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How Long Bass Tab by Dire Straits

How Long bass tab by Dire Straits

Bass Tab

  • Tuning: Standard tuning
  • Difficulty: Beginner 👶
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                                          Artist - Dire Straits
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                                             Song - How Long
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                                         Album - On Every Street
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                                          Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard



00:10
INTRO
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G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------4-----|---------------|---------4-----|---------------|
A|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5-0-3-0-|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5-5-0-3-|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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00:21
VERSE 1
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  How long, how long babe...............
G|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------|---------4-----|-------------------------|
A|-5--0--5-5-0-3-|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5------3-|
E|---------------|---------------|------------4-3---3--5---|

  How long before you see...............
G|---------------|----------------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------4-----|----------------------|---------4-----|---------------|
A|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5---7-|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5-5-0-3-|
E|---------------|------------4-3---5---|---------------|---------------|


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00:45
VERSE 2
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  How long, how long................
G|--------------|---------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------|---------4-----|-------------------------|
A|-5--0--5--0-3-|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5------3-|
E|--------------|---------------|------------4-3---3--5---|

  You gonna keep slappin` my hands away.............
G|---------------|----------------------|---------------|
D|---------4-----|----------------------|---------4-----|
A|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5---7-|-5--0--5---0-3-|
E|---------------|------------4-3---5---|---------------|


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01:07
SOLO 1
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G|--------------|---------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------|---------4-----|-------------------------|
A|-5--0--5--0-3-|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5------3-|
E|--------------|---------------|------------4-3---3--5---|

G|---------------|----------------------|---------------|
D|---------4-----|----------------------|---------4-----|
A|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5---7-|-5--0--5---0-3-|
E|---------------|------------4-3---5---|---------------|


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01:28
VERSE 3
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  How long, how long................
G|--------------|---------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------|---------4-----|-------------------------|
A|-5--0--5--0-3-|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5------3-|
E|--------------|---------------|------------4-3---3--5---|

  How long before you wake up...............
G|---------------|----------------------|---------------|
D|---------4-----|----------------------|---------4-----|
A|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5---7-|-5--0--5---0-3-|
E|---------------|------------4-3---5---|---------------|

 Go-oo-one, how long         Go-oo-one, how long
G|------------|----------------------|--------------|
D|-5-----7----|----------------------|--------------|
A|----5-----7-|-5-----5--0-----5---7-|-5--0--5--0-3-|
E|------------|----5-------4-3---5---|--------------|


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02:00
SOLO 2
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G|----------------|---------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------|---------4-----|-------------------------|
A|-5--0--5--5-0-3-|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5------3-|
E|----------------|---------------|------------4-3---3--5---|

G|---------------|----------------------|---------------|
D|---------4-----|----------------------|---------4-----|
A|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5---7-|-5--0--5---0-3-|
E|---------------|------------4-3---5---|---------------|


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02:22
SOLO 3
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G|--------------|---------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------|---------4-----|-------------------------|
A|-5--0--5--0-3-|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5------3-|
E|--------------|---------------|------------4-3---3--5---|

G|---------------|----------------------|---------------|
D|---------4-----|----------------------|---------4-----|
A|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5---7-|-5--0--5---0-3-|
E|---------------|------------4-3---5---|---------------|


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02:42
SLIDE SOLO
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G|--------------|---------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------|---------4-----|-------------------------|
A|-5--0--5--0-3-|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5------3-|
E|--------------|---------------|------------4-3---3--5---|

G|---------------|----------------------|---------------|
D|---------4-----|----------------------|---------4-----|
A|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5---7-|-5--0--5---0-3-|
E|---------------|------------4-3---5---|---------------|


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03:04
SOLO 4
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G|----------------|---------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------|---------4-----|-------------------------|
A|-5--0--5--5-0-3-|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5------3-|
E|----------------|---------------|------------4-3---3--5---|

G|---------------|----------------------|---------------|
D|---------4-----|----------------------|---------4-----|
A|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5---7-|-5--0--5---0-3-|
E|---------------|------------4-3---5---|---------------|

               fade out......................................
G|----------------|---------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------|---------4-----|-------------------------|
A|-5--0--5--5-0-3-|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5------3-|
E|----------------|---------------|------------4-3---3--5---|

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G|---------------|----------------------|---------------|
D|---------4-----|----------------------|---------4-----|
A|-5--0--5---0-3-|-5--0--5--0-----5---7-|-5--0--5---0-3-|
E|---------------|------------4-3---5---|---------------|



ENJOY...........

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