Bass tabs
I’m Cryin’
Journey
Departure (1980)
Ross Valory on Bass
Standard Tuning
Intro
0:11
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |---2---------------------|---2-----------2---------|
A |-------5-3---5-----------|-------5-3---5-----------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |---2---------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------5-3---------------|---3-2-0---0-------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------0---0---3---------|
E |---3-1---1---------------|---3---------------1-----|
Verse (2X)
0:52
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |---2---2-----------------|---2---2-----------------|
A |-----------5-3---3-5-----|---------5-3---3---5-----|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |---2---2-----------------|-------------------------|
A |---------5-3-------------|---3-2-0---0-------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------0---0---3---------|
E |---3-1---1---------------|---3---------------1-----|
Pre Chorus
2:06
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------2---2-0-----------|-------0-1-2-------------|
E |---3-----------3---------|---3---------------------|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |---2-0-------------------|-----0---0-1---1---------|
E |-------3---3-3-----------|---3---------------------|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |--2-2-2-2-2-2------------|---1-1-1-0-0-0-----------|
E |-------------------------|---------------3---------|
Chorus
2:30
( 3X )
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |---1---1-3---3-----------|---3-3-3-3---------------|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |---0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|---2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|
E |---0---------------------|
Outro
2:47
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |---2---2-----------------|---2---2-----------------|
A |-----------5-3---3-5-----|---------5-3---3---5-----|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |---2---2-----------------|-------------------------|
A |---------5-3-------------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|---1---1-3---3-----------|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |---1---1-3---3-----------|---1---1-3---3-----------|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
E |---3-3-3-3---------------|-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |---2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|---0---------------------|
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Perhaps not 100% accurate, but this is a song that lends
itself quite well to a little improv. For example, add
some vibrato to the first E of the verse, double thump
some of the single notes, etc. Just have fun with it!
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