The Doobie Brothers – Long Train Runnin (Bass Tab)

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This song has a basic structure, but also a ton of variations, which I tried to figure out in their right places. I divided the tab in sections for help, but the song is entirely tabbed. I decided to put those "(x3times)" etcetera 'cause the tab would otherwise have been really endless... Oh, just a suggestion: most hammer-ons could be played as slides, too... Follow your taste!
[INTRO] (start playing at 0:06)
G|-------------------|---3-----------------| 
D|-------------------|-5---5-3-----3-------| 
A|-------REST--------|---------3h5---5p3---| 
E|-------------------|-------------------6-| 

G|---------·------|
D|---------3--·-5-|
A|-----3h5----5---|  (x3 times)
E|-3--------------|

G|---------·-------|
D|---------3---4-5-|
A|-----3h5----5----|
E|-3---------------|

[VERSE 1 +  CHORUS 1] (0:17-0:41)
G|---------·------|
D|---------3--·-5-|
A|-----3h5----5---|  (x4 times)
E|-3--------------|

G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-3--3-3-----3---3-3--3-5-|
E|---3-----3-6---3---------|

G|---------·------|
D|---------3--·-5-|
A|-----3h5----5---|
E|-3--------------|

G|---------·-------|-------------------------------| 
D|---------3---4-5-|-------------------------------| 
A|-----3h5----5----|-6~----6-6~---6-5~----5-5----5-| 
E|-3---------------|-----6------6-------5------5---| 

G|---------·------|
D|---------3--·-5-|
A|-----3h5----5---|  (x2 times)
E|-3--------------|

[VERSE 2 + CHORUS 2] (0:42-1:06)
There are some little variations, though I hoped there weren't...
G|---------·------|
D|---------3--·-5-|
A|-----3h5----5---|  (x3 times)
E|-3--------------|

G|---------·-------|
D|---------3---4-5-|
A|-----3h5----5----|
E|-3---------------|

G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-3--3-3-----3---3-3--3-5-|
E|---3-----3-6---3---------|

G|---------·------|
D|---------3--·-5-|
A|-----3h5----5---|
E|-3--------------|

G|---------·-------|---------------------------------| 
D|---------3---4-5-|---------------------------------| 
A|-----3h5----5----|-6~----6-6~---6-5~----5-5----5p3-| 
E|-3---------------|-----6------6-------5------5-----|

G|---------·------|
D|---------3--·-5-|
A|-----3h5----5---|  (x2 times)
E|-3--------------|

[VERSE 3 + CHORUS 3] (1:06-1:30)
G|-------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----3h5----3h5----3h5----3h5--------------------------| 
A|-·------·------·------·-------3---3-3-----3---3-3--3-5-| 
E|-3------3------3------3----------3-----3-6---3---------| 

G|---------·------|
D|---------3--·-5-|
A|-----3h5----5---|  (x2 times)
E|-3--------------|

G|----------------------------| 
D|----------------------------| 
A|-6~----6-6~---5~---5-5----5-| (Yes, there's a note missing from the "regular" chorus...)
E|-----6------6-----5-----5---| 

G|---------·------|
D|---------3--·-5-|
A|-----3h5----5---|  (x2 times)
E|-3--------------|

[HARMONICA SOLO] (1:31-1:55)
G|---------·------|
D|---------3--·-5-|
A|-----3h5----5---|  (x3 times)
E|-3--------------|

G|---------·-------|
D|---------3---4-5-|
A|-----3h5----5----| 
E|-3---------------|

G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-3--3-3-----3---3-3--3-5-|
E|---3-----3-6---3---------|

G|---------·------|
D|---------3--·-5-|
A|-----3h5----5---|
E|-3--------------|

G|---------------|-------------------------------| 
D|---------3-4-5-|-------------------------------| 
A|-----3h5-------|-6~----6-6~----6-5~----5-3-----| 
E|-3-------------|-----6-------6-------5-----6-5-| 

G|---------·------|---------·-------|
D|---------3--·-5-|---------3---4-5-|
A|-----3h5----5---|-----3h5----5----|
E|-3--------------|-3---------------|

[VERSE 4 + CHORUS 4] (1:55-2:19)
G|---------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----3h5----3h5----3h5----5-3----------------------------| 
A|-·------·------·------·-------5-3~--3-3-----3---3-3--3-5-| 
E|-3------3------3------3------------3-----3-6---3---------| 

G|---------·------|---------·-------|
D|---------3--·-5-|---------3---4-5-|
A|-----3h5----5---|-----3h5----5----|
E|-3--------------|-3---------------|

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

G|---------·------|
D|---------3--·-5-|
A|-----3h5----5---|  (x2 times)
E|-3--------------|

[VERSE 5 + CHORUS 5] (2:20-2:45)
Here you got some energic mute-picking by Tiran Porter...
G|---------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------| 
E|-3-x3-x3-xx0h2-3-x3-x3-xx0h2-3-x3-x3-xx0h2-3-| 

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-------0-1-2-3---3-3-----3---3-3-3/5-| 
E|-x3-x3----------3-----3-6---3--------| 

G|---------·------|---------·-------|
D|---------3--·-5-|---------3---4-5-|
A|-----3h5----5---|-----3h5----5----|
E|-3--------------|-3---------------|

G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-6~---5~--5~---3~-|
E|------------------|

[OUTRO] (bass starts at 2:51)
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|------------REST----------------|
E|--------------------------------|

G|---3-----------------------| 
D|-5---5-3---------3---------| 
A|---------0h3-3h5---5p3-----|  (Play this faster than the intro! More notes filled in...)
E|-----------------------6p5-| 

G|---------·------|              G|----------·-------|
D|---------3--·-5-|              D|----------3---4-5-|
A|-----3/5----5---| (x3 times)   A|------3/5----5----|
E|-3--------------|              E|--3---------------|

G|---------·------|              G|----------------------|
D|---------3--·-5-|              D|----------3-5-3-------|
A|-----3/5----5---| (x3 times)   A|------3/5-------5-3---|
E|-3--------------|              E|--3-----------------6-|

G|---------·------|              G|-----3--------------|
D|---------3--·-5-|              D|-3-5---5-3----------|
A|-----3/5----5---| (x3 times)   A|-----------5p3-5b---|
E|-3--------------|              E|------------------6-|