Rooftop Bass Tab by Dave Matthews Band

Rooftop bass tab by Dave Matthews Band

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: A

Bass enters on first chorus at 0:45 on album but it plays differently live

Chorus:
   play this part 3x
                                      6 beats
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------5-----------|
E|-----5---5---5---5---------------|-----5---5-------8---------------|




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

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   Chorus Ending                      6 beats
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------5-----------|
E|-----5---5---3---5---------------|-----5---5-------8---------------|

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|----let ring---------------------|
E|---------------------------------|



Verse 2:

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5---5---------------------------|-----------------4/19\-----------|
E|-------------3-------------------|-----5-------5-------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7---7---------------------------|-------------7-----------7---6---|
E|-------------5-------------------|-----7---------------------------|

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------9---------------|
A|-7---7---------------------------|-------------7-----7-9---7h9p7\5-|
E|-------------5-------------------|-----7---------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------7g----------------|
A|-5---5---------------------------|-------------5---5---5-----6-6---|
E|-------------3-------------------|-----5---------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7---7---------------------------|-----------------7-------14\-----|
E|-------------5-------------------|-----7-------5-------------------|

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



Chorus 2:

   play this part 3x
                                      6 beats
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------5-----------|
E|-----5---5---5---5---------------|-----5---5-------8---------------|

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



   Chorus Ending                      this bar is 6 beats
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------5-----------|
E|-----5---5---3---5---------------|-----5---5-------8---------------|

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|----let ring---------5-------3---|
E|-------------------------5-------|


Bridge:

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

   4/4                               7/8
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------5-----------|
E|-3-------3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3-------5---7---|

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

repeat Bridge



Bridge 2:

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

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

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-9-----------7-------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------8-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------5--------------/10--|
A|-2-----------------------3-------|-----------------3---3---3/------|
E|-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-9-----------7-------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------8-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



Synth/Trumpet Solo:

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------9-----------|
A|-7---7---------------------------|-------------7-----7---7-7h9p7\5-|
E|-------------5-------------------|-----7---------------------------|

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

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

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



Outro Chorus:

   bars are 4/4 unless noted

   play this part 2x
                                      6 beats
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------5-----------|
E|-----5---5---5---5---------------|-----5---5-------8---------------|

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

   continue:
                                      6 beats
G|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----7---5-------5---------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------7-------7---5---7---|---------------------5-----------|
E|---------------------------------|-8---7---5---7---8---------------|

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

                                      6 beats
G|-5-------------------------------|-5------------------------7------|
D|-----7---5---7---7-------7-------|-----7---5-----------------------|
A|-----------------0---------------|-------------7-------5-----------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------8---------------|

G|---------------------------------|
D|-5---5-------5---5h7p5-----------|
A|---------7-------------3/5-------|
E|---------------------------------|

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

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


                                      6 beats
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------7-----|
D|---------------------------------|-----7----------------------0-----|
A|-3--------------------------10---|-7-------7-----------5------------|
E|-----5---3---5---5/_____/12------|-------------5---8----------------|

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


   Chorus Ending                      let last note ring
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------5-----------|
E|-----5---5---3---5---------------|-----5-------5---8---------------|


************************************

| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato

************************************

Published: July 20, 2022

Last updated: July 20, 2022

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