Clutch – Whites Ferry (Bass Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Album: From Beale Street to Oblivion (2007) Tabbed by: 790FX This is my version of this beautiful song. Its not absolutely the original bass line - its the way i played it. There's a lot of timing, play with the song. It sounds great. Tell me your opinion about my version.

Verse 1 (0:00):
G|-7-7*----5-5*----|
D|-----------------|
A|-5-5*----3-3*----| x7
E|-----------------|

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

Chorus (0:58):
G|-7*----777-5------7*---7-7-5----------|
D|-7*----------77-3-5*---------77-3-7~--|
A|-5*-------------------------------5~--|
E|--------------------------------------|

G|-777-5------7*---7-7-5----------|
D|-------77-3-5*---------77-3-7~--|
A|----------------------------5~--| x2
E|--------------------------------|

G|-777-5------7*---777-5-------10*--|
D|-------77-3-5*---------77---------| 
A|--------------------------7/8*----| 
E|----------------------------------|

Verse 2(1:28):
G|-7-7*----5-5*----|
D|-----------------|
A|-5-5*----3-3*----| x3
E|-----------------|

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

Chorus (2:00):
G|-7*----777-5------7*---7-7-5----------|
D|-7*----------77-3-5*---------77-3-7~--|
A|-5*-------------------------------5~--|
E|--------------------------------------|

G|-777-5------7*---7-7-5----------|
D|-------77-3-5*---------77-3-7~--|
A|----------------------------5~--| x2
E|--------------------------------|

G|-777-5------7*---7-7-5------|
D|-------77-3-5*---------77-3-| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------|

Interlude  Part 1 (2:26):
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------| x4
E|-5-5555-5-5555-55-55--3-3333-3-3333-33-33-|

Interlude Part 2 (2:50):
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-7555-7555-7555-778-5333-5333-5333-556-|

G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|-7555-7555-7555-778-5333-5333-777-7-888-|

Chorus (3:03):
G|-7*----777-5------7*---7-7-5----------|
D|-7*----------77-3-5*---------77-3-7~--|
A|-5*-------------------------------5~--|
E|--------------------------------------|

G|-777-5------7*---7-7-5----------|
D|-------77-3-5*---------77-3-7~--|
A|----------------------------5~--| x2
E|--------------------------------|

G|-777-5------7*---777-5-------10*--|
D|-------77-3-5*---------77---------|
A|--------------------------7/8*----| 
E|----------------------------------|

Verse 1 (3:31):
G|-7-7*----5-5*----|
D|-----------------|
A|-5-5*----3-3*----| x4
E|-----------------|

Interlude Part 3 (3:57): 
G|---------------------------------|
D|-+12*----------------------------| Harmonic note (finger style - pick it with your thump)!
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Outro 1 (4:11):
G|-----7*--------5*----|
D|---------------------|
A|-3/5*------5/3*------| x4
E|---------------------|

G|-5*-/7*--------------|
D|---------------------| Hold both notes for a short while 
A|-3*-/5*--------------| and then slap with your flat hand smoothly at the bridge side of your strings.
E|---------------------| 

Outro 2 (4:53):
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------| Repeat that until the end.  
A|-15~-----15--17-17~--| Pick smoothly, we want a warm soft sound. 
E|---------------------| If you want, you can adjust your equalizer.