Wichita Lineman bass tab by Glen Campbell

Bass tabs (Ver. 2)

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: F

Difficulty: Intermediate

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Don Bagley - Bass'

 Intro:
 Q=85
 4/4
  Gtr I
  H  S E E S E  Q.  E Q.  E  H  S E E S E  Q.  E Q.  E  W
G|------3-2-------|---------------|------3-2-------|---------------|------||
D|----------3-0---|---------------|----------3-0---|---------------|------||
A|--------------3-|---------------|--------------3-|---------------|------||
E|----------------|-1----1-1----1-|-1--------------|-1----1-1----1-|-1----||

 1st Verse:
  Q.  E Q S E S  Q.  E H   Q.  E Q E E
G|-----------3-2---|-------------|---------------|
D|---------------3-|-------------|---------------|
A|-1----1-1--------|-------------|-3----3-3----3-|
E|-----------------|-5----5-5----|-----------3---|


  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E Q E E
G|---------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|-----------------|
A|-5----5--------|-----------------|
E|--------5----5-|-3----3-3--3-5---|


               Chorus:
  Q.  E Q Q  W      Q.  E Q S S E
G|--------------|----------||---------------5-|
D|--------------|----------||-----------5-7---|
A|-5----5-5--5--|-5--------||-3----3-3--------|
E|--------------|----------||-----------------|


  E Q E Q.  E  Q.  E Q +S S E
G|---------------|--------------------|
D|---------------|--------------------|
A|-3-3--3-3----3-|-2----2-2--(2)-2-2--|
E|---------------|--------------------|


  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E E Q E  E Q E E Q E  W     W
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|------|
A|-1----1-1----1-|-0----0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-1--------|-3----|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|------|

             2nd Verse:
  W     W      Q.  E Q S E S  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E E Q E
G|----------|----------||-----------3-2---|---------------|-----------------|
D|----------|----------||---------------3-|---------------|-----------------|
A|-1--------|-3--------||-1----1-1--------|-0----0-0----1-|-3------3-3--3---|
E|----------|----------||-----------------|---------------|------3----------|


  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E Q E E  Q.  E Q E E  W
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|------||
A|-5----5--------|---------------|-5----5-5--5---|-5----||
E|--------5----5-|-3----3-3--3-5-|-------------5-|------||


 Chorus:
  Q.  E E S S S S E  E Q E Q E E
G|--------------5-----|---------------|
D|----------5-7---7-5-|---------------|
A|-3----3-3-----------|-3-3--3-3----3-|
E|--------------------|-----------3---|


  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E Q.  E  Q.  E E Q E
G|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-2----2-2----2-|-1----1-1----1-|-0----0-0-0--0--|
E|---------------|---------------|----------------|


  E Q E Q E E  W     W     W     W
G|---------------|----------|----------|----------|------||
D|---------------|----------|----------|----------|------||
A|-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-1--------|-3--------|-1--------|-3----||
E|---------------|----------|----------|----------|------||


 Guitar Solo:
  Q..  S S E E. E  H  E Q E  E Q +S S E Q E
G|---------3-2------|-------------|-------------------|
D|-------------3----|-------------|-------------------|
A|-1-----1--------1-|-0----0-0--0-|-3-3--(3)---3-3--3-|
E|------------------|-------------|----------3--------|


  Q.  E E Q E  Q.  E Q E E
G|---------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|-----------------|
A|-5----5--------|-----------------|
E|--------5-5--5-|-3----3-3--3-5---|


               Chorus:
  Q.  E Q Q  W      E Q E E E S S E
G|--------------|----------||------------5-----|
D|--------------|----------||--------5-7---7-5-|
A|-5----5-5--5--|-5--------||-3-3--3-----------|
E|--------------|----------||------------------|


  E Q +S S E Q E  E Q +S S E Q E
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-3-3--(3)---3-3--3-|-2-2--(2)-2-2-2--2-|
E|----------3--------|-------------------|


  E Q +S S E Q E  Q.  E E Q E  Q..  S Q E E  W     W
G|-------------------|---------------|----------------|----------|------|
D|-------------------|---------------|----------------|----------|------|
A|-1-1--(1)-1-1-1--1-|-0----0-0-0----|-0-----0-0--0-0-|-1--------|-3----|
E|-------------------|-------------0-|----------------|----------|------|


             Outro:
  W     W      E Q +S S E e e e  Q E S S +S S E S S E
G|----------|----------||--------------------|--------5-(5)---5-5-----|
D|----------|----------||----------------3---|----5-7-------7-----7-5-|
A|-1--------|-3--------||-1-1--(1)---1-1---1-|-3----------------------|
E|----------|----------||----------1---------|------------------------|


  E Q E E e e e  Q.  S S +S S E E E  E Q +S S E e e e  Q E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------0-0------|
D|------------3---|----------------------|----------------3---|----2-3-----3-2--|
A|-1-1----1-1---1-|-3----3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-|-1-1--(1)---1-1---1-|-3---------------|
E|------1---------|----------------------|----------1---------|-----------------|


  E Q.  E E E E  E Q E S S E E E  E Q.  E E E E
G|----------------|------------------|----------------*|
D|------------3---|------------------|------------3---*|
A|-1-1----1-1---1-|-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1----1-1---1-*|
E|----------------|------------------|----------------*|

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Duration 🏷Legend

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).

| (n) - note tied to previous
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