The Everly Brothers – So Sad (Bass Tab)

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Track by The Everly Brothers taken from their studio album It’s Everly Time and released as a double ‘A’ side with Lucille. Peaked at number 4 UK charts 1960. Upright bass performance Floyd T ‘Lightin’ Chance. Tab by bass50611. As per original upright bassline apart from a little run I in the chorus. What a beautiful song with great harmonies.
Intro:
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-9-9--7-7--5-5--4-4----------------|
A|---------------------7-------7-----|
E|-------------------------7-------7-|

Verse 1:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7---7-----------9---9-----------7---7------------9---9---------|
E|---------5---5-----------7---7-----------5---5------------7---7-|

Chorus:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------9-9--7-7--5-5-----|
A|-7---7-----------7---7-----------7---7----------7---7---------------9-9-|
E|---------5---5-----------9---9-----------5---7--------------------------|

Verse 2:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7---7-----------9---9-----------7---7------------9---9---------|
E|---------5---5-----------7---7-----------5---5------------7---7-|

Chorus:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7---7-----------7---7-6---------7---7----------7-------7--5--4----|
E|---------5---5-----------9---9-----------5---7------7------------7-|

Middle 8:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------9---9-----------7---7-----------9---9---9---9---------|
E|-5---5-----------7---7-----------5---5-------------------7---5-|

Verse 3:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7---7-----------9---9-----------7---7------------9---9---------|
E|---------5---5-----------7---7-----------5---5------------7---7-|

Chorus:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7---7-----------7---7-6---------7---7----------7-------7-----|
E|---------5---5-----------9---9-----------5---7------7-------7-|

Outro:       (Break)              (END)
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7---7---------------7-------7---7-|
E|---------5---------------7-----7---|