I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus bass tab by The Jackson 5

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)



Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Wilton Felder - Bass'

 Intro:
 Q=130
 4/4
 Gtr I
   Wx8          W          +H.      Q
G|------------|----------|-------------||
D|------------|-1--------|-(1)---------||
A|------------|----------|----------1--||
E|------------|----------|-------------||

Verse 1:
   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E Q  E
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-1----1-1-----|-1----1-------|---------------|----------------|
A|-----------1--|--------3--3--|---------------|-3----3-3-3--1--|
E|--------------|--------------|-3----3-3----3-|----------------|


   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E E E Q    Q.   E Q.   E
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-1----1-1-----|-1----1-1-----|---------------|----------------|
A|-----------1--|-----------3--|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1-------|
E|--------------|--------------|------------1--|-------------1--|


   Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E Q    Q.   E E Q  E
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-----------3--|-----------0--|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1-1--2--|
A|-1----1-1-----|-1----1-3-----|------------1--|----------------|
E|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|


   Q.   E E E Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q  E E E Q  E   Q.   E E Q  E
G|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------||
D|-3----3-3------|--------------|----------3--3-|----------------||
A|------------3--|-----------0--|-1----1--------|-1----1---1--1--||
E|---------------|-1----1-3-----|---------------|----------------||


Chorus:
   Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E Q  E
G|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-1----1-1-1----|-1----1---------|----------------|----------------|
A|-------------1-|--------3-3---3-|----------------|-3----3-3-3--1--|
E|---------------|----------------|-3----3-3-3---3-|----------------|


   Q  E E E Q  E   Q.   E E E E E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E E E E
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-1----1-1-1----|-1----1-1-1-----|---------------|-----------------|
A|-------------1-|------------3-1-|--------3-3--3-|-----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|-4----4--------|-1----1-1-1-2-3--|


   Q  E E H      Q  E E E Q  E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E
G|-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|---------------|---------------|-3----3-------0--|
A|-------------|-5----5-5-5--5-|-6----6-3----3-|--------1-1-3----|
E|-4----4-5----|---------------|---------------|-----------------|


   Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
D|-1----1--------|-3----3-------0-|-1----1--------|---------------0--|
A|--------3-3--3-|--------1-1-3---|--------3-3--3-|---------1-1-3----|
E|---------------|----------------|---------------|-1-1---1----------|


                Bridge:      Glockenspiel Solo:
   E E H.         Wx7           Wx8
G|-------------||------------||--------||
D|-1-----------||------------||--------||
A|-------------||------------||--------||
E|-------------||------------||--------||


Verse 2:
   Q  E E Q.   E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-1----1-1------|-1----1---------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------1-|--------3-3---3-|----------------|-3----3-3-2-2S1--|
E|---------------|----------------|-3----3-3-3---3-|-----------------|


   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-1----1-1-1-----|-1----1-1-1-----|---------------|-----------------|
A|--------------1-|------------3-1-|--------3-3--3-|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-4----4--------|-1----1-1-1-2-3--|


   Q  E E H      Q  E E E Q  E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E
G|-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|---------------|---------------|-3----3-------0--|
A|-------------|-5----5-5-5--5-|-6----6-3----3-|--------1-1-3----|
E|-4----4-5----|---------------|---------------|-----------------|


   Q.   E E Q  E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q.   E E Q  E   E Q  E Q  E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|-3----3------0-|-1----1--------|-3----3------0--|
A|-6----6-3-3--3-|--------1--3---|--------3-3--3-|---3----1--3----|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|


   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E H      Q.   E E Q  E
G|---------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
D|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1-1-----|-------------|----------------|
A|-------------1-|------------1-0-|-------------|-5----5-5-5--5--|
E|---------------|----------------|-4----4-5----|----------------|


   Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E Q  E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|-3----3------0-|-1----1--------|-3----3-3-------|
A|-6----6-3-3--3-|--------1--3---|--------3-3--3-|-----------3-2--|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|


   Q.   E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q  E E E Q  E
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
D|-----------0--|-1----1-1-----|-1------------|----------------|
A|-1----1-3-----|-----------1--|------x-3--1--|----------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|-4----4-4-4--4--|


                                   Outro:
   Q  E E E E E E   Q.   E Q  E E    Wx11
G|----------------|---------------||---------*|
D|----------------|-1----1-1--1---||---------*|
A|-1----1-1-1---1-|---------------||---------*|
E|----------------|---------------||---------*|

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Duration 🏷Legend

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents
the duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).

|  +()   -  note tied to previous
|   x    -  muted
|   S    -  shift slide
|   |    -  bar
|   ||   -  double bar
|  ||o   -  repeat start
|  o||   -  repeat end
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