Up On The Roof Bass Tab by The Drifters

Up On The Roof bass tab by The Drifters

Bass Tab

std tuning


INTRO
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VERSE
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E |-4-------4---4---|-1-------1---1---|-----------------|-----------------|
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G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|
E |-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-4-------4---4---|-6-------6---6---|
E |-4-------4---4---|-1-------1---1---|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|
E |-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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CHORUS
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-5-6-4-6-8-6-----|
E |-4-------4---4---|-1-------1---1---|-6-------6---6---|-------------8-6-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-4-------4---4---|-6-------6---6---|
E |-4-------4---4---|-1-------1---1---|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|
E |-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-4-------4---4---|-6-------6---6---|
E |-4-------4---4---|-1-------1---1---|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|
E |-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

CHORUS
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-5-6-4-6-8-6-----|
E |-4-------4---4---|-1-------1---1---|-6-------6---6---|-------------8-6-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

FILL
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|
E |-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

MUSIC BIT
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D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-4-------4---4---|-6-------6---6---|
E |-4-------4---4---|-1-------1---1---|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|
E |-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

CHORUS
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D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|-5-6-4-6-8-6-----|
E |-4-------4---4---|-1-------1---1---|-6-------6---6---|-------------8-6-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-4-------4---4---|-6-------6---6---|
E |-4-------4---4---|-1-------1---1---|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|
E |-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-4-------4---4---|-6-------6---6---|
E |-4-------4---4---|-1-------1---1---|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

ENDING
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D |-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3---3---|-3-------3---3---|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3---3---|-3-------3---3---|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-4-------4---4---|-4-------4---4---|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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