Doobie Brothers - China Grove bass tab

Song     : China Grove

Artist   : Doobie Brothers

Album    : The Captain and Me

Tabbed by: James Pucyk (pucyk_james@yahoo.com)

Bass Intro:

(Rest for the 1st 2 times )

G|-----------|

D|-----------|

A|---------5-|

E|-0h2h3-5---|

Main Riff (Verse and Intro)

   E E        E  E        D   A   A     E E

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|----------5-------9-7-5------------------------|

A|-7-7--5h7---7-5h7-------5x----------5h7-7--7-7-|

E|---------------------------x5--x5---------9-9--|

Transition lick between Intro and Verse

G|-7h9-7-5-7-----|

D|-----------7-5-|

A|---------------|

E|---------------|

Prechorus (People acting...) X1

G|---------------2-----------------|

D|-------------24-42---------------|

A|-4--4--2--2-------42-------------|

E|----------------------555-6677-8-|

Chorus (talkin 'bout...)

G|-----------------|----------------------|---------|

D|------5----------|*---------5----------*|---------|

A|-7-5h7-7--5------|*5h7-7-5h7-7--5------*|777777777|

E|-------------5-5-|-----------------5-5--|---------|

Bridge

         (Well everydays)    

G|----------------------|

D|----------------------|

A|---2-4-2h44--2h4--2h4-|

E|-4--------------------|

  (The ways of....)

G|---------------------|-------------------|

D|---------------/5422-|-------------------|

A|---2h44----2h4-------|-2h4-2h44-2h4-2h44-|

E|-2------22-----------|-------------------|

G|--------------------------------|

D|---------/5422---------/5422----|

A|-----2h4------542-----------542-|

E|-2-2-------------42-2-2---------|

G|----------------------|---------------------|

D|----------------------|---------------/5422-|

A|---2-4-2h44--2h4--2h4-|---2h44----2h4-------|

E|-4--------------------|-2------22-----------|

G|-----------------------|---------|---------|

D|-----------5h7-875-----|---------|---------|

A|-------5h7---------875-|-3-5-7-r-|-3-5-7-r-|

E|-2/3-5-----------------|---------|---------|

Intro #2, Second riff

G|-----------|---------------------|

D|-----------|*--------------------|

A|---------5-|*5h77-5h77-5h77-5h77*|

E|-0h2h3-5---|---------------------|

Song Order

Intro Riff (guitar) x2 (Bass Tacit)

Bass Intro

Main Riff x2 (ends on A) then,

Transition Lick

Main Riff x2

Prechorus x1

Chorus x1

Main Riff x2

Prechorus x1

Chorus x1

Bridge x1

Intro #2 x1 (Guitar Only, Bass is Tacit)

Guitar Solo Main Riff x 4

Prechorus x 1

Chorus x 1

End on E