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Islands in the Stream

Bee Gees
Bass Tab

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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

BEE GEES

ISLANDS IN THE STREAM

BASS TAB BY MEELIS SAARD

Verse

E |-----------------|	  E |-----------------|
H |-----------------|	  H |-----------------|
F#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|	  F#|-----------------|
C#|-----------------| x8  C#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| x2
E |-----------------|	  E |-----------------|
H |-----------------|	  H |-----------------|
F#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|	  F#|---------------3-|
C#|-----------------| x5  C#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| x2

three times, 4th time

E |-----------------|	  E |------------------------|
H |-----------------|	  H |------------------------|
F#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|	  F#|----------------------3-|
C#|-----------------| x2  C#|-3---3-3---3--3-3-3-5---|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
H |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
C#|-------3-----------------------3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Chorus

E |---------------------------------------------------
H |---------------------------------------------------
F#|-5--555-5--5---------------7--777-7--7-7--777-7--7-
C#|--------------3--333-3--3--------------------------

E ----------------------------------------------------

H ----------------------------------------------------

F#-5--555-5--5---------------5--555-5--5-5--555-5--5--
C#--------------3--333-3--3---------------------------
E ----------------------------------------|
H ----------------------------------------|
F#-7--777-7--7--5--555-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C#----------------------------------------|

Verse

Chorus

No Name (guitar solo)

E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------5--555-5--5-5--555-5--5-------------------------5--|
C#|-3--333-3--3-6--666-6--6-------------------------3--333-3--3-6--666-6--6----|
E |-----------------|
H |-----------------|
F#|-----------------|
C#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Chorus

Two last chord are:

E |---------|
H |-5-------|
F#|-----5---|
C#|---------|

Thanx.

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