Down By The River Bass Tab by Albert Hammond

Down By The River bass tab by Albert Hammond

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Intro:


G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------8-----------------------8-----------|-------------8-----------------------8-----------|
E|-6-----------------------6-----------------------|-6-----------------------6-----------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Verse 1:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| -|
A|-------------------------6-----------6-----------|-8-----------8-----------------------------5-----|  |
E|-6-----------6-----------------------------------|-------------------------6-----------6-----------|  |
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -        | x2
                                                                                                        |
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|  |
D|-5-----------5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------5-----|  |
A|-------------------------3-----------3-----------|-8-----------8-----------------------8-----------| -|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------6-----------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Chorus:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------5-----8-----|-------------5-----7--8-----8--------------------|
A|-------------5-----8--6-----6-----6--------------|-8--------8-----------------------8--5-----5-----|
E|-6--------6--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------------------0-----1-----|-3-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------5--------3-----3-----3--------------|-------------3-----0--1-----1-----1--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------1-----3-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------------1-----------------------|
E|-------------1-----------------------1-----------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Verse 2:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------1-----------6-----------6-----------|-8-----------8-----------------------------5-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------6-----------6-----------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------5-----|
A|-------------------------3-----------3-----------|-8-----------8-----------------------8-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------6-----------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------6-----------6-----------|-8-----------8-----------------------------5-----|
E|-6-----------6-----------------------------------|-------------------------6-----------6-----------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------5-----|
A|-------------------------3-----------5-----6-----|-8-----------8-----------------------8-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------6-----------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Chorus:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------5-----|-------------5-----7--8-----8--------------------|
A|-------------------5--6-----6-----6--8-----------|-8--------8-----------------------8--5-----------|
E|-6--------6--8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------6-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------5-----|
A|-------------5--------3-----3-----3--5-----6-----|-8-----------------------------------8-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------8--------6-----6-----6--------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------8-----------------------8-----------|
E|-6-----------------------6-----------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Verse 3:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------6-----------6-----------|-8-----------8-----------------------------5-----|
E|-6-----------6-----------------------------------|-------------------------6-----------6-----------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------5-----|
A|-------------------------3-----------5-----6-----|-8-----------8-----------------------8-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------6-----------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------6-----------6-----------|-8-----------8-----------------------------5-----|
E|-6-----------6-----------------------------------|-------------------------6-----------6-----------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------5-----|
A|-------------------------3-----------3-----------|-8-----------8-----------------------8-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------6-----------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Chorus:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------5------8----|-------------5-----7--8-----8--------------------|
A|-------------------5--6-----6-----6--------------|-8--------8-----------------------8--5-----------|
E|-6--------6--8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------6-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------------------0-----1-----|-3-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------5--------3-----3-----3--------------|-------------3-----0--1-----1-----1--------1-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------1-----------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
E|-------------3-----------------------3-----------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Verse 4:

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------3-----------3-----------|-5-----------5-----------------------------------|
A|-3-----------3-----------------------------------|-------------------------3-----------3-----2-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-5-----------5-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-----------5-----------|-------------------------3--------3--------------|
E|-5-----------5-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------3-----5-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------3-----------3-----------|-5-----------5-----------------------------------|
A|-3-----------3-----------------------------------|-------------------------3-----------3-----2-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-----------5-----------|-------------------------3--------3--------------|
E|-5-----------5-----------------------------------|-3-----------3-----------------------3-----5-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -


Chorus:

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

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------7-----------------------------|-5--------5--------------------------------------|
A|-0-----------7--------5-----5-----5--7-----8-----|-------------5--------3-----3-----3--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------3-----------------3-----5-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

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

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-----------7-----------------------------|
A|-0-----------7-----------5-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

(02:26)
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------2-----|
E|-3-----5-----------|
   -     -     -


Outro:

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

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------7-----------------------------|-5--------5--------------------------------------|
A|-0-----------7--------5-----5-----5--7-----8-----|-------------5--------3-----3-----3--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------3-----------------3-----5-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

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

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------7-----------------------------|-5--------5--------------------------------------|
A|-0-----------7--------5-----5-----5--7-----8-----|-------------5--------3-----3-----3--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------3-----------------3-----5-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

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

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------7-----------------------------|-5--------5--------------------------------------|
A|-0-----------7--------5-----5-----5--7-----8-----|-------------5--------3-----3-----3--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------3-----------------3-----5-----|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -       -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

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

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-Fade-out----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
   -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -

Published: August 25, 2025

Last updated: August 25, 2025

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