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Minute By Minute Bass Tab by The Doobie Brothers

Minute By Minute bass tab by The Doobie Brothers

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: C

Difficulty: Intermediate

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tiran Porter - Bass'

 Intro:
 Q=136
 12/8
 Gtr I
   E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|---7---------------------|---2---4---5---6---7-----|-------------------2---4-|
D|-------2---3---4---5---6-|-----------------------2-|---3---4---5---6---------|
A|-5-----------------------|-0---2---3---4---5-------|-----------------0---2---|
E|-----0---1---2---3---4---|---------------------0---|-1---2---3---4-----------|
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

   E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|---5---6---7-------------|-----------2---4---5---6-|
D|---------------2---3---4-|---5---6-----------------|
A|-3---4---5---------------|---------0---2---3---4---|
E|-------------0---1---2---|-3---4-------------------|


       |-3-|            |-3-|
   E E S S S E E E +Q   S S S E E E
G|-----------7---7-(7)--------7-------|
D|-----5h6h7------------5h6h7---------|
A|-5------------------------------5---|
E|------------------------------------|


        |-3-|            |-3-|              |-3-|            |-3-|
   +Q   S S S E E E +Q   S S S E E E   +Q   S S S E E E +Q   S S S E E E
G|------------7---7-(7)--------7-----|-----------------------------------|
D|------5h6h7------------5h6h7-----5-|-(5)--------5---5-(5)--------5-----|
A|-(5)-------------------------------|------5h6h7------------5h6h7-------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------3-|


        |-3-|            |-3-|
   +Q   S S S E E E +Q   S S S E E E
G|-----------------------------------|
D|------------5---5-(5)--------7-6-5-|
A|------5h6h7------------5h6h7-------|
E|-(3)-------------------------------|


   q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|-------------------0-2---|
D|---------------------|-------------0-2-3-------|
A|-3---------3---------|-3---------3-------------|
E|----3-5--3----3-5--3-|----3-5--3---------------|


   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|-------------------2-0-||
D|---------------------|-------------2-3-4-----||
A|-3---------3---------|-3---------3-----------||
E|----3-5--3----3-5--3-|----3-5--3-------------||


  1st & 2nd Verses:
     q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E E E E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E
G||----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
D||o---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
A||o-3---------3---------|-3---------3------3-5-|-3---------3---------|
E||-----3-5--3----3-5--3-|----3-5--3----3-5-----|----3-5--3----3-5--3-|


   Q  E Q  E Q  E E E E   Q  Q  E E Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  E E Q  Q  E E
G|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|-3-------------------|-3--------------------|
A|-3---------3------3-5-|----0--3-5----0--3-5-|----0--3-5----0--3-5--|
E|----3-5--3----3-5-----|-----------1---------|-----------1----------|


   Q  Q  E E Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  E E Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  E E Q  Q  E E
G|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|-5-----2-0-------2-0-|-5-----2-0-------5-4-|-3--------------------|
A|----5---------5------|----5---------5------|----0--3-5----0--3-5--|
E|-----------3---------|-----------3---------|-----------1----------|


   Q  Q  E E Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  E E Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  E E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|---------------------|-----------0-3h4-0------||
D|-3-------------------|-5-----2-0-------2-0-|-5-----2-0---------4-4--||
A|----0--3-5----0--3-5-|----5---------5------|----5-------------------||
E|-----------1---------|-----------3---------|------------------------||


 Chorus:
   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E E E E E E E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E
G|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-3-------0-3---------|-5--0-2--0-5-----5-----|----------------------|
A|----0-3-------0-3--5-|---------------5---5-4-|-3---------3----------|
E|---------------------|-------------3---------|----3-5--3----3-5--3--|


   Q  E E E E Q  Q  Q    Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
D|----------0----------|---------0-3---------|-5--0-2--0-5-----5------|
A|-3----0-3---2--1--0--|----0-3-------0-3--5-|---------------5---5-4--|
E|----3----------------|-1-------------------|-------------3----------|


                        1.                        2.
   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E E E E E E E     Q  E E E E Q  Q  Q
G|---------------------|-------------------0-2--||----------------------||
D|---------------------|-------------2-3-4-----o||----------0-----------||
A|-3---------3---------|-3---------3-----------o||-3----0-3---2--1--0---||
E|----3-5--3----3-5--3-|----3-5--3--------------||----3-----------------||


 Interlude:
   E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|---7---------------------|---2---4---5---6---7-----|
D|-------2---3---4---5---6-|-----------------------2-|
A|-5-----------------------|-0---2---3---4---5-------|
E|-----0---1---2---3---4---|---------------------0---|


   E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q  Q  Q
G|-------------------2---4-|---5---6---7----------||
D|---3---4---5---6---------|----------------------||
A|-----------------0---2---|-3---4---5---7--5-----||
E|-1---2---3---4-----------|-------------------7--||


 Bridge:
   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E E Q    Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E
G|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
A|-7--7------7--7------|-7--7------7--7---5--|-3--3------3--3-------|
E|------7--7------7--7-|------7--7------7----|------3--3------3--3--|


   Q  E Q  E Q  E E Q    Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E
G|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-----------7----7-----|
A|-3--3------3--3------|------7--7------7--7-|------7--7----7----7--|
E|------3--3------3-7--|-5--5------5--5------|-5--5-----------------|


   Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  E  E E E E Q    Q  E Q  E Q  E Q  E
G|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
A|-5--5------5--5------|-5--5------/7-5---5----|-5--5------5--5-------|
E|------5--5------5--5-|------5--5------8---5--|------5--5------5--5--|


                        Out-Chorus:
   Q  E E E E Q  Q  Q      Q  E Q  E Q  E E E E   Q  E Q  E E E E E E E
G|---------------------||-----------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------------||o----------------------|-----------------0-2-4--|
A|-5--7-5---0----------||o-3---------3------3-4-|-5--0-2--0-5-0-2--------|
E|--------7---2--1--0--||-----3-5--3----3-5-----|------------------------|


   Q  E E E E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E Q  Q  Q    Q  E Q  E Q  E E E E
G|-----------------------|---3-4----------------|-----------------------|
D|-5--0-5-2-0----0-5-2-0-|-5-----5--------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|---------5------------|-3---------3------3-4--|
E|------------3----------|-----------3-2--1--0--|----3-5--3----3-5------|


   Q  E Q  E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E Q  E E E E   E E E E E E Q  Q  Q
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------||
D|-----------------0-2-4-|-5--0-5-2-0----0-5-2-0-|-5-------5-------------o||
A|-5--0-2--0-5-0-2-------|-----------------------|---5---5---------------o||
E|-----------------------|------------3----------|-----3-----3-2--1--0----||

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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
|   h   -  hammer on
|  /\   -  slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
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