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Downbound Train Bass Tab by Bruce Springsteen

Downbound Train bass tab by Bruce Springsteen

Bass Tab

Tuning: standard 4-string (EADG)
Note: the basic rhythm is simple, use the '+' marks to figure that out before playing
all the decorations. Have fun!

Intro (bass enters at 0:09, after one round of guitar)
G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
A|--------------1-|-------11-3-5-3-|--------1-3-----|----------0-1---|
E|3---3--33-1-3---|----------------|1------1------1-|-------13-----1-|

Verse (0:17)
G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
A|----------------|1------11-3---3-|--------1-3-----|----------0-----|
E|3---3--33-1---1-|----------------|1------1------1-|----1--13-----1-|
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G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
A|----------------|1-------1-3---3-|--------1-3-----|--------------5-|
E|3-------3-3---1-|----------------|1------1------1-|----------------|

Chorus (0:33)
G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+-3-+---|
D|----------------|3---3--3--------|3---3--3--------|5---5--55-----5-|
A|6---6--63-5-----|--------3-5-----|--------3-3-5-3-|----------------|
E|--------------6-|--------------6-|----------------|----------------|

G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|
D|----------------|3---3--3--------|5------55-----3-|----------------|
A|6---6--63-5-----|--------3-3-5-3-|----------6-----|--------3-3---3-|
E|--------------6-|----------------|----------------|------------1---|

Verse (0:48)
G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|1------11-3---3-|--------1-3-----|--------1-3-----|
E|3---3--33-1-3-1-|----------------|1------1------1-|1------1------1-|

G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|1------11-3---3-|--------1-3-----|------------3-5-|
E|3---3--33-1-3-1-|----------------|1------1------1-|1---------------|

Chorus 2 (1:05, different ending)
G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+-3-+---|
D|----------------|3---3--3--------|3---3--3--------|5---5--55-----5-|
A|6---6--63-5-----|--------3-5-----|--------3-3-5-3-|----------------|
E|--------------6-|--------------6-|----------------|----------------|

G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|
D|----------------|3---3--3--------|5------55-----3-|----------------|
A|6---6--63-5-----|--------3-3-5-3-|----------6-----|----------------|
E|--------------6-|----------------|----------------|--------1-1-1-1-|

Bridge (1:21)
G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+-3-+---|
D|----------------|3---3--3--------|3---3--3--------|5---5--55---5-3-|
A|6---6-----3-5-3-|--------3-5/6-3-|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--------1-3---1-|----------------|

G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|
D|----------------|3---3--3--------|5---5--55-----3-|------3---------|
A|6---6--63-3-5-3-|--------3-5/6-3-|----------6-----|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------1-1-1-1-|

(1:37)
G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3~~-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|
D|no bass here----|----------------|----------------|----------------| 6x
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Chorus (2:34)
G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+-3-+---|
D|----------------|3---3--3--------|3---3--3--------|5---5--55-----5-|
A|6---6--63-5-----|--------3-3---3-|--------3-3---3-|----------------|
E|--------------6-|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|
D|----------------|3---3--3--------|5-5----55-----3-|----------------|
A|6---6--63-5-----|--------3-3---3-|----------6-----|----------------|
E|--------------6-|----------------|----------------|-------(1-1-1-1)|

Outro (2:50)
G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---------------|
A|----------------|1------11-3---3-|--------1-3-----|----------0-----|
E|3------33-1-3-1-|----------------|1------1------1-|-------13-----31|

G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|1------11-3---3-|--------1-3-----|--------1-3---1-|
E|3------33-1-3-1-|----------------|1------1------1-|1-----11-------1|

G|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|
D|(3:06, repeat while fading out)--|----------------|3---------------|
A|----------------|1------11-3---3-|--------1-3-----|----------0-----|
E|3------33-1-3-1-|----------------|1------1------1-|-------13-----31|


| /  slide up
| ~  let ring

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