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Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run Bass

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Born To Run Bass

(ver. 1)
Bruce Springsteen 
Intro

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7-7-9-|

G|-------9---------|-------9---------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-----7-7-7-|-7-7-7-----7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


Verse

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---|


Chorus

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D|-------7-------6-|-6-------------6-|-4-------------4-|-6---------------|
A|-------------7---|-------------7---|-------------4---|-----------------|
E|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2---------------|-------------2---|
A|-------4---------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|----0------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-6-|
D|/7-------------6-|-6-------------6-|-4-------------4-|-6---------------|
A|-------------7---|-------------7---|-------------4---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-----2------2--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|------------4----|-4-----4-----4-2-|-0-----0---0-4-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2---|
E|-----------------|-----------4-----|-----------------|-----------------|


Riff

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7-7-9-|

G|-------9---------|-------9---------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-----7-7-7-|-7-7-7-----7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


Verse

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---|


Chorus

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-6-|
D|-------7-------6-|-6-------------6-|-4-------------4-|-6---------------|
A|-------------7---|-------------7---|-------------4---|-----------------|
E|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2---------------|-------------2---|
A|-------4---------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|----0------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-6-|
D|/7-------------6-|-6-------------6-|-4-------------4-|-6---------------|
A|-------------7---|-------------7---|-------------4---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-----2------2--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|------------4----|-4-----4-----4-2-|-0-----0---0-4-0-|-2-----2-2-2-2---|
E|-----------------|-----------4-----|-----------------|-----------------|


Riff

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7-7-9-|

G|-------9---------|-------9---------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-----7-7-7-|-7-7-7-----7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


Sax solo

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-7-----6---6-----|-----------------|
A|-7-----7-------7-|-7-----7-------7-|-------------9-9-|-----------------|
E|---7-9-----7-9---|---7-9-----7-9---|-----------------|-7-7-7-9---9-7-9-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-6---6-----|-9-9-9-----------|
A|-7-----7---------|-7-----7---------|-------------9-9-|-------6---4-2---|
E|---7-9-----7-9-7-|---7-9-----7-9-7-|-----------------|-----------------|


Bridge

G|---6---4---------|---6---4-------2-|---2--------2-2--|-4---------------|
D|-------------6---|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4---|
A|-4---------------|-4---------2-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------4-----7---|-----------7-9-7-|-5-----5---------|-----------------|
A|-5---------------|-5---------------|-----------2---5-|-------------5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------7---|-----------------|-----------2-----|-----------------|
A|-------7---------|-----------------|-3-----3-------3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|
E|-5---------------|-5-5---5---5-5---|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-------7---------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------4---7-|-----------9-7---|-5-----------5---|-----------------|
A|-5-----5---------|-5-------------5-|-----------5---5-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---3-3---|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------7---------|-7-----7---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------7---7-|-----------7---7-|-3-----3---------|-3-----3---------|
E|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Guitar solo

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-4------5-----6--|---7-----8-------|-9-----8-----7---|---6-----5---4---|
A|-----------------|-------------9---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-2---1---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------5---4-|---3---3---3---3-|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Verse

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7---7-7-9-|

G|-------9-----9---|-------9-----9---|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------9---9-|-----------9---9-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---|


Chorus

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-6-|
D|-------7-----7---|-6-----6-----6---|-4-----4-----4---|-6-----6---6-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-----4---------|-------------7---|
E|-----------7-4---|----0------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-6-|
D|-7-----------7-7-|-6-----6-----6-6-|-4-----4---4-4-4-|-6-----6---6-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-----7-----7-5-|-4-4---4-----4---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------7-----|-----------4---7-|-5-----5---5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7---7-7-9-|


Outro

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

                                                       /---3-----3-----3-----3---\
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-6-6-6-4-4-|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|-----------------|-2-------2-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-6-6-6-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-6-6-6-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-6-6-6-4-4-|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------7-------|

G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|
E|-----------------|


The guitar solo also works really well as a bass solo, so I've transcribed it below.
Use a pick, crank up the treble and add a bit of overdrive.

G|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------7-7-10-10-7--------|
A|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-------------10-8---|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7-7-10-10-7-7-------|-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8---------------10-10-|------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-10-10/12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-13-10-10-|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------|---------------------|
D|-7---10---10---7------------7---10---|---------------------|
A|-----------------10-8-8-8-8----------|-9------10------11---|
E|-------------------------------------|---------------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---7-----8-------|-9-----8-----7---|---6-----5---4---|
A|-------------9---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-2---1---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------5---4-|---3---3---3---3-|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|            
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