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Dancing In The Dark Bass Tab by Frank Sinatra

Dancing In The Dark bass tab by Frank Sinatra

Bass Tab 

Frank Sinatra - Dancing in the Dark (1959)

(Length-2.20) - A swinging walking bass line played evenly with skips - Live version - Original can be found on 'Come Dance With Me' (1959) album

(Intro)
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    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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V1) Dancing...                                 ..till
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    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(0.23)we're
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   we're...                         ..of why
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    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
V2)Looking...                         (0.41)
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E |4-5--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                    ..night
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    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
               ..and we
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A |-----------------|-4-----------4---|-6---6-----------|-4-----------4---|
E |-------------4---|-----------------|-------------4---|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                    (1.00)
                    Dancing...
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E |-----------------|-5---5-----------|-----------------|-5---5---3---3---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                  (1.07)
                     (Br.)what...                              ...what
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    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                              to...                     (1.18)
                                                         Ra ba ba...
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    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
   ahh ba ba ba ba                              hear..
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    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                                Dear      one
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    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                    (v3)Looking...
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    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                    (1.41)                    brighten..
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(1.46)                            (1.50)we..
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  together..                                        (1.57)Dancing...
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E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                     Dancing...        (2.03)             Dancing...
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A |-----4-----------|-----------------|-----4--3-2------|-----------------|
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    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                        dark...
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    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                    (2.20)

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