John Lee Hooker – Chill Out Things Gonna Change (Bass Tab)

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[Intro]

     Cm Bb Ab    Gm  Bb   Cm Fm D7      Gm
G|| ---------|----------|----------------------- || |--------------|
D||O---------|----------|-----------|---5-5-----O|| |---5-5-5-5----|
A||O---------|----------|----8--5-5-|(5)--------O|| |(5)-----------|
E|| -8--6--4-|-4-3-3-6--|-8---------|--------3-- || |-----------3--|
                                    (x): hold note from previous bar
                                                      last bar variation

[Verse] Bars 2 and 4 get several variations based on C minor scales, mainly C minor pentatonic

base bassline
   Cm Bb Ab    Gm  Bb   Cm Fm D7      Gm
G|---------|----------|-----------|-----------|
D|---------|----------|-----------|---5-5-----|
A|---------|----------|----8--5-5-|(5)--------|
E|-8--6--4-|-4-3-3-6--|-8---------|--------3--|

variation 1
   Cm Bb Ab    Gm          Cm Fm D7      Gm
G|---------|-------------|-------------------------|
D|---------|-----------5-|-----------|---5-5-------|
A|---------|---------5---|----8--5-5-|(5)----------|
E|-8--6--4-|-4-3-3-3-----|-8---------|--------6-10-|

variation 2
   Cm Bb Ab    Gm          Cm Fm D7      Gm
G|---------|-------------|------------------------|
D|---------|-----------5-|-----------|---5-5------|
A|---------|---------5---|----8--5-5-|(5)-----5---|
E|-8--6--4-|-4-3-3-3-----|-8---------|----------3-|

variation 3
   Cm Bb Ab    Gm        Cm Fm D7      Gm
G|---------|-----------|-----------|--------|
D|---------|-----------|-----------|--------|
A|---------|-----------|----8--5-5-|(5)-----|
E|-8--6--4-|-4-3-3--3--|-8---------|----3---|

variation 4
   Cm Bb Ab    Gm      Cm Fm D7      Gm
G|---------|---------|-----------|-------------|
D|---------|---5-3---|-----------|-------------|
A|---------|-------6-|-3--8--5-5-|(5)----------|
E|-8--6--4-|-4-------|-----------|----3-3--3-3-|

variation 5
   Cm Bb     Ab    Gm         Cm Fm   D7      Gm
G|-------------|------------|-------------|-----------|
D|-------------|------------|-------------|----5-5----|
A|-------------|---------5--|----8----5-5-|(5)--------|
E|-8--6--1-3-4-|(4)-3-3-----|-8-----8-----|--------3--|

In the section where the guitar comes in, the bassist keeps playing some more variations based on the ones I've presented above, while also adding legatos (mostly slides), syncopation (approaching notes before the beat) and staccato notes.