Classical Gas bass

Classical Gas

What's up everyone, my name's Chris LaBenne, and this is my bass tab for the
song "Classical Gas" by Mason Williams. I'm a 14 year old beginner, and this is my
first tab, but I'm pretty sure it's correct. I'm not sure that a bass is really used
in the song, but it sounds great when you play it. Just don't turn up the distortion
on the bass and it'll sound fine.

INTRO
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---7~---5---4-2~~--------7~---5--4-2~~------------------------2~~~--------|
a-------------------0--------------------0-----0--2--3----0----------------|
e-------------------------------------------3------------------------------|

VERSE 1
g---------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
d---7--7-7--5--4-2-2~~~-----|---7--7-7--5--4-2-2~~~------------------------|
a-----------------------0~~-|-----------------------0-----0--2--3--3-0--0--|
e---------------------------|--------------------------3-------------------|
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
           3x

g--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------3--0--5--2-2-2------------------------|
a-----------------0~------0~--2~--3----------------------------------------|
e---0--1--0-0--0------3~---------------------------------------------------|


CHORUS THING
g---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------5------------------|
a------------5--5-5------------5--5-5------------5--5-5-----3-----1--0------|(5x)
e---5--5-5------------5--5-5------------5--5-5-----------------1------------|


BRASS EXPLOSION (This part isn't needed, but if you do play it, don't play it too loud.)
g---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------|-2-2-------2-------2----------| > play
a---4-4-------4-------4---4-4-------4-------4-|-------2--2---2--2------------|  2x
e--------4--4---4--4-----------4--4---4--4----|------------------------------|

g-------------------------------|
d---5---------------------------|
a------3-----1--0--0--0--0--0~~~|
e---------1---------------------|

POSTHORN VERSE
g---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------3~------|
e---5------5--5-----5------5--5-----5------5--5-----5--5--5--5--5-3---------|

g---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--2~------0~--------------3~------2~------0--0-0~--------------------------|
e------------------3~--------------------------------3--2--0-0~~~-----------|

g-------------------------|
d-------------3-0-5-2-2-2-|
a---0---0-2-3-------------|
e-----3-------------------|

CHORUS

VERSE 3
g---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---7--7--7-5--4--2-2--2--2---------7--7--7-5--4--2-2--2--2-----------------|
a---------------------------0--0--0-------------------------0-------0--2--2-|
e---------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

g-------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------3-0-5-2-2-2----0--5----------|
a---0-0----------------0---0-2-3-------------0--------3-----1-|
e-------0---1---0-0--0---3-------------------------------1----|


OUTRO
g-----------------------------------------|
d---4~~~~~~~--------4~~~~~~~--------------|
a-----------------------------------0-----|~~ ring until the end
e-----------------------------------------|

(On the last note of the outro, you can even have the option of placing your finger on
fret 14 of the D-string and strumming the A and D strings together to make it sound
like a very high fifth.)

So, that's what I've got. I think it's pretty good considering I just began bass guitar
about a week ago. If there's any problems with it, E-mail me at [email protected].

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