Listen To The Music bass tab by The Doobie Brothers

LISTEN TO THE MUSIC
The Doobie Brothers

Tuning: EADG - Time signature: 4/4 – Key: E major

Chords tips: Play as bar chords E/A riff on 12th Fret, C#m /B/A - 9th/7th/5th fret
F#7 -14th Fret

Intro:  E   A  x4  (guitar opening)
.................
Bass: 00:07
G|------------9r------------------|-------------9r------------------|
D|-9------------------------------|-9-------------------------------|
A|-------7------------------------|-------7-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------4^--/-(7)--|
00:11
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------7rr--|---------------------------------|
A|-7r----7------5---7r----7-------|-7r----7------5---7r----7--------|
E|----77-----7---------77---------|----77-----7---------77----5-6-7-|

Verse 1/1:: 00:20
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------7rr--|----------------------------------|
A|-7r----7------5---7r----7-------|-7r----7--7-6-4r------4----4-(2r)-|
E|----77-----7---------77---------|----77------------44-----4r-------|
E                            A
Don’t you feel it growin’, day by day
E                           C#m
People gettin’ ready for the news
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----9r-----9r---9r---9r---9rr--(7)-|
A|(2r)----2----2-0r--2--4--5--(7)-|-7-------7----7----7----7----------|
E|----22-----2--------------------|-----------------------------------|
        B               A
Some are happy, some are sad
A                         E,A
Oh, we got to let the music play

Bridge: 00:36 (instrumental)
G|---------------------------------||-
D|---------------------------------||-
A|-7r----7------5---7r----7--------||-
E|----77-----7---------77----5-6-7-||-

Verse 1/2:: 00:40
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------7rr--|----------------------------------|
A|-7r----7------5---7r----7-------|-7r----7--7-6-4r------4----4-(2r)-|
E|----77-----7---------77---------|----77------------44-----4r-------|
E
What the people need
                      A
Is a way to make ’em smile

G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----9r-----9r---9r---9r---9rr--(7)-|
A|(2r)----2----2-0r--2--4--5--(7)-|-7-------7----7----7----7----------|
E|----22-----2--------------------|-----------------------------------|
E                            C#m
It ain’t so hard to do if you know how
        B
Gotta get a message
                A
Get it on through
A                             E
Oh now mama, don’t you ask me why


Bridge:: 00:54 (instrumental)  E   A
G|--------------------------
D|----------------------------
A|-7r----7---7--6--(4r)---------
E|----77--------------------------


Chorus:: 00:56
G|----------------------------------|-
D|----------------------------------|-
A|(4r)---4---------------0-2-3-(4r)-|- X2
E|----44----3-4-5--0-5r-------------|-
C#m7               A
Oh, oh, listen to the music
C#m7            A
Oh, oh, listen to the music

G|----------------------------------|-
D|--------------------------2-(4r)--|-
A|(4r)---4----------------4---------|-
E|----44----3-4-5--0-5r-------------|-
C#m7            A
Oh, oh, listen to the music
        F#7      A
All the time

G|---------------------------------------------------
D|-(4r)----4----4-/-77--66--44--------------------------
A|------4-----4-----------------77--55--44--22--0r---(4r)--
E|-----------------------------------------------------------
        F#7      A
All the time


Interlude:: 01:19   E  A
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------7rr--|---------------------------------|
A|-7r----7------5---7r----7-------|-7r----7------5---7r----7--------|
E|----77-----7---------77---------|----77-----7---------77----5-6-7-|



Verse 2/1:: 01:28
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------7rr--|---------------------------------|
A|-7r----7------5---7r----7-------|-7r----7--7-6-4r------4----4-(2r)|
E|----77-----7---------77---------|----77------------44-----4r------|
E
Well I know, you know better
             A
Everything I say

G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----9r-----9r---9r---9r---9rr--(7)-|
A|(2r)----2----2-0r--2--4--5--(7)-|-7-------7----7----7----7----------|
E|----22-----2--------------------|-----------------------------------|
E                            C#m
Meet me in the country for a day
        B
We’ll be happy
        A
And we’ll dance
A                                E A
Oh, we’re gonna dance our blues away


Bridge:: 01:44 (instrumental)
G|---------------------------------||-
D|---------------------------------||-
A|-7r----7------5---7r----7--------||-
E|----77-----7---------77----5-6-7-||-


Verse 2/2:: 01:46
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------7rr--|----------------------------------|
A|-7r----7------5---7r----7-------|-7r----7--7-6-4r------4----4-(2r)-|
E|----77-----7---------77---------|----77------------44-----4r-------|
E
And if I’m feelin’ good to you
                           A
And you’re feelin’ good to me

G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----9r-----9r---9r---9r---9rr-------|
A|(2r)----2----2-0r--2--4--5--(7)-|-7-------7----7----7----7------(4r)-|
E|----22-----2--------------------|------------------------------------|
E                                 C#m
There ain’t nothin’ we can’t do or say
        B       A
Feelin’ good, feeling fine
A                       E
Oh, baby, let the music play


Chorus:: 02:06
G|----------------------------------|-
D|----------------------------------|-
A|(4r)---4---------------0-2-3-(4r)-|- X2
E|----44----3-4-5--0-5r-------------|-
C#m7               A
Oh, oh, listen to the music
C#m7            A
Oh, oh, listen to the music

G|----------------------------------|-
D|--------------------------2-(4r)--|-
A|-4r----4----------------4---------|-
E|----44----3-4-5--0-5r-------------|-
C#m7            A
Oh, oh, listen to the music
        F#7      A
All the time

G|---------------------------------------------------
D|-(4r)----4----4-/-77--66--44--------------------------
A|------4-----4-----------------77--55--44--22--0r---(4r)--
E|-----------------------------------------------------------
        F#7      A
All the time


Middle 8:: 02:27
G|---------------------------|----------------------------|-
D|-------12rr----7rr---------|--------12rr----7rr----(7r)-|-
A|-7rr------------------7rr--|-7rr------------------------|-
E|---------------------------|----------------------------|
E                     D
Like a lazy flowing river
A                         E
Surrounding castles in the sky
E                       D
And the crowd is growing bigger
A
List’nin’ for the happy sounds

G|---------------------------------
D|-(77)--66--44------------------------
A|---------------77--55--44--22--0r---(4r)--
E|--------------------------------------
A
And I got to let them fly


Chorus / Outro:: 02:46 repeat X4 to fade...
G|----------------------------------|-
D|----------------------------------|-
A|-4r----4---------------0-2-3-(4r)-|- X2
E|----44----3-4-5--0-5r-------------|-
C#m7               A
Oh, oh, listen to the music
C#m7            A
Oh, oh, listen to the music

G|----------------------------------|-
D|--------------------------2-(4r)--|-
A|-4r----4----------------4---------|-
E|----44----3-4-5--0-5r-------------|-
C#m7            A
Oh, oh, listen to the music
        F#7      A
All the time

G|---------------------------------------------------
D|-(4r)----4----4-/-77--66--44--------------------------
A|------4-----4-----------------77--55--44--22--0r---(4r)--
E|-----------------------------------------------------------
        F#7      A
All the time


End: 04:43