Right Down The Line Bass tabs by Gerry Rafferty

Right Down The Line bass tab by Gerry Rafferty

Bass tabs

🏷Legend:
r = rest
* = staccato
vf = volume fade
vo = volume out

INTRO:

G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-r-------------5-|
E |-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(Repeat next staff x3):                 _________________ _________________
                            /1,2       /3
G |-------7-r-------|-------5-r-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------7-r---|-----------5-r---|-------7-r-------|-------3-r-------|-------3-r-------|
A |-5-------------3-|-3---------------|-----------7-r---|-----------3-r-5-|-----------3-r-3-|
E |-----------------|---------------5-|-5-------------1-|-1---------------|-1---------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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G |-------5---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------5-----|-------5---------|-----------------|-------3-r-------|-------3-r-------|
A |-3---------------|-----------5-----|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|
E |---------------3-|-3-------------5-|-5-----3-3-3-r-1-|-1---------1---1-|-1---------1-r---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1 (x3):                      _________________ _________________
                            /1,2       /3
G |-------7-r-------|-------5-r-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------7-r---|-----------5-r---|-------7-r-------|-------3-r-------|-------3-r-------|
A |-5-------------3-|-3---------------|-----------7-r---|-----------3-r-5-|-----------3-r-3-|
E |-----------------|---------------5-|-5-------------1-|-1---------------|-1---------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1:

G |-------5-r-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------5-r---|-------5-r-------|-----------------|-------3-r-------|-------3-r-------|
A |-3---------------|-----------5-r---|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|
E |---------------3-|-3-------------5-|-5-----3-3-3-r-1-|-1---------1-r-1-|-1---------1-r---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2 (x3):                      _________________ _________________
                            /1,2       /3
G |-------7-r-------|-------5-r-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------7-r---|-----------5-r---|-------7-r-------|-------3-r-------|-------3-r-------|
A |-5-------------3-|-3---------------|-----------7-r---|-----------3-r-5-|-----------3-r-3-|
E |-----------------|---------------5-|-5-------------1-|-1---------------|-1---------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2:

G |-------5-r-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------5-r---|-------5-r-------|-----------------|-------3-r-------|-------3-r-------|
A |-3---------------|-----------5-r---|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|
E |---------------3-|-3-------------5-|-5-----3-3-3-r-1-|-1---------1-r-1-|-1---------1-r---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE 1:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-----5-r-5-4-r-|-2-----2-r-2-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-r-3-r-3-|-4-----0-r-4-r-0-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-------7-r-------|-------7-r-------|
D |-----------------|-------3---3\2---|-----------7-r---|-----------7-r---|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-5-------------5-|-5---------------|
E |-5-----5-r-5-3-3-|-1---------------|-----------------|---------------7-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------5*--------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-r-3-2-r-|
A |-----------------|-----------5-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-7---r-7-r-7-5-5-|-3-----------3---|-4-----0-r-4-r-0-|-5-----5-r-5-3---|-1---------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 3 (x3):                      _________________ _________________
                            /1,2       /3
G |-------7-r-------|-------5-r-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------7-r---|-----------5-r---|-------7-r-------|-------3-r-------|-------3-r-------|
A |-5-------------3-|-3---------------|-----------7-r---|-----------3-r-5-|-----------3-r-3-|
E |-----------------|---------------5-|-5-------------1-|-1---------------|-1---------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 3:

G |-------5-r-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------5-r---|-------5-r-------|-----------------|-------3-r-------|-------3-r-------|
A |-3---------------|-----------5-r---|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|
E |---------------3-|-3-------------5-|-5-----3-3-3-r-1-|-1---------1-r-1-|-1---------1-r---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


GUITAR SOLO (Repeat 1st staff x3):            _________________ _________________
                            /1,2       /3
G |-------7-r-------|-------5-r-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------7-r---|-----------5-r---|-------7-r-------|-------3-r-------|-------3-r-------|
A |-5-------------3-|-3---------------|-----------7-r---|-----------3-r-5-|-----------3-r-3-|
E |-----------------|---------------5-|-5-------------1-|-1---------------|-1---------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-------5-r-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------5-r---|-------5-r-------|-----------------|-------3-r-------|-------3-r-------|
A |-3---------------|-----------5-r---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---------------3-|-3-------------5-|-5-----3-3-3-r-1-|-1---------1-r-1-|-1---------1-r-5-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-----5-r-5-4-r-|-2-----2-r-2-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-r-3-r-3-|-4-----0-r-4-r-0-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-------7-r-------|-------7-r-------|
D |-----------------|-------3-r-3\2-r-|-----------7-r---|-----------7-r---|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-5-------------5-|-5---------------|
E |-5-----5-r-5-3-3-|-1---------------|-----------------|---------------7-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------5*--------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-r-3-2-r-|
A |-----------------|-----------5-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-7---r-7-r-7-5-5-|-3-----------3---|-4-----0-r-4-r-0-|-5-----5-r-5-3-3-|-1---------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 4 (x3):                      _________________ _________________
                            /1,2       /3
G |-------7-r-------|-------5-r-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------7-r---|-----------5-r---|-------7-r-------|-------3-r-------|-------3-r-------|
A |-5-------------3-|-3---------------|-----------7-r---|-----------3-r-5-|-----------3-r-3-|
E |-----------------|---------------5-|-5-------------1-|-1---------------|-1---------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 4:

G |-------5-r-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------5-r---|-------5-r-------|-----------------|-------3-r-------|-------3-r-------|
A |-3---------------|-----------5-r---|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
E |---------------3-|-3-------------5-|-5-----3-3-3-r-1-|-1---------1-r-1-|-1---------1-r---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUTRO:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-------5*--------|-----------------|
A |-5-----5-r-5-4-r-|-2-----2-r-2-0-0-|-----------5-----|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------3---|-4-----0-r-4-r-0-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


G |-----------------|-----------------|-------7-r-------|-------7-r-------|
D |-----------------|-------3-r-3\2---|-----------7-r---|-----------7-r---|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-5-------------5-|-5---------------|
E |-5-----5-r-5-3-3-|-1---------------|-----------------|---------------7-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

  vf                                         vo
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-r-3-2-r-|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-7---r-7-r-7-5-5-|-3-----3-r-3-r-3-|-4-----0-r-4-r-0-|-5-----5-r-5-3-3-|-1---------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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