Roundabout Bass Tab

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Roundabout
                                      Yes
                                                      Transcribed by Justin Benz


   Guitar          0:45                                                         
|-------------------|---------------------------------------||------------------
|-------------------|----------------------------------0h2--||*-----------------
|-------------------|--------------------------0h2--x-------||*-----------------
|-------------------|--0-----0--2--x--x--3--x---------------||---0--x--x--2-----
                                                                                

                                                                                
--------------------------||-----------------------------|-----------------|----
--------------------0h2--*||-----------------------------|-----4--7--------|----
------------0h2--x-------*||--------------------2--3--5--|--7--------------|----
x--x--3--x----------------||--0--x--x--3--5--5-----------|-----------------|----
                                                                                

                                                                                
------------|--------------|---------------------------------------|------------
------------|--------------|----------------------------------0h2--|------------
2-----------|--------------|--------------------------0h2--x-------|------------
------5-----|--3-----3-----|--0-----0--2--x--x--3--x---------------|--0--x------
                                                                                

                                                                      1:25      
-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------
--------------------------0h2--|---------------------------------------|--------
------------------0h2--x-------|-----------------------------0--2------|--------
x--2--x--x--3--x---------------|--0--x--x--2--x--x--3--x--x------------|--0-----
                                                                                

                                                                                
----------------------------------||--------------------------------------------
-----------------------------0h2--||*----------------------------------0h2------
---------------------0h2--x-------||*--------------------------0h2--x-----------
---0--2--x--x--3--x---------------||---0--x--x--2--x--x--3--x-------------------
                                                                                

                                                                                
-||--------------------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------
*||--------------------------|-----4--7--------|--------------|--------3--2-----
*||-----------------2--3--5--|--7--------------|--2-----------|-----------------
-||--0--2--3--5--5-----------|-----------------|--------5-----|--3--------------
                                                                                

                                       Bass Out           1:58                  
|-----------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------
|-----------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------
|--5-----3-----2--3--5--|---------------|------------------|--------------------
|-----------------------|--3------------|------------------|--3-----3-----3-----
                                                                                

                                                                                
------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------
------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------
------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------
---3--3--3-----3--3-----1--0--|--3-----3-----3--0--3--1-----0--1--0--|--3-------
                                                                                

                                                                                
---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------
---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------
---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------
3-----3--0--1--3-----3-----3--3--1--0--|--3-----3-----3--0--3--1-----1--3--0----
                                                                                

                                                                                

---|--------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------
---|--2-----------|----------------------------------0h2--|---------------------
---|--------------|--------------------------0h2--x-------|---------------------
---|--------------|--0-----0--2--x--x--3--x---------------|--0--x--x--2--x------
                                                                                

                                                                                
----------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------
-----------------0h2--|--------------------------------------|------------------
---------0h2--x-------|-----------------------------0--2-----|------------------
x--3--x---------------|--0--x--x--2--x--x--3--x--------------|--0-----0--2------
                                                                                

                                                                                
-------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------
--------------------0h2--|----------------------------------0h2--|--------------
------------0h2--x-------|--------------------------0h2--x-------|-----3--3-----
x--x--3--x---------------|--0--x--x--2--x--x--3--x---------------|--------------
                                                                                

                           2:29                                                 
---------|------------------||-----------------------------------------||-------
---------|------------------||*----------------------------------0h2--*||-------
---2-----|--0---------------||*--------------------------0h2--x-------*||-------
---------|--------3-----2---||---0--x--x--2--x--x--3--x----------------||--0----
                                                                                

                                                                                
------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------
------------------------|-----4--7-----|--------------|--------3--2--|----------
---------------2--3--5--|--7-----------|--2-----------|--------------|--5-------
x--x--3--5--5-----------|--------------|--------5-----|--3-----------|----------
                                                                                

                                                                                
---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------
---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------
3-----2--3--5--|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------
---------------|--3-----------1--|--3--3--3-----1--|--3--3--3-----1--3--|--1----
                                                                                

                                                                                
------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------
------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------
------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------
1--------1--|--3--3--3-----1--|--3--3--3-----1--|--3--3--3-----1--3--|--1-------
                                                                                

                                                                                
---------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------
---------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------
---------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------
0--1--2--|--3-----3-----3--3-----3--3--3--3--1--0--|--3-----3-----3--0--3--1----
                                                                                

                                                                                
------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------
------------|-----------------------|-------------------5-----5--5--|-----------
------------|-----------------------|-----5-----5--5h7--------------|--5--7-----
---0--1--0--|--3-----3-----3--3--3--|--7----------------------------|-----------
                                                                                

                                                                                
------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------|----------
5-----3--------3--|--------------|--2-----------|--------------------|----------
------------5-----|--------------|--------------|-----3--3-----2-----|--0-------
------------------|--0-----------|--------------|--------------------|----------
                                                                                


         3:25                                                                   
----------||---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----
----------||*--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----
----------||*-----------0--------|--2--0-----0--------|--2--0-----0--------|----
3-----2---||---0--2--3-----------|--------3-----------|--------3-----3--2--|----
                                                                                

                                                                                
--------------||--------------------|--------------------|----------------------
-------------*||--------------------|--------------------|----------------------
-------------*||-----------0--------|--2--0-----0--------|--2--0-----0----------
3p2p0---------||--0--2--3-----------|--------3-----------|--------3-----3--2----
                                                                                

                                 4:36                                           
|------------16--16--16--14--16---|--------------------|------------------------
|---------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------
|---------------------------------|-----------0--0--2--|--2--0-----0--2--4------
|--3p2p0--------------------------|--0--2--3-----------|--------3---------------
                                                                                

                                                                                
|--------------------|-----------16--16--16--14--16--|--------------------|-----
|--------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|-----
|--2--0-----0--------|-------------------------------|-----------0--0--2--|-----
|--------3-----3--2--|--p2p0-------------------------|--0--2--3-----------|-----
                                                                                

                                                                                
------------------|--------------------|---------------------|------------------
------------------|--------------------|---------------------|------------------
2--0-----0--2--4--|--2--0-----0--------|------------2-----2--|------------------
------3-----------|--------3-----3--2--|--3p2p0--------------|------------------
                                                                                

Guitar & Vocals    5:40                                                         
--------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|--------------
--------------------|--------------------2-----|--2h3p2h3p2h3p2--|--5-----3-----
--------------------|--1-----3-----5-----------|-----------------|--------------
--------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|--------------
                                                                                

               Organ Solo                                                       
------------|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------
---------1--|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------
---1--1-----|------------------|-----------------------|------------------------
------------|---3-----------1--|--3--3--3-----1--1--1--|--3--3--3--------1------
                                                                                

                                                                               
|--------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------
|--------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------
|--------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------
|--3--3--3--------1--|--3--0--3-----3--0--3-----1--0--1--0--|--3-----3-----3----
                                                                                

                                                                                
---------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------
---------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------
---------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------
0-----3--3-----3--3--1--0--|--3-----3-----3--0--3--1--0--1--0--|--3-----3-------
                                                                                

                                                                                
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
3--0--1--3-----3-----3--3--1--0--|--3-----3-----3--0--3--1--1--1--0-------------
                                                                                

6:15 (fast)                                                                     
-||---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
-||*--------------------------------------------------|--3--3--3--3--5--5--5----
-||*--------------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--|-------------------------
-||---3--3--3--3--------------------------------------|-------------------------
                                                                                

                                                                                
---3--3--3--3---------------||--------------------------------------------------
5--------------3--3--3--3--*||--------------------------------------------------
---------------------------*||--------------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--5--5--5-----
----------------------------||--3--3--3--3--------------------------------------
                                                                                

                                                                                
---|--------------------------3--3-----3---|-----------------------------------
---|--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--------5-------|-----------------------------------
5--|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
---|----------------------------------------|--3-----3-----3--0--1--3-----3-----
                                                                                

                                                                                
---------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------
---------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------
---------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------
---3--3--0--1--|--3--3-----3-----3--0--1--0--1--0--|--1--3-----3-----3-----3----
                                                                                

                                                                                
---------------------|-----------------------------------||---------------------
---------------------|-----------------------------------||*--------------------
---------------------|-----------------------------------||*--------------2-----
---3-----3--3--1--0--|--3-----3-----3--0--3--1--0--1--0--||---3--3--3--3--------
                                                                                

                                                                                
---------------------------------|--------------------------3--3--3--3----------
---------------------------------|--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--------------3--3----
2--2--2--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--|----------------------------------------------
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
                                                                                

                                                                                
-------||--------------------------------------------------|--------------------
3--3--*||--------------------------------------------------|--3--3--3--3--5-----
------*||--------------2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--|--------------------
-------||--3--3--3--3--------------------------------------|--------------------
                                                                                

                                                                                
---------3--3--3--3--3-----|-----------------------|----------------------------
5--5--5--------------------|-----------------------|------------------7---------
---------------------------|--0-----2-----3--5-----|--7-----7--8--10------------
---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------
                                                                                

                                      7:05                                      
|------------7--9-----|--11------------|----------------------------------------
|--9--10--------------|----------------|----------------------------------0-----
|---------------------|----------------|--------------------------0h2--x--------
|---------------------|----------------|--0-----0--2--x--x--3--x----------------
                                                                                

                                                                                
----||-----------------------------------------||-------------------------------
h2--||*----------------------------------0h2--*||-------------------------------
----||*--------------------------0h2--x-------*||--------------------2--3--5----
----||---0--x--x--2--x--x--3--x----------------||--0--x--x--3--5--5-------------
                                                                                

                                                                                
|--------------|--------------|-----------------------------|-------------------
|-----4--7-----|--------------|--------3--2-----------------|-------------------
|--7-----------|--2-----------|--------------5--3--2--3--5--|-------------------
|--------------|--------5-----|--3--------------------------|--3-----------1----

                                                                               

|--------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------
|--------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------
|--------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------
|--3--3--3--------1--|--3--3--3-----0--0--3--1--1-----1--|--3--3--3--------1----
                                                                                

                                                                                
|--------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------
|--------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------
|--------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------
|--3--3--3--------1--|--3-----3-----3--0--3--1--0--1--0--|--3--3--3-----3--3----
                                                                                

                                                                                
---------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------
---------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------
------2--------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------
---3-----3--3--1--0--|--3-----3-----3--0--3--1--0--1--0--|--3-----3-----3--0----
                                                                                

Oh Yeah!                                                                        
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----1--3-----0-----3-----0--|--3-----3-----3--0--3--1-----1--3--|--0------------
                                                                                

                     Phew!!!                                                    
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Nate Lead Player	#1 by Nate Thompson at Mar 24, 2006 at 4:01 AM EST
	Just enjoy listening to the song !!. I think the sum is even greater than the parts. I love the guitars - accoustic at the beginning, and bass throughout. Very few bands have a bass player who can lead the song like Yes's guy. Makes for a very innovative sound, the likes of which you don't hear anymore. Remember this song was played before music videos, so the music and lyrics had to paint a picture, even if that piture was an acid trip, it's still interesting.

No Picture Kevin Wanna Be	#2 by Kevin Woolard at Apr 6, 2006 at 6:56 AM EST
	I love Yes. They are incredible musicians and singers however I wouldn't get too hung up trying to understand Yes lyrics. My understanding is they are all basically meaningless except in a real general way. They are written basically for how the words sound tonally. They are intentionally intricate, complicated and obtuse to match the incredible musical virtuosity throughout their music. Simple lyrics just wouldn't cut it in these songs.

No Picture Stephen Average	#3 by Stephen Meier at May 8, 2006 at 10:47 AM EST
	yeah, the complexity of yes lyrics reflects their songwriting skills. gonna see yes in june :D dunno what it's like cos they're getting on a bit now...

No Picture Seymon Average	#4 by Seymon Seymon at May 25, 2006 at 5:56 PM EST
	awesome bass line... great song!

No Picture Stephan Wanna Be	#5 by Stephan at Jun 30, 2006 at 9:41 AM EST
	In a nutshell...A man telling his love that he will take the "high road" (I'll be the roundabout -- BTW a roundabout is a circular intersection where you can keep going round until you decide which road to turn off on). That he will do whatever it takes to suit her. That in the scheme of things, it is not important to be arrogant and full of pride in the relationship. That a person is pretty trivial in the scheme of things (nature and the world at large) and that love is about putting the other person's needs first. That's my quick and dirty take anyway. I remember when Fragile first came out when I was a teenager driving around in my first car with an 8-track car stereo...it was amazing music...and remains so today.

No Picture jake Average	#6 by jake bauter at Sep 5, 2006 at 12:44 PM EST
	JumpingJack, you really don't understand the point of Yes lyrics. They don't make sense in a strict way, but as a whole, they convey emotion. Asidde from that, there's no need to be so abusive about it and insult people who misunderstand your point. Try to be a little less objectionable, please. And getting laid at high school is not the only measure of success in life. Anyway, about the song. Ahem. This is simply the most orgasmic song ever written. That's really the only word to describe it. The sum of all it's components is just like nothing else. My friend thinks that if he saw this live he would actually have an orgasm.

No Picture Nicky Rhythm Player	#7 by Nicky Ramone at Oct 23, 2006 at 9:54 PM EST
	Jumpy Jack, if this song is so bad, why are you wasting your time on it by seeking out its lyrics and trolling like crazy?

No Picture Tyler Wanna Be	#8 by Tyler Wood at Oct 25, 2006 at 3:12 PM EST
	What a wonderful song.. Makes me feel in a great mood!

No Picture Jonny Rhythm Player	#9 by Jonny Rhoades at Nov 9, 2006 at 9:15 PM EST
	wow jumpy...some musicians aren't about the lyrics as much as the music, but I guess you've completely failed to realize that. Dumbass.

No Picture Michael Average	#10 by Michael Balzary A.K.A FLEA at Feb 3, 2007 at 8:49 AM EST
	this song has the most incredible bass line.....i love it...so simple but pleasing