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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A |-4---------------|-4-5---------5---|-4-5---------5---|-------------6---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
V1) Dancing...                                 ..till
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E |-----------------|-------------2---|-----2-----------|-2---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(0.23)we're
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E |-4---4-----------|---------4---4---|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
   we're...                         ..of why
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    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-------4-------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
V2)Looking...                         (0.41)
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D |-------------1---|-4-----------4---|---------4-------|-----------------|
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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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D |-6---4---3-------|-----6-----------|---------6-------|-----6-----------|
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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D |-2-----------2---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----5---4-------|---------5---5---|-3---3---2---2---|-----------------|
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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A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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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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A |-----8---7-------|6-7--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-5-----------5---|-----5-----------|-6-7-7-----------|-------7---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                                Dear      one
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D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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E |-6-----------6---|---------6---6---|-4---4-----------|-4---4-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                    (v3)Looking...
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D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-----------|
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E |-7---7-------7---|-3---4-----------|4-5--------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                    (1.41)                    brighten..
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E |-----------6-----|-6---6-----------|-4---------------|---------4---1---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(1.46)                            (1.50)we..
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E |---------4---1---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
  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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D |---------2-------|-------------4---|-1---------------|-----------------|
A |-----4-----------|-----------------|-----4--3-2------|-----------------|
E |4-5----------5---|-4---------------|-------------4---|-------4---------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                        dark...

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                    (2.20)

Last updated: May 26, 2018

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