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Around The Wild Cape Horn Bass Tab by Ralph Mctell

Around The Wild Cape Horn bass tab by Ralph Mctell

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

   Intro:
  G|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|
  D|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|
  A|-+---7---+---7---|-+---7---+---7---|-+---7---+---7---|-+---7---+---7---|
  E|-5---+---5---+---|-5---+---5---+---|-5---+---5---+---|-5---+---5---+---|

   Verse:
  G||-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|
  D||-+---+---+---+---|-4---+---+---4---|-+---7---+---+---|-4---4---+---+---|
  A||-+---4---5---+---|-+---7---5---+---|-5---+---+---4---|-+---+---7---7-4-|
  E||-5---+---+---5---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---5---+---|-+---+---+---+---|


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


  G|-+---+---+---+---||
  D|-+---+---+---+---||
  A|-+---5---+---5---||  x3
  E|-5---+---5---+---||

   Chorus:
  G|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|
  D|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---7---|-+---+---+---+---|-4---4---+---+---|
  A|-7---+---7---+---|-+---4---5---+---|-5---5---+---7---|-+---+---7---7-4-|
  E|-+---7---+---7---|-7---+---+---+---|-+---+---5---+---|-+---+---+---+---|


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


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

   Instrumental:
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  D|-+---+---+---+---|-4---+---+---4---|-+---7---+---+---|-4---4---+---+---|
  A|-+---4---5---+---|-+---7---5---+---|-5---+---+---4---|-+---+---7---7-4-|
  E|-5---+---+---5---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---5---+---|-+---+---+---+---|


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


  G|-+---+---+---+---|
  D|-+---+---+---+---|
  A|-+---5---+---5---|
  E|-5---+---5---+---|

   Verse:
  G||-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|
  D||-+---+---+---+---|-4---+---+---4---|-+---7---+---+---|-4---4---+---+---|
  A||-+---4---5---+---|-+---7---5---+---|-5---+---+---4---|-+---+---7---7-4-|
  E||-5---+---+---5---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---5---+---|-+---+---+---+---|


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


  G|-+---+---+---+---||
  D|-+---+---+---+---|| x2
  A|-+---5---+---5---||
  E|-5---+---5---+---||

   Chorus:
  G|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|
  D|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---7---|-+---+---+---+---|-4---4---+---+---|
  A|-7---+---7---+---|-+---4---5---+---|-5---5---+---7---|-+---+---7---7-4-|
  E|-+---7---+---7---|-7---+---+---+---|-+---+---5---+---|-+---+---+---+---|


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


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

   Instrumental:
  G|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|
  D|-+---+---+---+---|-4---+---+---4---|-+---7---+---+---|-4---4---+---+---|
  A|-+---4---5---+---|-+---7---5---+---|-5---+---+---4---|-+---+---7---7-4-|
  E|-5---+---+---5---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---5---+---|-+---+---+---+---|


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


  G|-+---+---+---+---|
  D|-+---+---+---+---|
  A|-+---5---+---5---|
  E|-5---+---5---+---|

    NO BASS
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  A|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|
  E|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|


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  D|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|
  A|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|
  E|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|


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  E|-+---+---+---+---|

   Chorus:
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  D|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---7---|-+---+---+---+---|-4---4---+---+---|
  A|-7---+---7---+---|-+---4---5---+---|-5---5---+---7---|-+---+---7---7-4-|
  E|-+---7---+---7---|-7---+---+---+---|-+---+---5---+---|-+---+---+---+---|


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


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

   Verse:
  G|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|
  D|-+---+---+---+---|-4---+---+---4---|-+---7---+---+---|-4---4---+---+---|
  A|-+---4---5---+---|-+---7---5---+---|-5---+---+---4---|-+---+---7---7-4-|
  E|-5---+---+---5---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---5---+---|-+---+---+---+---|


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


  G|-+---+---+---+---|
  D|-+---+---+---+---|
  A|-+---5---+---5---|
  E|-5---+---5---+---|

   Chorus:
  G|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|
  D|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---7---|-+---+---+---+---|-4---4---+---+---|
  A|-7---+---7---+---|-+---4---5---+---|-5---5---+---7---|-+---+---7---7-4-|
  E|-+---7---+---7---|-7---+---+---+---|-+---+---5---+---|-+---+---+---+---|


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


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

   Outro:
  G|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---+---+---|
  D|-+---+---+---+---|-+---+---4---+---|-+---+---+---+---|
  A|-5---+---7---+---|-5---5---+---7-4-|-+---5---+-7-+---|
  E|-+---5---+---5---|-+---+---+---+---|-5---+---5---5---|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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