Twentieth Century Fox - The Doors Tabbed By: born21239 e-mail: bass21239@gmail.com There are two basslines on this song. The most prominent (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. The same goes for Knechtel's part, as you may opt to tighten/loosen it up from my notation. I play it pretty close to the open frets because it's got a very deep and percussive tone to it. Listen to the recording to pick up on the exact timbre of the notes. This is the whole song from beginning to end. Both parts are at least 99% accurate, but the recording is 4-track and the bass was not recorded that well so some of the notes were not discernable, and are more the product of educated guesses. In particular, note that the second measure of Knechtel's playing seems dissonant, and it is. That's just how he played it, but only in the beginning, as I think he realized quickly that he needed to do something else. Still, it's rather difficult to distinguish every note, especially as producer Paul Rothchild had the band stomp around on a wooden platform for the distinctive percussive effect on the song, which masks some of the bass guitar. 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