Living The Blues bass tab by Bob Dylan

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: C

Difficulty: Intermediate

LIVING THE BLUES (Bassline)
As recorded by Bob Dylan
(From the 1970 Album SELF PORTRAIT)

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Charlie Daniels - Bass'

  Intro:
  Q=126(8=s8)
  4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx4
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|

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


   1st Verse & Guitar Solo:
     H    H      H    H      H    Q  Q    H    H
G||------------|-----------|------------|-5----5----|
D||o-----------|-3----3----|------5-----|-----------|
A||o-3----3----|-----------|-3----------|-----------|
E||------------|-----------|---------3--|-----------|


   W          H    H      H    H      Q  Q  Q  Q
G|----------|-----------|-5----5----|-5-----2--4--||
D|-5--------|-5----5----|-----------|----5--------||
A|----------|-----------|-----------|-------------||
E|----------|-----------|-----------|-------------||


  2nd Verse & Guitar Solo:
   H    H      H    H      E E Q  E E Q    E E Q  E E Q
G|-5----5----|-----------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------|-3----3----|--------5-5----|---------------|
A|-----------|-----------|-3-3-----------|-3-3----3-3----|
E|-----------|-----------|---------------|---------------|


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


  Bridge:
   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|-------5----5-|-------5----5-|-------------|-------------|
D|-3--7-----7---|-3--7-----7---|-------5-----|-------------|
A|--------------|--------------|-3--7--------|-3--2--3--4--|
E|--------------|--------------|----------3--|-------------|


                                           |-3-|
   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    H    H      Q Q Q H
G|-------------|-------------|-----------|------------|
D|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|-5----3----|------------|
A|-5-----------|-5-----------|-----------|-5-5-5-7----|
E|-------------|-------------|-----------|------------|


                             3rd & 4th Verses:
   Q  Q  Q  Q    H    H       H    Q  Q    H    Q  Q
G|----5--9--5--|-----------||------------|------------|
D|-7-----------|-3----5----||------------|-3----3--3--|
A|-------------|-----------||-3----3--3--|------------|
E|-------------|-----------||------------|------------|


   Q.   E Q.   E   H    Q  Q    H    H      Q  Q  Q  Q
G|---------------|------------|-----------|-------------|
D|---------------|------------|------5----|-5-----------|
A|-3----3--------|-3----3-----|-----------|-------0--2--|
E|--------3----3-|---------5--|-3---------|----3--------|


   1.                         2.
   H    H      Q  Q  Q  Q      W          +W
G|-----------|--------------||----------|--------||
D|-----------|-------------o||----------|--------||
A|-3----3----|-3-----0--2--o||-3--------|-(3)----||
E|-----------|----3---------||----------|--------||


  Outro:
   E E Q  E E Q    E E Q  E E Q    W          W
G|--------7-7----|---------------|----------|------|
D|-5-5-----------|-5-5----5-5----|----------|------|
A|---------------|---------------|-3--------|-3----|
E|---------------|---------------|----------|------|


   E E Q  E E Q    E E Q  E E Q    Q  E E +Q   E E   +Q   E E +H       +W
G|--------7-7----|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------*|
D|-5-5-----------|-5-5----5-5----|-----------------|-----------------|--------*|
A|---------------|---------------|-3--3-3-(3)--3-3-|-(3)----3-(3)----|-(3)----*|
E|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------3----------|--------*|

Lyrics:
Since you've been gone
I've been walking around
With my head bowed down to my shoes
I've been living the blues every night without you.

I don't have to go far
To know where you are
Strangers all give me the news
I've been living the blues every night without you.

I think that it's best
I soon get some rest
And forget my pride, but I can't deny
This feeling that I carry for you deep down inside.

If you'd see me this way
You'd come back and you'd stay
Oh, how could you refuse ?
I've been living the blues every night without you.

I think that it's best
I soon get some rest
And forget my pride, but I can't deny
This feeling that I carry for you deep down inside.

If you'd see me this way
You'd come back and you'd stay
Oh, how could you refuse ?
I've been living the blues every night without you.

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Duration 🏷Legend

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; 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
||-3-| -  triplet

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