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Elton John - I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues Bass

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I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues Bass

(ver. 1)
Elton John
Sorry for the lack of bar lines hopefully it all makes sense


Intro
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0-2-----3------2--0----------0-2-----3----------|
A|--3-------------------------3-------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Verse
G|-----------------------------------------------------5-------------------|
D|---------5-----0-2------3----2-0--------7--5--5-7-5------/7--5---2-0-----|
A|-------5--------------------------3--3------------------3----------------|
E|--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------2----3---2-0-------7---5--5-7-------7---5--5\-----|
A|------5----5-3-2----2-----------3--3-------------3--3---------------|
E|--3-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre Chorus
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5----------------9-7--------------------------------------|
A|-------2-5--------------6-9-------9------7----5----5-----3-----------|
E|--3--3-------------7--7------------------------------5-3----0--0-1-2-|

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5----------------------------5------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------0---2--|
E|--3---3-3-------5--x5--1---1---3---3-3-----3-3------------|

Chorus
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|------5----------3----3--2--0------2-3-5----3-----|
A|--3-----3--2-------------------3------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

G|--5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2--3--5------5------5-6-7----0-1-2--2--2--3----3--3--3--4----4-----|
A|---------------------5--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------3--------------------------------------------2--|

G|---------------------------------------|
D|--3----5-7-----------------0-2---3-----|
A|---------------5--------3--------------|
E|------------3-----3--------------------|

2nd Verse
G|------------4-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-------2----3----2-0--------/7--5--5-/7---------/7--5------------|
A|------5------------------------3--3----------------3---3------------------|
E|--3-------------------------------------------------------------0--1-2-3--|

G|----------------4-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------3---2-0--------/7---5--5-/7-------/7---5-----------|
A|------------2------------------3--3---------------3--3------------------|
E|--3----3------------------------------------------------------0--1-2-3--|

Pre Chorus
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5----------------9-7----------------------------------------|
A|-------2-5--------------6-9-------------7----5--0--2--3----------------|
E|--3--3-------------7--7----------------------------------0--0-1-2------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5----------------------------5------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------0---2--|
E|--3---3-3-------5--x5--1---1---3---3-3-----3-3------------|

2nd Chorus
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------/5----3-----7--5--3------2-3-5---4-3---------|
A|--3-------2-----------------------3---------------3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------0-1---|

G|-------------------4-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---3-5---------5-----5-6-7---0-1-2--2--2--3----3--3--3--4----4---4-|
A|-3---------------------5-------------------------------3-------------5---|
E|-------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3---------------------0-2----3--------10-12-10-------|
A|----------------0-2-3-----------------/12---------12----|
E|--------3--3--------------------------------------------|

Harmonica Solo
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------0-1-2----2-3---2-0------/7--5--5-/7-------/7--5----------|
A|--10---------------------------3--3--------------3--3----------------|
E|--------3---------------------------------------------------0--0-1-2-|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5----------------3---2-0-------/7--5--5-/7-------/7--5-2----|
A|-------5----(0)2----2----------3--3--------------3--3------------|
E|--3------3----------------------------------------------------2--|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------9-7----------------------------------------|
A|----------0-2----2-0------6-9-----9-8-7-6---7------5------3---0--2-------|
E|--3---3-3------------7--7------------------------------------------0-1-2-|

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------0--2----|
E|--3--3---3--3--15\---5--5---1--1-3--3-3--3--3-3-----------|
(Quite a natural pattern to play so just take the basic notes and ignore what I've 
written if hard to follow)


G|-----------------------------------2-----------|
D|-----2-------5---3----3--2--0--------5--5-2-3--|
A|--3----3-2---------------------3---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2--3--5------5----/9--7----------------7--10----7-----7--10--12--|
A|---------------------5----------5-6-7---7-8------------8-9------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3---------------2-3-5----5-6-7----------5---7-5------|
A|---------5\----3--------------------5-6-7---7-----7----|
E|------3------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--3------------------2-3-5----5-6-7-------2----------|
A|---------5\---3---3-----------------7-------2--------|
E|------3-------------------------------5-------0------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-----------------2-3-5----5-6-7----------------7--10-------------|
A|---------0--2--3----------------------5-6-7----8---------10------0--|
E|------3------------------------------------------------------10-----|

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