Godwhacker Bass Tab by Steely Dan

Godwhacker bass tab by Steely Dan

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Fm

Intro

G|---|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-1-|-1---------------|-----------1---1---|-1---------------|---------------1-|
   S   W                 H       E E S E S   W                 H       Q   E.S

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

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

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

Verse 1

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

G|-----------1-------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|---------3-------3-|---1-----3-3---3-|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-1-----x-----------|-1-----x-----1---|---------6-6-------|-4-----4-----4---|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-4-----x---------4-|---------4-4---4-|
   Q   E.S E Q   S S   E E E.S E E E E   Q   E.S E Q   S S   E E E.S E E E E

G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------5-------|-----------------|-----------1---1-|---3-----------1-|
A|---------4-------x-|-4-----4-3-3-1-3-|-------x-1-------|-3-----0-1-2-3---|
E|-3-----x-----------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
   Q   E.S E Q   S S   Q   E.S E E E E   Q   E.S E Q   E   E E E.S E E E E

Verse 2

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

G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------3-3-----3-|---------3-3---3-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-----x-----------|-1-----x-----1---|---------6-6---6-|-4-----4-----4---|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-4-----x-----4---|---------4-4---0-|
   Q   E.S E Q   S S   Q   E.S E E E E   Q   E.S E E E E   E E E.S E E E E

G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------5-------|-----------------|-----------1---1-|---3-----------1-|
A|---------4-------x-|-4-4---4-3-3---0-|-------x-1-------|-3-----0-1-2-3---|
E|-3-----x-----------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
   Q   E.S E Q   S S   E E E.S E E E E   Q   E.S E Q   E   E E E.S E E E E

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

Bridge 1

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

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

Verse 3

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

G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------3-3-----3-|---------3-3---3-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-----x-----------|-1-----x-----1---|---------6-6---6-|-4-----4-----4---|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-4-----x-----4---|---------4-4---0-|
   Q   E.S E Q   S S   Q   E.S E E E E   Q   E.S E E E E   E E E.S E E E E

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

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

Solos

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-------------3-|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---1-----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4---3---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E Q   Q   E.S   E Q.    H         E Q.    H         Q   Q   Q   Q

G|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|---------3-3-----3-|---------3-3---3-|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-1-----x-----------|-1-----x-----1---|---------6-6-------|-4-----4-----4---|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-4-----x---------4-|---------4-4---4-|
   Q   E.S E Q   S S   Q   E.S E E E E   Q   E.S E Q   S S   E E E.S E E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------1---1-|---3-----------1-|
A|---------4-4-----|-4-4---4-3-3---3-|-------x-1-------|-3-----0-1-2-3---|
E|-3-----x-------4-|-------------3---|-1-----x---------|-----------------|
   Q   E.S E Q   E   E E E.S E E E E   Q   E.S E Q   E   E E E.S E E E E

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

G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------3-3-----3-|---------3-3---3-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-----x-----------|-1-----x-----1---|---------6-6---6-|-4-----x-----4---|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-4-----x-----4---|---------4-4---0-|
   Q   E.S E Q   S S   Q   E.S E E E E   Q   E.S E E E E   E E E.S E E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------5-----|-----------------|-3---------1---1-|---3-----------1-|
A|---------4-------|-4-----4-3-3---3-|-------x-1-------|-3-----0-1-2-3---|
E|-3-----x---------|-------------3---|-----------------|-----------------|
   Q   E.S E Q.      Q   E.S E E E E   Q   E.S E Q   E   E E E.S E E E E

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

Bridge 1

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

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

Verse 4

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

G|-------------1---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------3-3---3-|---------3-3---3-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-----x---------|-1-----x-----1---|---------6-6---6-|-4-----4-----4---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-4-----x-----4---|---------4-4---0-|
   Q   E.S E E E E   Q   E.S E E E E   Q   E.S E E E E   E E E.S E E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------------1-|-3---------1-----|---3-----------1-|
A|---------4-4-4-x-|-4-4---4-3-3-----|-------x-1-------|-3-----0-1-2-3---|
E|-3-----x---------|-------------3---|-----------------|-----------------|
   Q   E.S E E E E   E E E.S E E E E   Q   E.S E Q.      E E E.S E E E E

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

Outro

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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