Riverboat Song bass tab by Ocean Colour Scene

Bass tabs

Intro:
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 1)
A|-----------5--7----5--7---------|
E|--------7-------7---------------| x6

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------12-14----12-14----------| (Pos 2)
A|-----14-------14----------------|
E|--------------------------------| x4

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 3)
A|--------------------------------|
E|------0--3--5--0--3--5------------| x2

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 1)
A|-----------5--7----5--7---------|
E|--------7-------7---------------| x2

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------7--9----7--9------------| (Pos 4)
A|-----9-------9------------------|
E|--------------------------------| x2

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 1)
A|-----------5--7----5--7---------|
E|--------7-------7---------------| x2

Verse 1 & 2:
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 1)
A|-----------5--7----5--7---------|
E|--------7-------7---------------|        Switch Between Pos 1 and 5 throughout

Verse:
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------5--7-----5--7--------| (Pos 5)
A|--------7--------7--------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Then at "more or less the same as the things that you said"

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-----2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-5-5/7------| let last note ring out

There is a 2 bar pause after 1st verse

Chorus:
"Anyway, for all the things you know........"
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------5-5-5-5-5-5--| x2
                         then

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------9-7------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7----9-8-7------------------------------------|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------------10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|

Verse 3:
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 1)
A|-----------5--7----5--7---------|
E|--------7-------7---------------| x4

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------12-14----12-14----------| (Pos 2)
A|-----14-------14----------------|
E|--------------------------------| x4

G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------5--7-----5--7--------| (Pos 5)
A|--------7--------7--------------|
E|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-----2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-5-5/7------| let last note ring out

Solo:
for 4 measures instead of 8 at the start).

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 1)
A|-----------5--7----5--7---------|
E|--------7-------7---------------| x4

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------12-14----12-14----------| (Pos 2)
A|-----14-------14----------------|
E|--------------------------------| x4

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 3)
A|--------------------------------|
E|------0--3--5--0--3--5----------| x2

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 1)
A|-----------5--7----5--7---------|
E|--------7-------7---------------| x2

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------7--9----7--9------------| (Pos 4)
A|-----9-------9------------------|
E|--------------------------------| x2

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| (Pos 1)
A|-----------5--7----5--7---------|
E|--------7-------7---------------| x2

The rest is the same, except one part at 03:47 where there is a nifty little
bass run

G|--------------------------0--2--4---------0--2--4--------0--2-------------------------|
D|--------------------0--2---------------2--------------2-----------7-9----7-9----------|
A|--7--------0--1--2------------------2--------------2------------9------9--------------|
E|-----0--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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