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Come On Eileen Bass Tab by Dexys Midnight Runners

Come On Eileen bass tab by Dexys Midnight Runners

Bass Tab 

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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