The Cars – Drive (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by The Cars (From the 1984 Album HEARTBEAT CITY) Words and Music by Ric Ocasek Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Benjamin Orr - Bass'
 Intro
  Q=83
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx8
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 1st Verse
  Wx8
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 Chorus
  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
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  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
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  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
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|---2---2---2-(2)----|---2---2---2-(2)----|

  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
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 2nd Verse
  Wx8
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 3rd & 4th Verses
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 Chorus
  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
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  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
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                                To Coda
  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
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 Interlude
  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------|
|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|

  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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                        D.S. al Coda &
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||

  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
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|--------------------|---4---4---4-(4)----|

  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
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  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
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|--------------------|---2---2---2-(2)----|---2---2---2-(2)----||

 Outro
  S S E S E S +H       S S E S E S +H
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  S S E S E S +H       W          +W
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Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line 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. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths