The Midnight Special bass tab by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Bass tabs (Ver. 3)

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: G

Difficulty: Novice


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Stu Cook - Bass'

 1st Verse
 freely Q=92  a tempo Q=122
 4/4
 Gtr I
  Wx17     W
G|-------------|------||
D|-------------|------||
A|-------------|------||
E|-------------|------||

  Chorus
  Segno $
   Q..  S Q..  S  Q..  S Q..  S  Q..  S Q..  S  Q..  S Q..  S
G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D||o-5-----5---------|-5-------5-----5-|---------7-----7-|-------7---------|
A||o---------5-----5-|-------5---------|-5-----5---------|-5-------5-----5-|
E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  Q..  S Q..  S  Q..  S Q..  S  Q..  S Q..  S  Q E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-----7---------|-7-------7-----7-|---------7-----7-|--------------4--|
A|---------7-----7-|-------7---------|-5-----5---------|-5--5-5-5-5-7----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


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


                          To Coda
        2/4   4/4      2/4   4/4
  Q Q Q Q  Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q  Q Q Q Q
G|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|-------------||
D|-7-----------|-7-----|-------7-----|-------|-------------||
A|-------7-----|-------|-7-----------|-5-----|-5-----5--5--||
E|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|-------------||

 2nd & 3rd Verses
  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-5-----------|-5-----5-----|-------7-----|--------------|
A|-------5-----|-------------|-5-----------|-5-----5------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|


  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-7-----------|-7-----7-----|-------7-----|----------4---|
A|-------7-----|-------------|-5-----------|-5-----7------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|


  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-5-----------|-5-----5-----|-------7-----|--------------|
A|-------5-----|-------------|-5-----------|-5-----5------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|


                      1.
  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
D|-7-----------|-7-----7-----|-------7-----|--------------o||
A|-------7-----|-------------|-5-----------|-5-----5------o||
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||


         Out-Chorus
 2.
Dal Seg. al Coda Coda &
  Q Q Q Q   Q..  S Q..  S  Q..  S Q..  S
G|-------------||-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------||-5-----5---------|-5-------5-----5-|
A|-5-----5-----||---------5-----5-|-------5---------|
E|-------------||-----------------|-----------------|


  Q..  S Q..  S  Q..  S Q..  S
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|---------7-----7-|-------7-----------|
A|-5-----5---------|-5-------5-----5---|
E|-----------------|-------------------|


  Q..  S Q..  S  Q..  S Q..  S  Q..  S Q..  S  Q E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-----7---------|-7-------7-----7-|---------7-----7-|--------------4--|
A|---------7-----7-|-------7---------|-5-----5---------|-5--5-5-5-5-7----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


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


            ritardando H.=H
        2/4   4/4
                         TP     TP
  Q Q Q Q  Q Q  Q Q H   W     W     +W
G|-------------|-------|------------|----------|----------|--------*|
D|-7-----------|-7-----|------------|----------|-7--------|-(7)----*|
A|-------7-----|-------|-7----------|----------|-5--------|-(5)----*|
E|-------------|-------|-------5----|----------|----------|--------*|

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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
| TP  - tremolo picking
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