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Free Bird Bass Tab by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Free Bird bass tab by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Bass Tab 

Freebird
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Standard Tuning

Structure:

Intro

Verse
Pre Chorus
Chorus

Verse
Pre Chorus
Chorus
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Solo
 - First two lines whilst vocals finish, then descension into solo
 - Main Solo Riff for 4
 - Simple Riff for 4 (Double plucked descension at end)
 - Main Solo Riff for 6
 - Double Stab Solo Riff for 4
 - Simple Riff for 4 (Fast 5 3 3)
 - Ascension (equivalent to four x Solo Riff in length)
 - Outro



[Intro]

        G|------------------|------------------|---------7--------|------------------|
        D|-3-----------7-5--|-------------7-5--|------------------|------------------|
        A|------------------|-3----------------|-5-----5----------|------------------|
        E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

[Verse]

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|-5----------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
        E|------------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-7-------7--------|
        D|---------10-------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
        A|-8----------------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|------------------|
        E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|------------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
        E|-3----------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|-7----------------|
        A|-8-------8--------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|---------5--------|
        E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|-5----------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
        E|------------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-7----------------|
        D|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
        A|-8----------------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|---------5--------|
        E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

[Pre Chorus] - “Cause I’m as free as a bird now”

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|------------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7-----------7----|
        E|-3----------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|

        G|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
        D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|------------------|-3-------------3--|-5----------------|------------------|
        E|-1----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

     Note the low F in the 5th bar, and the rested eight bar - the lull before the chorus

[Chorus] - “And this bird you cannot change”

        G|---------------2--|------------------|--------7----7----|------------------|
        D|-3-------3--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|------------------|-3-------3-----3--|-5----------------|------------------|
        E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

        G|---------------2--|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|-3-------3--------|------------------|------------------|-7-------7--------|
        A|------------------|-3-------3-----3--|-5----------------|------------------|
        E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

        G|---------------2--|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|-3-------3--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|------------------|-3-------3-----3--|-5------5---------|-5-------5--------|
        E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

     The last two bars (lower each time) when leading back into the verse



[Verse]

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|-5----------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
        E|------------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-7-------7--------|
        D|---------10-------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
        A|-8----------------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|------------------|
        E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|------------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
        E|-3----------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|-7----------------|
        A|-8-------8--------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|---------5--------|
        E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|-5----------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
        E|------------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-7----------------|
        D|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
        A|-8----------------|-3-------------7--|-5----------------|---------5--------|
        E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

[Pre Chorus] - “Cause I’m as free as a bird now”

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|------------------|-4----------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|---------5--------|-----------5------|-7----------------|-7-----------7----|
        E|-3----------------|------------------|--------7---------|------------------|

        G|------------------|---------5--------|-----------7------|------------------|
        D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|------------------|-3-------------3--|-5----------------|------------------|
        E|-1----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|


[Chorus] (Longer second time round, note the high notes for the first three)

        G|---------------2--|------------------|--------7----7----|-14------17-------| x3
        D|-3-------3--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|------------------|-3-------3-----3--|-5----------------|------------------|
        E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

        G|---------------2--|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|-3-------3--------|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|
        A|------------------|-3-------3-----3--|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5--|-------5-5-5------|
        E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

[Solo]

     Main solo riff

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-3-3-3----3-3-----|
        E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|---------5--------|------------------|-10---8----7------|------------------|
        A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1------|---------------10-|-8--------10------|
        E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-3-3-3------------|
        E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|---------0---1-1--|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-3-3-3------------|
        E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|---------0---1-1--|

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

        G|------------------|------------------|-------------5----|------------------|
        D|---------5--------|------------------|---------5--------|------------------|
        A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3--------------|-3-3--------------|
        E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|-------0---1-0-1--|

     Simple Solo Riff

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----2---3--------|
        A|------------------|-1---1---1-1---1--|-3---3---3-3---3--|-3-----------3----|
        E|-3---3---3-3---3--|------------------|------------------|------------------|

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

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|------------------|------------------|------------------|--7-8--8---7------|
        A|------------------|-1---1---1-1---1--|-3---3---3-5---5--|---------------7--|
        E|-3---3---3-3---3--|------------------|------------------|------------------|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|------------------|------------------|------10-10--8--8-|------------------|
        A|------------------|-1---1---1-1---1--|-3-3--------------|-10--8--7---------|
        E|-3---3---3-3---3--|------------------|------------------|------------10----|

     Main Solo Riff

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-----1---3--------|
        E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|-1----------------|

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

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-3-3-3------------|
        E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|---------1---1----|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|-8---7------------|
        A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|---------7---8----|
        E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|---------5--------|------------------|-10--8---8--------|------------------|
        A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|------------------|-7---8---9--------|
        E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|---------5--------|------------------|---------------7--|------------------|
        A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3----5----7------|-----7-------8----|
        E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

     Double Stab Solo Riff

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| x 4
        D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|------------------|-1---1------------|-3---3------------|------------------|
        E|-3---3------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

     Main Solo Riff

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

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

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

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3---3-3-3------|-3-3-3---3-3-3----|
        E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

     Simple Solo Riff

     Should be a fast 5 3 3 formation, but OK to do a simpler 3 2 2 as shown below

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| x 4
        D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|------------------|-1-1-1--1-1--1-1--|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|-3-3-3--3-3-------|
        E|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|------------------|------------------|------------0-1-2-|

     Riff Ascension (settle into an eight in the bar rhythm for the ascension itself)

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|------------------|-1-1-1--1-1--1-1--|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|
        E|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|------------------|------------------|------------------|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        A|------------------|-1-1-1--1-1--1-1--|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8--|
        E|-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|------------------|------------------|------------------|

        G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
        D|-------------------------|-------------12-12-12-12-|
        A|-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|-13-13-13-13-------------|
        E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

        G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
        D|-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-|
        A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
        E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

        G|-------------------------|-------------14-14-14-14-|
        D|-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-|-15-15-15-15-------------|
        A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
        E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

        G|-------------------|-14--17--15--------|
        D|-17----------------|--------------17---|
        A|-------------------|-------------------|
        E|-------------------|-------------------|

     Main Riff - Outro

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

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|---------5--------|------------------|-------------7----|-10-------10------|
        A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3---5---7--------|------------------|
        E|-3-3--3-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

        G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
        D|---------5--------|------------------|------------------|-----3------------|
        A|-------------3----|-1---1---1-1---5--|-3-3--------------|-3-------3---1----|
        E|-3-3--------------|------------------|-----0---1---1----|------------------|

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

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