Bass tabs
Tuning: Eb (Half-step down)
Song: Strutter
Artist: Kiss
Album: Kiss (1974)
Bassist: Gene Simmons
🏷Legend:
r = rest
()= sustained note
\ = slide down
INTRO:
Gb |-----------------|
Db |-----------------|
Ab |---------------2-|
Eb |-r---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-----------0-|-r-0-4-r-7-7-4-\-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----4-r-7-7-4-\-|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-----------5-|(5)5-------------|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 1:
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-4-r-2---0-5-|-r-5-4-r-2---0-1-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-----------0-|(0)0-4-r-7-7-4-\-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----4-r-7-7-4-\-|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-----------5-|(5)5-------------|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-------------|-------------0-1-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|---------------5-|(5)5-3-r-2-2-----|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-CHORUS:
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2-2-r-2-2-2-r---|-----------------|-2-2-r-2-2-2-r---|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-3-3-r-3-3-3-r---|-----------------|-3-3-r-3-3-3-r---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 1 (x2): _________________ _________________
/1 /2
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-5-7-r-7---------|-5---------------|---3-r---5-----2-|
Eb |-5-7-r-7-----r-5-|-7-7-r-5-7-7-r-7-|-----------------|---7-r---5-2-r---|-3---------5-r---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 2:
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-4-r-2---0-5-|(5)5-4-r-2-2-0-1-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-----------0-|(0)0-4-r-7-7-4-\-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|-r-5-4-r-2---0-5-|-r-5-4-r-2----0-1|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-------------|-------------0-1-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|---------------5-|-5-5-3-3-2-2-----|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-CHORUS:
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2-2-r-2-2-2-r---|-----------------|-2-2-r-2-2-2-r---|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-3-3-r-3-3-3-r---|-----------------|-3-3-r-3-3-3-r---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 2/GUITAR SOLO (x3): _________________ _________________
/1,2 /3
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-5-7-r-7---------|-5---------------|---3-r---5-----2-|
Eb |-5-7-r-7-----r-5-|-7-7-r-5-7-7-r-7-|-----------------|---7-r---5-2-r---|-3---------5-r---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 3:
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|-r-5-4-r-2-2-0-5-|-r-5-4-r-2-r-0-1-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-------------|-------------0-1-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|---------------5-|-r-5-3-r-2-2-----|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----4-r-7-7-4-\-|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-----------5-|(5)5-------------|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-4-r-2-2-----|-------------0-1-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-------------3-5-|-r-5-3-r-2-2-----|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-CHORUS:
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2-2-r-2-2-2-r---|-----------------|-2-2-r-2-2-2-r---|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-3-3-r-3-3-3-r---|-----------------|-3-3-r-3-3-3-r---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
OUT-CHORUS (Repeat 1st staff x3): _________________ _________________
/1,2 /3
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-5-7-r-7---------|-5---------------|---3-r---5-----2-|
Eb |-5-7-r-7-----r-5-|-7-7-r-5-7-7-r-7-|-----------------|---7-r---5-2-r---|-3---------5-r---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2---------------|(2)--------------|-2-r-------------|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
THE END