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Sinnerman Bass Tab by Nina Simone

Sinnerman bass tab by Nina Simone

Bass Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: Bm

Intro:

   with octave pedal, at 0:03
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|


Verse 1:
   with octave pedal
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5-----------------------|-5-----------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|

  turn octave effect off
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------9--------|-9-----------9-----------|
A|-7-----10----7-----------|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

  at 0:24 -
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------9-----------|-------------9-----9--8--|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------------|
E|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|

G|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------------|
D|-7-----------7-----------|-7-----------7-----------|
A|-------------------------|----------------0--------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------9-----------|-------------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|


Verse 1B:
   Repeat this similarly until 2:12

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------8-----|-9-----11----12----11----|
A|-7-----10----9-----------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------9-----------|-------------9-----9--8--|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|

G|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------------|
D|-7-----------7-----------|-7-----------7-----7-----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----9-----9-----------|-------------9-----------|
A|-------------------9-----|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------8-----|-9-----11----12----11----|
A|-7-----10----9-----------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------9-----------|-------------9-----9-----|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|

G|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------------|
D|-7-----------7-----------|-7-----------7-----7-----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------9-----------|-------------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|


Chorus:

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9--------9--------------|-------------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|
  "I cry power, power  "

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------9-----------|-------------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------9-----------|-------------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-7--------------------7--|-7-----------------------|

   repeat this line until 3:38
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------9-----------|-------------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|


Instrumental:
                             7/8 bar - half beat shorter
G|-------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------9---9-------|-------------9-----9--|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9--------------|
E|-7-----------------------|-7--------------------|

                             7/8 bar
G|-------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------9-----9-----|-------------9-----9--|
A|-------9--------------9--|-------9--------------|
E|-7-----------------------|-7--------------------|

                             7/8 bar
G|-------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------9---9-------|-------------9-----9--|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9--------------|
E|-7-----------------------|-7--------------------|

                             7/8 bar
G|-------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------9-----9-----|-------------9-----9--|
A|-------9--------------9--|-------9--------------|
E|-7-----------------------|-7--------------------|

   at 3:46
G|-------------------11----|-------11----------11----|
D|-------------9-----------|-9-----------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------------|-------------------------|
E|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------11----------11----|-------11----------11----|
D|-9-----------9-----------|-9-----------9-----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   at 3:53, play 3x
G|-------11----------------|
D|-9-----------9-----------|
A|-------------------9-----|
E|-------------------------|

    play 3x
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-7-----------------------|

G|-------------------11----|-------11----------11----|
D|-------------9-----------|-9-----------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------------|-------------------------|
E|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------11----------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------9-----9-----|-------------9-----------|
A|----------------------9--|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------9-----9-----|-------------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------------|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-7--------------------7--|-------------------------|

    (4:12) play 2x
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-7-----------------------|

    play 6x
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------9-----9-----|
A|-------9--------------9--|
E|-7-----------------------|
                             * play these notes with claps until 4:41
G|-------------------11----|-------11----------11----|
D|-------------9-----------|-9-----------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------------|-------------------------|
E|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|


Intro 2:
   Bass resumes at 5:46, with lower octave pedal or 5 string bass
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------| play 6x
E|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|


Verse 2:
   at 6:06
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
A|-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------------|
E|-------------5-----------|-------------5-----5--6--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------9-----------|-------------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------9-----|-9-----12----11----12----|
A|-7-----10----9-----------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------9-----------|-------------9-----9--8--|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|

G|-------9--------------9--|-------------9-----------|
D|-7-----------7-----------|-------7-----------7-----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------9-----------|-------------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------9-----|-9-----12----11----12----|
A|-7-----10----9-----------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------9-----------|-9-----------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------9-----|
E|----------------------7--|-------------------------|

   6:32
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7-----------7-----------|-7-----------7-----------|
A|-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------9-----------|-------------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------9-----|-9-----7-----9-----7-----|
A|-7-----10----9-----------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----7-----9-----7-----|-9-----7-----9-----7-----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   6:45
G|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------------|
D|-7-----------7-----------|-7-----------7-----7-----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------11----------11----|-------11----------------|
D|-9-----------9-----------|-9-----------9-----9-----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------8-----|-9----12\11--9-----7-----|
A|-7-----10----9-----------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------9-----------|-------------9-----9-----|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|

   6:58
G|-------------------------|-------6-----------6-----|
D|-7-----------7-----------|-7-----------7-----------|
A|-------7-----------7-----|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------9-----------|-------------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------9-----|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------8-----|-9-----------9-----------|
A|-7-----10----9-----------|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Chrous 2:

   repeat similarly from 7:07 - 8:08, then no bass until ending
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------9-----|
E|-7-----------------------|


Outro:
   starting at 9:27
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------9-----------|
A|-------9-----------9-----| play 3x
E|-7-----------------------|

   repeat until held note
G|-------------------------|
D|-9-----7-----9-----7-----|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|
D|-9~~~~-------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


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| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
| PM  Palm mute
| TR  Trill
| N   Tremolo

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