Kenny Rogers – Islands In The Stream (Bass Tab)

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1983 single release by Country Stars Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton. Peaked at Number 7 in UK Charts and a number 1 on America's Billboard Hot 100. Bass performance Maurice Gibb. Tab by bass50611. Welcome to my version of this country classic that isn't exact to original muffled bassline. This is what I would play on stage. I used YouTubes Video (with lyrics) for my tab
Intro:
  '.'        '.'    '.'        '.'
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------3-----------------3---|
A|-3----------3------3----------3-|
E|--------------------------------|

Verse 1:
  '.'         '.'         '.'         '.'      '.'        '.'
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------0--2--3----------3----3--3-|
A|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------3--3------------|
E|-------3--3--------3--3--------3--3--------------------------------|

  '.'          '.'     '.'         '.'         '.'         '.'      '.'
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------3------------------------------------------------0--2--3-|
A|-3------------3-------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------|
E|-------3--3-----------------3--3--------3--3--------3--3-------------|

        '.'        '.'        '.'
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-------3----3--3-----------------0--2-|
A|-3--3-------------3----------3--------|
E|-----------------------3--3-----------|

Pre-Chorus:
  '.'         '.'         '.'         '.'        '.'       '.'
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3----3--3-----------------------|
A|-------3--3--------3--3--------3--3-------------3---------3----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3--3--------3--3-|

  '.'         '.'
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-3-----------3----------|
E|-------3--3--------3--3-|

Chorus:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------3--3-3--2--0--0-0--0---0--0-0--0-------------3--3-3--3-|
A|-3--3-3--3------------------------------------3--3-3--3------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--3-3--3---3--3-3--4--5--5-5--4--3--3-3--3---3--3-3-2-1-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2: (Key Change)
  '.'         '.'         '.'         '.'        '.'         '.'
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------6--6--------6--6--------6--6-------1--3--4-----------4-----4--4-|
E|-4-----------4-----------4-----------4----------------4--4-------------|

  '.'           '.'     '.'         '.'         '.'         '.'        '.'
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------6--6--4---------------6--6--------6--6--------6--6-------1--3--4-|
E|-4-------------4-------4-----------4-----------4-----------4------------|

        '.'         '.'         '.'
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-------4-----4--4-------6--6-------1--3-|
E|-4--4--------------4-----------4--------|

Pre-Chorus:
  '.'         '.'         '.'         '.'         '.'       '.'
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----4--4-------6--6-------6--6-|
E|-------4--4--------4--4--------4--4--------------4----------4---------|

  '.'         '.'
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-------6--6--------6--6-|
E|-4-----------4----------|

Chorus:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------4--4-4--3--1--1-1--1---1--1-1--1-------------4--4-4--4-|
E|-4--4-4--4------------------------------------4--4-4--4------------|

G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-4--4-4--4---4--4-4--5--6--6-6--5--4--4-4--4-|

Interlude:               '.'          '.'
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4---4--4----7---7--7---------6--6--4--------4---4--4----7---7--7-|
E|------------------------4-------------4---------------------------|

  '.'         '.'
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-------6--6--------6--6-|
E|-4-----------4----------|

Chorus:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------4--4-4--3--1--1-1--1---1--1-1--1-------------4--4-4--4-|
E|-4--4-4--4------------------------------------4--4-4--4------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4--4-4--4---4--4-4--5--6--6-6--5--4--4-4--4---4--4-4--4-|

Outro:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------4--4-4--3--1--1-1--1---1--1-1--1-------------4--4-4--4-|
E|-4--4-4--4------------------------------------4--4-4--4------------|

                                             (Song Fades Out)
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4--4-4--4---4--4-4--5--6--6-6--5--4--4-4--4---4--4-4--4-|
Tablature Symbol: '.' Pause Dots