Dave Matthews Band – Rooftop (Bass Live Tab)
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Standard Bass Tuning
tabbed by jjhand
Bass enters on first chorus at 0:45 on album but it plays differently live
[Chorus]
play this part 3x
6 beats
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------5-----------|
E|-----5---5---5---5---------------|-----5---5-------8---------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----------5-----------5-------|
A|---------7-----------7-----------|
E|---------------------------------|
Chorus Ending 6 beats
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------5-----------|
E|-----5---5---3---5---------------|-----5---5-------8---------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|----let ring---------------------|
E|---------------------------------|[Verse 2]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7---7---------------------------|-------------7-----------7-------| E|-------------5-------------------|-----7---------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5---5---------------------------|-----------------4/19\-----------| E|-------------3-------------------|-----5-------5-------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7---7---------------------------|-------------7-----------7---6---| E|-------------5-------------------|-----7---------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5---5---------------------------|-----------------4-------5-------| E|-------------3-------------------|-----5-------5-------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------9---------------| A|-7---7---------------------------|-------------7-----7-9---7h9p7\5-| E|-------------5-------------------|-----7---------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------7g----------------| A|-5---5---------------------------|-------------5---5---5-----6-6---| E|-------------3-------------------|-----5---------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7---7---------------------------|-----------------7-------14\-----| E|-------------5-------------------|-----7-------5-------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5---5---------------------------|-------------4-------------------| E|-------------3-------------------|-----5---------------5---5-------|
[Chorus 2]
play this part 3x
6 beats
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------5-----------|
E|-----5---5---5---5---------------|-----5---5-------8---------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----------5-----------5-------|
A|---------7-----------7-----------|
E|---------------------------------|
Chorus Ending this bar is 6 beats
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------5-----------|
E|-----5---5---3---5---------------|-----5---5-------8---------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|----let ring---------5-------3---|
E|-------------------------5-------|[Bridge]
4/4 7/8 G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------5-------3---| E|-1-------1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1-------5-------| 4/4 7/8 G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------5-----------| E|-3-------3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3-------5---7---| 4/4 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-5-------5---5---5---5---5---5---|-3-------3---3---3---3---3---3---|
repeat Bridge
[Bridge 2]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-2-----------------------3-------|-----------------3---------------| E|-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------5-----------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----5-----------5---------------| A|-2-----------------------3-------|-------------3-------3-----------| E|-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------5---------------| A|-2-----------------------3-------|-------------3-------------------| E|-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-9-----------7-------------------|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------8-------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| bridge repeats G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----5---------------5-----------| A|-2-----------------------3-------|---------3-------3-------3-------| E|-------------5-------------------|-------------3-------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------5/7---------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----5---------------5-------5---| A|-2-----------------------3-------|-------------------------3-------| E|-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-------------5--------------/10--| A|-2-----------------------3-------|-----------------3---3---3/------| E|-------------5-------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-9-----------7-------------------|---------------------------------| A|-------------------------8-------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Synth/Trumpet Solo]
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------9-----------| A|-7---7---------------------------|-------------7-----7---7-7h9p7\5-| E|-------------5-------------------|-----7---------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5---5---------------------------|-------------4---5---5-------5---| E|-------------3-------------------|-----5-------------------5-------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-7---7---------------------------|-------------7-----------7\------| E|-------------5-------------------|-----7---------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5---5---------------------------|-------------4-----------5-------| E|-------------3-------------------|-----5---------------------------|
[Outro Chorus]
bars are 4/4 unless noted
play this part 2x
6 beats
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------5-----------|
E|-----5---5---5---5---------------|-----5---5-------8---------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----------5-----------5-------|
A|---------7-----------7-----------|
E|---------------------------------|
continue:
6 beats
G|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----7---5-------5---------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------7-------7---5---7---|---------------------5-----------|
E|---------------------------------|-8---7---5---7---8---------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----------5---5---5---5---5---|
A|---------7-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
6 beats
G|-5-------------------------------|-5------------------------7------|
D|-----7---5---7---7-------7-------|-----7---5-----------------------|
A|-----------------0---------------|-------------7-------5-----------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------8---------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5---5-------5---5h7p5-----------|
A|---------7-------------3/5-------|
E|---------------------------------|
6 beats
G|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----7---5-----------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-------------7-------5-----------|
E|-----5---5---5---5---------------|-----------------8---------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----------5-----------5-------|
A|---------7-----------7-----------|
E|---------------------------------|
6 beats
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------7-----|
D|---------------------------------|-----7----------------------0-----|
A|-3--------------------------10---|-7-------7-----------5------------|
E|-----5---3---5---5/_____/12------|-------------5---8----------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----------5-----------5-------|
A|---------7-----------7-----------|
E|---------------------------------|
Chorus Ending let last note ring
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------5-----------|
E|-----5---5---3---5---------------|-----5-------5---8---------------|************************************
| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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