Red River Valley by Michael Martin Murphey

Name: Red River Valley
Description: Learn to play the bass tablature for 'Red River Valley' by Michael Martin Murphey with accurate tab notation, lyrics, and easy-to-follow bass charts.

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Tuning: E A D G

Intro:

 
(00:32)
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------9-----------------------------------|-7-----------------------7-----------------6-----|
E|-7-----------------------7-----------7-----------|-------------7--------------------x--9-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
 
Verse:
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|
E|-------------7-----------------------7-----------|-------------7-----------------------7-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------7-----------7-----------|-------------9-----------------------------6-----|
E|-------------7-----------------------------9-----|-7-----------------------7-----------9-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -

G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|-------------7-----------------------------------|
E|-------------7-----------------------7-----4-----|-5-----------------------5-----------5-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------9-----------------------------------|-7-----------------------7-----------------6-----|
E|-7-----------------------7-----------7-----------|-------------7--------------------x--9-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
 
Chorus:
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|
E|-------------7-----------------------7-----------|-------------7-----------------------7-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------7-----------7-----------|-------------9-----------------------------6-----|
E|-------------7-----------------------------9-----|-7-----------------------7--------x--9-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|-------------7-----------------------------------|
E|-------------7-----------------------7-----4-----|-5-----------------------5-----------5-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------9-----------------------------------|-7-----------------------7-----------------6-----|
E|-7-----------------------7-----------7-----------|-------------7--------------------x--9-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
 
[Interlude]
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------9-----------|
A|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|
E|-------------7-----------------------7-----------|-------------7-----------------------------7-----|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------7--------x--6-----------|-------------9-----------------------------6-----|
E|-------------7-----------------------------9-----|-7-----------------------7--------x--9-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|-------------7-----------------------------------|
E|-------------7-----------------------7-----4-----|-5-----------------------5-----------5-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------9-----------------------------6-----|-7-----------------------7-----------------6-----|
E|-7-----------------------7-----------7-----------|-------------7--------------------x--9-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
 
Verse:
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|
E|-------------7-----------------------7-----------|-------------7-----------------------7-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------7-----------7-----------|-------------9-----------------------------6-----|
E|-------------7-----------------------------9-----|-7-----------------------7-----------9-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|-------------7-----------------------------------|
E|-------------7-----------------------7-----4-----|-5-----------------------5-----------5-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------9-----------------------------------|-7-----------------------7-----------------6-----|
E|-7-----------------------7-----------7-----------|-------------7--------------------x--9-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
 
Chorus: incl. Outro
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|
E|-------------7-----------------------7-----------|-------------7-----------------------7-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------6--/--|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------7--------x--7-----------|-------------9-----------------------------6-----|
E|-------------7-----------------------------------|-7-----------------------7--------x--9-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|-------------7-----------------------------------|
E|-------------7-----------------------7-----4-----|-5-----------------------5-----------5-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------9-----------------------------------|-7-----------------------7--------x--6-----------|
E|-7-----------------------7-----------7-----------|-------------7-----------------------------9-----|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------9-----------------------------------|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|
E|-7-----------------------7-----------7-----------|-------------7-----------------7-----0-----------|
   1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -       1     -     2     -     3     -     4     -      
 
 
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| x   Dead note
 
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Red River Valley Bass Tab Info

Red River Valley Bass Tab by Michael Martin Murphey

Published: April 13, 2026

Last Updated: April 13, 2026

Difficulty: Beginner 👶