Space Cowboy

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.

This is the tab that works really good for me

Info:

- This is one of the best bass lines by Jamiroquai. This may not

be obvious on the first

or second listen, but if you really concentrate on the bass you

realize it is a true

masterpiece. This here is a long-requested 'Play as you see'

tab for Space Cowboy, the

album version. You will NOT find any "I leave the fills to you"

or "Improvise yourself

from here on". I precisely tabbed all the notes and all the fast

runs towards the end.

Of course, you can still improvise, but if you wanted to have

it exactly as it was played,

then I hope you will enjoy this.

- As I always say for these longer tabs: They do have a lot of text

that might seem complicated

and useless. But I strongly advise you to read it. When you're

done, you can just delete the

whole text and make the tab much shorter and eye-friendlier!

It took me many hours to write

this tab and I don't want you to give it a quick look and say "Ah

I already see a mistake",

"WTF is that" and so on. Because there are some moments where

you could do exactly that, I tried

to explain what to pay attention to in these very lines. So let

us get to the tab.

- I need feedback on this one, so if anyone tries to play this,

let me know what you think!

Playing Guide:

- Timing: Problem - There are so many notes played fast in some

bars that sometimes I could not

graphically represent the timing as well as I wanted. Solution

- I added some help for counting

(*1 2 3 4*). The notes written below each time unit are played

exactly that moment and this

should help you find yourself in rhythm again. Please delete

the help when you don't need it

anymore or if the tab looks too messy because of it!

- Fast runs: They are actually very accurate, so if you're having

problems with them, try to play

them very slow and listen to the specific parts of the record

a few times you will get used to

it eventually.

- Bridge: After a short pause, just before returning to Verse,

play a slide on E string: E-|-11\-|

- Chorus: You can omit the 4-5 in the 4-5-6 sequence often played

in 2ND chorus. I think they're

played, but it could also be some dead notes. You can definitely

hear something that is not synth!

- Fade-out: It is correct to the end, play it real loud to hear

everything.

Verse

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------6-----|---------------------|---------------------|-----------3---------|
G|-----------------6---|---------------------|---------------------|----------------6----|
D|-4---------4---------|-3---------3---------|-2------2--2---------|---------6-----------|
A|---------------------|---------------3-3---|-------2-2-------2---|-4-------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------4-----|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------8-6---------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|--------6-6-----6----|---------------------|---------------------|------4----------6---|
D|-4-------------------|-3---------3---3-3---|-2-------2-2---------|------------------6--|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------2---|-2---------4-4-----4-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------4-----|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 into chorus...*

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|-----------6---6-----|---------6-8----6----|
D|-4------2--4---4-4---|-2------2--2----4----|---------6-------6---|--------8-8--------8-|
A|-------4-4-----------|-------2-2-----------|-4-------------------|-4-------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Chorus

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|--------6--8---6-----|---------------------|---------6-8----6----|
D|-6------7--8---------|-----------------8---|-6------7--8---------|--------8-8--------8-|
A|------------------4--|-6-------------------|-------------8-----4-|-6-------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------6-----|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 into break...*

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------6-8----6----|---------------------|
D|-6-----6-7-8---------|--------8-8--------8-|-6-----6-7-8----6\---|
A|------------------8-7|-6-------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Bridge

<------- play 3 times -------> 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|-------------4--4--4-|-------------4--3----|---------456---------|
D|-6--456--5-6-9--8--7-|-6--456--------------|-6--456--5-6-------45|6---678--------------|
A|---------------------|-----------4---------|---------------------|-------------4-------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Verse

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------6-----|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------6---|---------------------|---------------------|-----------6---6-----|
D|-4---------4---------|-3---------3---------|-2---------2---------|------6----------6---|
A|---------------------|---------------3-3---|---------2-------2---|-4-------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------4-----|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|--------------/8-6---|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---4----4----6-6-----|
D|-4-------4-4---------|-3-------3-3-----3---|-2---------2---2-----|-----------------6---|
A|---------------------|---------------3-----|---------2-------2---|-2----2----4---------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 into chorus...*

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------6-----|-----------8----6----|
D|-4------2--6---4-----|-2-------2-2---------|-----------------6---|--------8----------8-|
A|-------4-4---------4-|----------------2----|-4---------4---------|-4-------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Chorus

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------8---6------|
D|-6-----6-7-8---------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------8----|
A|------------------4-5|6--------4--6----6---|---------------------|-6-------------------|
E|---------------------|--------6--6---6---6-|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------6--8-6--|
D|-6-----6-7-8---------|---------------3-4---|---------------------|-----55667788--8---8-|
A|------------------4-5|-6-------4--6------6-|-------------------4-|-6--6----------------|
E|---------------------|--------6--6---------|-4----4----6---------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------6-8-6-------|
D|-6------7--8---------|-----------4---------|---------------------|----4--8--8---8-7-6--|
A|------------------4-5|-6-6-6-6--6---6--4---|------------------4-5|-6-----------------9-|
E|---------------------|-------------------6-|-4------5--6---------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------6-8----6----|---------------------|------------------6--|
D|---------------------|--------8-8--------8-|-6-----6-7-8---------|-------------6--8----|
A|------------------4-5|-6-------------------|---------------8-----|--6-6-8-8--9---------|
E|-4------5--6---------|---------------------|------------------6--|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------6-8--6------|-----8---------------|------10-9--8--------|
D|---------------------|--------8-8-----8-7--|-6----6----8----8----|----8----------8-----|
A|------------------4-5|-6-------------------|---------------8-----|-6--------------6----|
E|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------6-|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 into break...*

B|---------------------|-------------33-5--6-|---------------------|
G|---------------------|----------33---------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|----33-4-------------|---------------------|
A|------------------4-5|-6-------------------|---------------------|
E|-4------5--6---------|---------------------|-4------5--6---------|

Bridge

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------6-8----6-|
G|---------------------|-------------4--4--4-|---------------------|---------/8--8--/8---|
D|-6--456--5-6-9--8--7-|-6--456--------------|-6--456--5-6-9--8--7-|-6--456--------------|
A|---------------------|-----------4---------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|-------------4--4--4-|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-6--456--5-6-9--8--7-|-6--456--------------|-6--456--5-6-9--8--7-|-6--456--------------|
A|---------------------|-----------4---------|---------------------|----------1//13\\1---|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------6-|
G|---------------------|-------------4--4--4-|---------------------|----------6--7--8----|
D|-6--456--5-6-9--8--7-|-6--456--------------|-6--456--5-6-9--8--7-|-6--6-9--6--6--6-----|
A|---------------------|-----------4---------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 into chorus...*

B|-8--6----------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|-----8-6-------------|-------------4--4--4-|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------9--6-4-------|-6--456--------------|-6--456--5-6-9--8--7-|-6--456--------------|
A|--------------6-4----|-----------4---------|---------------------|----------1//13\\1---|
E|-----------------7---|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Chorus

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|------6-7-8--6-------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|------6---------8----|-----8--------8--7---|-6---6-7-8------8----|---------------------|
A|-----6---------8-----|-6-------------------|---------------8--8-7|-6--------6-8--9-8-6-|
E|-4---------6---------|---------------------|---------------------|------6-9------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------4---------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------4-5|-6----4--6----6------|---------------------|-6--6--6--6----4-6---|
E|-4-----4-5-6---------|----6------------6---|-4-----4-5-6---------|-----4--4--6-6-------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|-------6-7-8--8-6----|---------------------|---------7-8---------|
D|------6----8---------|------8-----------8--|---------------------|----6778-----8776----|
A|----6---------8------|-6-------------------|------------------4-5|-6---------------6---|
E|-4--------------6----|---------------------|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------6-----6-8-|------------------6-7|-8--8----------------|
D|---------------------|---------68----8-----|-6-----6-7-8---------|-----8--------8---8--|
A|------------------4-5|-6-------------------|---------------------|--------9--8---7---6-|
E|-4------5--6---------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------6-----6-8-|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------68----8-----|-6-----6-7-8---------|-----------4---------|
A|------------------4-5|-6-------------------|------------------4-5|-6--64-5-6----6-4----|
E|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------6--|

**** 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|----------6--86------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|--------68-8---8-6---|---------------------|------------------4-5|
A|------------------4-5|-6----------------9--|------------------4-5|-6-----------4--6----|
E|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|-4-----4-5-6---------|--4--5--6--6---------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|--------5------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|-----8-----8---------|---------------------|--------6---86-------|
D|-6---6--6--8---8--8--|----8---------8------|---------------------|----6-8----8--86-----|
A|-------6------8------|-6-------------6-----|------------------4-5|-6--------------9----|
E|---------------------|------------------6--|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|-------------------3-|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|----3-6--3-6--3-6----|---------------------|--------6-86---------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-6----6--------------|------8--8--86---6---|
A|---------------------|-6-------------------|-----6--6--4-----4--5|-6------------9-6-96-|
E|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|--------------6------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|--------33-----------|---------------------|--------5------------|
G|---------------------|----3-6-----3--------|---------------------|------------8--------|
D|---------------------|------------------3--|-6-----6-7-8-------8-|-----8----------8----|
A|------------------4-5|-6--------------6----|----------------8---8|-6-----------------6-|
E|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------6-6-6-6-6p8
G|---------------------|-----------6-86------|---------------------|---------8-----------|
D|-6-----6-7-8---------|---------68-8--8-----|----------------8----|-------8-------------|
A|-------------8----4--|-6--------------69---|--------------8------|---------------------|
E|---------------6-----|---------------------|-4--5-6----6---------|-6-------------------|

* into break... 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------6---------|
G|---------------------|------67--8-86--8----|---------------------|-------68-----8--68--|
D|---------------------|----8----------------|----6-6----8-88--88--|----8----------------|
A|---------------------|-6-------------------|---------------------|-6-------------------|
E|----------------6----|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|-----------6---------|---------------------|-----------6---------|
G|---------------------|--------8-----8--68--|---------------------|-------68-----8--68--|
D|-6------6--8-----68--|---------------------|-6------6--8-----68--|----8----------------|
A|----6--9------8------|-6--6889-------------|----6--9------8------|-6-------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

BREAK

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|-----------6---------|---------------------|-----------6---------|
G|---------------------|-------68-----8--68--|---------------------|-------68-----8--68--|
D|-6------6--8-----68--|----8----------------|-6------6--8-----68--|----88---------------|
A|----6--9------8------|-6-------------------|----6--9------8------|-6-------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|-----------9-86--86--|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|-------68----------8-|---------------------|-8-------------------|
D|-6------6--8-----68--|----8----------------|-6------6--8---------|---------------------|
A|----6--9------8------|-6-------------------|----6--9-------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

<------- play 3 times -------> 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 and back... *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------6--86---|
D|-6---6-6---8---8-8---|---------------------|-6---6-6---8---8-8---|---------6-8------8--|
A|---------------------|-6-------------------|---------------------|-6---8-9-------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Chorus

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|----6--86------------|-----------------5--6/10
G|---------------------|---------6-8--6------|---8-8---8--------6-7|--------------8------|
D|-6-----6-7-8---------|--------8-8-----8-7--|-6---------8---------|-----------8---------|
A|------------------4-5|-6-------------------|---------------------|-6--68--9------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|--------6----6----6--|---------------------|-------10-9-8--------|
D|---------------------|-----/8----8----8----|-6--6--6-7-8---------|----8----------------|
A|------------------4-5|-6-------------------|--------------8---8--|-6------------88--6-6|
E|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|----------------6----|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------3--|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------3-3--4-4--6----|
A|---------------------|-6-6-----------4-4p6-|------------------4-5|-6-6-----------------|
E|-4-----4-5-6---------|----4--5--6--6-------|-4-----4-5-6-66------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------5--6-7--|
G|---------------------|-------6----86-------|---------------------|-----------8---------|
D|---------------------|-----8-----8--86-----|---------------------|--------8------------|
A|------------------4-5|-6--------------9----|---------------------|-6-8--9--------------|
E|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|-4-----4-5-6---------|9--------------------|

**** 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|-8-------------------|----------------5--10|---------------------|---------------------|
G|----8----------------|-------------88------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-----6---678---------|----------88---------|-6-----6-7-8---------|---------------------|
A|------------------8-7|-6--688-9------------|---------------------|-6--65-4-3-2-1--0----|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------2---|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|------------------8--|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---8----10---10------|---------------------|------6--88-----6----|
D|---------------------|----------------6----|---------------------|----8---8----8-----8-|
A|------------------4-5|-6----8----9---------|------------------4-5|-6-------------------|
E|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * and fading out... * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|------------------5--|-6---8-----p5--------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------8-----|-----------------10p9|p8-------------8-8---|
D|---------------------|------------8--------|---------------------|--------8-8----------|
A|------------------4-5|-6---8---9-----------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-4-----4-5-6---------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

* 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 * 1 2 3 4 *

B|---------------------|---------------------|-5-6-10----13-p14p15-|
G|---------------------|-------------------8-|---------------------|
D|-6---------8---------|-----------------8---|---------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------6-8-9-----|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

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Tabbed by: Blaz Kavcic

(blaz@jamiroquai.com)

www.jamiroquai.com/bass

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