Think (blues Brothers Version) Bass Tab by Aretha Franklin

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)

🎸

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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---------------|-----------------|------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2  & 3 & 4 &

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