Eagles – Certain Kind Of Fool (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by the Eagles (From the 1973 Album DESPERADO) Words and Music by Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey & Don Henley Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Randy Meisner - Bass'
 [Intro]       [Verse 1]
  Q=109
 4/4
  Gtr I
   Wx8           Wx8
G|------------||--------|
D|------------||--------|
A|------------||--------|
E|------------||--------|

   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5------|---------------|-------------5--|
E|---------------|-------------5-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5-------|

   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E H
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------||
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------||
A|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5------|---------------|-------------||
E|---------------|-------------5-|-5----5-5----5-|-5-5--5-5----||

 [Chorus]
   Q  Q.   Q  E   Q  Q.   Q  E   Q  Q.   Q  E   Q  Q.   Q  E
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A|-7--7-------7-|-7--7----7--7-|-7--7----7--7-|-7--7----7--7--|
E|---------7----|--------------|--------------|---------------|

   Q  Q.   Q  E   Q  Q.   Q  E   Q  Q  E Q  E   q  H.
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------||
D|--------------|--------------|-7--7--7-7----|-7--------||
A|------------5-|-5--5----5--5-|------------7-|----------||
E|-3--3----3----|--------------|--------------|----------||

 [Verse 2]
   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5------|---------------|-------------5--|
E|---------------|-------------5-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5-------|

   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E Q.   E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
A|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5------|---------------|----------------|
E|---------------|-------------5-|-5----5-5----5-|-5-5--5-5----5--|

   Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q  Q.   Q  E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-3-----------3-|-3-3-----------|-5----5-5------|---------------|
E|------3-3------|------3-3----3-|-------------7-|-5--5----5--5--|

   Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E H
G|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------||
D|---------------|--------------|-7----7-7----7-|-7-7--7-7----||
A|-5----5-5------|-5-5--5-5--5--|---------------|-------------||
E|-------------5-|--------------|---------------|-------------||

 [Chorus]
   Q  Q.   E E E   Q  Q  E Q  E   Q  Q.   Q  E   Q  Q.   Q  E
G|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A|-7--7----7---6-|-7--7--7----6-|-7--7----7--7-|-7--7----7--7--|
E|-----------7---|---------7----|--------------|---------------|

   Q  Q.   Q  E   Q  Q.   Q  E   E E E E E E E E   H.      Q
G|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------||
D|--------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------||
A|------------5-|-5--5----5--5-|-----------------|-------------||
E|-3--3----3----|--------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-----------||

 [Guitar Solo]
   Q  E E E S S E E   E E E Q  E E E   Q.   Q  Q  E   E E S S E S S E E E
G|------------------|----------------|---------9----|---------4-6-4-----4-|
D|------------------|----------------|------9-------|-----5-6-------6-4---|
A|----------6-7-9-9-|-------9----9---|-7----------6-|-7-7-----------------|
E|-7--7-7-----------|-7-7-9----9---9-|--------------|---------------------|

   Q  E Q  E E E   E E Q  E Q  E   Q  Q  E Q  E   Q  E Q  Q  E
G|-----------7---|---------------|--------------|---------------|
D|------9--------|-----9----9----|--------------|---------------|
A|----9----9---9-|-9-9----9----6-|-7--7----7--6-|-7--7-7--7--7--|
E|-7-------------|---------------|-------7------|---------------|

   Q  Q  E Q  E   Q  Q.   Q  E   Q  Q  E Q  E   Q.   Q.   Q
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------7---||
A|--------------|-5--5----5----|--------------|---------------||
E|-3--3--3-3--3-|------------4-|-5--5--5-5--5-|-5-------------||

 [Verse 3]
   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E Q  E   E Q  E S S E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---7--7-9-7---7---|
A|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5------|--------4-7--7-|-9----------9---9-|
E|---------------|-------------5-|-5----5--------|------------------|

    Q.    E  +H       E Q.   Q  E E   Q.   E Q.   E   +E  Q  E Q  Q
G|------------------|-------------7-|---------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|---7----7--4---|-7----7-7----7-|-(7)-7--7-7------|
A|------------------|-9-------------|---------------|-------------7---|
E|-10----10-(10)----|---------------|---------------|-----------------|

   Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E Q  E E   Q.   E E Q  E   W
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|-7----|
A|-3-----------3-|-3-3-------3-4-|-5----5-5-5--7-|------|
E|------3-3------|------3-3------|---------------|------|

          ritardando H.=H
   Q.   E Q.   E   E Q  E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   W
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|------*|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|------*|
A|-5----5-5----5-|-5-5--5-5----5-|---------------|------*|
E|---------------|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|-5----*|
************************************** Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | +() - note tied to previous | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end ************************************