Day Tripper bass tab by Otis Redding
Bass Tab
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass' Intro Q=141 4/4 Gtr I H 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 E E |-------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-----------7-|-------7-------7-|-------5-(5)-6-(6)-7-|-------7-------7-| |-------------|-5-5-----5-5-----|-5-5-----------------|-5-5-----5-5-----| E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |-------5-(5)-6-(6)-7-|-------7-------7-| |-5-5-----------------|-5-5-----5-5-----|
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|-------5-(5)-6-(6)-7-|-------7-------7--|
|-5-5-----------------|-5-5-----5-5------|
Chorus
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
|---------------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------------||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-------5-(5)-6-(6)-7-||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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 Q E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6------6-------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---6------6-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----4------4---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
1st Verse
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E
|-4------4------|-6------6------|-4------4------||-----------------|
|---4------4----|---6------6----|---4------4----||------------2-0--|
|-----2------2--|-----4------4--|-----2------2--||----------2------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------||-0----3-4--------|
+E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E E +E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-(0)----4----0---|------------2-0-|-(0)----4----0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----2-----2---2-|----------2-----|-----2-----2---2-|------------------|
|-----------------|-0----3-4-------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-0--0--0--2-|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|----------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-0--0--0--2-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||------------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
2nd Verse
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-6------6------|-4------4------||-----------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---6------6----|---4------4----||------------2-0--|
|-----------------|-----4------4--|-----2------2--||----------2------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------||-0----3-4--------|
+E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E E +E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-(0)----4----0---|------------2-0-|-(0)----4----0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--|
|-----2-----2---2-|----------2-----|-----2-----2---2-|------------------|
|-----------------|-0----3-4-------|-----------------|------------------|
+E Q Q Q E Q E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|--------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-(0)-0--0--0--0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0--0--0--2-|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|----------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-0--0--0--2-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||------------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Interlude
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-6------6------|-4------4--------||------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---6------6----|---4------4------||------------------|
|-----------------|-----4------4--|-----2------2-/7-||-------7-------7--|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------||-5-5-----5-5------|
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-------5-(5)-6-(6)-7-|-------7-------7-|
|-5-5-----------------|-5-5-----5-5-----|
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|-------5-(5)-6-(6)-7-|-------7-------7--|
|-5-5-----------------|-5-5-----5-5------|
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-------5-(5)-6-(6)-7-|-------7-------7-|
|-5-5-----------------|-5-5-----5-5-----|
Chorus
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------||------------------|
|---------------------||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-------5-(5)-6-(6)-7-||------------------|
|-5-5-----------------||------------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
|-----------------|-6------6------|-4------4------|-6------6-------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---6------6----|---4------4----|---6------6-----|
|-----------------|-----4------4--|-----2------2--|-----4------4---|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Outro
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-4------4-------||---------------0-|-2--2--2-2---2-|-----------0-1--|
|---4------4---1-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----------2---|-2--2--2-2------|
|-----2------2---||-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------||-----------------|---------------|----------------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E
|-2--2--0-------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------2-0---|---------------|---------2-----|---------------|
|-------------2-|-----------2---|-0--0--4---4-2-|---------------|
|---------------|-0--0--0-4---4-|---------------|-0--4--4--0-4--|
Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E
|---------------|-------------|---------------|---------------*|
|---------2-----|-------------|---------------|---------------*|
|-0--0--4---4-2-|-------------|-0--0--2-0-----|---------------*|
|---------------|-0--0--0--0--|-----------3-2-|-0--0--0--0-0--*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; - note dotted; - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
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. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
n: - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths Published:
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