Philadelphia Freedom Bass Tab by Elton John

Philadelphia Freedom bass tab by Elton John

Bass Tab

Philadelphia Freedom (studio version)



By Elton John/Bernie Taupin



Form: (read left-to-right, top-to-bottom)



       |Intro|Verse|Chorus|Bridge|Intro|

             |Verse|Chorus|Bridge|Intro|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

                          |Bridge|Outro|



Tab:   Scott Eickhoff 19-Jan-05 (compiled from personal research)

       home@eskimo.com



Notes: TAB is based on first pass of all parts.

       Standard tuning.

       Quarter notes are indicated to help with rhythmic placement.

       Two adjacent 16ths have a very quick stutter feel (stacatto).

       x = muted

       + = sustain until next note

       . = stacatto (no sustain)

       / or \ = slide

       h = hammer on





Intro



   Bb

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|--------------3-3------------------|

|-----------------------------------|------3-----------3----------------|

|--1+-------------------------------|----------------------1-------3----|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|



   Eb              Db  Cm      Bb

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|--------------------------3--------|

|--1+-------------------------------|----------------------3------------|

|------------------4---3.------1+---|----------------------------1.--1--|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|





   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|--------------3-----3--------------|

|-----------------------------------|------3----------------------------|

|--1+-------------------------------|--------------------------1---3----|

|-----------------------------------|----------------------3------------|



   Eb              Db  Cm      Bb

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4

                                                     x       x

|-----------------------------------|------------1-----3-----3----------|

|--1+-------------------------------|------3---------3---------3--------|

|------------------4---3.------1+---|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|------------------------------1----|





Verse





   Bb

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--1+-------------------------------|----------------1---------1--------|

|-----------------------------------|------------------1---3-------3----|





   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--1+-------------------------------|------------------------------1----|

|-----------------------------------|----------------------1-1-3-3------|



   C                           Db                      C           Bb

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--3+--------------------------4+---|------------------3---3-------1----|

|-----------------------------------|--------------------------3--------|





   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|------------------3-------1---2----|

|------------------------------3+---|--------------------3.--3----------|

|--1+-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|



   Bb

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|--3+-------------------------------|----------1---3---3----------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----3----------------3------------|

|-----------------------------------|--------------------------1.--1-1--|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|





   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|--------------3--------------------|

|-----------------------------------|------3+--------3-0----------------|

|--1+-------------------------------|----------------------1-------3----|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|



   C                           Db                      C           Bb

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--3+--------------------------4+---|------4-----------3-----------1----|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|





   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|----------------3------------------|

|--------------------------5---3----|------------------3----------------|

|--1+-------------------------------|--1-------------------1---1---3----|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|







Chorus



   Living      free        it's        Phila-      delph-  i-  a   Free-

   Eb                                  Ab/Eb       Eb

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--6-------6.--------------6.-------|--6-------6.-----------------------|

|--------------3.--4.--6.-----------|--------------3.--4.--6.--4.--3.---|





   Bb

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|----------5---6---5+------3.-------|----------5---6---5+------3.-------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--6.-------------------------------|------6.---------------------------|



   Eb                                  Ab/Eb       Eb

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4

                                                                   x

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--6-------6.--------------6.-------|--6-------6.-----------------------|

|--------------3.--4.--6.-----------|--------------3.--4.--6.--6.--6.---|





   Bb

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4

                                                                   x

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|----------5---6---5+------3.-------|----------5---6---5---3------------|

|-----------------------------------|--------------------------5--------|

|--6.-------------------------------|------6.----------------------6.---|



   Phila-  delphia Freedom took me

   Ab                                  G7

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--4.------4.----------4.--4.--3.---|--3.------3.------3---1---3---1----|



   Cm7                           Ab7

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--3.------3.------3.----3.---------|-----------------------------------|

|--------------------------3.---4.--|------4.--4-----3-4-------4+\------|



   Gm7                                 F#7

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|------------------------------4----|

|--3.----------1---3.----------1----|--2.------------------2---2--------|



   Eb

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--6.------6.------6.------6.---4h6+|----------6.------6----------------|

|-----------------------------------|--------------------3---3-4---5----|







Bridge



   Phil-   a-      delphi- a   Free-       dom

   Bb7

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|------------------5---6---7--------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|--1-------1-------3---1---3---1----|

|--6-------6-------------------1----|-----------------------------------|



   Eb                          Bb/D                                Cm



   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--6.------6+----------6-------5+---|----------5-----5-5---5-------3+---|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|



                               Bb/D                C/E             F

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|----------3-3-----3-----3-3---5+---|------------------6---7.------8+---|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|



                               Dm

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|----------8.------8.------8.--5+---|--------------5-------5---5--------|

|-----------------------------------|------------------------------3----|





   Gm                          Cm7

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|------------------------------3+---|--------------3---3-----------3----|

|--3-----------3.--3----------------|-----------------------------------|





   Bb/D                                Ebsus4

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--5-----------5---5-----------5----|--6+-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|





   Eb                                  Cm      Dm      Eb      E   F

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|----------0-------1---1---2---3+---|

|------------------------------0-1.-|--3--------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|





           Eb      E   F               Eb          Bb/D        Cm7

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--------------3--------------------|--1-----------0--------------------|

|-----------------------------------|--------------------------3--------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|





                                                       n.c.

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|------3-------------------3--------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|







Outro



   Eb          Bb/D        Cm7

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--1-----------0--------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--------------------------3+-------|----------------------3-3-3+-------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|



                                       Eb          Bb/D        Cm7

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|--1-----------0--------------------|

|-----------------------------------|--------------------------3+-------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|



                                                       n.c.

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--------------3-3-3+---------------|----------------------3-3-3---3----|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|



   (repeat and fade the next four measures)



   Bb

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4



|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|------------------------------0----|

|--1-------1-----------1-------1----|--1-------1-----------1---3--------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|



   Eb          Bb/D        Cm7

   1       2       3       4           1       2       3       4

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--1-----------0--------------------|-----------------------------------|

|--------------------------3+-------|------------------3-------3--------|

|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|





END

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