The Jackson 5 – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by The Jackson 5 (From the 1970 Album CHRISTMAS ALBUM) Words and Music by Tommie Connor Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Wilton Felder - Bass'
 [Intro]
 Q=130
 4/4
 Gtr I
   Wx8          W          +H.      Q
G|------------|----------|-------------||
D|------------|-1--------|-(1)---------||
A|------------|----------|----------1--||
E|------------|----------|-------------||

[Verse 1]
   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E Q  E
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-1----1-1-----|-1----1-------|---------------|----------------|
A|-----------1--|--------3--3--|---------------|-3----3-3-3--1--|
E|--------------|--------------|-3----3-3----3-|----------------|

   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E E E Q    Q.   E Q.   E
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-1----1-1-----|-1----1-1-----|---------------|----------------|
A|-----------1--|-----------3--|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1-------|
E|--------------|--------------|------------1--|-------------1--|

   Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E Q    Q.   E E Q  E
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-----------3--|-----------0--|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1-1--2--|
A|-1----1-1-----|-1----1-3-----|------------1--|----------------|
E|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|

   Q.   E E E Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q  E E E Q  E   Q.   E E Q  E
G|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------||
D|-3----3-3------|--------------|----------3--3-|----------------||
A|------------3--|-----------0--|-1----1--------|-1----1---1--1--||
E|---------------|-1----1-3-----|---------------|----------------||

[Chorus]
   Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E Q  E
G|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-1----1-1-1----|-1----1---------|----------------|----------------|
A|-------------1-|--------3-3---3-|----------------|-3----3-3-3--1--|
E|---------------|----------------|-3----3-3-3---3-|----------------|

   Q  E E E Q  E   Q.   E E E E E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E E E E
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-1----1-1-1----|-1----1-1-1-----|---------------|-----------------|
A|-------------1-|------------3-1-|--------3-3--3-|-----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|-4----4--------|-1----1-1-1-2-3--|

   Q  E E H      Q  E E E Q  E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E
G|-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|---------------|---------------|-3----3-------0--|
A|-------------|-5----5-5-5--5-|-6----6-3----3-|--------1-1-3----|
E|-4----4-5----|---------------|---------------|-----------------|

   Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
D|-1----1--------|-3----3-------0-|-1----1--------|---------------0--|
A|--------3-3--3-|--------1-1-3---|--------3-3--3-|---------1-1-3----|
E|---------------|----------------|---------------|-1-1---1----------|

                [Bridge]      [Glockenspiel Solo]
   E E H.         Wx7           Wx8
G|-------------||------------||--------||
D|-1-----------||------------||--------||
A|-------------||------------||--------||
E|-------------||------------||--------||

[Verse 2]
   Q  E E Q.   E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
G|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-1----1-1------|-1----1---------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------1-|--------3-3---3-|----------------|-3----3-3-2-2S1--|
E|---------------|----------------|-3----3-3-3---3-|-----------------|

   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E E E E
G|----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-1----1-1-1-----|-1----1-1-1-----|---------------|-----------------|
A|--------------1-|------------3-1-|--------3-3--3-|-----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-4----4--------|-1----1-1-1-2-3--|

   Q  E E H      Q  E E E Q  E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E E E E
G|-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|---------------|---------------|-3----3-------0--|
A|-------------|-5----5-5-5--5-|-6----6-3----3-|--------1-1-3----|
E|-4----4-5----|---------------|---------------|-----------------|

   Q.   E E Q  E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q.   E E Q  E   E Q  E Q  E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|-3----3------0-|-1----1--------|-3----3------0--|
A|-6----6-3-3--3-|--------1--3---|--------3-3--3-|---3----1--3----|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E H      Q.   E E Q  E
G|---------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
D|-1----1-1------|-1----1-1-1-----|-------------|----------------|
A|-------------1-|------------1-0-|-------------|-5----5-5-5--5--|
E|---------------|----------------|-4----4-5----|----------------|

   Q.   E E Q  E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E Q  E   Q  E E Q  E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------|-3----3------0-|-1----1--------|-3----3-3-------|
A|-6----6-3-3--3-|--------1--3---|--------3-3--3-|-----------3-2--|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|

   Q.   E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q  E E E Q  E
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
D|-----------0--|-1----1-1-----|-1------------|----------------|
A|-1----1-3-----|-----------1--|------x-3--1--|----------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|-4----4-4-4--4--|

                                   [Outro]
   Q  E E E E E E   Q.   E Q  E E    Wx11
G|----------------|---------------||---------*|
D|----------------|-1----1-1--1---||---------*|
A|-1----1-1-1---1-|---------------||---------*|
E|----------------|---------------||---------*|
************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | +() - note tied to previous | x - muted | S - shift slide | | - bar | || - double bar | ||o - repeat start | o|| - repeat end **************************************