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Been Down So Long- The Doors
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Tabbed By : Tom Caruso
e-mail: carusot205@strose.edu
Tuning: standard
This is the bass tab for the live version of this song as played on the
Live in Detroit album. the bassline is markedly different from that on
the album it appears- L.A. Woman- because live, Ray played the keyboard
bass with his left hand, as opposed to having an actual bassist on
stage. the bassline is very cool, however, it gets repetitive, so
the bassline is really more of a suggestion than a carving in stone.
the song is in a traditional 12-bar blues format, meaning the I chord- E,
in this case, then the IV (A) and finally, the V (B). listen to the
song, and you should be able to get it without much issue. if you
have questions, feel free to ask me!
the first couple if times, and a few others throughout the song, Ray
plays it like this: (listen for proper timing)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5-7-9-----------------5-7-9-------------------------|
A|----7-6-5---------7--------7-6-5---------7-------------------------------|
E|-----------7-5-3------------------7-5-3----------------------------------|
on the E: (once again, listen for timing)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----7-6-5---------7-6-5--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------7-5-3---------7-5-3-------------------------------------------|
on the A: for the IV chord, he sometimes goes twice with the
descending line, and then throws in an ascending one, like so..
G|--------------------------------------------14-13-12---------------------|
D|-----7-6-5--------7-6-5-----------10-12-14------------14-13-12-----------|
A|-----------7-6-5--------7-6-5-12-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
and then back to the E for four bars, where the turnaround starts, and
the song goes to a B for two bars, pauses over the last A, and then
starts again at the E, like so...
well why don't some you people... come on, you gotta set me
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
and that's basically it! if you listen to the song, then you should be
able to get the timing without an issue. remember, this is the live
version from Live In Detroit, which is quite different than the
others. remember, since the structure of the 12-bar blues is so
loose, there's always room for improvisation. this is just the get the
basic jist of the song down. once again, any questions, feel free to
email me!
peace out, and jam on. =]
Artist: Doors
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