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Sharp Dressed Man

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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.

Intro

C5 C5

G|------------------|--------------|
D|*-----------------|-------------*|

A|*-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-R-R-*| (x4)

E|------------------|--------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4

Verse

C5 C5 Bb5 F5

G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
A|*-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------*| (x2)
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus

G5 G5 C5 C5

G|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-R-R-R-|-R-R-R-0-1-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------|-------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 & 4 &

C5 C5

G|------------------|--------------|
D|*-----------------|-------------*|

A|*-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-R-R-*| (x2)

E|------------------|--------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4

Verse

C5 C5 Bb5 F5

G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
A|*-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------*| (x2)
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus

G5 G5 C5 C5

G|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-R-R-R-|-R-R-R-0-1-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------|-------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 & 4 &

Solo

C5

G|-------------------|
D|*-----------------*|

A|*-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|(x19)

E|-------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

C5

G|---------|
D|---------|
A|-3-1-----|
E|-----3---|

1 2 3 4

F5 F5 C5 C5

G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|*------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
A|*------------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*| (x2)
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

C5

G|---------|
D|---------|
A|-3-1-----|
E|-----3---|

1 2 3 4

C5 C5

G|------------------|--------------|
D|*-----------------|-------------*|

A|*-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-R-R-*| (x2)

E|------------------|--------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4

Verse

C5 C5 Bb5 F5

G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
A|*-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------*| (x2)
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus

G5 G5 C5 C5

G|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-R-R-R-|-R-R-R-0-1-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------|-------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 & 4 &

End:

C5

G|-------------------|
D|*-----------------*|

A|*-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|(x20)

E|-------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

F5 (x4) C5 (x4)

G|--------------------|-------------------|
D|*------------------*|*-----------------*|
A|*------------------*|*-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|  (repeat to fade-out)
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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| * Natural harmonic

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