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Tom Sawyer Bass Tab by Rush

Tom Sawyer bass tab by Rush (Ver. 2)

Bass Tab 

Standard tuning (EADG)

LEGEND:
r = rest
\ = slide down
* = staccato
()= sustained note
s = 16th note (appears above bar)
t = 32nd note (appears above bar)


INTRO/VERSE 1:
      (Rest x4)
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-r---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

    s  s              s  s              s  s              s  s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----7-----------|-----10-------\--|
A |-----7-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-00-0------------|-00-0------------|-00-0------------|-00-0------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

    s  s              s  s              s  s              s  s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----7-----------|-----10----------|
A |-----7-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-00*0------------|-00*0------------|-00-0------------|-00*0------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-------------------------|
D |-10---9---7---10---9--7--|
A |-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

    s  s        ss    ss s       sss    s  s       sss
G |-----------------|-----7-------7-7-|-----------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------454-|-----------------|-----7-------7-7-|-10---9---7--------------|
A |-----7\----------|-55-5---5*5-5-5--|-----------------|--------------10---9--7\-|
E |-00*0---0-0-0----|-----------------|-55*5---5-5-5-5--|-------------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


PRE-CHORUS:
          ss     sss        ss      ss                (x2)             ss
G |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-7---------------||-----------------|-7---------------|
E |-0--2--023--5*535|----8--087--5--32||-0--2----3--5----|----8----7--5--32|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

          ss     sss        ssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-7---------------|
E |-0--2--023--5*535|----8--087075r-5-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1:
                                           (Rest x3)
G |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
E |-7---------------|(7)--------------||-r---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:
      (Rest x4)
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-r---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


INTERLUDE:
   7/8 (Rest x10)
G |---------------|
D |---------------|
A |---------------|
E |-r-------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4

              (x3)
    s s s s s         s s s s s    s s s s s s s
G |-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
D |-7---6---------7-----6-------||-7---6-----------------------|
A |---9---7-5---------9---7-5---||---9---7-5-5-----------5-----|
E |-----------7---------------7-||-------------7-5---7---------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4      1   &   2   &   3   &   4

    s s s s s         s s s s s   s s s s s s s     s s s s s
G |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |-7---6---------7-----6-------|-7---6---------7-----6-------|
A |---9---7-5---------9---7-5---|---9---7-5---------9---7-5---|
E |-----------7---------------7-|-----------7-7-------------7-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4     1   &   2   &   3   &   4

    s s s s s         s s s s s   s s s s s s s
G |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |-7---6---------7-----6-------|-7---6-----------------------|
A |---9---7-5---------9---7-5---|---9---7-5-5-----------5-----|
E |-----------7---------------7-|-------------7-5---7---------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4     1   &   2   &   3   &   4

    s s s s s s s     s s s s s   s s s s s s s     s s s s s
G |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |-7---6---------7-----6-------|-7---6---------7-----6-------|
A |---9---7-5---------9---7-5---|---9---7-5---------9---7-5---|
E |-----------7-7-------------7-|-----------7-7-------------7-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4     1   &   2   &   3   &   4

    s s s s s         s s s s s   s s s s s         s s s s s
G |-7---6---------7-----6-------|-7---6---------7-----6-------|
D |---9---7-5---------9---7-5---|---9---7-5---------9---7-5---|
A |-----------7---------------7-|-----------7---------------7-|
E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4     1   &   2   &   3   &   4

    s s s s s s s     s s s s s   s s s s s s s
G |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |-7---6---------7-----6-------|-7---6-----------------------|
A |---9---7-5---------9---7-5---|---9---7-5-5----------5--7---|
E |-----------7-7-------------7-|-------------7-5---7---------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4     1   &   2   &   3   &   4


PRE-VERSE:
   4/4
    s  s              ssss              s  s    ss  s  s  sss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----7-----------|----10-----------|
A |-----7-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-00-0------------|-0000------------|-00*0----555-55-0|-000-----8--7--5\|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 3:
    s  s              s  s              s  s              ss          ss s ss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----7-----------|-----10---10--1010--|
A |-----7-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|--------------------|
E |-00*0------------|-00*0------------|-00*0------------|-00*0--------8----88|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3  &  4  &

                 s  s  s  s s
G |------------------------------|
D |-10---9---7---10-10-10-9-9-7-\|
A |------------------------------|
E |------------------------------|
    1  &  2  &  3   &     4   &


PRE-CHORUS:
    s  s       sssstt  ss s  s  sssss    ss s  s  sssssss                    s s
G |------------------|-----7-7---7-7-7-|-----------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------454--|-----------------|-----7-7---7--777|-10---9---7--------------|
A |-----7\---------xx|-55-5---5-5-5-5--|-----------------|--------------10---9-9-7\|
E |-00-0---0-0-0-----|-----------------|-55-5---5-5-55---|-------------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4   &

          ss      ss        ss     sss                                  ss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|
E |-0--2--023--5--35|----8--087--5-532|-0--2----3--5----|----8----7--5--32|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                                              ss     sss        ssssss  s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|
E |-0--2----3--5----|----8----7--5-3-2|-0--2--023--5-535|----8--087075*5-5|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2:
                                            (Rest x3)
G |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
E |-7---------------|(7)--------------||-r---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 4:
      (Rest x5)
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-r---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUTRO:
   7/8 (Rest x8)
G |---------------|
D |---------------|
A |---------------|
E |-r-------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4

        (x6)         s s s s s s s     s s s s s   s s s s s s s
G |---------------||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |-------------4-||/7---6---------7-----6-------|-7---6-----------------------|
A |-----------4---||---9---7-5---------9---7-5---|---9---7-5-5----------5--7---|
E |-0------2------||-----------7-7-------------7-|-------------7-5---7---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4    1   &   2   &   3   &   4     1   &   2   &   3   &   4

   4/4
    s  s             (Let ring)
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----7-----------|(7)--------------|
E |-00-0------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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