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Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress

The Hollies
Bass Tab
4.7(43)

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Song

Long Cool Women In A Black Dress

Released by The Hollies in 1972. Although it only reached number 32

In UK charts it was a number 1 in Canada and number 2 in USA

Bass Performance Bernie Calvert. Tab by bass50611. Straight forward

Song as per original recording. Comments its bass254@btinternet.com

Intro:

G|-------------|-9-7--------------------|
D|--FIRST PART-|------------------------|
A|-GUITAR ONLY-|-----7---7---7---7---56-|
E|---16 bars---|-------7---7---7---7----|

Verse 1st Part:

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7---7-------------7---7---7-------------7---7---56--|
E|---7---7---3---5-----7---7---7---3---5-----7---7-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7---7-------------7---7---7-------------7---7---|
E|---7---7---3---5-----7---7---7---3---5-----7---7-|

.

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-7---7---7-8-9---9---9-9-8-7---7---5---------7---7---5------|
A|-7----7---7-------9---9---------7---7---5---7-----7---7---55-7-|
E|----------------------------------------------7----------------|

Guitar Solo Similar To Intro:

Verse 2nd Part:

G|-9-7------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7---7---7---7---56-7---7------------7---7---7------------7---7---|
E|-------7---7---7---7------7---7---3---5----7---7---7---3---5----7---7-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-------------7---7---7------------7---7---56-7---7-----------7---56-7--|
E|---7---3---5-----7---7---7---3---5----7---7------7---7---3---5---7-----7-|

.

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------765--------7---7---765---------------|
A|----------------------------5---7-----7---7----5---7---7---56-|
E|-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------7------------------7---7----|

Outro: (REPEAT TO FADE/END

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-7---7---56-7---7---56-7---7---56-|
E|---7---7------7---7------7---7----|

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