Think (blues Brothers Version) bass tab by Aretha Franklin
Bass Tab
Song: Think (Blues Brothers Version) Artist: Aretha Franklin Album: The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording (1980) Standard tuning (EADG) NOTE: I didn't realize until I got to the very last staff of this tab that the song is actually played on a 5-string. I only have a 4-string, and as there are only four notes you'd need the 5th string for, I didn't think it worth retuning my entire bass. Instead, I tabbed the octaves of those notes for us 4-stringers (indicated with an asterisk) and included a 5-string version immediately after. LEGEND: r = rest X = muted strike / = slide up s = 16th note (appears above bar)
INTRO:
(Rest x4)
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-r---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------1-------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------3-1-X--|
A |-1-r-------------|-1-r-------------|-1-r-------------|-1-r-----------1-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------------1-3-|-1---3-----------|---------------0-|-1---3-----------|
A |-1--1----1-------|---------1--1----|-1-------1-1-3---|---------1--1----|
E |-----1-----------|-------------1-4-|-----1-----------|-------------1-4-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 1 (x2):
s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------------1-3-|-1---3-----------|-------------1-3-|-1---3-----------|
A |-1-------1-------|---------1--1----|-1-------1-------|---------1--1----|
E |-----1-----------|-------------1-4-|-----1-----------|-------------1-4-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-CHORUS:
s s s s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------------1-3-|-1--13--3--------|-------------1-3-|-1---3-----------|
A |-1--1----1-1-----|---------1--1----|-1--1----1-1-----|---------1--1----|
E |-----1-----------|-------------1-4-|-----1-----------|-------------1-4-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 1 (x2):
s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------1-------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------3-1----|
A |-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-1-1-1-1------41-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
FILL:
s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2--2----2-2---0-|-2--2----2---0-1-|
E |-----2-------2---|-----2-----2-----|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 2:
s s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------------1-|-2---4-----------|---------------1-|-2---4-----------|
A |-2--2----2-2-4---|---------2--2----|-2--2----2-2-4---|---------2--2----|
E |-----2-----------|-------------2---|-----2-----------|-------------2---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
s s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------------1-|-2---4-----------|---------------1-|-2---4-----------|
A |-2--2----2-2-4---|---------2--2--0-|-2--2----2-2-4---|---------2--2----|
E |-----2-----------|-------------2---|-----2-----------|-------------2---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------------1-|-2---4-----------|---------------1-|-2-2-4-----------|
A |-2--2----2-2-4---|---------2--2--0-|-2-------2-2-4---|---------2--2----|
E |-----2-----------|-------------2---|-----2-----------|-------------2---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
s s s s s s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------------1-|-2--24--4--------|---------------1-|-2--24--4--------|
A |-2--2----2-2-4---|---------2--2--0-|-2--2----2-2-4---|---------2--2--2-|
E |-----2-----------|-------------2---|-----2-----------|-------------2---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
BRIDGE:
ss ss ss s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------4-2-0--|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------2-|
E |-0-0-X-00X-0-X-0-|-X-0-X-00X-0-X-0-|-X-0-X-00X-0-X-0-|-X-0-X-----------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-CHORUS:
s s s s s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2--2----2--2--0-|-2--2----2--2--0-|-2--2----2--2--0-|-2--2----2-0---0-|
E |-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 2:
s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------4-2-0--|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-3-4---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-------2-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------4-2-0--|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-------2-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
FILL:
s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3--3----3--3--2-|-3--3----3---0-2-|
E |-----3-------3---|-----3-----3-----|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 3:
s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------------0-2-|-3--/5-----------|-----2-5-----2---|-3--/5-----------|
A |-3--3----3-3-----|---------3--3--2-|-3-------3-------|---------3--3--2-|
E |-----3-----------|-------------3---|-----------------|-------------3---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------------0-2-|-3--/5-----------|-----2-5-----2-3-|-3--/5-----------|
A |-3--3----3-3-----|---------3--3--2-|-3-------3-------|---------3--3--3-|
E |-----3-----------|-------------3---|-----------------|-------------3---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-------|
D |-3-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-|-r-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-|-r-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-|-r-3-r-3--5-3----|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------63-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
s s s s s s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3--3----3--3--2-|-3--3----3--3--2-|-3--3----3--3--2-|-3--3--2-3--3--2-|
E |-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
OUTRO:
s s s s s s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3--3----3--3--2-|-3--3--2-3--3--2-|-3--3----3--3--2-|-3--3----3--3--2-|
E |-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
s s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----2---3--/5---|-----------------|----/7---5---7-5-|
A |-3-2-3-23-3------|-3---------------|-3-2-3-23-3------|-3---------------|
E |-----------0-2-3-|-----------------|-----------0-2-3-|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
s s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3--3--2-3---0-2-|-3-2-3-23-3------|-3--3----3-2-3-2-|-3-------3-2---2-|
E |-----3-----3-----|-----------0-2-3-|-----3-----------|-----3-------3---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
s s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3-------3-0-2-2-|-3--3----3--3--2-|-3-------3--3--2-|-3--3----3-------|
E |-----3-----------|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3-r-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
* * * *
G |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D |-----2---3---4---|-----------------|-----10-r---------|
A |-3---------------|-----0---1-0-1-2-|-3-/--------------|
E |-----------------|-3---------------|------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(5-string)
G |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----10-r---------|
A |-----------------|-----0---1-0-1-2-|-3-/--------------|
E |-----0---1---2---|-3---------------|------------------|
B |-1---------------|-----------------|------------------|
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