Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Intro:
12 bars of drum and wah-wah guitar intro, bass coming in at the 13th measure
G|----------------------11~---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-6-4-6--------------------------4-6-4-6--------------4---6---4-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------6---6---6-------|
G|----------------------11~---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-6-4-6--------------------------4-6-4-6--------------4---6---4-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------6---6---6-------|
Verse 1 - Bill Withers starts singing:
G|----------------------11~---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-6-4-6--------------------------4-6-4-6--------------4---6---4-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------6---6---6-------|
G|----------------------11~---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-6-4-6--------------------------4-6-4-6--------------4---6---4-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------6---6---6-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-4-2-4---2--4-2-4-2------2-4-2-4--2--4-2-4-2-----|
G|----------------------------------------11~--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4-6-4-6------------------4-6-4-6------------------|
E|--2-4-2-4---2--4-2-4-2-----------------------------------------3-3-- 4-5-6-|
Chorus - I can hear the angels sing...:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-5-4------4-5-6-----6-5-4-------4-5-6----6-6------------------------|
G|----------------------11~---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-6-4-6--------------------------4-6-4-6--------------4---6---4-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------6---6---6-------|
Verse 2 - Oh now, when I'm kissing my love..:
G|----------------------11~---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-6-4-6--------------------------4-6-4-6--------------4---6---4-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------6---6---6-------|
G|----------------------11~---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-6-4-6--------------------------4-6-4-6--------------4---6---4-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------6---6---6-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-4-2-4---2--4-2-4-2------2-4-2-4--2--4-2-4-2-----|
G|----------------------------------------11~--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4-6-4-6------------------4-6-4-6------------------|
E|--2-4-2-4---2--4-2-4-2-----------------------------------------3-3-- 4-5-6-|
Chorus - 'Cuz she's so good at what she does...:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-5-4------4-5-6-----6-5-4-------4-5-6----6-6------------------------|
G|----------------------11~---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-6-4-6--------------------------4-6-4-6--------------4---6---4-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------6---6---6-------|
Bridge - Put your foot on the rock...:
G|----------------------11~---------------------------------------------| \
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |
A|--4-6-4-6--------------------------4-6-4-6--------------4---6---4-----| | x 8 (repeat 8 times)
E|------------------------------------------------------6---6---6-------| /
Verse 3 - Oh now, when I'm kissing my love..:
G|----------------------11~---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-6-4-6--------------------------4-6-4-6--------------4---6---4-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------6---6---6-------|
G|----------------------11~---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-6-4-6--------------------------4-6-4-6--------------4---6---4-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------6---6---6-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-4-2-4---2--4-2-4-2------2-4-2-4--2--4-2-4-2-----|
G|----------------------------------------11~--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4-6-4-6------------------4-6-4-6------------------|
E|--2-4-2-4---2--4-2-4-2-----------------------------------------3-3-- 4-5-6-|
Chorus - Oh now, she's so good at what she does...:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-5-4------4-5-6-----6-5-4-------4-5-6----6-6------------------------|
Outro - whisteling:
G|----------------------11~---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-6-4-6--------------------------4-6-4-6--------------4---6---4-----| x 12 (repeat 12 times)
E|------------------------------------------------------6---6---6-------| until fade out
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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