Medicine Jar Bass Tab by Wings

Medicine Jar bass tab by Wings

Bass Tab

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                  Medicine Jar – Wings
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Wings
Medicine Jar (1975)
(Jimmy McCulloch, Colin Allen)

From: "Venus and Mars"

This is my first bass tab. Comments and corrections are highly welcome!
I included many variations, but couldn’t do so for all the minor dead
notes and accentuations. Enjoy!

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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[Intro]
  Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|5\--------------|----------------|
  Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|5-------0---3---|5-----x-0-0-3-0-|5-----5-0---3---|5-----5-0---3---|


[Verse 1]
  Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3---|
E|5-----5-0---3---|5-----5-0---3---|5-----5-0---3---|5-----5-5-------|
  Dm                                Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-----5-0-0-3-0-|5-----5-0-0-3---|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|5-----5-0---3---|5---5-5-0---3---|
  Am               Dm               G                E
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|5---5-----------|------------5---|
A|----------------|5---5---5---5---|--------5---6---|7---7---7-------|
E|5---5---5---5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|7---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------3---|
E|------5-0---3---|5-----x-5-5-----|


[Chorus}
  Dm                                E
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-5---x-0---3---|5-5---x-0-0-3---|7---7-x-----5---|7---7---7---7---|
E|----------------|----------------|--------7-7-----|----------------|
  Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|x-7-5-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------750-3---|
E|5-----5-0---3---|5-----5-0---3---|5-5---5-0---3---|---------p------|


[Verse 2]
  Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3---|
E|5-----5-0-0-3---|5-5---5-0---3---|5-----5-0---3---|5-5---5-5-5-----|
  Dm                                Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-----5-0-0-3-0-|5-5---x-3-0-3---|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|5-----5-0-0-3-0-|5---3---0---3---|
  Am               Dm               G                E
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|5---5-----------|------------5---|
A|------------3---|5-----5-5-5-5---|--------5---5---|7---7---7-------|
E|5-----5-5-5-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|7---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------3---|
E|------5-0---3---|5-----x-5-5-----|


[Chorus]
 Dm                                 E
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----999-999-9\--|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-----5-0-0-3---|5---5---0---3---|7-------5---6---|7---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----7-----------|----------------|
                                                       (triplets)
  Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-0-/7--|
E|5-----5-0---3---|5-----5-0---3---|5-5---5-0---3---|5-5—(5)---------|


[Chorus]
 Dm                                 E
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|9/--------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5---5---0---3---|5---5---5---5---|7---7---7---7---|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
                                                       (triplets)
  Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----7-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------7---5---|
E|5-----5-0---3---|5-----5-0---3---|5-5---5-0---3---|5---------------|


[Solo]
  Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3---3---|
E|5-----5-0---3---|5-----5-0---3---|5-----5-0---3---|5---5-----------|
  Dm                                Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5---5-------3---|5---5---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
E|--------5-5-----|----------------|5-----5-0---3---|5---0---3---4---|
  Am               Dm               G                E
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------999-9---|
D|----------------|----------------|5---5---5-------|----------------|
A|----------------|5---5---5---5---|------------5---|7---7-----------|
E|5---5---0-0-3---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
                                                          (triplet)
  Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----7-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------7---5---|
E|5-----5-0---3---|5-----5-0---3---|5---0-3-5---0---|5---------------|


[Verse 3]
  Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3---|
E|5-----5-0---3---|5-----5-0---3---|5-----5-0---3---|5-----5-5-------|
  Dm                                Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--7-7---5-------|
A|5-----5-0---3---|5-----5-3---3---|----------------|------------5\--|
E|----------------|----------------|5-----5-0---3---|5---------------|
  Am               Dm               G                E
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------999-9\--|
D|----------------|----------------|5---5-------5---|----------------|
A|----------------|5---5---5---5---|--------5-------|7---7-----------|
E|5---5---5---5---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
                                                          (triplet)
  Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|5-----5-0---3---|5-----5-0-0-3---|


[Chorus]
 Dm                                 E
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----9-------9---|----999-999-9\--|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-----5-0-0-3---|5---5---0---3---|7-------7-7-----|7---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
                                                       (triplets)
  Am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3---3---|
E|5-----5-0---3---|5-5---5-0---3---|5-5---5-0---3---|5---5-----------|

[Chorus]
 Dm                                 E
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|9/--------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|5-------5-------|5-------5---5---|7-------7---7---|----------------|
E|----5-------5---|----5-----------|----5-----------|----------------|


[Outro]
  Am            Dm                  Am            Dm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------3-5-|----5---5-5-3---|------------3-5-|----5---5-5-3---|
E|5---5---5-5-----|----------------|5---0---5-5-----|----------------|
  Am            Dm                  Am            Dm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------3-5-|----5---5-5-3---|------------3-5-|----5---5-5-3---|
E|5---5---5-5-----|----------------|5---0---5-5-----|----------------|

repeat (with slight alterations) and fade



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| x   Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down

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