Blues Beach Bass Tab by Steely Dan

Blues Beach bass tab by Steely Dan

Bass Tab

Key: G

Intro

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

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

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Verse 1

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)--------3---5-|-----------3---5-|(5)--------3---5-|
A|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3---3---|---------3-------|
E|-3---------------|-----------------|-3-----x---------|-----------------|
   Q   Q   E Q   E   Q   Q   E Q   E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   Q   E Q   E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|-------------2-5-|---------6-6---6-|---------6-6---3-|
E|-3-----x---------|---------3-5-----|-4-----x---------|-4-----x-----4---|
   Q   E E E Q   E   Q   Q   E Q   E   Q     E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E

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

Chorus 1

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)--------3---5-|-----------3---5-|(5)----------------|
A|---------3---3---|---------3---3---|---------3-------|---------5-----2---|
E|-3-----x---------|-------x---------|-3-----x---------|-----------3-5---3-|
   Q   E E E E E E   Q.    E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q.    S S E E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-----|-------------3-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-5-----5-|(5)------3-5-----5-|
A|-3-------------2-|-3-----x---------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------5-3-3-----|---------0-0-1-2-|-3-----------------|-------------------|
   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E.S E E E E   H       S S Q   E   H       S S Q   E

Interlude 1

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

Verse 2

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)--------3---5-|-----------3---5-|(5)--------3---5-|
A|---------3---3---|---------3---3---|-------5-3-------|---------3---3---|
E|-3-----5---------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
   Q   E E E E E E   H       E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   Q   E E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)--------3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|---------3---3-3-|---------6-6-----|---------6-6-3-3-|
E|-3-----x---------|-----------------|-4-----6-----4-4-|(4)--------------|
   Q   E E E Q   E   Q   Q   E E E E   Q.    E E E E E   H       E E E E

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

Chorus 2

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)--------3---5-|-----------3---5-|(5)----------------|
A|---------3---3---|---------3---3---|---------3-------|---------5-----2---|
E|-3-----5---------|-------5---------|-3-----5---------|-----------3-5---3-|
   Q   E E E E E E   Q.    E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q.    S S E E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-------------2-|-3-----3---------|
E|-------5-3-3-----|---------0-0-1-2-|
   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E.S E E E E

Bridge

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-----2-2-2---2-|-2-----2-2-2---2-|-3-----0-------2-|-3-----0-----2---|
E|-----------------|-------------2---|---------3-3-3---|---------3-3---3-|
   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3---3-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|---------3-------|
A|---------3-3---1-|-2-----0---2---2-|-------0-2-2---0-|-1-----1---------|
E|-1-----1-----1---|---------2---2---|-----------------|-----------------|
   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------0-|-1-----------1-2-|-3-----------------|
A|-3-----0-------0-|-1-1-1-1---------|-------3-1-1-----|-------3-3---------|
E|---------3-3-----|---------1-1-----|-----------------|-----------1-1-2-2-|
   Q   E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E S S E E E E

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

Verse 3

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------4-3-2-1-|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)--------3---5-|-----------3---5-|(5)------5---------|
A|---------3---3---|---------3-------|---------3-------|-------------------|
E|-3-----5---------|-----------------|-3---------------|-------------------|
   Q   E E E E E E   H       E E E E   Q   Q E E E E E   Q.    E.S E E E E

G|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|-----------5-----|---------6-6---6-|(6)--------3-6-3-|
E|-------5---------|-------x-3---3-3-|-4-----6---------|-------4-6-------|
   Q   E E E Q   E   Q   E E E E E E   Q.    E E E E E   Q.    E E E E E

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

Chorus 2

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)--------3---5-|-----------3---5-|(5)--------------|
A|---------3-------|---------3-------|---------3-------|-------------2---|
E|-3-----5---------|-----------------|-3-----5---------|---------3-5---3-|
   Q   E E E E E E   H       E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   H       E E E E

G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------3-----|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|---------3-5-----5-|(5)--------------|
A|-3-------------2-|-3-----3-3---------|-------------------|-------------2-5-|
E|-------5-3-3-----|-----------0-0-1-2-|-3-----------------|---------3-3-----|
   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E S S E E E E   H       S S Q   E   H       E E E E

Outro

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|---------3---3---|---------------3-|-3-----0-2-2-----|-3-----0-0-5-5-3-5-|
E|-3-----5---------|-------x-3-3-----|-------------5-3-|-------------------|
   Q   E E E E E E   Q.    E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E S S E E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|---------3---3---|---------------3-|-3-----0-2-2---0-|(0)----0-0-5-5-3-5-|
E|-3-----5---------|---------3-3-5---|-------------3---|-------------------|
   Q   E E E E E E   H       E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E S S E E E E

G|-----------------|-------2-3-4-3-2-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------3---3---|-------------------|-3-----0-2-2---0-|(0)----5-5-5-3-5-|
E|-3-----5---------|-------------------|-------------3---|-----------------|
   Q   E E E E E E   Q.    S S E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E.S E E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------3---3---|---------------3-|-3-----0-2-2---0-|(0)----0-5-5-3-5-|
E|-3-----5---------|---------3-3-5---|-------------3---|-----------------|
   Q   E E E E E E   H       E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E.S E E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------3---3---|---------2-2---3-|-3-----0-2-2---0-|(0)----0-5-5-3-5-|
E|-3-----5---------|-------------3---|-------------3---|-----------------|
   Q   E E E E E E   H       E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E.S E E E E

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

G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)--------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------3---3---|---------0---0-2-3-|-3-----0-2-2---0-|(0)----3-5-3-0-5-|
E|-3-----5---------|-------------------|-------------3---|-----------------|
   Q   E E E E E E   H       E E S S E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E.S E E E E

G|-----------------|-------2-3-4-3-2-0-|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|---------3---3---|-------------------|-3-----0-2-2---0-|(0)----3-3-5-3-0-3-|
E|-3---------------|-------------------|-------------3---|-------------------|
   Q   Q   E E E E   Q.    S S E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E S S E E E E

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

G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|---------3---3---|-------5-6-7-6-5-4-|-3-----0-2-2---0-|(0)----5-5-5-5-3-5-5-|
E|-3-----5---------|-------------------|-------------3---|---------------------|
   Q   E E E E E E   Q.    S S E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E.S E S S S S E

G|-----------------|-------------------|-------5-4-0---2-|(2)--------------|
D|-----------3---5-|(5)----------2-----|-------------0---|-----------------|
A|---------3---3---|---------2-2-------|-3---------------|---------0-3-5-5-|
E|-3-----5---------|---------------3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
   Q   E E E E E E   Q.    S S E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   H       E E E E

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


Key to rhythm notations:

W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve
H - Half Note/Minim
Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet       Q. - Dotted Quarter Note
E - Eight Note/Quaver           E. - Dotted Eight Note
S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver  S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note

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| x   Ghost Note
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Published: January 1, 2025

Last updated: January 1, 2025

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