• Song:

    Showdown

  • Artist:

    Sugar Hill Gang

  • Album:

    GrandMaster Flash vs. T...

Song:  Showdown
Artist:  Sugarhill Gang

I haven’t played bass for very long so this may not make sense 
To people that are good But its close or it would
give you an idea of how to play it (maybe)

Main Riff throughout the song
G :------------------------------------------------------------
D: ------------------------------------------------------------
A: ------x1--------------x3--x-----------------------rest----
E: -------------x------------------3-----8--------------------
Then repeat ^ 	

Verse
G :-----------------------------------------------------
D: ----------2-2------3-3-----3---5-5--3--2--------
A: ---33-----------------------------------------------
E: -----------------------------------------------------

G :--------------------------------5--------------------
D: ---------2-2------3-3------5~---5---3--2---------
A: --33---------------------------3--------------------
E: -----------------------------------------------------
	            I don’t know  ^   	     X2	
G :-----------------------------------------------------
D: ----------2-2------3-3-----3---5-5--3--2--------
A: ---33-----------------------------------------------
E: -----------------------------------------------------

Chorus					    X2
G :----------------------------------------------------
D: ----------------------------------------------------
A: ----3---1---0---------3x-----3---1---------------
E: -----------------3-3--------------------------------
					    X2	
G :----------------------------------------------------
D: ----------------------------------------------------
A: ----4---2---1--------4x-----4---2---------------
E: -----------------4-4-------------------------------

Other
G :--------5------------5-----------------------------
D: ----------------------------------------------------
A: ---x3------x1---3----(combined with intro)--
E: ----------------------------------------------------

Theres a lot of poppin and slappin that I can’t 
Do well but if your good make corrections so
I can figure it out THANKS
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