Thunder Road Bass Tab by Bruce Springsteen

Thunder Road bass tab by Bruce Springsteen

Bass Tab

Intro:
  Q=120        Q=136
 4/4
  Gtr I
   Wx6           Wx2
G|------------|---------||
D|------------|---------||
A|------------|---------||
E|------------|---------||

 1st Verse:
   Wx31          H    E E E E
G|-------------|--------------|
D|-------------|--------------|
A|-------------|----------1---|
E|-------------|--------1---1-|

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 2nd Verse:
   Q.   E +Q   Q    Q  E E +E  E +E  E   Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q
G|----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------0-(0)---------|----------------|------3-(3)-----|
A|------3-(3)-----|------------0-(0)---|------3-(3)-----|-1-----------1--|
E|-1-----------1--|------------------3-|-1-----------1--|----------------|

   Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   E E   Q.   E +Q   E E   Q.   E +E  E E E
G|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|-------------2---|-------------3---|------------------|
A|------3-(3)-----|-0----0-(0)----0-|-1----1-(1)----1-|-3----3-(3)-3-5-3-|
E|-1-----------1--|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q  Q  +E  E E E   Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q
G|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------0-(0)-0-3-0-|-5--0--(0)-0-1-0-|------3-(3)-----|-1----1-(1)--3--|
E|-1----------------|-----------------|-1-----------1--|----------------|

   Q.   E +Q   E E   H    Q  E E   Q.   E +Q   E E   Q  Q  E E E E
G|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------||
D|-----------------|-0-------0---|-----------------|---------------||
A|-------------3---|-----------3-|-1----1-(1)----1-|-3-----3-5-3---||
E|-1----1-(1)----1-|-------------|-------------1---|---------------||


Pre-Chorus:
   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------0-3-5-3---|----------------|----------------|
A|------0-3-5-3-0-|-1------------5-|------0-3-5-3-5-|------0-3-5-3-0-|
E|-1--------------|----------------|-1--------------|-1--------------|


   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------0-3-5-3-5-|------3-0-3-0-3-|-1--------------|-1--------------|
E|-1--------------|-5--------------|------3-1-3-1-3-|------3-1-3-1-3-|


   Q.   E +H       H.      Q    Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q
G|---------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------0-(0)----|------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-1-------------|------------|-------------0--|-1----1-(1)-----|
E|---------------|-3-------0--|-1----3-(3)-----|-------------1--|

   Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D|----------------|------2-(2)--0--|----------------|----------------||
A|-1----0-(0)-----|----------------|-3----1-(1)--0--|--------3-------||
E|-------------3--|-1--------------|----------------|-3----3-------0-||

Chorus:
   Q.   E +E  E +Q     Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q
G|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-------------------|-0------0---0---|----------------|----------------|
A|-------------------|------0---0---3-|------3-(3)-----|-1--------------|
E|-1----1-(1)-1-(1)--|----------------|-1-----------1--|------1-(1)-----|

   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E E E E E
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
D|------------------|------------------|--------------0---|------0-2-------|
A|--------------3---|-0----0-(0)-0-3-0-|-1----1-(1)-1---1-|-3--------3-1---|
E|-1----1-(1)-1---1-|------------------|------------------|--------------3-|

   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +E  E E E
G|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
D|------------3---|------------------|----------------|------------------|
A|----------3---3-|-5----3-(3)-0-5-3-|------3-(3)-----|-1----1-(1)-1-0---|
E|-1----1-1-------|------------------|-1-----------1--|----------------3-|

   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +Q   E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +Q   Q
G|------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|
A|------------3---3-|-0----0-(0)--0-0-|-1----1-(1)---1-1-|-3----3-(3)-----|
E|-1----1-(1)---1---|-----------------|------------1-----|----------------|

Bridge:
   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q  Q  E E +E  E    +Q.   E +Q   E E   Q.   E +Q   Q
G|------------------|-----------------||------------------|----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------||------------------|----------------|
A|------0-(0)-3-5-3-|---------0-(0)-1-||-(1)---1-(1)----1-|-3----3-(3)-----|
E|-1----------------|-1-----3---------||--------------1---|----------------|

   Q.   E +Q   E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E
G|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|---------------3-|--------------0-3-|-5----5-(5)-------|-5----5-(5)-0---0-|
E|-1----1-(1)--1---|-1----1-(1)-1-----|------------5---5-|------------------|

   Q.   E +Q   E E   Q  E E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E
G|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-1----1-(1)--1-1-|-3--3-3-(3)-0-3-2-|-1----1-(1)-0-1-2-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

   Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-0----0-(0)--0--|-5----5-(5)---5-3-|-1----1-0----0-|---------------|
E|----------------|------------5-----|---------------|-3----3-1----1-|

Pre-Chorus:
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    Q.   E +E  E Q    Q.   E +E  E Q
G|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------||------0-(0)------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-5---3-||------------3----|-1----1-(1)-0----|
E|-----------------|-------------0---||-1------------1--|--------------3--|

   Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +Q   E E
G|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|------0-(0)-------|------------------|-----------------|
A|------3-(3)-----|------------3-0-3-|------------3-5-3-|-0----0-(0)--0-0-|
E|-1--------------|-1----------------|-1----1-(1)-------|-----------------|

   Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +E  E E E   Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +E  E E E
G|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
A|-1----1-(1)-----|-1----1-(1)-------|-1-----------1--|-3------------3---|
E|-------------1--|------------3-1-3-|------1-(1)-----|------0-(0)-3---3-|

   Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q    Q  E E +Q   E E   Q  E E +Q   E E
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|-1----1-(1)-----|------0-(0)----0-|------0-(0)----0-|
E|-1----1-(1)--1--|----------------|----0--------0---|----0--------0---|

   E E +E  E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
G|---------------------|------------------|-0-----------|-----------------|
D|---------------------|------------------|----3--2--0--|-----------------|
A|-1-1-(1)-1-(1)-1---1-|------1-(1)-1---1-|-------------|-3-3-1-1-0-0-----|
E|-----------------1---|----1---------1---|-------------|-------------3-3-|

   Q  E E E E Q    Q  H    Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|---------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
D|------0-3-5-3--|------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-1--4----------|-1--1----0--|-------------|-------------|
E|---------------|------------|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|

   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  H
G|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------||
D|-------------|-------------|-3---3---3-------|------------||
A|-1--1--1--1--|-3--3--3--3--|---3---3---3-5-3-|------------||
E|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-1----------||

Outro:
     Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D||o--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A||o-----------1--|-3----3-3--3--|--------------|-1----1-1------|
E||--1----1-1-----|--------------|-1----1-1--1--|-----------3---|

                               1.
   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    E Q  E +E  E E E   E Q  E +E  E E E
G|--------------|--------------|------------------|-------------------||
D|--------------|--------------|------------------|------------------o||
A|-----------1--|-3----3-3--3--|-1-1--1-(1)-1-1-1-|-3-3--3-(3)-3-3-3-o||
E|-1----1-1-----|--------------|------------------|-------------------||

  2.
   H    H      H    H      H    H      H    H
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-1----0----|-----------|-3----1----|-0---------|
E|-----------|-3----1----|-----------|------3----|

   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|-3----3-3--3--|--------------|-1----1-1--1--|
E|-1----1-1--1--|--------------|-1----1-1--1--|--------------|

   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    E Q  E +E  E E E   E Q  E +E  E E E
G|--------------|--------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--------------|--------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-----------1--|-3----3-3--3--|-1-1--1-(1)-1-1-1-|-3-3--3-(3)-3-3-3-|
E|-1----1-1-----|--------------|------------------|------------------|

   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-----------1--|-3----3-3--3--|--------------|-1----1-1--1--|
E|-1----1-1-----|--------------|-1----1-1--1--|--------------|

   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    H    H      H    H
G|--------------|--------------|-----------|-----------|
D|--------------|--------------|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------1--|-3----3-3--3--|-1---------|-----------|
E|-1----1-1-----|--------------|------0----|-3----1----|

   H    H      H    H      Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G|-----------|-----------|--------------|--------------|
D|-----------|-----------|--------------|--------------|
A|-3----1----|-0---------|--------------|-3----3-3--3--|
E|-----------|------3----|-1----1-1--1--|--------------|


   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------*|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------*|
A|--------------|-1----1-1--1--|-----------1--|-3----3-3--3--*|
E|-1----1-1--1--|--------------|-1----1-1-----|--------------*|

Last updated: November 14, 2017

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