Lay Down Bass

Lay Down
First single by The Srawbs taken from their debut album
Bursting At The Seams. Reached number 12 UK chart in 1972.
Bass performance John Ford. Tab by bass50611. This is how I
See the bassline and what I would play. Not exact, is more of a
Simplified version but it does fit. Great seventies song.
 
Intro:             (Drums/Bass In)
G|-------------------------------|
D|-GUITAR-START------------------|
A|--------------------------7--7-|
E|-------------------------------|
 
Chorus:
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9----7----5---5---5--5--5---9----7----5---5---5--5--5-|
 
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------2-4-2---|
E|-9----7----5---5---5--5--5---0--0---4-------0-|
 
Verse 1:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7----7--6----6--4----4--2----2--2----0--0-0---0--0-0--2--4--4-4--6-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7--7----------------------------------7--7-7--7------------|
E|------------7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--5--5-5--5-------------0--0-0--0-|
 
                                       ‘.’
G|-----------------------------------------------------6--------------|
D|--------7----------------------------------------6-9---9------------|
A|---------------------7--7---6--6---4-------7--7----------7--7--7--7-|
E|-5--5-5---5--5-5--5-------------------5-----------------------------|
 
Chorus:
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9----7----5---5---5--5--5---9----7----5---5---5--5--5-|
 
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------2-4-2---|
E|-9----7----5---5---5--5--5---0--0---4-------0-|
 
Verse 2:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7----7--6----6--4----4--2----2--2----0--0-0---0--0-0--2--4--4-4--6-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7--7-----------------------------------7--7-7--7------------|
E|------------7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--5--5-5--5--------------0--0-0--0-|
 
                                       ‘.’
G|-----------------------------------------------------6--------------|
D|--------7----------------------------------------6-9---9------------|
A|---------------------7--7---6--6---4-------7--7----------7--7--7--7-|
E|-5--5-5---5--5-5--5-------------------5-----------------------------|
 
Chorus:
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9----7----5---5---5--5--5---9----7----5---5---5--5--5-|
 
                                              (Break)
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------2-4-2---|
E|-9----7----5---5---5--5--5---0--0---4-------0-|
 
Solo:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-NO BASS---------------------------------------------------4----4----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------9-9-9--7--5--4--2-2---9-9-9--7--5--4--2-2-----2----2-|
 
Verse 3: (Key Change)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------4--------------------------4--2--1--------------|
A|-4------4--4-----4\6--6-4--2--2-2---2--2-2--2----------4--2--1------|
E|---2--2------2--2----------------------------------------------4--2-|
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------4--4-4---4--2--1-----------------------|
A|-4--4-4---4--4-4---2--2-2-------------------4--2--2-2---2--2-2--2-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                           ‘.’
G|---------------------8------|
D|-----------------8-11--11---|
A|-9--8--------9-9----------9-|
E|-------9--7-----------------|
 
Chorus 2:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-----------------------9-----------------------9----------------------|
E|-----9----7--7--7-7--7-------9----7--7--7-7--7--------9----7--7--7-7--7-|
 
G|--------8------------------|
D|----8-11--11---------------|
A|-9-9--------9--11--9--8--7-|
E|---------------------------|
 
Chorus 3:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6------------------------6-----------------------6---------------------|
E|-----4----7--7--7-7--7--------4---7--7--7-7--7--------4----7--7--7-7--7-|
 
               (Break)
G|--------8-----|
D|----8-11--11--|
A|-9-9--------9-|
E|--------------|
 
Outro:                                        (End)
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-NO BASS--------------------------------------|
A|---------------11-11--------------------------|
E|-------------------------11-11-11--9--7--6--4-|
 
Symbol ‘.’ Are Pauses
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