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)---4-5-5-5-4-|-----3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4----------|
|---------------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0--|


 E E E E E E E E  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---4-2-|-----------------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---5-----|-0-0-3-4---------|
|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|


 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-4---------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---3-4-5-|-(5)-5-----3-3-2-0-|
|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|---------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  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3-3-2-0-|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|---------------0-|
|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3---|


 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-|-----3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|---------------0-|
|-----------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3---|


 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-5-4-2-|-----------------|
|-4-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-|-----3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-----3-3-2-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-|


 E E E E E E E E  E E Q H   E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-|-------------|-----3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|
|-----------------|-5-----------|-5-5-----3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|


 E E E E E E E E  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---4-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---5-----|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|
|---------3-3-2-0-|-----------------|---------3-3-2-0-|---------3-3-2-0-|


 E E E E E E E E  E E E E +H    +W      +W
|-----------------|----------------|------------|--------|
|-----------------|----------------|------------|--------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-0-0-(0)----|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
|---------3-3-2-0-|----------------|------------|--------|


 +H   +E e +s S E
|-------------------------*|
|-------------------------*|
|-(0)----(0)-0-(0)--------*|
|-------------------------*|



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


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
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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