Tell Mama Bass Tab by Etta James

Tell Mama bass tab by Etta James

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

               repeat x7
G|--------|----------|---------|--------|---------|
D|-r-e-s-t|*---------|----0-3-*|--------|---------|
A|--------|*-----0-3-|1-1-----*|----0-3-|---0---3-|
E|--------|--1-1-----|---------|1-1-----|---------|



Verse 1:
                                                                  ----1----:---2---:
G|----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
D|*-0-0-0---|0-0---0-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------*|--------|
A|*-------0-|----0---|3-3-3---|3---3-2-|1-1-1---|1-1---1-|3-3-3---|3---0-3-*|3-3-0---|
E|----------|--------|------3-|--------|------1-|----1---|------3-|---------|------3-|

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Chorus 1:
          repeat x8
G|----------|---------|--------|---------|
D|*---------|----0-3-*|--------|---------|
A|*-----0-3-|1-1-----*|----0-3-|1--0---3-|
E|--1-1-----|---------|1-1-----|---------|

Verse 2:
                                                                  ----1----:---2---:
G|----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
D|*-0-0-0---|0-0---0-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------*|--------|
A|*-------0-|----0---|3-3-3---|3---3-2-|1-1-1---|1-1---1-|3-3-3---|3---0-3-*|3-3-0---|
E|----------|--------|------3-|--------|------1-|----1---|------3-|---------|------3-|

Chorus + Instrumental break:
        repeat x18
G|----------|---------|--------|---------|
D|*---------|----0-3-*|--------|---------|
A|*-----0-3-|1-1-----*|----0-3-|1--0---3-|
E|--1-1-----|---------|1-1-----|---------|

Verse 3:
                                                                  ----1----:---2---:
G|----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
D|*-0-0-0---|0-0---0-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------*|--------|
A|*-------0-|----0---|3-3-3---|3---3-2-|1-1-1---|1-1---1-|3-3-3---|3---0-3-*|3-3-0---|
E|----------|--------|------3-|--------|------1-|----1---|------3-|---------|------3-|

Outro:
     repeat until fade
G|----------|---------|
D|*---------|----0-3-*|
A|*-----0-3-|1-1-----*|
E|--1-1-----|---------|

Published: June 28, 2023

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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