Status Quo – Roll Over Lay Down (Bass Tab)

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Song written and originally recorded by Status Quo in 1975 reaching number 9 in UK charts. Original bassist Alan Lancaster. Tab by Bass50611. More or less straight forward Quo song. Any comments its [email protected] Intro:

Riff 1:(Play x11)   (12th Time)
G|------------|    |--------------|
D|----------3-|    |----------3---|
A|-5-5-5-3/5--|    |-5-5-5-3/5--5-|
E|------------|    |--------------|

Riff 2:(Play x3)      4th Time
G|----------------|   |----------------------|
D|-3-3-3----------|   |-3-3-3----------------|
A|------5-5-5-5-5-|   |------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------|   |----------------------|

Riff 3 (Verse):
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8---5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8---5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8---5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff 2:

Instrumental Bridge:
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|

Repeat Riff 3 (Verse):

Riff 4:(Play x3)      4th Time & Break
G|----------------|   |--------|
D|-3-3-3----------|   |-3-3-3--|
A|------5-5-5-5-5-|   |------5-|
E|----------------|   |--------|

Guitar Solo:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

Quite Bit: (Play x4)
   .      .         .
G|--------------------|
D|-3------5------3----|
A|----------------3-5-|
E|--------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3---5-5-3------------------3-3-3-3---5-5-3--------------------|
A|----------------3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------3-5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff 3 (Verse): Repeat Riff 2

Outro: (Play x8)
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-|
E|-----------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------55555555-777777777----|
A|-55555555-5555-8888-55555555-88888888--------------------5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|