Three Dog Night – Mama Told Me Not To Come (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Three Dog Night
(From the 1970 Album IT AIN'T EASY)
Words and Music by Randy Newman
Arranged by Three Dog Night
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Schermie - Bass'
Intro
Q=115
4/4
Gtr I
W W W
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E
|---------------|---------------||----------------|
|---------------|---------------||o---------------|
|------5-6-6----|------5-6-6----||o------5-6-6----|
|-4-----------3-|-4-----------3-||--4-----------3-|
Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|------5-6-6----|------5-6-6----|------5-6-6----|
|-4-----------3-|-4-----------3-|-4-----------3-|
Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|------5-6-6----|------5-6-6----|------5-6-6----|
|-4-----------3-|-4-----------3-|-4-----------3-|
Chorus
Q +E E E E e e E Q E E Q E +Q. Q E E E
|------------------||---------------|----------------|
|--------0-1-------||---------------|------------4-6-|
|------------------||--------3-3--4-|-(4)---5--6-----|
|-4--(4)-----1-2-3-||-4-4--4--------|----------------|
E Q E E E +E E +Q +E E +E E E E E E +E E E Q E
|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------4-6-|------------------|
|--------3-3-(3)-4-|-(4)--(4)-5-(5)-6-----|-----------3-3--4-|
|-4-4--4-----------|----------------------|-4-4-(4)-4--------|
To Coda
+Q. E +E E S E. q Q H W
|---------------------|------------|-------||
|---------------4h6---|------------|------o||
|-(4)---5-(5)-6-------|------------|------o||
|---------------------|-4----------|-------||
Guitar Solo
E Q E E E +E E +Q. E +E E E E E Q E E E +E E
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------------4-6-|------------------|
|--------3-3-(3)-4-|-(4)---5-(5)-6-----|--------3-3-(3)-4-|
|-4-4--4-----------|-------------------|-4-4--4-----------|
+Q. E +E E E E E Q E E Q E +Q. E +E E E E
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------4-6-|---------------|---------------4-6-|
|-(4)---5-(5)-6-----|--------3-3--4-|-(4)---5-(5)-6-----|
|-------------------|-4-4--4--------|-------------------|
D.S. al Coda &
q Q H W W
|------------|----------||------|
|------------|----------||------|
|------------|----------||------|
|-4----------|----------||------|
Outro
W E Q E E Q E +Q. E +E E E E
|----------||---------------|-------------------|
|----------||---------------|---------------4-6-|
|----------||--------3-3--4-|-(4)---5-(5)-6-----|
|----------||-4-4--4--------|-------------------|
E Q E E Q E +Q. E +E E E E E Q E E Q E
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------4-6-|---------------|
|--------3-3--4-|-(4)---5-(5)-6-----|--------3-3--4-|
|-4-4--4--------|-------------------|-4-4--4--------|
+Q. E +E E E E E Q E E Q E +Q. E +E E E E
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------4-6-|---------------|---------------4-6-|
|-(4)---5-(5)-6-----|--------3-3--4-|-(4)---5-(5)-6-----|
|-------------------|-4-4--4--------|-------------------|
Q +E E E E E E +Q Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------1-2-3-4-|-(4)-------------|----------1-2-3-4-|
|-4--(4)-4---------|------1------2-3-|-4--(4)-4---------|
+H. E E Q +E E E E E E +Q Q Q E E
|---------------|------------------|----------------|
|---------------|------------------|----------------|
|-(4)\----------|----------1-2-3-4-|-(4)------------|
|-----------2-3-|-4--(4)-4---------|------1-----2-3-|
Q +E E E E E E +H E E E E Q +E E E E E E
|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------1-2-3-4-|-(4)------------|----------3-3---4-|
|-4--(4)-4---------|----------1-2-3-|-4--(4)-4---------|
+Q. E +E E E E Q. E E E +E E +Q. E +E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|---------------4-6-|------------------|---------------4-6-|
|-(4)---5-(5)-6-----|--------3-3-(3)-4-|-(4)---5-(5)-6-----|
|-------------------|-4----4-----------|-------------------|
Q +E E E E E E +Q Q +E E E E Q +E E E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------1-2-3-4-|-(4)---------------|----------1-2-3-4-|
|-4--(4)-4---------|------1--(1)---2-3-|-4--(4)-4---------|
+H. E E Q +E E E E E E +Q q Q E E Q +E E E E E E
|--------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|--------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|--------------|----------1-2-3-4-|-(4)------------|----------1-2-3-4--|
|-(9)------2-3-|-4--(4)-4---------|------1-----2-3-|-4--(4)-4----------|
+H +E E E E Q +E E E E E E +Q +E E +E E E E
|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------4-6-|
|-(4)----(4)-------|----------3-3---4-|-(4)--(4)-5-(5)-6-----|
|------------1-2-3-|-4--(4)-4---------|----------------------|
q Q H E E E E +E E +E E
|------------|---------------------|
|------------|---------------------|
|------------|-6-4---3-(3)-1-(1)---|
|-4----------|---------------------|
H.=H
E E E E +E E +Q +H. Q Wx3
|--------------------|-------------|--------*|
|--------------------|-------------|--------*|
|---1---2-(2)-3-(3)--|-(3)---------|--------*|
|-4------------------|-------------|--------*|Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
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. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths