Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Key: G
Difficulty: Intermediate
MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY by Eric Clapton
(From the 2018 Album HAPPY XMAS)
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Mary Scully - Bass'
Intro:
Q=94
12/8
Gtr I
W Q. +Q E H.
G|--------------|---------------------|
D|--------------|---------------------|
A|--------------|-------------5-------|
E|--------------|-5----(5)--5---------|
H. Q. Q. H. +Q. E E E
G|-------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------0-2--|
A|-3------------3----|---------------2------|
E|---------3---------|-3-------(3)----------|
1st Verse:
H. E E E E E E Q. +Q E Q. Q.
G|---------------------||-----------------------|
D|-5-------------------||------------------5----|
A|---------5-5-5-3-3-3-||-------------5---------|
E|---------------------||-3----(3)--3-----------|
H. H. H. Q. Q E
G|-----------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------|---------0----2--3----|
A|-3-------3-------|----------------------|
E|-----------------|-3--------------------|
H. Q. Q. H. H.
G|-------------------|-----------------|
D|--------------5----|-----------------|
A|---------5---------|-3---------------|
E|-3-----------------|---------3-------|
H. H. Q. +Q E Q. E E E
G|-----------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------5-0----2-3-4----|
A|-3-------3-------|---------------------------|
E|-----------------|-3----(3)------------------|
Q. +Q E Q. Q. H. H.
G|-----------------------|-----------------|
D|-5----(5)--5-----------|-----------------|
A|-----------------------|---------5-------|
E|-------------7----6----|-5---------------|
H. Q. +Q E H. Q. +E E E
G|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------|------------------3-4----|
A|-3-------------------|---------5----(5)--------|
E|---------0----(0)--1-|-3-----------------------|
2nd Verse:
H. Q. Q. H. H.
G|-------------------||-----------------|
D|-5-----------------||-----------------|
A|---------5----5----||---------5-------|
E|-------------------||-3---------------|
H. Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q.
G|-------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------0----2-----|
A|-3------------3----|-----------2------------|
E|---------3---------|-3----(3)---------------|
Q. +Q E Q. +E E E H. Q. Q.
G|--------------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------5-5----(5)-----|-------------------|
A|----------------------7-5-|-3-----------------|
E|-3----(3)-----------------|---------3----5----|
H. Q. Q. H. H.
G|-------------------|---------------|
D|-------------------|---------------|
A|-3-------1----0----|---------5-----|
E|-------------------|-3-------------|
H. Q. Q. H. H.
G|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|
A|---------2----1----|-0-------5-------|
E|-3-----------------|-----------------|
Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q E Q E
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|------5----------------|--------------------------|
A|-7---------3----(3)--1-|-----------2-3--3-4--5----|
E|-----------------------|-3----(3)-----------------|
Guitar Solo:
Q. +E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q E
G|------------------------||---------------------|
D|------------------------||-5----5------------5-|
A|--------------5----5----||-----------5----7----|
E|-3----(3)-3-3-----------||---------------------|
Q. +Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. E E E
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------7-5---------|-5----5-------------0----|
A|-3----(3)---------7----|---------7-5----2-3------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. +E E E Q. Q.
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|--------------5----2----|
A|-----------------------2-|-3----(3)-3-3-----------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|
Q. +E E E Q. E E E Q. +Q E Q. Q E
G|--------------0----------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------2-3-4-|-5----(5)--5--------------|
A|-3----(3)-3-3------------|-------------5----2--5----|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|
H. Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q.
G|-------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------|-----------7-5----5----|
E|-3-------7----6----|-5----(5)--------------|
Q. +Q E Q. Q E E E E Q E E E E Q.
G|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-3----(3)--3-----------|----------2-3-3-3-3-----|
E|-------------0----1--2-|-3-3-3-3----------------|
3rd Verse:
Q E Q E Q. Q. H. Q. Q E
G|---------------------||-------------------|
D|---------------------||--------------5----|
A|---------7-5----5----||---------5-------3-|
E|-3--3-3--------------||-3-----------------|
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. Q.
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-3----(3)----3----(3)--1-|-----------7-5----7-----|
E|-----------3-------------|-3----(3)---------------|
Q. +Q E Q. E E E H. Q. Q.
G|------------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------5-----|---------5----2----|
A|-----------7-5------5-4-|-3-----------------|
E|-3----(3)---------------|-------------------|
H. Q. Q. H. Q. Q.
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|---------0----2-----|
A|-3-----------------|--------------------|
E|---------0----1----|-3------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q. H. Q. +Q E
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------2----3----|-5-----------------5-|
E|-3----3--------------|---------5----(5)----|
H. Q. Q. H. Q. E E E
G|-------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------5---------|----------------0-2----|
A|-3------------3----|--------------2--------|
E|-------------------|-3-------3-------------|
Outro Solo:
Q. Q E E E E E E E Q. E E E Q. Q.
G|-----------------------||----------------------|
D|-5----5----------------||----------------------|
A|---------7-5-5-5-5-5-5-||------------3----5----|
E|-----------------------||-3----3-3-3-----------|
Q. +Q E Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. +E E E
G|-----------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------5---------|----------------------5----|
A|-3----(3)--3------3----|-----------5----(5)-7------|
E|---------------------2-|-3----3--------------------|
Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E
G|------------------------|-------------------5-|----------------------|
D|------------------------|-----------5----7----|-----------5----7--5--|
A|--------------------1-2-|-3----3--------------|-3----3---------------|
E|-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|---------------------|----------------------|
Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +E E E H.
G|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------2-3-4-|-5----5----5---------|--------------------|
A|-----------5----------|----------------7----|-5----(5)-5-5-------|
E|-3----3---------------|---------------------|--------------5-----|
Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q E +H.
G|---------------------|-------------------------|------------------*|
D|---------------------|-------------------------|------------------*|
A|-3-------------------|-------2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-5----------------*|
E|------0----1----2----|-3-3-3-------------------|------4--3-(3)----*|
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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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