Opus 1 Bass Tabs by Four Seasons

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This ties Bobby Darin's 'Mack The Knife' for the largest number of chromatic
key changes in a Top 40 hit:

                  "Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)"
                           (Linzer - Randell)

Intro:

	(drum roll)

	F#      A#m       B       B/C# C#  F#
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  /

	(bass, doubled w/piano:)

	(F#)
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|-----------------|
	---1-------------|---1-------------|
	-----4---------0-|-1---4---------1-|
	-2-----2---2-4---|-------2---2-4---|

Verse 1:

	F#                       A#m
	I can see there ain't no room for me
	        B           C#                 F#
	You're only holdin' out your heart in sympathy
	            B          C#             F#/A#
	If there's another man    then girl I understand
	          G#/C
	Go on and take his hand
	            G#m7/C# C#7 G#m7/C# C#7-9
	And don't you  wor-ry   'bout   me

Verse 2:

	I'll be blue and I'll be cryin' too
	But girl you know I only want what's best for you
	What good is all my pride if our true love has died
	Go on and be his bride
	And don't you worry 'bout me

[key changes to G]

Verse 3:

	G                            Bm
	I'll be strong, I'll try to carry on
	    C                 D             G
	Although you know it won't be easy when you're gone
	              C          D            G/B
	I'll always think of you   the tender love we knew
	            A/C#
	But somehow I'll get through
	            Am7/D D7 Am7/D D7-9
	And don't you wor-ry 'bout  me

Instrumental break:

	(G)
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|-----------------|
	---2-0-----------|---2-0-----------|
	-------------0-1-|-2-----------0-2-|
	-3-----3---3-----|-------3---3-----|

	Oo-oo oo-ooh, baby

	(horn section and sax solo:)

	G            Bm           C     D       G
	/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /
	(baby blue       cryin' too    cryin' too)
	C     D     G/B          A/C#           D7   Eb7
	/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /
	                         (baby       worry 'bout me)

[key changes to Ab]

Verse 4:

	Ab                      Cm
	Sweetie pie, before you say goodbye
	   Db          Eb               Ab
	Remember if he ever leaves you high and dry
	            Db          Eb            Ab/C
	Don't cry alone in pain    don't ever feel ashamed
	            Bb/D
	If you want me again
	            Bbm7/Eb Eb7 Bbm7/Eb Eb7-9
	Just don't you  wor-ry   'bout   me

Verse 5:

	I love you no matter what you do
	I'll spend my whole life waitin' if you want me to
	And if he says goodbye, you know I'd rather die
	Than let you see me cry
	'Cause then you'd worry 'bout me

[key changes to A; repeat verse 3 in A]

	A                           C#m
	I'll be strong, I'll try to carry on
	    D                 E             A
	Although you know it won't be easy when you're gone
	              D          E            A/C#
	I'll always think of you   the tender love we knew
	            B/D#
	But somehow I'll get through
	            Bm7/E E7 Bm7/E E7-9
	So don't you  worry 'bout  me

[key changes to Bb; repeat verse 3 in Bb]

	Bb                          Dm
	I'll be strong, I'll try to carry on
	    Eb                F             Bb
	Although you know it won't be easy when you're gone
	             Eb          F            Bb/D
	I'll always think of you   the tender love we knew
	            C/E
	But somehow I'll get through
	            Cm7/F F7 Cm7/F F7-9
	So don't you  worry 'bout  me

[key changes to B; repeat verse 3 in B]

	   B                          D#m
	    I'll  be  strong
	(I'll be strong, I'll try to carry on)
	     E                 F#            B                [fade]
	(Although you know it won't be easy when you're gone)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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