Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai - Space Cowboy (album Version) bass tab

This is the tab that works really good for me

Info:

- This is one of the best bass lines by Jamiroquai. This may not

be obvious on the first

or second listen, but if you really concentrate on the bass you

realize it is a true

masterpiece. This here is a long-requested 'Play as you see'

tab for Space Cowboy, the

album version. You will NOT find any "I leave the fills to you"

or "Improvise yourself

from here on". I precisely tabbed all the notes and all the fast

runs towards the end.

Of course, you can still improvise, but if you wanted to have

it exactly as it was played,

then I hope you will enjoy this.

- As I always say for these longer tabs: They do have a lot of text

that might seem complicated

and useless. But I strongly advise you to read it. When you're

done, you can just delete the

whole text and make the tab much shorter and eye-friendlier!

It took me many hours to write

this tab and I don't want you to give it a quick look and say "Ah

I already see a mistake",

"WTF is that" and so on. Because there are some moments where

you could do exactly that, I tried

to explain what to pay attention to in these very lines. So let

us get to the tab.

- I need feedback on this one, so if anyone tries to play this,

let me know what you think!

Playing Guide:

- Timing: Problem - There are so many notes played fast in some

bars that sometimes I could not

graphically represent the timing as well as I wanted. Solution

- I added some help for counting

(*1 2 3 4*). The notes written below each time unit are played

exactly that moment and this

should help you find yourself in rhythm again. Please delete

the help when you don't need it

anymore or if the tab looks too messy because of it!

- Fast runs: They are actually very accurate, so if you're having

problems with them, try to play

them very slow and listen to the specific parts of the record

a few times you will get used to

it eventually.

- Bridge: After a short pause, just before returning to Verse,

play a slide on E string: E-|-11\-|

- Chorus: You can omit the 4-5 in the 4-5-6 sequence often played

in 2ND chorus. I think they're

played, but it could also be some dead notes. You can definitely

hear something that is not synth!

- Fade-out: It is correct to the end, play it real loud to hear

everything.

VERSE

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------6-----|---------------------|---------------------|-----------3---------|

|-----------------6---|---------------------|---------------------|----------------6----|

|-4---------4---------|-3---------3---------|-2------2--2---------|---------6-----------|

|---------------------|---------------3-3---|-------2-2-------2---|-4-------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------4-----|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------8-6---------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|--------6-6-----6----|---------------------|---------------------|------4----------6---|

|-4-------------------|-3---------3---3-3---|-2-------2-2---------|------------------6--|

|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------2---|-2---------4-4-----4-|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------4-----|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 into chorus...*

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|-----------6---6-----|---------6-8----6----|

|-4------2--4---4-4---|-2------2--2----4----|---------6-------6---|--------8-8--------8-|

|-------4-4-----------|-------2-2-----------|-4-------------------|-4-------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

CHORUS

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|--------6--8---6-----|---------------------|---------6-8----6----|

|-6------7--8---------|-----------------8---|-6------7--8---------|--------8-8--------8-|

|------------------4--|-6-------------------|-------------8-----4-|-6-------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------6-----|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 into break...*

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------6-8----6----|---------------------|

|-6-----6-7-8---------|--------8-8--------8-|-6-----6-7-8----6\---|

|------------------8-7|-6-------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

BRIDGE

<------- play 3 times -------> 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|-------------4--4--4-|-------------4--3----|---------456---------|

|-6--456--5-6-9--8--7-|-6--456--------------|-6--456--5-6-------45|6---678--------------|

|---------------------|-----------4---------|---------------------|-------------4-------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

VERSE

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------6-----|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|-----------------6---|---------------------|---------------------|-----------6---6-----|

|-4---------4---------|-3---------3---------|-2---------2---------|------6----------6---|

|---------------------|---------------3-3---|---------2-------2---|-4-------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------4-----|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|--------------/8-6---|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---4----4----6-6-----|

|-4-------4-4---------|-3-------3-3-----3---|-2---------2---2-----|-----------------6---|

|---------------------|---------------3-----|---------2-------2---|-2----2----4---------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 into chorus...*

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------6-----|-----------8----6----|

|-4------2--6---4-----|-2-------2-2---------|-----------------6---|--------8----------8-|

|-------4-4---------4-|----------------2----|-4---------4---------|-4-------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

CHORUS

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------8---6------|

|-6-----6-7-8---------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------8----|

|------------------4-5|6--------4--6----6---|---------------------|-6-------------------|

|---------------------|--------6--6---6---6-|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------6--8-6--|

|-6-----6-7-8---------|---------------3-4---|---------------------|-----55667788--8---8-|

|------------------4-5|-6-------4--6------6-|-------------------4-|-6--6----------------|

|---------------------|--------6--6---------|-4----4----6---------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------6-8-6-------|

|-6------7--8---------|-----------4---------|---------------------|----4--8--8---8-7-6--|

|------------------4-5|-6-6-6-6--6---6--4---|------------------4-5|-6-----------------9-|

|---------------------|-------------------6-|-4------5--6---------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------6-8----6----|---------------------|------------------6--|

|---------------------|--------8-8--------8-|-6-----6-7-8---------|-------------6--8----|

|------------------4-5|-6-------------------|---------------8-----|--6-6-8-8--9---------|

|-4------5--6---------|---------------------|------------------6--|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------6-8--6------|-----8---------------|------10-9--8--------|

|---------------------|--------8-8-----8-7--|-6----6----8----8----|----8----------8-----|

|------------------4-5|-6-------------------|---------------8-----|-6--------------6----|

|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------6-|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 into break...*

|---------------------|-------------33-5--6-|---------------------|

|---------------------|----------33---------|---------------------|

|---------------------|----33-4-------------|---------------------|

|------------------4-5|-6-------------------|---------------------|

|-4------5--6---------|---------------------|-4------5--6---------|

BRIDGE

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------6-8----6-|

|---------------------|-------------4--4--4-|---------------------|---------/8--8--/8---|

|-6--456--5-6-9--8--7-|-6--456--------------|-6--456--5-6-9--8--7-|-6--456--------------|

|---------------------|-----------4---------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|-------------4--4--4-|---------------------|---------------------|

|-6--456--5-6-9--8--7-|-6--456--------------|-6--456--5-6-9--8--7-|-6--456--------------|

|---------------------|-----------4---------|---------------------|----------1//13\\1---|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------6-|

|---------------------|-------------4--4--4-|---------------------|----------6--7--8----|

|-6--456--5-6-9--8--7-|-6--456--------------|-6--456--5-6-9--8--7-|-6--6-9--6--6--6-----|

|---------------------|-----------4---------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 into chorus...*

|-8--6----------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|-----8-6-------------|-------------4--4--4-|---------------------|---------------------|

|--------9--6-4-------|-6--456--------------|-6--456--5-6-9--8--7-|-6--456--------------|

|--------------6-4----|-----------4---------|---------------------|----------1//13\\1---|

|-----------------7---|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

CHORUS

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|------6-7-8--6-------|---------------------|---------------------|

|------6---------8----|-----8--------8--7---|-6---6-7-8------8----|---------------------|

|-----6---------8-----|-6-------------------|---------------8--8-7|-6--------6-8--9-8-6-|

|-4---------6---------|---------------------|---------------------|------6-9------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|-----------4---------|---------------------|---------------------|

|------------------4-5|-6----4--6----6------|---------------------|-6--6--6--6----4-6---|

|-4-----4-5-6---------|----6------------6---|-4-----4-5-6---------|-----4--4--6-6-------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|-------6-7-8--8-6----|---------------------|---------7-8---------|

|------6----8---------|------8-----------8--|---------------------|----6778-----8776----|

|----6---------8------|-6-------------------|------------------4-5|-6---------------6---|

|-4--------------6----|---------------------|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|-----------6-----6-8-|------------------6-7|-8--8----------------|

|---------------------|---------68----8-----|-6-----6-7-8---------|-----8--------8---8--|

|------------------4-5|-6-------------------|---------------------|--------9--8---7---6-|

|-4------5--6---------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|-----------6-----6-8-|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------68----8-----|-6-----6-7-8---------|-----------4---------|

|------------------4-5|-6-------------------|------------------4-5|-6--64-5-6----6-4----|

|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------6--|

**** 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|----------6--86------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|--------68-8---8-6---|---------------------|------------------4-5|

|------------------4-5|-6----------------9--|------------------4-5|-6-----------4--6----|

|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|-4-----4-5-6---------|--4--5--6--6---------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|--------5------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|-----8-----8---------|---------------------|--------6---86-------|

|-6---6--6--8---8--8--|----8---------8------|---------------------|----6-8----8--86-----|

|-------6------8------|-6-------------6-----|------------------4-5|-6--------------9----|

|---------------------|------------------6--|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|-------------------3-|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|----3-6--3-6--3-6----|---------------------|--------6-86---------|

|---------------------|---------------------|-6----6--------------|------8--8--86---6---|

|---------------------|-6-------------------|-----6--6--4-----4--5|-6------------9-6-96-|

|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|--------------6------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|--------33-----------|---------------------|--------5------------|

|---------------------|----3-6-----3--------|---------------------|------------8--------|

|---------------------|------------------3--|-6-----6-7-8-------8-|-----8----------8----|

|------------------4-5|-6--------------6----|----------------8---8|-6-----------------6-|

|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------6-6-6-6-6p8

|---------------------|-----------6-86------|---------------------|---------8-----------|

|-6-----6-7-8---------|---------68-8--8-----|----------------8----|-------8-------------|

|-------------8----4--|-6--------------69---|--------------8------|---------------------|

|---------------6-----|---------------------|-4--5-6----6---------|-6-------------------|

* into break... 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------6---------|

|---------------------|------67--8-86--8----|---------------------|-------68-----8--68--|

|---------------------|----8----------------|----6-6----8-88--88--|----8----------------|

|---------------------|-6-------------------|---------------------|-6-------------------|

|----------------6----|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|-----------6---------|---------------------|-----------6---------|

|---------------------|--------8-----8--68--|---------------------|-------68-----8--68--|

|-6------6--8-----68--|---------------------|-6------6--8-----68--|----8----------------|

|----6--9------8------|-6--6889-------------|----6--9------8------|-6-------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

BREAK

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|-----------6---------|---------------------|-----------6---------|

|---------------------|-------68-----8--68--|---------------------|-------68-----8--68--|

|-6------6--8-----68--|----8----------------|-6------6--8-----68--|----88---------------|

|----6--9------8------|-6-------------------|----6--9------8------|-6-------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|-----------9-86--86--|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|-------68----------8-|---------------------|-8-------------------|

|-6------6--8-----68--|----8----------------|-6------6--8---------|---------------------|

|----6--9------8------|-6-------------------|----6--9-------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

<------- play 3 times -------> 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 and back... *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------6--86---|

|-6---6-6---8---8-8---|---------------------|-6---6-6---8---8-8---|---------6-8------8--|

|---------------------|-6-------------------|---------------------|-6---8-9-------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

CHORUS

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|----6--86------------|-----------------5--6/10

|---------------------|---------6-8--6------|---8-8---8--------6-7|--------------8------|

|-6-----6-7-8---------|--------8-8-----8-7--|-6---------8---------|-----------8---------|

|------------------4-5|-6-------------------|---------------------|-6--68--9------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|--------6----6----6--|---------------------|-------10-9-8--------|

|---------------------|-----/8----8----8----|-6--6--6-7-8---------|----8----------------|

|------------------4-5|-6-------------------|--------------8---8--|-6------------88--6-6|

|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|----------------6----|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------3--|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------3-3--4-4--6----|

|---------------------|-6-6-----------4-4p6-|------------------4-5|-6-6-----------------|

|-4-----4-5-6---------|----4--5--6--6-------|-4-----4-5-6-66------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------5--6-7--|

|---------------------|-------6----86-------|---------------------|-----------8---------|

|---------------------|-----8-----8--86-----|---------------------|--------8------------|

|------------------4-5|-6--------------9----|---------------------|-6-8--9--------------|

|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|-4-----4-5-6---------|9--------------------|

**** 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|-8-------------------|----------------5--10|---------------------|---------------------|

|----8----------------|-------------88------|---------------------|---------------------|

|-----6---678---------|----------88---------|-6-----6-7-8---------|---------------------|

|------------------8-7|-6--688-9------------|---------------------|-6--65-4-3-2-1--0----|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------2---|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|------------------8--|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---8----10---10------|---------------------|------6--88-----6----|

|---------------------|----------------6----|---------------------|----8---8----8-----8-|

|------------------4-5|-6----8----9---------|------------------4-5|-6-------------------|

|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * and fading out... * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|------------------5--|-6---8-----p5--------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------8-----|-----------------10p9|p8-------------8-8---|

|---------------------|------------8--------|---------------------|--------8-8----------|

|------------------4-5|-6---8---9-----------|---------------------|---------------------|

|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

|---------------------|---------------------|-5-6-10----13-p14p15-|

|---------------------|-------------------8-|---------------------|

|-6---------8---------|-----------------8---|---------------------|

|---------------------|-----------6-8-9-----|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

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Tabbed by: Blaz Kavcic

(blaz@jamiroquai.com)

www.jamiroquai.com/bass

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