Come On Eileen bass tab by Dexys Midnight Runners

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard


🏷Legend:
r = rest
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
s = 16th note (appears above bar)
(accel.) = accelerando (gradually increase tempo; appears above bar)
(a tèmpo) = return to regular tempo (appears above bar)


INTRO (After violin):
    s    s
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-3-r33-r-3-r33-r-|
E |-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(Repeat next staff x2):
    s    s     s    s     s    s     s    s
G |-----------------|---------3-r33-r-|-3-r33-r---------|-----------------|
D |-3-r33-r---------|-3-r33-r---------|---------3-r33-r-|-----------------|
A |---------3-r33-r-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-r33-r-3-r33-r-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

PRE-VERSE (x2):
    s    s     s    sss    s    s     s ss  s
G |-----------------|--------------h--|-----------------|--------h--------|
D |-------------5-3-|-2-r22-r-2-r2235-|-3-r33-r-3-r33-0-|-------235-r55-r-|
A |-3-r33-r-3-r3----|-----------------|-----------------|-3-r33-----------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1 (x3):
    s    s     s    sss    s    s     s ss  s
G |-----------------|--------------h--|-----------------|--------h--------|
D |-------------5-3-|-2-r22-r-2-r2235-|-3-r33-r-3-r33-0-|-------235-r55-r-|
A |-3-r33-r-3-r3----|-----------------|-----------------|-3-r33-----------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:
                    6/4            4/4
    s    s     s    sss    s    s    s ss   s    s     s    s
G |-----------------|--------------h--|------------------------h|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------------5-3-|-2-r22-r-2-r2235-|-3-r33-r-3-r33-0-------23|-5-r55-r-5-r55---|-----------------|
A |-3-r33-r-3-r3----|-----------------|-----------------3-r33---|---------------5\|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-3-r33-r-3-r33-r-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

CHORUS 1 (x2):
         s         s         s  s    s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-7-----7---------|-----------------|-5r------7r------|
A |-5-----5---------|---9-7-----9-7-9r|-7-5---7---5---5r|---5-6-7---7-8-9-|
E |---7-5-----7-5-7r|-----------------|-----7-------7---|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


FILL:
    s    s     s    s
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-0-r00-r-0-r00-r-|-0-r00-r-0-r00-r-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-VERSE:
    s    s     s    sss    s    s     s ss  s
G |-----------------|--------------h--|-----------------|--------h--------|
D |-------------5-3-|-2-r22-r-2-r2235-|-3-r33-r-3-r33-0-|-------235-r55-r-|
A |-3-r33-r-3-r3----|-----------------|-----------------|-3-r33-----------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2 (x2):
    s    s     s    sss    s    s     s ss  s
G |-----------------|--------------h--|-----------------|--------h--------|
D |-------------5-3-|-2-r22-r-2-r2235-|-3-r33-r-3-r33-0-|-------235-r55-r-|
A |-3-r33-r-3-r3----|-----------------|-----------------|-3-r33-----------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:
                    6/4            4/4
    s    s     s    sss    s    s    s ss   s    s     s    s
G |-----------------|--------------h--|------------------------h|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------------5-3-|-2-r22-r-2-r2235-|-3-r33-r-3-r33-0-------23|-5-r55-r-5-r55---|-----------------|
A |-3-r33-r-3-r3----|-----------------|-----------------3-r33---|---------------5\|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-3-r33-r-3-r33-r-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2 (x3):                      _________________ _________________
                            /1,2       /3
         s         s         s | s    s    | s    s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-7-----7---------|-----------------|-5r------7r------|-5r------7r------|
A |-5-----5---------|---9-7-----9-7-9r|-7-5---7---5---5r|---5-6-7---7-8-9-|---5-6-7---7-8-\-|
E |---7-5-----7-5-7r|-----------------|-----7-------7---|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


FILL:

G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-5-----------5-r-|
E |-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


INTERLUDE (Half-time):

  s s s s s s s   s s s s s s s   s s s s s s s   s s s  s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-4r4r4r4r4r4r4r4-|-5r5r5r5r5r5r5r5-|---------7r7r7r7-|
A |-5r5r5r5r5r5r5r5-|-----------------|-----------------|-5r5r5r5---------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

  (accel.)
  s s s s s s s   s s s s s s s   s s s s s s s   s s s  s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-4r4r4r4r4r4r4r4-|-5r5r5r5r5r5r5r5-|---------7r7r7r7-|
A |-5r5r5r5r5r5r5r5-|-----------------|-----------------|-5r5r5r5---------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                             (a tèmpo)
  s s s s s s s   s s s s s s s   s s s s s s s   s s s  s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-4r4r4r4r4r4r4r4-|-5r5r5r5r5r5r5r5-|---------7r7r7r7-|
A |-5r5r5r5r5r5r5r5-|-----------------|-----------------|-5r5r5r5---------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUT-CHORUS (Repeat to fade-out):
         s         s         s  s    s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-7-----7---------|-----------------|-5r------7r------|
A |-5-----5---------|---9-7-----9-7-9r|-7-5---7---5---5r|---5-6-7---7-8-9-|
E |---7-5-----7-5-7r|-----------------|-----7-------7---|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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