Doors - Unhappy Girl Bass

Unhappy Girl - The Doors


The bass on this song is played by Ray Manzarek on a Fender
Rhodes Piano Bass, not a bass guitar. Play it with your
fingers and listen to the recording to pick up on the exact
timbre of the notes. You can transpose the strings however
you like, as the bassline is not originally written for the
bass guitar. This is just the way I prefer to play it and
think sounds best.

Tuning: EADG

0:14
G|----5---3-5---3-|----3---3----3-|----5---3----3-|----3---3----3-|
D|------5-----5---|------3----3---|------5----5---|------3----3---|
A|-3--------------|-1-------------|-3-------------|-1-------------|
E|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

0:21
G|----5---3----3-|----3---3----3-|----5---3----3-|----3---3----3-|
D|------5----5---|------3----3---|------5----5---|------3----3---|
A|-3-------------|-1-------------|-3-------------|-1-------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

0:29
G|----5----------|----3---3----3-|----5-----------|----5----------|
D|--------5----5-|------3----3---|--------5-----8-|--------5----5-|
A|-3----6----6---|-1-------------|-3----6---6-----|-3----6----6---|
E|---------------|---------------|------------6---|---------------|

0:36
G|-----12--------------|-----12--------------|------------------|--------------|
D|-----------12-----12-|-----------12-----12-|-------10---------|--------------|
A|-10-----13-----13----|-10-----13-----13----|-8--11------8--10-|-------8----8-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|----------9-------|-6--9-----9---|

0:44
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------5-|
D|----10-8-10--8-10-|----10-8-10--8-10-|----10-8-10--8-10-|----------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------|
E|-8----------------|-8----------------|-8----------------|-8--------|

0:52
G|----5---3----3-|----3---3----3-|----5---3----3-|----3---3----3-|
D|------5----5---|------3----3---|------5----5---|------3----3---|
A|-3-------------|-1-------------|-3-------------|-1-------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

0:59
G|----5---3----3-|----3---3----3-|----5---3----3-|----3---3----3-|
D|------5----5---|------3----3---|------5----5---|------3----3---|
A|-3-------------|-1-------------|-3-------------|-1-------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

1:07
G|----5----------|----3---3----3-|----5-----------|--------------------|
D|--------5----5-|------3----3---|--------5-----8-|----10--------------|
A|-3----6----6---|-1-------------|-3----6---6-----|----------10-----10-|
E|---------------|---------------|------------6---|-8-----11-----11----|

1:14
G|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
D|----8---8----8-|----10----8-----8-|----8---8----8-|----10----8-----8-|
A|------8----8---|-------10----10---|------8----8---|-------10----10---|
E|-6-------------|-8----------------|-6-------------|-8----------------|

1:22
G|-----13--------------|------------------|----------------|--------5-|
D|--------10-13--10-13-|----10----8-----8-|----5---5-------|----------|
A|-11------------------|-------10----10---|------5---5---5-|-3--------|
E|---------------------|-8----------------|-3----------6---|----------|

1:29
G|----5---3----3-|----3---3----3-|----5---3----3-|----3---3----3-|
D|------5----5---|------3----3---|------5----5---|------3----3---|
A|-3-------------|-1-------------|-3-------------|-1-------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

1:37
G|----5---3----3-|----3---3----3-|----5---3----3-|----3---3----3-|
D|------5----5---|------3----3---|------5----5---|------3----3---|
A|-3-------------|-1-------------|-3-------------|-1-------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

1:45
G|----5----------|----3---3----3-|----5----------|---------------|
D|--------5----5-|------3----3---|--------5------|---------------|
A|-3----6----6---|-1-------------|-3----6---6----|-3-------------|
E|---------------|---------------|------------6--|---------------|