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Song
JOHN MELLENCAMP - "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." - Bass Tab
Common Time(4/4)
Standard Tuning(EADG)
INTRO:
(x8)
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3 4 1 2 & 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(x4)
|--------------|--------------| |*-------------|-------------*| |*-----------5-|-5-r-5-------*| |--0-4-7-5-r---|-------5-5-r--|
1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 & 4
VERSE 1:
(x3)
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1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 & 4 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS:
(x3)
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1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 & 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4
(x4)
|-------------------| |*-----------------*| |*-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-*| |-------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 2:
(x7)
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------| |*-------------|-------------*|-----------------|---------| |*-----------5-|-5-r-5-------*|-----------------|---------| |--0-4-7-5-r---|-------5-5-r--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-r-r-r-|
1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 & 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4
|-----------|---------|------------|---------|---------| |-----------|---------|------------|---------|---------| |---------5-|---------|------------|---------|---------| |-0-r-5-r---|---------|-0-r-5-5/10-|---------|---------|
1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
SOLO:
(x8) (x18)
|--------------|--------------|----------------| |*-------------|-------------*|*--------------*| |*-----------5-|-5-r-5-------*|*--------------*| |--0-4-7-5-r---|-------5-5-r--|--0-r-0-5-5/10--|
1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 & 4 1 2 & 3 & 4
|-----------------|---------|-----------|-------------| |-----------------|---------|-----------|-------------| |-----------------|---------|-7-r-------|-5-5-5-5-----| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-r-r-r-|-----5-r-5-|---------5-r-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4
END:
(x8)
|--------------|--------------| |*-------------|-------------*| |*-----------5-|-5-r-5-------*| (fade-out) |--0-4-7-5-r---|-------5-5-r--|
1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & 3 & 4
By: Johari Taylor
E-mail: viking@powerup.com.au
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