The Hollies – The Baby (Bass Tab)

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1972 single release by The Hollies. Peaked at #26 in UK. Bass performance Bernie Calvert. Tab by bass50611. Great track from This sixties band shame it didn’t get a better placing In the charts. Not exact more of how I see the bassline.

Intro:  (Play Quavers On Intro)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7--7-8-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------9-----|

                                                                   (Break)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-7-6-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---0-|
E|---------------9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------|

Verse 1: NO BASS

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

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

Bridge:                                              (Break)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------5--5----5--5-|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3--3--3-1-2-3---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-------------------------------|
A|---------8--8----7--7----7--7--7--7-|
E|------------------------------------|

Interlude:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0---9--9--9--9-8-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-8-9--9--9--9-7-|
E|--------------------------------------7--------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5-6-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-8-9--9--9--9-7-5--5--5--5-6-|
E|-------------------------7---------------------------------------|

G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
E|------------------------|

Bridge:                                              (Break)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------5--5----5--5-|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3--3--3-1-2-3---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--------------------------------------------------7-|
A|---------8--8----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--5-----7-5-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

                         (Play This Bit x2 And Play Quavers)
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------------------------|

Verse 3:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0---9--9--9--9-8-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-8-9--9--9--9-7-|
E|--------------------------------------7--------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5-6-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-8-9--9--9--9-7-5--5--5--5-6-|
E|-------------------------7---------------------------------------|

G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
E|------------7-----------|

                                           (Play This Bit x3)
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-9--9--9--9-7-5--5--5--5-6-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-8-|
E|--------------------------------------7-------------|

Outro:    (Repeat Outro To Fade/End)
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9--9--9--7-6--------------6-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-8-|
E|--------------9-7--7--7--7--------------7-------------|