Jailhouse Rock Bass Tab by The Blues Brothers

Jailhouse Rock bass tab by The Blues Brothers

Bass Tab

Jailhouse Rock
Taken from the film and album this is The Blues Brothers version.
Bass performance David ‘Duck’ Dunn. Tab by bass50611. Warm welcome to
My interpretation of this classic Blues Brothers cover. Not exact to
Original but a lot closer than the other bass tab on UG.
Symbol ‘.’ Denote a pause. Comments at bass254@btinternet.com

Verse 1:
    ‘.’             ‘.’             ‘.’             (Break)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------7-5-4--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|-4-5-------------4-5-------------4-5-------------4-5-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
G|-------7--------7-------------------------------------------4-7-4---|
D|-5--7/9---5--7/9----------7---------7--------4-------2----4-7-------7-|
A|--------------------5--7/9----5--7/9-----4-7-----2-5----5-------------|
E|---------------------------------------5-------3----------------------|

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Verse 2:
    ‘.’             ‘.’             ‘.’              (Break)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-5-------------4-5-------------4-5-------------4-5------------5-3-2--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------5-|

Chorus 2:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------4-7-4-----|
D|--------------------------7--------7-----------------------4-7------7-4-|
A|-------5--------5---5--7/9---5--7/9---------7--------7---5--------------|
E|-3--5/7---3--5/7----------------------5--7/9---3--5/7-------------------|

Verse 3:                                               (Break)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------0-2-3-4-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4---5----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 3:
G|-------7--------7---------------------------------------------4-7-4--|
D|-5--7/9---5--7/9---------7--------7-----------------------4-7------7-|
A|-------------------5--7/9---5--7/9---------7--------7---5------------|
E|-------------------------------------5--7/9---3--7/9-----------------|

Instrumental:
    ‘.’             ‘.’             ‘.’             (Break)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------DRUM---|
A|-4-5-------------4-5-------------4-5-------------4-5---------ROLL---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------4--------4---------------------------------|
D|-------2--------2----4-7------4-7----------4--------2---------------|
A|---2-5------2-5----5--------5----------4-7------2-5----5--------1-2-|
E|-3--------3--------------------------5--------3---------0-2-3-4-----|


Verse 4:
    ‘.’             ‘.’             ‘.’              (Break)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-5-------------4-5-------------4-5-------------4-5------------5-3-2--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------5-|

Chorus 4:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7--------7------------------------------------|
A|-------5--------5---5--7/9---5--7/9---------7--------7---5--------1-2-4-|
E|-3--5/7---3--5/7----------------------5--7/9---3--5/7-----0-2-3-4-------|

Chorus 5:
G|-------4-------------------------------------7--------7----------|
D|---4-7-----------7--------7--------7---5--7/9---5--7/9---------7-|
A|-5---------5--7/9---5--7/9---5--7/9----------------------5--7/9--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-----------------------------------|
A|-5--7/9---------7--------5---5-------1-2-4-|
E|----------5--7/9---3--5/7-----0-2-3-4------|

Chorus 6:
G|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------------------------4--------4-|
D|---4-7-----4-7-----4-7-----4-7----------2-------2----4-7------4-7---|
A|-5-------5-------5-------5----------2-5-----2-5----5--------5-------|
E|----------------------------------3-------3-------------------------|

G|--------------------------4-7-4----|
D|-------4--------2-----4-7------7-4-|
A|---4-7------2-5-----5--------------|
E|-5--------3------------------------|

Instrumental 2:
G|-------4-7-4-----------4-7-4--------------------------4--------4-|
D|---4-7------7-4----4-7------7-4-------2-------2----4-7------4-7--|
A|-5---------------5-----------------2-5-----2-5----5--------5-----|
E|---------------------------------3-------3-----------------------|

G|--------------------------4-7-4----|
D|-------4--------2-----4-7------7-4-|
A|---4-7------2-5-----5--------------|
E|-5--------3------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------7--------7----------|
D|-------7--------7--------7--------7---5--7/9---5--7/9---------7-|
A|-5--7/9---5--7/9---5--7/9---5--7/9----------------------5--7/9--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-----------------------------------|
A|-5--7/9---------7--------5---5-------1-2-4-|
E|----------5--7/9---3--5/7-----0-2-3-4------|

Outro:
G|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------------------------4--------4-|
D|---4-7-----4-7-----4-7-----4-7----------2-------2----4-7------4-7---|
A|-5-------5-------5-------5----------2-5-----2-5----5--------5-------|
E|----------------------------------3-------3-------------------------|

G|----------------------------------|
D|-------4--------2-----------------|
A|---4-7------2-5-----5-------1-2-4-|
E|-5--------3----------0-2-3-4------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------2-------2-------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-3-2-------2-5-----2-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|---------------------------------5---3-------3-------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------|
D|-------4--------2---------------------|
A|---4-7------2-5-----5---5---5---5---5-|
E|-5--------3---------------------------|

(Symbol ‘.’ Denotes A Pause)


The warden threw a party in the county jail
The prisonband was there and they began to wail
The joint was jumping and the place began to swing
You should have heard those knocked out jailbirds sing


Let's rock
Everybody let's rock
Everybody on the whole cell block
They was dancing to the jailhouse rock


Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
The drummerboy from Illinois went crash boom bang
The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang


Let's rock
Everybody let's rock
Everybody on the whole cell block
They was dancing to the jailhouse rock


Well number 47 said to number 3
You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
I sure'll be delighted with your company
Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me


Let's rock
Everybody let's rock
Everybody on the whole cell block
They were dancing to the jailhouse rock
Let's rock!


Sad Sack was sittin' on a block of stone
Way over in the corner weepin' all alone
The warden said Hey buddy don't you be no square
If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair


Let's rock
Everybody let's rock
Everybody on the whole cell block
They was dancing to the jailhouse rock


They were dancing to the jailhouse rock
They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
Everybody on the whole cell block
They was dancing to the jailhouse rock


They was dancing to, dancing to, dancing to, dancing to
Dancing to the jailhouse rock
Oh they was dancing to, dancing to, dancing to, dancing to
Dancing to the jailhouse rock
Everybody on the whole cell block
They was dancing to the jailhouse rock

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