New York State Of Mind Bass Tab by Billy Joel

New York State Of Mind bass tab by Billy Joel

Bass Tab

Verse 1, bass comes in after "  state of mind.":
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|12--------------|----------------|12----------10--|-----------(10)\|
E|------------10--|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +




Verse 2:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|2---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|5---------------|3---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|5---------------|--------------8.|6---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|10------9-------|7---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------10------|8-------7-------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|10--------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|8---------------|10--------------|12--------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|------------10--|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Pre-Chorus:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|12----------10--|---(10)\7-------|----------------|5---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------5---|----------------|3---------------|
E|3-------------3.|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|3-------------3.|3-------5---7---|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|7---------------|0---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|5---------------|
E|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|5---------------|----------------|5---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Chorus:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|
E|----------------|0---------------|5---------------|3---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|3-------------5-6|7---------------|----------------|--------8-------|
A|-----------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|--------------8-|6---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|10------9-------|7---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------10------|8-------7-------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|10---------(10)\|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|8---------------|10--------------|------------5---|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

                                    Sax solo:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------5\------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
E|5-----------3---|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------3\------|----------------|----------------|
E|5---------------|3---------------|1---------------|5---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|10------9-------|7---------------|
A|5---------------|----------------|----------------|--------10------|
E|--------------8-|6-------6---(6)/|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|8-------7-------|----------------|8---------------|10--------------|
E|----------------|10--------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|5---------------|----------------|5-----------3---|--------0-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Pre-Chorus:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|5-5.--5-5--------|
A|----------------|5---------------|--------------5-|----------5-5.--5|
E|5-----------5.--|----------------|3---------------|-----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|3-------5---7\--|
A|----------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|0-----------0.--|5-------------5.|5-------5-----.-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|7---------------|----------------|----------------|--------5-------|
A|----------------|5---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3---------------|3---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Chorus:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------5-------|----------------|----------------|
A|5---------------|----------------|3-----------3.--|----------------|
E|--------------3.|3---------------|----------------|0-----------0.--|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------3---|----------------|----------------|
E|5-----------5.--|3---------------|----------------|5-----------5.--|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|--------3-------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|10------9-------|7---------------|
A|5-------------3.|1---------------|----------------|--------10------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|8-------7-------|----------------|8---------------|10--------------|
E|----------------|10--------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------5---|----------------|----------------|------------3.--|
E|5---------------|----------------|5-----------3---|--------3-5-----|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

decrease tempo:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|10------9-------|7---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------10------|8.------7.------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|10--------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

bass comes back in after "  mind.":
G|----------------|--------12b(13)-|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----------3-5-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|0---------------|5-------------5-|6---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Outro, decrease tempo:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------6-------|----------------|----------------|--------5-------|
A|6---------------|5-------4-------|3---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

**************************
 = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b() = bend to note in ()
() = ghost note
**************************

Published: January 7, 2023

Last updated: January 7, 2023

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