Bee Gees – Massachusetts (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Bee Gees
(From the 1968 Album HORIZONTAL)
Words and Music by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Maurice Gibb - Bass'
Intro
Q=108
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E E E E E Q. E a E E a E E
|----------------|--------5s7-7-5s7-7-|
|-5----5-------4-|-5----5-------------|
|--------5-5-7---|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
Q. E a E E a E E Q. E a E E a E E
|--------5s7-7-5s7-7-|--------5s7-7-5s7-7--||
|-5----5-------------|-5----5--------------||
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|---------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q. E a E E a E E Q. E a E E a E E
|---------------|--------5--5---|--------5s7-7-5s7-7-|--------5s7-7-5s7-7-|
|-5----5----5-6-|-7-----------7-|-5----5-------------|-5----5-------------|
|--------5------|------5--------|--------------------|--------------------|
|---------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E
|---------------|--------5--5---|
|-5---------5-6-|-7-----------7-|
|------5-5------|------7--------|
|---------------|---------------|
Q. E a E E a E E Q E E E E S S E
|--------5s7-7-5s7-7-|----7-7-/12-12-----------||
|-5----5-------------|-5-------------12p10h12--||
|--------------------|-------------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E
|-------------------------|-------------12--------|
|-------------------------|-------12--------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10----10----10--10-|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E E E E E E a E a E E E E E E E E E
|-------------5s7-5s7-|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|---------------4-|
|---------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---|
|---------------------|-----------------|
E E E E a E E a E E E E E E E E E E
|---------5s7-7-5s7-7-|-----------------||
|-5-5-5-5-------------|-5---------------||
|---------------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|---------------------|-----------------||
2nd Verse
E E Q E Q E E Q E E Q E E E Q E Q E E Q E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-5-5-5---------|---------------|-5-5-5-------4-|-5-5--5-------4-|
|--------5-5--5-|-0-0--2-3-3--0-|--------5-5----|--------5-5-7---|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
E E Q E E E E E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E E Q E a E E a E E
|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------5s7-7-5s7-7---||
|-5-5-5--------5-|---------------|-5-5-5-------4-|-5-5--5---------------||
|--------5-5-7---|-0-0--2-3--3-0-|--------5-5----|----------------------||
|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-----5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E a E
|-----------------|-------------4-|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-----4-5-|-5--5-5-5-7----|-5-5-5-5-----4-5-|-------------5h7-5h7---||
|---------5-5-----|---------------|---------5-5-----|---5-5-5-5-5-----------||
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------------||
3rd Verse
E E Q Q E E E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E E Q E a E E a E E
|---------------|--------5--5---|---------------|--------5s7-7-5s7-7---|
|-5-5-5-----5-7-|-7-7---------7-|-5-5-5-------4-|-5-5--5---------------|
|--------5------|------5--------|--------5-5----|----------------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
E E Q E E E E E Q E Q E E E E Q E Q E E Q E E E E E
|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|-5-5-5------5---|---------------|-5-5-5-------4-|-5-5--5-------4-||
|--------5-5---5-|-0-0--2-3--3-0-|--------5-5----|--------5-5-7---||
|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
Chorus
E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5--5-------4-|-5-5--5-------4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------5-5-7---|--------5-5-7---|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Outro
ritardandIn time Q=108
E E E E E E E E W Q E E a E a E S S E Q E E Q E E
|-----------------|----------||--------5s7-5s7-5-----|------4-5--5----|
|-5-5-5-5-----4-5-|----------||------------------7-5-|-7--7--------7--|
|---------5-5-----|-5--------||-5--5-5---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------||----------------------|----------------|
E E Q E E E E E Q E Q E E Q a Q a Q S S E
|----------------|---------------||-----5s7--5s7--5-----|
|-5-5-5------5---|---------------||o----------------7-5-|
|--------5-5---5-|-0-0--2-3--3-0-||o-5------------------|
|----------------|---------------||---------------------|
E Q E Q E E Q. E +E E S S E E Q E Q E E
|---------------|------7-(7)-4-4-----|----------------||
|---------------|-5--------------7-5-|---------------o||
|-0-0--2-3--3-0-|--------------------|-0-0--2-3--3-0-o||
|---------------|--------------------|----------------||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