Bad Company – Cant Get Enough (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Bad Company
(From the 1974 Album BAD COMPANY)
Words and Music by Mick Ralphs
[Intro]
12/8
W. +H. Q E Q E +Q E Q. E E E E E E
G|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------|------------------3-|-(3)--3-3----3-3-3-3-----|
A|-3-------------|-(3)------1--1------|-----------------------1-|
E|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
Q H +Q. +Q E W. +Q. +Q E Q E Q E
G|-------------------------|------------|------------------------|
D|----3----(3)---(3)-------|------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3----------|-(3)---(3)----1--1------|
E|--------------------(3)--|------------|------------x---------1-|
+Q E Q E Q E Q E Q H +Q. +Q E
G|-----------------------|---------------------------||
D|-----------------------|----3----(3)---(3)---------||
A|---------------------1-|---------------------------||
E|-(1)--1-1--1-1--1------|--------------------(3)----||
[ 1st Verse]
Q. +Q E Q E E E E Q E Q. Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E E E E
G|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------3-|-----------------------|----------------------3-|
A|-3----(3)--x-1--1-1-----|----(0)-0----1--1-2--2-|-3----(3)--x-1--1-1-----|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Q E Q. Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E
G|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------3-|-----------------------|
A|---(0)-0----1--1-2--2---|-3----(3)--x-1--1-1-----|----(0)-0--0-1--1-2--2-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Q. +Q E Q E E E E Q E Q. Q E Q E
G|------------------------|--------------------------||
D|----------------------3-|--------------------------||
A|-3----(3)--x-1--1-1-----|----(0)-0----1--1-2-------||
E|------------------------|--------------------------||
[Pre-Chorus]
q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E E E E q E q E q E
G|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-|
E|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-|----------------------|
Q. +Q E Q E Q.
G|---------------------------||
D|-3----(3)------1------1----||
A|-----------(3)----(3)------||
E|---------------------------||
[Chorus]
Q. Q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E
G|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------1--2-|-3--3-3--3-3-----------|----------------1--2-|
A|-3\------3-3--3------|--------------0-1--(2)-|-3--3-3--3-3--3------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
q E q E q E Q E q E q E q E Q E q E q E q E E E E
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-3--3-3--3-3--3--------|--------------1-1--(2)-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|
A|----------------1--(2)-|-3--3-3--3-3-----------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
Q. +Q E Q E Q E H. E E E Q E
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-5----(5)------------5-|-5-------5-5-5-5-------|
A|-----------3----3------|------------------x----|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
W. +H. Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H +H.
G|-------|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------||
D|-------|-------------------|-------------------------|----3----(3)----||
A|-3-----|-(3)-----1--1------|-----------------------1-|----------------||
E|-------|-----------------1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|----------------||
[2nd Verse]
Q. +Q E Q E E E E Q E Q. E E E E E E Q. +Q E Q E E E E
G|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------3-|-------------------------|----------------------3-|
A|-3----(3)--x-1--1-1-----|----(0)-0----1-1-1-2-2-2-|-3----(3)--x-1--1-1-----|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
Q E Q. Q E Q E Q. +Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q.
G|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------3-|----3-5--5-6--6-7\---|
A|----(0)-0----1--1-2--2-|-3----(3)--x-1--1-1-----|---------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
Q. +Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q E Q E
G|------------------------|--------------------------||
D|----------------------3-|--------------------------||
A|-3----(3)--x-1--1-1-----|----(0)-0--0-1--1-3-------||
E|------------------------|--------------------------||
[2nd Pre-Chorus]
q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-|
q E q E q E q E Q. +Q E Q E Q.
G|---------------------|----------------------------|
D|---------------------|-3----(3)------1------1-----|
A|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-|-----------(3)----(3)-------|
E|---------------------|----------------------------|
[ 2nd Chorus]
Q. Q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E
G|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------1--2-|-3--3-3--3-3-----------|----------------1--2-|
A|-3\------3-3--3------|--------------0-1--(2)-|-3--3-3--3-3--3------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
q E q E q E Q E q E q E q E Q E q E q E q E E E E
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-3--3-3--3-3--3--------|--------------1-1--(2)-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|
A|----------------1--(2)-|-3--3-3--3-3-----------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------------|---------------------------||
D|-5----(5)------------5-|-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----||
A|-----------3----3------|---------------------------||
E|-----------------------|---------------------------||
[Guitar Solo]
q E q E q E q E Q E q E q E q E
G||----------------------|---------------------|
D||o-------------------3-|----3----------------|
A||o-3--3-3--3-1--1-1----|------0--0-1--1-2--2-|
E||----------------------|---------------------|
1.
q E q E q E q E Q E q E q E q E
G|---------------------|------------------------||
D|-------------------3-|----3------------------o||
A|-3--3-3--3-1--1-1----|------0--0-1--1-2--2---o||
E|---------------------|------------------------||
2.
Q E Q. E E E E E E q E q E q E q E q E E E E q E q E
G|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|----3------------------|------0--0-1--1-2--2-|-3--3-3-5--------------|
A|-----------------------|-3--3----------------|----------x-1--1-2--2--|
E|------0----1-1-1-2-2-2-|---------------------|-----------------------|
q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E
G||----------------------|----------------------||
D||o------0--0-1--1-2--2-|-3--3----------------o||
A||o-3--3----------------|------0--0-1--1-2--2-o||
E||----------------------|----------------------||
E E E E E E Q E Q E Q. E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-------------5-|-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|-----------3----3------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|
[3rd Chorus]
q E q E q E q E Q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-------------------1s|=3--3-3--3-3--3------|----------------1--2-|
A|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3----|----------------1--3-|-3--3-3--3-3--3------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E E E E
G|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|-3--3-3--3-3--3------|---------------------|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|
A|----------------1--1-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-|----------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Q. +Q E Q E Q E Q. E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------------|------------------------------||
D|-5----(5)------------5-|-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------||
A|-----------3----3------|----------------------(3)/----||
E|-----------------------|------------------------------||
[4th Chorus]
q E Q. Q. Q E E E E q E q E q E q E Q. Q. Q E
G|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
D|-------0----1----2--2-|-3---3----------------|------0----1----2--2-|
A|-/3--3----------------|-------0--0-1--1-2--2-|-3--3----------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
q E q E q E q E Q E q E Q. q E E E E q E q E q E
G|------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|-3--3-5--5-6--6-7\------|------0--0-1----2--2-|-3---------------------|
A|--------------------(1)s|=3--3----------------|-----x-0--0-1--1-3-----|
E|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------(1)|
q E q E +Q E q E q E q E q E q E
G|-----------------------|------------------------||
D|-----------------------|------------------------||
A|-----------------------|------------------------||
E|-3--3-3--3-(3)--3-3--3-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3----||
[5th Chorus] (w/guitar solo)
q E Q. Q. q E q E Q. Q. E Q
G||-------------5\--------|------7----5----------||
D||o------/7---------7--7-|-3--3-----------7s5--o||
A||o-3--3-----------------|---------------------o||
E||-----------------------|----------------------||
q E Q. Q. Q. q E Q. Q. q E
G|------------5---------|------7----5-----------|
D|------/7---------7\---|-3--3-----------7--7---|
A|-3--3-----------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|
E E E q E E E E q E Q. Q. Q E q E q E Q. q E Q E
G|-------------------------|-/3----/3----/3----3--3-|----------------------|
D|-5-(5)-5-3--3-2-2-2------|-----------------5------|------/7---------7s=5-|
A|--------------------5--5-|------------------------|-3--3-------3--3------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
q E q E Q. E Q q E q E E E E E E E q E q E q E q E
G|-----------5----7s5----|-------------------------|---------------------|
D|-3--3------------------|-3--3--------------------|------1--1-3--3-4--5-|
A|------0--0-------------|------0--0-1-1-1-2-(2)-2-|-3--3----------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
q E Q. Q. Q E Q. +Q E Q E E E E
G|-----------5----7s=5-|----------------------------|
D|-3--3-7--------------|-5----(5)---------------(3)-|
A|---------------------|-----------3----3---(3)-----|
E|---------------------|----------------------------|
6th Chorus (w/guitar solo)
Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E q E q E q E
G|-------------------------||-------------------------|
D|-/5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-10-10-10-8--8-7--7-5--5-|
A|-------------------------||-------------------------|
E|-------------------------||-------------------------|
q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E
G|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
D|-3--3----------------|-10--10-8--8-7--7-5--5-|-3--3----------------|
A|------6--6-5--5-3--3-|-----------------------|------6--6-5--5------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------6--8-|
E E E q E q E E E E q E q E q E q E q E q E Q E Q E
G|--------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-10-10-10-8--8-7--7-5-5-5-|-3--3----------------|-5--5-5------------3-|
A|--------------------------|------6--6-5--5-3--3-|---------3----3------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-5--5-3--3-2--2------|---------------------|
A|----------------5--5-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
E E E Q E Q E Q E q E q E q E q E
G|----------------------|---------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3----|---------------------|
A|--------------------1S|=3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-|
E|----------------------|---------------------|
q E q E q E q E q E q E q E q E
G|-----------------------|---------------------|
D|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3------|---------------------|
A|-------------------(1)S|=3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|
q E q E q E E E E Q E Q E +E E E E E E
G|----------------------|----------------------------|
D|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|-5--5-5--5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5----|
A|----------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------------|
[Outro]
E E E E E E E E E Q E W. +H. Q E Q E
G|------------------------||-----------|--------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----||-----------|------------------3-|
A|------------------------||-3---------|-(3)------1--1------|
E|------------------------||-----------|--------------------|
+H. +Q. +Q E Q E +Q. +Q. Q. W.
G|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------|
D|-(3)------(3)---(3)----|----3-(3)---(3)---/7----|-------------|
A|---------------------1-|------------------------|-3-----------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------|
+H. Q E Q E +H. +Q. +Q E Q H H.
G|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------*|
D|------------------3-|-(3)------(3)---(3)----|----3----(3)----*|
A|-(3)------1--1------|---------------------1-|----------------*|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|----------1-----*|Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths