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Song
BASS TAB
Aerosmith - S.O.S. (Too Bad)
(S. Tyler)
From the album Get Your Wings, 1974
Bassist: Tom Hamilton
Tabbed by: Austin Lewis (Nitsua111@aol.com)
To play this correctly, you need to tune your bass down one half step
(Gb, Db, Ab, Eb).
Part 1
Intro:
Gb|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Db|-7-5----------|--------------|-7-5----------|--------------| Ab|-----7---3-4--|-5------------|-----7---5-3--|--------------| Eb|-------5------|--------------|-------5------|-5------------| Gb|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Db|-7-5----------|--------------|-7-5----------|--------------| Ab|-----7---3-4--|-5------------|-----7---5-3--|--------------| Eb|-------5------|--------------|-------5------|-5-3----------| Gb|----------------| You should be holding the note on the 3rd fret Db|----------------| from the previous measure, and then all you do here Ab|----------------| is a quick hammer on to the 4th fret, holding that Eb|-h4-------------| until you play what's below. Gb|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|-----------------|-----------------| Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Gb|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|-----------------|-----------------| Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Part 2
Verse:
Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-----| Eb|-------------------------------3-1-| Gb|-----------------|-------------------| This rhythm is really weird Db|-----------------|-------------------| so I just play eighth notes Ab|-----------------|-------------------| all the way through. Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-----| Eb|-------------------------------3-1-| Gb|-----------------|-----------------| Here's the weird rhythm again. Db|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|-----------------|-----------------| Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Part 3
Chorus:
Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| Gb|-9-----7------------------------| This is easier to play than it Db|-------------9-----7------------| looks. Bar the 7th fret with your Ab|---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-10-7---| first finger. Eb|--------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-| Eb|-------------------------------|
Part 4
Solo:
Gb|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Db|-7-5----------|--------------|-7-5----------|--------------| Ab|-----7---3-4--|-5------------|-----7---5-3--|--------------| Eb|-------5------|--------------|-------5------|-5-3----------| Gb|---------------------|-------|------------------------| Db|-----3-----3-----3---|-------|-----7-----7-----7------| Ab|---------------------|-------|------------------------| Eb|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-|-1-3-4-|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--| Gb|-------|---------------------|-------| Db|-------|-----3-----3-----3---|-------| Ab|-------|---------------------|-0-----| Eb|-4-3-1-|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-|---8-9-| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| Gb|-9-----7----------------------| Db|-------------9-----7----------| Ab|---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-10-7-| Eb|------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-| Eb|-------------------------------|
Part 5
Outro:
Gb|-------------------------------| Play this 8 times. Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-12-0-0-10-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-| Eb|-------------------------------|
Song Order:
Intro Part 1
Verse Part 2
Chorus Part 3
Verse Part 2
Chorus Part 3
Solo Part 4
Verse Part 2
Chorus Part 3
Outro Part 5
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Nitsua111@aol.com
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