The Doors – Roadhouse Blues (Bass Tab)

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This is the closest tab you will probably find for this song. [Intro and Verse] 0:04-1:20 Bass starts after 2 bars of the guitar riff
G|-------------------------|
D|----------------7--8--9--|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7----------|
E|-------------------------|
The easiest way to play this is instead of picking each note on the D string is to play them as hammer on's [Chorus] (Roll baby roll section) (1:20-1:35)
Let it roll baby roll...
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------4--------|
A|--------3--4---7-7-----7-----|
E|--5-5------------------------|   x5

On the sixth time playing it through you hold the F# for just a second or two
G|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------4------|
A|---------3--4----7-7---------|
E|--5-5------------------------|    x1

Let it roll................| All night long
G|-------------------------|------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|8--8--8--7~-------|
[Guitar Solo] (1:35-2:10) The solo use the basic Verse riff with a variations in it [Main Riff]
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------7--8--9--|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7-----------|
E|--------------------------|        x3
[Variation 1]
G|----------------9--7-----|
D|----------------------9--|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7----------|
E|-------------------------|        x1
[Main Riff]
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------7--8--9--|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7-----------|
E|--------------------------|        x5
[Variation 1]
G|----------------9--7-----|
D|----------------------9--|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7----------|
E|-------------------------|        x1
[Main Riff]
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------7--8--9--|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7-----------|
E|--------------------------|        x18
[Variation 1]
G|----------------9--7-----|
D|----------------------9--|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7----------|
E|-------------------------|        x1
[Main Riff]
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------7--8--9--|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7-----------|
E|--------------------------|        x14
(During the Save Our City part there is another variation) [Variation 2]
G|--------9-9--7-7---9-----|
D|----------------------9--|
A|-------------------------|
E|-7--7--------------------|        x1
[Main Riff]
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------7--8--9--|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7-----------|
E|--------------------------|        x1
[Variation 2]
G|--------9-9--7-7---9-----|
D|----------------------9--|
A|-------------------------|
E|-7--7--------------------|        x1
[Main Riff]
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------7--8--9--|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7-----------|
E|--------------------------|        x3
[Variation 1]
G|----------------9--7-----|
D|----------------------9--|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7----------|
E|-------------------------|        x1
[Main Riff]
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------7--8--9--|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7-----------|
E|--------------------------|        x4
[Variation 1]
G|----------------9--7-----|
D|----------------------9--|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7----------|
E|-------------------------|        x1
[Main Riff]
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------7--8--9--|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7-----------|
E|--------------------------|        x6

Let it roll baby roll...
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------------------4--------|
A|---------3--4----7-7-----7-----|
E|--5-5--------------------------|   x4

Again, hold the F# on the last bar
G|----------------------------|
D|---------------------4------|
A|---------3--4---7-7---------|
E|--5-5-----------------------|    x1
[Outro] Similar as before but with a variation at the end
Let it roll......................| All night long
G|-------------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------5--6--7-----|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|8--8--8--9--------------| Just follow the timing of the other 
instruments for the last bar
[Ending]
G|--9------------|
D|---------------|
A|-----7~--------|
E|---------------|
************************************ | ~ Vibrato ************************************