Africa Bass Tab

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TOTO - "Africa" - Bass Tab

I think this may be in cut time, but I've written it in (4/4)
standard tuning(EADG)

INTRO:

|------------------|----------|
|*-----------------|---------*|
|*---------------4-|---------*| (x4)
|--5---5-5-5-5-4---|----------|
   1 & a 2 & 3 & 4   1 2 3 4

VERSE:

|------------------|-1---1-1---------|-----------------|
|*---------1---1-1-|---------4---4-4-|-2---2-2-4---4-4-|
|*-2---2-2---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 & a 2 3 & a 4   1 & a 2 3 & a 4   1 & a 2 3 & a 4

|-------------------|--------|
|-6---6-6-7---7-7-7-|-7-6---*|
|-------------------|-----4-*| (x3)
|-------------------|--------|
  1 & a 2 3 & a 4 &   1 & 2

|-----------------|-----------------|---------------6-|---------|
|-----------------|-6---6-6-6---6-6-|-7---7-7-7-7-6---|---------|
|-2---2-2-6---6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
  1 & a 2 3 & a 4   1 & a 2 3 & a 4   1 & a 2 & 3 & 4   1 2 3 4

CHORUS:

|------------------|------------------|
|*-4---4-4---------|-----------------*|
|*---------5---5-5-|-0---0-0-7---7-5-*| (x3)
|------------------|------------------|
   1 & a 2 3 & a 4   1 & a 2 3 & a 4

|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-4---4-4---------|-----------------|---------4---4-4-6-|
|---------5---5-5-|-0---0-0-4---4-4-|-7---7-7-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
  1 & a 2 3 & a 4   1 & a 2 3 & a 4   1 & a 2 3 & a 4 &

|------------------|----------|
|*-----------------|---------*|
|*---------------4-|---------*| (x2)
|--5---5-5-5-5-4---|----------|
   1 & a 2 & 3 & 4   1 2 3 4

KEYBOARD SOLO:

|-----------------|-1---1-1---------|-----------------|
|---------1---1-1-|---------4---4-4-|-2---2-2-4---4-4-|
|-2---2-2---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & a 2 3 & a 4   1 & a 2 3 & a 4   1 & a 2 3 & a 4

|-------------------|-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6---6-6-7---7-7-7-|-7-6---|-----------------|-6---6-6-6---6-6-|
|-------------------|-----4-|-2---2-2-6---6-6-|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & a 2 3 & a 4 &   1 & 2   1 & a 2 3 & a 4   1 & a 2 3 & a 4

|---------------6-|---------|
|-7---7-7-7-7-6---|---------|
|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|---------|
  1 & a 2 & 3 & 4   1 2 3 4

END:

|------------------|------------------|
|*-4---4-4---------|-----------------*|
|*---------5---5-5-|-0---0-0-7---7-5-*| (x7)
|------------------|------------------|
   1 & a 2 3 & a 4   1 & a 2 3 & a 4

|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-4---4-4---------|-----------------|---------4---4-4-6-|
|---------5---5-5-|-0---0-0-4---4-4-|-7---7-7-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
  1 & a 2 3 & a 4   1 & a 2 3 & a 4   1 & a 2 3 & a 4 &

|------------------|---------|-----------------|
|*-----------------|---------|-----------------|
|*---------------4-|---------|---------------4-|
|--5---5-5-5-5-4---|---------|-5---5-5-5-5-4---|
   1 & a 2 & 3 & 4   1 2 3 4

|------------------------------------|
|-----------18-------18-------18----*|
|-----16-18----16-18----16-18----18-*| (fade-out)
|------------------------------------|
  1 & a  2  e  &  a  3  e  &  a  4

By: Johari Taylor
E-mail: viking@powerup.com.au

Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


Justin Average	#1 by Justin at Apr 10, 1974 at 6:27 PM EST
	Why do they compare Kilimanjaro to Olympus? So they are saying that a mountain is like... another mountain? How creative. And what is "solitary company"? Isn't that an oxymoron?

Rob Wanna Be	#2 by Rob Goode at Aug 1, 1977 at 5:48 PM EST
	I'm not really sure what this song has to do with either love or slavery. I'm confused. The song to me sounds like it's just about some guy who has a longing to visit Africa, it is something that just draws him in. Perhaps he's getting the tourist bug. I really don't see the Africa analogy at all obviously, though I know that there must be a figurative or symbolic connection somewhere. Anyone care to describe the love/slavery connections in this song in detail and why he even talks about Africa at all? Help me out.

Andrew Average	#3 by Andrew Safwat at Aug 31, 1983 at 4:29 PM EST
	The words are "I bless the rains down in Africa" Trust me, i had to sing this song in concert. As for racism, I don´t really think this song has anything to do with it. I think its more about a guy that loves this woman, and he´s trying to find some way to tell her that. There´s more, but it will have to wait for another time.

AJM Average	#4 by AJM at Nov 11, 1985 at 3:43 PM EST
	Holy cow! I love Africa too - in fact I'm a born and bred South Africa. Whether I am black or white is totally irrelevant. No matter where I am in the world, when I hear this song tears well up in my eyes. So, if the Nerdy whatever the heck he calls himself wants to call me racist too - go ahead.

Madman Professional Badass	#5 by Madman at Nov 3, 1995 at 12:42 PM EST
	how does loving Africa make anybody racist?

Alex Average	#6 by Alex Moore at Dec 3, 2002 at 4:04 AM EST
	Aha, teddy, your a racist too. making fun of my black heritage just because my peeps are from africa, y'aint nothin' but a cracka! KNAMEAN?! This song makes me reflect on my fallen rappin' bruthas, sometimes i weep. Its also da white man, trying to bring the black man down. Theres another term for a hundred WHITE men, a 'lynch mob.' sho'nuff. ps: this post is as much a joke as those two up there. I AM white, and I love the black man and their large penises.

lee michael Wanna Be	#7 by lee michael turner II at Sep 19, 2003 at 9:25 AM EST
	Oh, I forgot to add, I think the line is "hurry boy, SHE'S wating there for you." That would add to my theory that it's partly about discovering his soul mate.

Basstard Professional	#8 by Basstard at Jun 5, 2007 at 4:00 AM EST
	Synthesizers will never die.