Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Key: D
Difficulty: Intermediate
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Deacon - Bass'
Intro:
Q=231
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|----------9s=7-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-7--5--7-------|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7--|
E|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
1st Verse:
Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-7--5--7-----||-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7--|
E|-------0-----||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-7--5--7-----|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7--|
E|-------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
G|-------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-6--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7--5--7-----|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
E|-------0-----|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-------------7-5-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-7---6----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|---9---7-9-5-7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-5-----------|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7--|
E|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
2nd Verse:
Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-7--5--7-----||-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7--|
E|-------0-----||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
G|-------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
D|-------------|---------9-8-7-6-|-5------5------|------------------|
A|-7--5--7-----|-5-7-7-7---------|---7------7-5--|-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7--|
E|-------0-----|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|---------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--7---5--7-----|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|---------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------9-7---|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7--|
2/4
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q Q
G|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5--|-7-------||
D|-----7----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------7-7----|---------||
A|-7h9----9-7-5---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--8---------|---------||
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------||
Chorus:
4/4
W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------|----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|--------3-3-3--|-5-5-5--3-3-3--|-----------------|------------------|
E|-5-5-5---------|---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|--------3-3-3--|-5-5-5--3-3-3--|-----------------|------------------|
E|-5-5-5---------|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Guitar Solo:
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------||-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|-----------------|-------------||-----------------|------------------|
E|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--3--5-----||-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--3--2-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|----------5--|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------2--|-3--2--------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----2--5-----|-------5--2--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-----------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E +H Q Q
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------4---|--------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|----4--7------|--------7--4--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5----------5-|-(5)----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
3rd Verse:
Q Q Q E E +Q Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|----------4-7-|-(7)----------||-----------------|------------------|
D|----4--7------|--------------||-----------------|------------------|
A|-5------------|--------------||-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7--|
E|--------------|--------------||-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-|-7--5--7-----|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7--|
E|-----------------|-------0-----|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-|-7--5--7-----|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-------0-----|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
G|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-4-----|-----------------|-----7---------|
A|-----------------|------------7--|-----------------|--------9--7---|
E|-----------------|---------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-----------|
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-8-----------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|----7--4-----|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|----------6--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------|-----------------|------------------|
Outro:
Q Q E E Q E E Q H Wx3
G|-----------5--||-7-----------|--------*|
D|----4--7-7----||-------------|--------*|
A|-5------------||-------------|--------*|
E|--------------||-------------|--------*|
Lyrics:
Had to make do with a worn out rock and roll scene
The old bop is gettin' tired need a rest
Well you know what I mean
Fifty eight that was great
But it's over now and That's all
Somethin' harder's coming up
Gonna really knock a hole in the wall
Gonna hit ya grab you hard
Make you feel ten feet tall
Well I hope this baby's gonna come along soon
You don't know it could happen any ol' rainy afternoon
With the temperature down
And the juke box blowin' no fuse
And my musical life's feelin
Like a long Sunday School cruise
And you know there's one thing
Every single body could use
Yeah listen to me baby
Let me tell you what it's all about
Modern times rock and roll
Modern times rock and roll
Get you high heeled guitar boots and some groovy clothes
Get a hair piece on your chest
And a ring through your nose
Find a nice little man who says
He's gonna make you a real big star
Stars in your eyes and ants in your pants
Think you should go far
Everybody in this bum sucking world
Gonna know just who you are
Look out
Modern times rock and roll
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Duration 🏷Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| h - hammer on
| s - slide
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