Galway Girl bass tab by Steve Earle

Bass tabs

Song Format  (TIME) :-

VERSE     (0.15)
INSTRUMENTAL 1 (0.38)
BRIDGE     (0.48)

VERSE     (1.00)
INSTRUMENTAL 1 (1.22)
INSTRUMENTAL 2 (1.33)
BRIDGE     (1.45)

VERSE     (1.56)
INSTRUMENTAL 1 (2.17)
INSTRUMENTAL 1 (2.29)
INSTRUMENTAL 2 (2.40)

Standard 4/4 timing except for two parts of verse goes to 3/4.
BASS STARTS AT 'And I ask you friend' @ (0.15)

VERSE :

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


INSTRUMENTAL 1: played @ (0:38) & (1:22) & (2.17) & (2.29)

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|-------24|5--------|---------|---------|
A|-5---5---|--5------|--5--4-5-|---7-75-5|
E|---5-----|----3-2--|3---5----|-5-------|

BRIDGE : Played @ (0.48) & (1.45)

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-5---5---|-5---5---|-5---5---|-5---5---|
E|---5---5-|---5---5-|---5---5-|---5-----|


INSTRUMENTAL 2: played @ (1.33) & (2.40)

G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|-5---5---|---------|5--------|---------|
A|---5-----|75-420-7-|--5---5--|---7-75-5|
E|-------5-|---------|----5--75|-5-------|


VERSE NOTES :
The verse is basically an D / A Rythym with 2 Steps up and 2 Steps Down on each verse.

Step up G-E-D (Fast Step up)
@ 'And I ask you friend/Now' V1, V2, V3 (First Step up)
& 'I knew right then' V1 (Second Step up)
& 'Took her hand'   V2 (Second step up)
& 'Travlin Round'   V3 (Second step up)

Step down B-A-G (Slow step down) 3/4 Timing
@ 'Hair is black'   V1, V2, V3 (First step down)
& 'Salthill Prom'   V1 (Second step down)
& 'Lost my heart'   V2 (Second step down)
& 'Ain't never seen nothin' V3 (Second step down)