Doobie Brothers › China Groove Bass Tab

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tabbed by tommy h.
start 12:08 am 
end 1:40 am
this took forever to tab , so enjoy.

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


please rate this tab, it took me over an hour to do.

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