Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Key: Am
Difficulty: Novice
ODE TO BILLIE JOE (Bassline)
As recorded by King Curtis & The Kingpins
(From the 1967 Album KING SIZE SOUL)
Words and Music by Bobbie Gentry
Arranged by King Curtis
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tommy Cogbill - Bass'
Intro:
Q=117
4/4
Gtr I
H. +E E W H. +E E W
G|---------------|----------|---------------|------||
D|---------------|----------|---------------|------||
A|-5-------(5)-5-|-5--------|-5-------(5)-5-|-5----||
E|---------------|----------|---------------|------||
1st Verse:
W W H. +E E W
G||-----------|----------|---------------|-------||
D||o----------|----------|---------------|------o||
A||o-5--------|----------|-5-------(5)-5-|-5----o||
E||-----------|-5--------|---------------|-------||
W W H. +E E W
G|----------|----------|---------------|------|
D|-5--------|-5--------|-5-------(5)-5-|-5----|
A|----------|----------|---------------|------|
E|----------|----------|---------------|------|
W W H. +E E W
G|----------|----------|---------------|------|
D|----------|----------|---------------|------|
A|-5--------|----------|-5-------(5)-5-|-5----|
E|----------|-5--------|---------------|------|
W W H. +E E W
G|----------|----------|---------------|------|
D|-5--------|-5--------|-5-------(5)-5-|-5----|
A|----------|----------|---------------|------|
E|----------|----------|---------------|------|
W W H. +E E W
G|----------|----------|---------------|------||
D|----------|----------|---------------|------||
A|-5--------|-3--------|-5-------(5)-5-|-5----||
E|----------|----------|---------------|------||
2nd Verse:
Q. E H W H. +E E W
G|-------------|----------|---------------|------|
D|-------------|----------|---------------|------|
A|-5----5-5----|-5--------|-5-------(5)-5-|-5----|
E|-------------|----------|---------------|------|
H. +E E W H. +E E W
G|---------------|----------|---------------|------|
D|---------------|----------|---------------|------|
A|-5-------(5)-5-|-5--------|-5-------(5)-5-|-5----|
E|---------------|----------|---------------|------|
H. +E E W H. +E E W
G|---------------|----------|---------------|------|
D|-5-------(5)-5-|-5--------|-5-------(5)-5-|-5----|
A|---------------|----------|---------------|------|
E|---------------|----------|---------------|------|
H. +E E W H. +E E W
G|---------------|----------|---------------|------|
D|---------------|----------|---------------|------|
A|-5-------(5)-5-|-5--------|-5-------(5)-5-|-5----|
E|---------------|----------|---------------|------|
W H. +E E H. +E E W
G|----------|---------------|---------------|------|
D|-5--------|-5-------(5)-5-|-5-------(5)-5-|-5----|
A|----------|---------------|---------------|------|
E|----------|---------------|---------------|------|
W W H. +E E H. E E
G|----------|----------|---------------|-------------||
D|----------|-5--------|---------------|-------------||
A|-5--------|-3--------|-5-------(5)-5-|-5-----------||
E|----------|----------|---------------|---------5-7-||
Sax Solo:
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-5-------(5)---|-5-------(5)---|-5-------(5)-5-|-5-------(5)---|
E|-------------5-|-------------5-|---------------|-------------5-|
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-5-------(5)-5-|-5-------(5)-5-|-5-------(5)-5-|-5-------(5)-5-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-5-------(5)-5-|-5-------(5)-5-|-5-------(5)-x-|-5-------(5)---|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------0-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-5-------(5)-5-|-5-------(5)---|-5-------(5)-5-|-5-------(5)-5-|
E|---------------|-------------5-|---------------|---------------|
H. E E H. +E E H. +E E H. +E E
G|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-5---------5-|-5-------(5)-5-|-5-------(5)-5-|-5-------(5)---|
A|---------5---|---------------|---------------|-------------0-|
E|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
W W H. +E E H E Q E
G|----------|----------|---------------|-------------||
D|----------|----------|---------------|-------------||
A|-5--------|-3--------|-5-------(5)-5-|-5---------5-||
E|----------|----------|---------------|------5-5----||
Outro:
H. E E H. E E H. E E H. E E
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------*|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------*|
A|-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|-5-----------*|
E|---------5-7-|---------5-7-|---------5-7-|---------5-7-*|
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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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