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Song
Take It as It Comes - The Doors
Tabbed By: born21239
e-mail: bass21239@gmail.com
This is the first beginning-to-end tab for both basslines on this song.
The most prominent bassline (top half of the notation) is played by
session musician Larry Knechtel on an electric bass guitar with a pick,
and the other (bottom half of the notation) is played by Doors
keyboardist Ray Manzarek on a Fender Rhodes Piano Bass. For the best
effect, play his line with your fingers. You can transpose the strings
however you like, as his bassline is not originally written for the bass
guitar. This is just the way I prefer to play it and think sounds best.
Listen to the recording to pick up on the exact timbre of the notes.
This is the whole song from beginning to end.
Knechtel's part is at least 99% accurate, but the recording is 4-track
and the bass, especially Ray's part, was not recorded that well so some
of the notes were not discernable, and are more the product of educated
guesses.
The times noted are for the 40th Anniversary Mixes that appeared on the
Perception boxed set. Almost all versions of this song run about a half-
step slow, so listen to the new mixes to hear it at the proper speed and
pitch.
Tuning: EADG
0:01
(Larry Knechtel)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
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| (Ray Manzarek)
G|---------------------|-----12------------|-------------------|---------------------| D|-----14----14-----14-|--------9-12--9-12-|-----12------------|-----14----14-----14-| A|--------14-----14----|-10----------------|--------9-12--9-12-|--------14-----14----| E|-12------------------|-------------------|-10----------------|-12------------------|
0:08
(LK)
G|---------------|----0----------|--------2----2-|---------------| D|----2----------|--------0----0-|-0--0-4----4---|----2----------| A|--------2----2-|------2----2---|---------------|--------2----2-| E|-0----3----3---|-3-------------|---------------|-0----3----3---|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|-----12------------|-------------------|---------------------| D|-----14----14-----14-|--------9-12--9-12-|-----12------------|-----14----14-----14-| A|--------14-----14----|-10----------------|--------9-12--9-12-|--------14-----14----| E|-12------------------|-------------------|-10----------------|-12------------------|
0:14
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|------2--0-----| A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-| E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0-------------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------| A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-| E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|
0:20
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|------2--0-----| A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-| E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0-------------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------| A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-| E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|
0:27
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|------2--0-----| A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-| E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0-------------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------| A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-| E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|
0:33
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|------2--0-----| A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-| E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0-------------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------| A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-| E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|
0:39
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|-------------|------------| D|------2--------|------2--0-----|-------------|------------| A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3-0-0----|-0---0-0----| E|--------1------|-0-------------|-------------|------------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------| D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|---------------|---------------| A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12---12-12----|-12---12-12----| E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|---------------|---------------|
0:46
(LK)
G|---------------|----0----------|--------2----2-|---------------| D|----2----------|--------0----0-|-0--0-4----4---|----2----------| A|--------2----2-|------2----2---|---------------|--------2----2-| E|-0----3----3---|-3-------------|---------------|-0----3----3---|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|-----12------------|-------------------|---------------------| D|-----14----14-----14-|--------9-12--9-12-|-----12------------|-----14----14-----14-| A|--------14-----14----|-10----------------|--------9-12--9-12-|--------14-----14----| E|-12------------------|-------------------|-10----------------|-12------------------|
0:52
(LK)
G|---------------|----0---------|--------2----2-|---------------| D|----2----------|--------0-----|-0--0-4----4---|----2------2---| A|--------2----2-|------2----2--|---------------|--------2----2-| E|-0----3----3---|-3------------|---------------|-0----3--------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|-----12------------|-------------------|---------------------| D|-----14----14-----14-|--------9-12--9-12-|-----12------------|-----14----14-----14-| A|--------14-----14----|-10----------------|--------9-12--9-12-|--------14-----14----| E|-12------------------|-------------------|-10----------------|-12------------------|
0:58
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|------2--0-----| A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-| E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0-------------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------| A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-| E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|
1:05
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|------2--0-----| A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-| E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0-------------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------| A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-| E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|
1:11
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|------2--0-----| A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-| E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0-------------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------| A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-| E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|
1:18
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|------2--0-----| A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-| E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0-------------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------| A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-| E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|
1:24
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|---------2-0---| A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-| E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0--4----------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|------------14-12----| A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|-----11-14--------14-| E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|
1:30
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|------2--------|---------2-0---|------2--------|---------2-0---| A|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-| E|--------1------|-0--4----------|--------1------|-0--4----------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----------|------------14-12----|--------14-----------|------------14-12----| A|-12--15--------12-15-|-----11-14--------14-|-12--15--------12-15-|-----11-14--------14-| E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|
1:37
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|------2--------|---------2-0---|------2--------|---------2-0---| A|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-| E|--------1------|-0--4----------|--------1------|-0--4----------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----------|------------14-12----|--------14-----------|------------14-12----| A|-12--15--------12-15-|-----11-14--------14-|-12--15--------12-15-|-----11-14--------14-| E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|
1:43
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|------2--------|---------2-0---|------2--------|---------2-0---| A|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-| E|--------1------|-0--4----------|--------1------|-0--4----------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----------|----------14----------14-|--------14-----------|-----14--------------| A|-12--15--------12-15-|----11-14-------11-14----|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-| E|-----------13--------|-12----------12----------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|
1:49
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|------2--------|---------2-0---|------2--------|---------2-0---| A|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-| E|--------1------|-0--4----------|--------1------|-0--4----------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----------|-----14-------14-------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------| A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14----11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-| E|-----------13--------|-12--------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|
1:56
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|------2--------|---------2-0---|------2--------|---------2-0---| A|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-| E|--------1------|-0--4----------|--------1------|-0--4----------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------| A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-| E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|
2:02
(LK)
G|--------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| D|--------------|---------2-0---|---------------|-------------| A|-0--0--0----0-|------2------2-|-0--0-0--0-0-0-|-------------| E|----------1---|-0--4----------|---------------|-1--1--1--1--|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14--------14-|---------------------| A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15----12--15----|-----12-15-----12-15-| E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|---------------------|-13--------13--------|
2:08
(LK)
G|----------|----| D|----------|----| A|-0--------|----| E|----------|----|
|
| (RM)
G|-----------|----| D|-----------|----| A|-12--------|-12-| E|-----------|----|
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