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October Road Bass Tab by James Taylor

October Road bass tab by James Taylor

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: E

Difficulty: Novice


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Jimmy Johnson - Bass'

 Intro:
 Q=143
 4/4
 Gtr I
   H    Q.   E   H.      Q    Q  Q.   Q.     H    E E E E   Q  H    Q
G|-------------|------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
D|-------------|------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
A|-----------7-|------------|--------------|-0--------0-2-|-2--2----2--|
E|-------------|-0----------|-0--0----0----|------2-4-----|------------|
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   H.      Q    Q  Q.   Q.     H    E E E E   Q  Q.   E E E
G|------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
D|------------|--------------|--------------|-------------2--|
A|------------|--------------|-0--------0-2-|-2--2----2-4----|
E|-0----------|-0--0----0----|------2-4-----|----------------|


   H.      Q    Q  Q.   Q.     H    E E E E   Q  Q.   Q.
G|------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A|------------|--------------|-0--------0-2-|-2--2----2-----|
E|-0----------|-0--0----0----|------2-4-----|---------------|


                         1st & 2nd Verses:
                                    2/4    4/4
   W          W            W          H      W
G|----------|----------||-----------|------|------|
D|----------|----------||o-2--------|------|------|
A|----------|----------||o----------|-2----|-4----|
E|-0--------|-0--------||-----------|------|------|


  2/4    4/4        2/4    4/4        2/4
   H      W          H      W          Q  Q
G|------|----------|------|----------|-------|
D|------|----------|------|----------|-------|
A|-2----|-0--------|------|----------|-0--2--|
E|------|----------|-3----|-0--------|-------|


  4/4        2/4    4/4        2/4    4/4
   W          H      W          H      W
G|----------|------|----------|------|------|
D|-2--------|------|----------|------|------|
A|----------|-2----|-4--------|-2----|-0----|
E|----------|------|----------|------|------|


  2/4    4/4        2/4     4/4        2/4
   H      W          Q  Q    W          H
G|------|----------|-------|----------|------|
D|------|----------|-------|-2--------|------|
A|------|----------|-0--2--|----------|-2----|
E|-3----|-0--------|-------|----------|------|


  4/4        2/4    4/4        2/4    4/4
   W          H      W          H      H    H
G|----------|------|----------|------|-4---------|
D|----------|------|----------|------|-----------|
A|-0--------|------|----------|-0----|------2----|
E|----------|-3----|-0--------|------|-----------|


   H    H      H    H      Q  Q  H      H    H
G|------2----|-4---------|-------2----|-4---------|
D|-2---------|-----------|-2--2-------|-----------|
A|-----------|------2----|------------|------2----|
E|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|


   H    H      H    E Q  E   W
G|------2----|-4----2------|------||
D|-2---------|--------4--2-|------||
A|-----------|-------------|-2----||
E|-----------|-------------|------||


 Chorus:
   H.      E E   Q  H.        H    E E E E   Q  Q.   E E E
G|-------------|------------|--------------|----------------|
D|-------------|------------|--------------|-------------2--|
A|-------------|------------|-0--------0-2-|-2--2----2-4----|
E|-0---------0-|-0--0-------|------2-4-----|----------------|


   H.      E E   Q  H.        H    E E E E   E E Q  E E E E
G|-------------|------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|------------|--------------|------------2----|
A|-------------|------------|-0--------0-2-|-2---2--2-4---4--|
E|-0---------0-|-0--0-------|------2-4-----|---2-------------|


   H.      Q    Q  H.        H    E E E E   Q  Q.   E E E
G|------------|------------|--------------|----------------|
D|------------|------------|--------------|-------------2--|
A|---------2--|------------|-0--------0-2-|-2--2----2-4----|
E|-0----------|-0--0-------|------2-4-----|----------------|


   1.                       2.
   W          +W             H.      Q    Q  Q.   Q.
G|----------|-------------||------------|---------------|
D|----------|------------o||------------|---------------|
A|----------|------------o||---------2--|---------------|
E|-0--------|-(0)---------||-0----------|-0--0----4-----|


                                  Chorus:
   H    E E E E   Q  Q.   E E E     H.      E E   E E Q.   Q.
G|--------------|---------------||--------------|----------------|
D|--------------|-------------2-||o-------------|-2--------------|
A|-0--------0-2-|-2--2----2-4---||o-----------4-|---2------------|
E|------2-4-----|---------------||--0-----------|-----0----0-----|


                                    Outro:
   H.      E E   Q  Q.   E E E  7x     H.      +E  E
G|-------------|----------------||-||----------------|
D|-------------|-------------2-o||-||o-------------2-|
A|-----------0-|-2--2----2-4---o||-||o---------------|
E|-0-----------|----------------||-||--0-------(0)---|


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


   Q  Q  H      +H     E E E E     W          +W
G|------------|-----------------||----------|--------*|
D|------------|------------2-4-o||----------|--------*|
A|----0--2----|-(2)----2-4-----o||----------|--------*|
E|-0----------|-----------------||-0--------|-(0)----*|

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Duration 🏷Legend

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).

|  (n)   -  note tied to previous
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