LISTEN TO THE MUSIC Bass Tab by The Doobie Brothers


Tabbed by: BASSteve

Tuning: EADG

Time signature: 4/4

r = rest (listen for duration)
/ = slide (low to high)
^ = bend (listen for pitch and release charateristics)
()= note inside parenthesis not plucked or hammered on
{}= note inside pointed parenthesis still ringing from previous measure

*My tabs are meant to be read in conjunction with listening to the song.
In other words, there are no specific notations to account for note/rest duration.
However, you will find that I’ve made an attempt to strategically space the notes 
and rests within their respective measures in order to represent the appropriate durations.


  (Guitar Intro)
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|r-------------------------------|r-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



|----------------9---------------|{9}-----------------------------|
|9-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------7-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------4^-------------(7)|


 [............................. 3 x .............................]
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|7---------------7-r-7-----------|7---------------7-r-7-----------|
|--------7-----7---------7---5/7-|--------7-----7---------7---5/7-|


 “People___ gettin’ ready for the news.”
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|7---------------7-------6-------|4---------------4-r-4-------4---|
|--------7-----7-----------------|--------4-----4---------4-------|



|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2---------------2-r-2-------2---|0-----0-2-----2-4-------5-------|
|--------2-----2---------2-------|--------------------------------|


                                                [4x]
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------7---7---7---9---|--------------------------------|
|7-----7-9-----9---9---9---------|7---------------7-r-7-----------|
|--------------------------------|--------7-----7---------7---5/7-|


“It ain’t so hard to do if you know how.”
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------4---6---|
|7---------------7-------6-------|4-----4-6-------7-----7---------|
|--------7-----7-----------------|--------------------------------|



|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|2---------------2-r-2-------2---|0-------2-------4-----4-5-------|
|--------2-----2---------2-------|--------------------------------|



|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------7---7---7---9---|--------------------------------|
|7-----7-9---------9---9---------|7---------------7-r-7-r-7-r-----|
|--------------------------------|--------7-----7-----------------|


 [............................. 3 x .............................]
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4--r--4---------4---r---4---4---|0--r--0-2--r--2-4-r-5-r-6-r-7-r-|
|--------4--r--4-------4---4-----|--------------------------------|



|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-----4---------4---r---4-4-6---|7--r--7-6-6-r-6-4--r--4---------|
|--------4--r--4-------4---------|------------------------7--r--7-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


                                                [2x]
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|5--r--5-4-4-r-4-5-r-------------|7---------------7-r-7-----------|
|--------------------4-r-5-r-7-r-|--------7-----7---------7---5/7-|



|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|7---------------7-r-7-----------|--------------------------4-5---|
|--------7-----7---------7---5/7-|0-4-----5-------5-6-7---7-------|


              [2x]                “Meet me in the country for a 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|7---------------7-r-7-----------|7---------------7-------6-------|
|--------7-----7---------7---5/7-|--------7-----7-----------------|


 day.”
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4---------------4-r-4-------4---|2---------------2-r-2-------2---|
|--------4-----4---------4-------|--------2-----2---------2-------|



|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------7---7---8---9---|
|0-------2-------4-----4-5-------|7-----7-9---------9-------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


              [4x]              “There ain’t nothin’ we can’t do or
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|7---------------7-r-7-----------|7---------------7-------6-------|
|--------7-----7---------7---5/7-|--------7-----7-----------------|


 say.”
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------4---6---|--------------------------------|
|4-----4-6-------7-----7---------|2---------------2-r-2-------2---|
|--------------------------------|--------2-----2---------2-------|



|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------7---7---8---9---|
|0-------2-------4-------5-------|7-------9-----9---9-------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|7---------------7-r-7-r-7-r-----|
|--------7-----7-----------------|


 [............................. 3 x .............................]
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4--r--4---------4---r---4---4---|0--r--0-2--r--2-4-r-5-r-6-r-7-r-|
|--------4--r--4-------4---4-----|--------------------------------|



|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-----4---------4---r---4-4-6---|7--r--7-6-6-r-6-4--r--4---------|
|--------4--r--4-------4---------|------------------------7--r--7-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


                                                
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|5--r--5-4-4-r-4-5-r-------------|7-------r-----------------------|
|--------------------4-r-5-r-7-r-|--------------------------------|

 “Like a lazy flowing river ...”
               [7x]
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|r-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|


(((((((((((((((((((((((  REPEAT  TO  FADE  ))))))))))))))))))))))))

 [............................. 3 x .............................]
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4--r--4---------4---r---4---4---|0--r--0-2--r--2-4-r-5-r-6-r-7-r-|
|--------4--r--4-------4---4-----|--------------------------------|



|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|4-----4---------4---r---4-4-6---|7--r--7-6-6-r-6-4--r--4---------|
|--------4--r--4-------4---------|------------------------7--r--7-|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


                                                
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|5--r--5-4-4-r-4-5-r-------------|
|--------------------4-r-5-r-7-r-|


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