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Rock With You Bass Tab by Michael Jackson

Rock With You bass tab by Michael Jackson

Bass Tab 

As played by Bobby Watson

Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb

Intro

1 Bar Rest

Gb|-----------------|---------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-------4---4-----|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-----------------|-2-----5-----6---|
Eb|-0-----0-0-------|---------------0-|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|
    E E E.S E E Q     E E E.S E.S E E   E E E.S E E Q     Q.    Q.    Q

Gb|-----------------|---------4-------|-----------------|-------------------|
Db|-----------------|-------4---4-----|-----------------|---------------0-2-|
Ab|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-0-----0-------0-|-0-----0---1-2-----|
Eb|-0-----0-0-------|---------------0-|-----------------|-------------------|
    E E E.S E E Q     E E E.S E.S E E   Q.    H       E   Q.    Q   E E S S

Verse 1

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------4---------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-------0-2-|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|
Eb|-0-----x-3---4---|-5-----x-5---6---|-----------------|-----------------|
    E E E.S Q   Q     E E E.S Q   Q     E Q.    E Q.      E E.S E E E E E

Gb|-------------------|-----------------|-------------4---|-----------------|
Db|-------------------|-----------------|-----------4-----|-------4-----2---|
Ab|-------------------|-----------------|-2-----2-------2-|-2-------2-0---0-|
Eb|-0-----x-0---x-3-4-|-5-----x-5---6---|-----------------|-----------------|
    E E E.S E S S E E   E E E.S Q   Q     E Q.  E S S E.S   E Q.  E E S S E

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------2-2---2---|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----2-----2-----|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---3-3-----|-0-0-------------|
Eb|-3-----3-3-----3-|-2---2-2-2-----2-|---------3-----3-4-|---------------0-|
    E E E.S E E E.S   E Q S S E Q   E   E Q   S S E.S E E   E E E E E.S E E

Pre-Chorus 1

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-2---4---5-------|-----------------|-2---4---5---6-7-|-------------7---|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0-0---0-----0-|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    Q   Q   E Q.      W                 Q   Q   Q   E E   E E Q   Q   E E

Chorus 1

Gb|-----------------|---------4---------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-------4---4---4---|-----------------|-------0-0---1---|
Ab|-----------------|-2-----------2---2-|-----------------|-0-2-------------|
Eb|-0-----0-0-------|-------------------|-0---0---0-------|-----------------|
    E E E.S E E Q     E E E.S E.S E S S   E E E E E E Q     S E.E S E.E Q

Gb|-----------------|---------4---------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-2---------------|-------4-----4-----|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-0-2-----------2-1-|-0---0-0-----0-0-|-0-------0---1-2-|
Eb|---0---0---0-----|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    S S E E E E Q.    E E E.S Q   S E E   Q.  S S Q.  S S   E E Q   E E E E

Verse 2

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------4-5-4-----|
Db|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------5-4-|
Ab|-----------------|-------------0-1-|-2-----x-2-----x-|-2---------------|
Eb|---------3---4---|-5-----x-5-------|-----------------|-----------------|
    E E Q   Q   Q     E E E.S Q   E E   E E E.S E E E.S   E Q.  S E S E E

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-------|-------------------|
Db|-2---------------|-----------------|-------4---------|-------------------|
Ab|-----------------|---------0---1---|-2-------------2-|-2-----2-2-2---2---|
Eb|---------x-3-2-0-|-5---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
    E E Q   S E.E E   E E Q   Q   Q     E Q S S E.S E.S   E Q   S S E E E E

Gb|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------2---5---|---------4-------|-----------------|-------------7---|
Ab|---------2---5-----|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
Eb|-3-----3---------3-|---2-----------2-|-------------4---|-5-------5-----5-|
    E Q   E E E E.S     E Q.    Q.    E   E Q.    Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   E E

Pre-Chorus 2

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-2---4---5-------|-----------------|-2---4---5---6-7-|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5-5---5---5\--|
    Q   Q   E Q.      W                 Q   Q   Q   E E   E E Q   Q   Q

Chorus 2

Gb|-----------------|-------------4-----|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-------4---4---4---|-2---------------|-------0-----1---|
Ab|-----------------|-2-------2-------2-|-----------------|-2---------------|
Eb|-0-----0-0-----0-|-------------------|-------0-0-----0-|-----------------|
    E E E.S E E E.S   E E E.S E.S E S S   E E E.S E E E.S   Q.    Q.    Q

Gb|-----------------|---------4---------|-------2---------|-------------------|
Db|-2---------------|-------4-----4-----|-----------------|-------------------|
Ab|-----------------|-2-------------2-1-|-0---0-------0-0-|-0-----0-0-0---0---|
Eb|-------0-0-----0-|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
    E E E.S E E E.S   E E E S Q   S E S   Q.  S S Q.  S S   E E E S S Q   Q

Bridge

Gb|-------------4---|-7-6-4---4-------|------------/18--|(18)-------------|
Db|---------------4-|-----------4---0-|-2----------/18--|(18)-------------|
Ab|-2-------2-------|-------------2---|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-------0-0-------|-----------2-3-2-|
    Q   Q   Q E S S   E E E E E.S E.S   E E E.S E E Q     H       E E E E

Gb|-------------------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-------------------|
Db|-----------2-0-5---|-4---------------|-------5-----5-6-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
Ab|---------2---------|-----x-x---------|-----------------|---------------0-2-|
Eb|-3-----3---------3-|---------2-----2-|-----------------|-5-----------------|
    E E E E E.S E S S   Q.  S S Q.    E   E E E.S E S S E   E E E E E E E S S

Solo

Gb|-------------------|---------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-------------------|-------4---4--/2-|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------3-|-2-----------2---|---------------3-|-2-----2/5---5-5-|
Eb|-0-----0-0---0-3---|-----------------|-0-----0-0-2-3---|-----------------|
    E E E.S E S S E E   E E E.S E.S E E   E E E.S E E E E   E E E.S Q   E E

Gb|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------9-7-------|
Db|-0h2-----0-2---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7-----|
Ab|---------------------|-2-----4-----5---|(5)------5---5---|-5-----5-------8-7-|
Eb|-------------0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
    S S E E.S S S E E.S   Q.    Q.    Q     H       Q   Q     Q.  S S E E S S E

Gb|-----------------|---------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-------4---4-----|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|---------------0-|-2-----------2---|-----------------|-2-----5-----6---|
Eb|-0-----0-0-2-3---|-----------------|-0-----0-0-----0-|-----------------|
    E E E.S E E E E   E E E.S E.S Q     E E E.S E E E.S   E E E Q.    Q

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-2-----4-----5---|(5)------5-------|-5-------6-------|
Eb|-------0-0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    E E E.S E E E.S   Q.    Q.    Q     H       H         H       H

Chorus 3

Gb|-----------------|---------5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-3---------------|-----------5-------|-------------3---|-------1-1-1-1-2-|
Ab|-----------------|-3-----3-----3-3-0-|-----------------|-3---------------|
Eb|-------1-1-----1-|-------------------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|
    E E E.S E E E.S   E E E.S E.S E S S   E E Q   E E E E   Q.    E.S E E E

Gb|-----------------|---------5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-3---------------|-------5-----5-----|-----------------|---------------1-|
Ab|-----------------|-3-------------3-2-|-1-----1-------1-|-1-----1-1-2-3---|
Eb|-------1-1-----1-|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    E E E.S E E E.S   E E E S Q   S E E   Q.  S S Q.    E   E E E E E E E E

Gb|-----------------|---------5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-3---------------|-----------5---5---|-3---------------|-------1---1-1-2-|
Ab|-----------------|-3-----3-----3---3-|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
Eb|-------1-1-----1-|-------------------|-----1-1-1---1-1-|-----------------|
    E E E.S E E E.S   E E E.S E.S E S S   E Q S S E Q S S   Q.    E.S E E E

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-5-6-6-3-5-3-3-4-5-|
Db|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
Ab|---3-------------|-3---3---3---3-2-|-1-----1---------|-----------------------|
Eb|-----1---1-----1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
    E.S Q   Q   E.S   Q   Q   Q   E E   Q.  S S H         S S S S S S E E E E E

Gb|-----------------|---------5---------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-3---------------|-------5-----5-----|-3---------------|-------1---1-1-2-|
Ab|-----3-3-3-------|-3-------------3-2-|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
Eb|-----------4-1-1-|-------------------|-------1-1-----1-|-----------------|
    E Q S E.S E E S   E E E S Q   S E E   E E E.S E E E.S   Q.    E.S E E E

Gb|-------------------|-------------5-----|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----||
Db|-3---1-------------|-----------5-------|-----------------|-------------------||
Ab|-------3-----------|-3-----3---------3-|-1-----1---------|-------------------||
Eb|---------4-1---1-1-|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
    E E.S S S E Q S S   Q.    Q   S S E E   Q.  S S H         S S E E S S E Q.


Key to rhythm notations:

W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve
H - Half Note/Minim
Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet       Q. - Dotted Quarter Note
E - Eight Note/Quaver           E. - Dotted Eight Note
S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver  S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note

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