Highwayman Bass Tab by The Gulls

Highwayman Bass Tab

by The Gulls

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Tuning: Drop D Key: Dm Intro: Notes outline a Dm chord which changes to an A: G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--0--3--5------0--3--5------0--3--5------0----0--4---0--4--5--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| Turnaround after the first go-around: G|--14--------------| D|-----15-14-13-12--| A|------------------| D|------------------| Bassline becomes slightly more active after the first repetition:
(3x) G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|--5---5-5---5-5---5-5-0-3--5--| D|------------------------------| (1x) G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|--5-3-0---0---0-4--0-4-5------| E|------------------------------| Turnaround after the second go-around: G|--7--------------| D|-----7-----------| A|--------8--7--5--| D|-----------------| Verse: "No bottle " Verse bassline changes slightly to better outline a Dm chord. G|---------------------------------5-------------------------------------| D|-----------3----3-----------5/7-----7-----------3----3-----------------| A|--5----5------------5----5-------------5----5------------5----5--0--3--| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------5-------------------------------------| D|-----------3----3-----------5/7-----7----------------------------------| A|--5----5------------5----5-------------0----0--4--0--4--5----5---------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| First repetition in the verse closes with this turnaround again :) G|--7--------------| D|-----7-----------| A|--------8--7--5--| D|-----------------| Different turnaround after "No dog's gonna take my bone" This second turnaround in the verse always plays into the chorus G|-------5----------------6-------6--7----7--7-----------| D|--5/7-----6--7-------7-------7----------------7--------| A|----------------0--------------------------------8--7--| D|-------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: "And I " G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------5------------------------------------------------| A|--------------5------------------------------------------------5------3--3--5-5--3--5--| D|--0------0--------0-3-4-5--------5-------5--5------0------0----------------------------| Rest of the song follows either the verse or chorus basslines. For B. ************************************ | | / Slide up | ************************************

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Published: December 27, 2025
Last Updated: December 27, 2025