Smooth Operator bass tab by Big Daddy Kane

Bass tabs

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Whole song / riff:

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---7-----7---7--9---9-9----------|
E|-------7---7------------10-------|

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---7-----7---7--9---9-9----------|
E|-------7---7------------10-------|


The lead single of the album/CD It’s a Big Daddy Thing,
this classic Kane track uses the bass line from Mary Jane Girls‘ “All Night Long”
to lay down a funky, mellow groove that suits the titular character perfectly.
It topped the US Rap Chart in October 1989 and remains his only #1 on it.