Private Dancer Bass Tab by Tina Turner

Private Dancer bass tab by Tina Turner

Bass Tab

PRIVATE DANCER (Bassline)
As recorded by Tina Turner
Words and Music by Mark Knofler
Bass (E A D G)
Tempo 116

 Intro:
  4/4
   Q     Wx4          W          +W           +W           +H     +E  E E E
G|----||------------|----------|------------|------------|--------------------|
D|----||------------|----------|------------|------------|--------------------|
A|----||------------|----------|------------|------------|--------------5-6---|
E|----||------------|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----(0)-7-------|

   q  E E q  E E   H    E E E E   q  E E q  E E   +H     +E  E E E
G|---------------|--------------|---------------|------------------|
D|------4-5------|--------------|------4-5------|------------------|
A|-7-----------7-|----------5-6-|-7-----------5-|-(5)----(5)---5-6-|
E|---------------|--------7-----|---------------|------------7-----|

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   q  E E q  e E   H    E Q  E   q  E E q  E E   +H     +E  S S E E
G|---------------|-------------|---------------|--------------------|
D|------4-5------|-------------|------4-5------|--------------------|
A|-7---------7-7-|--------5--6-|-7-----------5-|-(5)----(5)-----5-6-|
E|---------------|-------------|---------------|------------7-7-----|

   q  E E q  e E   H    E E E E   q  E E q  e E   +H     +E  E E E
G|---------------|--------------|---------------|------------------|
D|------4-5------|--------------|------4-5------|------------------|
A|-7---------7-7-|----------5-6-|-7---------5-5-|-(5)----(5)---5-6-|
E|---------------|--------7-----|---------------|------------7-----|

   q  E E q  E E   H    E Q  E   q  E E q  E E   +E  Q.   +E  S S E E
G|---------------|-------------|---------------|----------------------||
D|------4-5------|-------------|------4-5------|----------------------||
A|-7-----------7-|--------5--6-|-7-----------5-|-(5)-5----(5)-----5-6-||
E|---------------|-------------|---------------|--------------7-7-----||

 Verse:
     $
     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   E Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
G||--------------|---------------|-------------|------------------|
D||o-------------|---------------|-------------|------------------|
A||o-7-----7-----|---------------|-7-----------|-------4-5---5-6--|
E||--------------|-7----8-8--7-5-|-------7--7--|-5-7-8-----7------|

   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q  Q  E Q  E   E E E E E E E E
G|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
A|-7-----7------|--------------5-|-7-----5-5----|-------4-5---5-6-|
E|------------7-|-7----8-8-7-5---|--------------|-5-7-8-----7-----|

   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
G|--------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|--------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
A|-7-----7------|--------------5-|-7--5-----5--|-------4-5---5-6-|
E|----------5-6-|-7----8-8-7-5---|-------7-----|-5-7-8-----7-----|

   Q  E E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   E E E E Q  E E
G|---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------||
D|---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------||
A|-7----7-7------|--------------5-|-7--5-----5-5-|-------4-5--5-5-||
E|-----------5-6-|-7----8-8-7-5---|-------7------|-5-7-8----------||

 Chorus:
   Q.   S S e e E E   Q.   S S Q  E E   Q  E S S Q  Q    Q  E E E E E E
G|------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------5-5-----|----------5------|----------------|-----------------|
A|------5-7-----7-5-|------5-7----7-5-|--------5-7--7--|-5------5-5------|
E|-3----------------|-3---------------|-3--3-7---------|----7-5-----7-5--|
                             _______________________________
                            | 1.
  H    Q  E E   Q.   E H      Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|-------------|--------5----|---------------|---------------|
D|-------------|-3----3------|-4----4-4------|---------------|
A|-5----5----5-|-------------|-------------4-|-4----4-3----3-|
E|---------5---|-------------|---------------|---------------|
__________________  _______________
                  ||2.
                                          To Coda
  H    +E  E E E     Q.   E Q.   E   Q  E E Q  Q      Q.   S S e e E E
G|-----------------||---------------|--------------||-------------------|
D|----------------o||-4----4--------|----9---------||o--------2-5-5-2---|
A|------------5-6-o||---------------|-7----7-5--5--||o------5---------5-|
E|-0----(0)-7------||--------7----7-|--------------||--3----------------|

   Q.   S S Q  E E   Q  E S S Q  Q    e E E E e E E E   H    Q  E E
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|--------2-5--2---|----------2--2--|-----------------|---------------|
A|------5--------5-|------2-5-------|-5-5-2---5-5-2---|-5----5----5---|
E|-3---------------|-3--3-----------|-------5-------5-|---------5-----|

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

 Bridge:
   Q  E E +E  E Q    Q  Q  E S S E E   H    H      H    +E  E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------3-4---|-----------|------------4---|
E|-5----5-(5)---5--|----5----7-----5-|-5----5----|-5----(5)-7---5-|

   Q  E E +E  E Q    Q  Q  E E Q    H    +E  Q.     W
G|-----------------|--------------|---------------|------||
D|-----------------|--------------|---------------|------||
A|-----------------|-----------3--|-4----(4)-3----|------||
E|-5----5-(5)---5--|----5----7----|---------------|-7----||

   Q  E E q  E E   H    E E E E   Q  E E q  E E   +H     +E  E E E
G|---------------|--------------|---------------|------------------|
D|------4-5------|--------------|------4-5------|------------------|
A|-7-----------7-|----------5-6-|-7-----------5-|-(5)----(5)---5-6-|
E|---------------|--------7-----|---------------|------------7-----|

   Q  E E q  E E   H    E Q  E   q  E E q  E E   +E  Q.   +E  E E E
G|---------------|-------------|---------------|--------------------||
D|------4-5------|-------------|------4-5------|--------------------||
A|-7---------7-7-|--------5--6-|-7-----------5-|-(5)-5----(5)---5-6-||
E|---------------|-------------|---------------|--------------7-----||

 Solo:
     Q  E E q  E E   H    E E E E   q  E E q  E E   +H     +E  E E E
G|----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------------|
D|o------4-5------|--------------|------4-5------|-------------------|
A|o-7-----------7-|----------5-6-|-7-----------5-|-(5)----(5)---5-6--|
E|----------------|--------7-----|---------------|------------7------|
  ___________________________________________________________________
 | 1.,2.,3.,4.                                                       |
  Q  E E q  e E   H    E Q  E   q  E E q  E E   +E  Q.   +E  E E E
G|---------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------||
D|------4-5------|-------------|------4-5------|--------------------o||
A|-7---------7-7-|--------5--6-|-7-----------5-|-(5)-5----(5)---5-6-o||
E|---------------|-------------|---------------|--------------7------||

  _______________
 | 5.
   Q  E E q  e E   H    E Q  E   q  E E q  E E   +E  E E E Q  E E
G|---------------|-------------|---------------|------------------||
D|------4-5------|-------------|------4-5------|------------------||
A|-7---------7-7-|--------5--6-|-7-----------5-|-(5)---5-5-5--5---||
E|---------------|-------------|---------------|-----5----------3-||

Chorus:
   Q.   S S e e E E   Q.   S S Q  E E   Q  E S S Q  Q    Q  E E E E E E
G|------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------5-5-----|----------5------|----------------|-----------------|
A|------5-7-----7-5-|------5-7----7-5-|--------5-7--7--|-5------5-5------|
E|-3----------------|-3---------------|-3--3-7---------|----7-5-----7-5--|

                                                                D.S. al Coda
                                                              (Take 2nd Ending)
   H    Q  E E   Q.   E H      Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   H    +E  E E E
G|-------------|--------5----|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-------------|-3----3------|-4----4-4------|---------------|----------------|
A|-5----5----5-|-------------|-------------4-|-4----4-3----3-|------------5-6-|
E|---------5---|-------------|---------------|---------------|-0----(0)-7-----|

Out-Chorus:
   &
     Q.   S S e e E E   Q.   S S Q  E E   Q  E S S Q  Q    e E E E e E E E
G|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|o--------2-5-5-2---|--------2-5--2---|----------2--2--|-----------------|
A|o------5---------5-|------5--------5-|------2-5-------|-5-5-2---5-5-2---|
E|--3----------------|-3---------------|-3--3-----------|-------5-------5-|

Repeat & Fade:
   H    Q  E E   Q.   E H      H    H      Q  Q  Q  Q
G|-------------|--------5----|-----------|--------------|
D|-------------|-3----3------|-4----4----|-------------o|
A|-5----5----5-|-------------|-----------|-4--4--3--3--o|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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