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In The City Bass Tab by The Jam

In The City bass tab by The Jam

Bass Tab

  • Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Key: G

Difficulty: Intermediate


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bruce Foxton - Bass'

 Intro:
 Q=180
 4/4
  Gtr I
   W          W          W          H    Q  E E
G|----------|----------|----------|-----------4--|
D|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
A|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
E|----------|----------|----------|--------------|

     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E  3x E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G||--5-5-4-4---------|---------------4--||-5-5-4-4---------|------------------||
D||o---------7-7-5-5-|---2-5-2-5-2-5---o||---------7-7-5-5-|---2-5-2-5-2-5-2--||
A||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|------------------||
E||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------||


  1st - 3rd Verses:
  Segno $
     Q  E E E E E E   Q  E Q  E E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G||-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
D||o-5--x-5---2-5---|-----------0-2-|-5--x-5---0-2-2-|-5-5-x-5---0-2-2--|
A||o--------------2-|-3--3-3--3-----|----------------|------------------|
E||-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|


   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  E Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-5--x-5---2-5---|-------------0-2-|-5--x-5--0-5-0-|-5-5-x-5---0-2-5-|
A|--------------2-|-3-3-x-3---3-----|---------------|-----------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|


   Q  E Q  E Q    E E E E E E E E   Q  E Q  E E E
G|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|------2----2--|-2---------------|------2----2-2-|
A|----2----2----|-----------------|----2----2-----|
E|-0------------|---0---0---0---0-|-0-------------|


   +E  E E E E E E E   E E Q  E E Q    E E Q  E E Q
G|-------------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-(2)---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----2---2---2---2-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--|-3-3-3--3-3-3--|
E|-------------------|---------------|---------------|


                                       To Coda
   E E Q  E E Q    E E Q  E E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|---------------|---------------|--------------||
D|---------------|---------------|-------4--4--o||
A|-5-5-5--5-5-5--|-5-5-5--5-5-5--|-5--7--------o||
E|---------------|---------------|--------------||


  Chorus:
     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E  3x E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G||--5-5-4-4---------|---------------4--||-5-5-4-4---------|------------------||
D||o---------7-7-5-5-|---2-5-2-5-2-5---o||---------7-7-5-5-|---2-5-2-5-2-5-2--||
A||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|------------------||
E||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------||


 Bridge:
   Q  E Q.   Q    Q  E Q.   Q    H.      +E  E   E E +H.
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
D|--------------|--------------|-------------5-|------------|
A|--------------|--------------|-5-------(5)---|---5-(5)----|
E|-3----3-------|-3----3-------|---------------|------------|


   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|----------------|--------------5-|-----------------|-----0-5-0-5-0-5-0-|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-0-|-3--3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-------------3-3-|-(3)---------------|


   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                                       Dal Segno al Coda
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-||
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-7---------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||


  Chorus:
  Coda  &
     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E  3x E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G||--5-5-4-4---------|---------------4--||-5-5-4-4---------|------------------||
D||o---------7-7-5-5-|---2-5-2-5-2-5---o||---------7-7-5-5-|---2-5-2-5-2-5-2--||
A||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|------------------||
E||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------||


 Outro:
   W          Q  E Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|----------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-5--------|-----------0-2-|-----------------|
A|----------|-3----3--3-----|-----------------|
E|----------|---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


   E E E E E E E E   +W           +W
G|-----------------|------------|--------*|
D|-----------------|------------|--------*|
A|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|------------|--------*|
E|-------------3-3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----*|

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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).

|  (n)  -  note tied to previous
|   x   -  muted
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The Jam bass tabs for In the city

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This bass tab for In The City by The Jam is suitable for players wanting a clear and accurate transcription. Tuning: Standard (E A D G). Focuses on developing solid timing and rhythmic pocket, essential for any aspiring bassist.