Let's Go bass tabs

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Let’s Go bass tabs

                               LET'S GO (Bassline)
                             As recorded by The Cars
                          (From the 1979 Album CANDY—O)
                          Words and Music by Ric Ocasek

Tab mraisey@yahoo.com.au

Bassist — Benjamin Orr

Tuning (E A D G)

 Intro
  Q=130
 4/4
  W          +W           Wx2            e e e e e e e e  3x e e e e E E E E
|——————————|————————————|————————————||———————————————————||—————————————————|
|——————————|————————————|————————————||o—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—o||—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—|
|—0————————|—(0)————————|————————————||o—————————————————o||—————————————————|
|——————————|————————————|————————————||———————————————————||—————————————————|


  Q  Q  H      Q  E E +E  E +Q      E E E E E E Q    +W
|———————7————|—7——6———————————————|————————————————|————————||
|—7——9———————|——————9—(9)—7—(7)——|—5—4———5—4——————|————————||
|————————————|————————————————————|—————5—————5—0——|—(0)————||
|————————————|————————————————————|————————————————|————————||


   Verse
    $
    e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
||——————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|
||o—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|
||o—————————5—5—5—5—|—5—5—5———————————|—————————5—5—5—5—|—5—5—5———————————|
||——5—5—5—5—————————|———————5—5—5—5—5—|—5—5—5—5—————————|———————5—5—5—5—5—|


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   E E E E +E  e e e
|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|————————————————————|
|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|————————————————————|
|—————————5—5—5—5—|—5—5—5———————————|—————————5—5—5—5—|—4—5—4——————————————|
|—5—5—5—5—————————|———————5—5—5—5—5—|—5—5—5—5—————————|———————5—(5)—5—5—5——|


  E E E E +H       +W        E     E E E E +H       +W
|————————————————|——————————————||————————————————|————————||
|—5—4————————————|—————————————o||—5—4—5—7—(7)————|—(7)————||
|—————5—0—(0)————|—(0)———————5—o||————————————————|————————||
|————————————————|——————————————||————————————————|————————||
                        Not played
                         1st time

 Pre—Chorus
  E E Q  H      E E Q  H      E E Q  H      E E Q  H      E E Q  E E Q
|—————————————|—————————————|—————————————|—————————————|——————————————||
|—————————————|—————————————|—————————————|—————————————|——————————————||
|—7—7—————————|—7—7—————————|—5—5—————————|—3—3—————————|—3—3————3—————||
|—————————————|—————————————|—————————————|—————————————|——————————0—3—||


   Chorus
    Q  Q  H      Q  E E +E  E +Q     Q  Q  H      Q  E E +H
||—————————————|———————————————————|————————————|————————————————||
||o————————————|———————————————————|————————————|———————————————o||
||o———————5————|—5——4——————————————|———————5————|—5——4——————————o||
||——5——7———————|——————7—(7)—5—(5)——|—5——7———————|——————5—(5)—————||


                               Guitar Break
                    To Coda
  Q  Q  H      Q  E E +H        E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|————————————|———————————————||—————————————————|——————————————————|
|————————————|———————————————||—————————————————|——————————————————|
|———————5————|—5——4——————————||—————————————————|——————————————————|
|—5——7———————|——————5—(5)————||—5—5———5———5———5—|———5———5———5———5——|


                                                                D.S. al Coda
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E  3x E E E E E E E E
|—————————————————|—————————————————||———————————————————||——————————————————||
|—————————————————|—————————4—5—5—7—||o—————————————————o||—————————4—5—5—7——||
|—————————————————|—————————————————||o—————————————————o||—4—5—5—7——————————||
|———5———5———5———5—|———5———5—————————||————5———5———5———5——||——————————————————||


  CODA &
  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|——————————————————|
|—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—|—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—|—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—|—————————4—5—5—7——|
|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|—4—5—5—7——————————|
|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|——————————————————|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|——————————————————||
|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————4—5—5—7——||
|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|—4—5—5—7——————————||
|—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—|—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—|—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—|——————————————————||


   Out—Chorus
    e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  4x E E Q  Q  Q
||——————————————————|——————————————————||——————————————|
||o—————————————————|—————————————————o||—————5——4—————|
||o—————————5—5—5—5—|—5—5—5———————————o||—0—0———————7——|
||——5—5—5—5—————————|———————5—5—5—5—5——||——————————————|


  Q  Q  E E +Q     e e E E E E E E   E E E E +H
|————————————————|—————————————————|————————————————*|
|—5——4———————————|—————5———4—4—————|————————————————*|
|———————7—0—(0)——|—0—0—————————7—7—|—5—5—4——————————*|
|————————————————|—————————————————|———————5—(5)————*|


Duration Legend
———————————————
W — whole; H — half; Q — quarter; E — 8th; S — 16th; T — 32nd; X — 64th; a — acciaccatura
+ — note tied to previous; . — note dotted; .. — note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi—
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
————————————————
 h   — hammer—on
 /  — slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   — legato slide
 S   — shift slide
  — natural harmonic
  — artificial harmonic
n(n) — tapped harmonic
 ~   — vibrato


Misc Legend
———————————
 |  — bar
||  — double bar
||o — repeat start
o|| — repeat end
*|  — double bar (ending)
 :  — bar (freetime)
 $  — Segno
 &  — Coda
Tempo markers —  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

Let’s Go Bass Tabs – Play the Classic Song with Ease

Introduction

Are you a fan of classic rock music and love playing the bass guitar? If so, then you will surely enjoy playing ‘Let’s Go’ by The Cars, a classic song that is loved by many. In this article, we will provide you with easy-to-follow bass tabs for ‘Let’s Go’ that will help you master the song in no time. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced bassist, this tutorial is for you. So let’s get started!

Let’s Go Bass Tabs

Before we start with the tabs, let’s take a quick look at the song structure. ‘Let’s Go’ by The Cars follows a basic verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus structure with each section being repeated multiple times. The song is played in the key of D major and the tempo is around 145 bpm.

Now, let’s move on to the tabs. The tabs provided below are suitable for a four-string bass guitar and have been simplified for easy learning.

Verse Section

G|———————–|
D|–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0–|
A|———————–|
E|———————–|

The verse section consists of only one line that is repeated multiple times throughout the song. To play this section, simply use your index and ring fingers to play the notes on the 5th fret and use your third finger to play the 3rd fret note.

Chorus Section

G|—————————|
D|–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5–|
A|–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5–|
E|—————————|

The chorus section is slightly more complex than the verse section but still easy to play. You’ll need to use your index finger to play the notes on the 5th fret and use your pinky to play the notes on the 8th fret.

Bridge Section

G|———————–|
D|–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-|
A|–7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-|
E|———————–|

The bridge section is a simple two-line section that provides a bit of variety to the song. Use your index and ring fingers to play the notes on the 5th fret and use your pinky to play the notes on the 7th fret.

Transition Words

Now that we have covered the Let’s Go bass tabs, let’s take a look at some transition words that can make your writing more cohesive. Transition words or phrases connect ideas and sentences together, making your writing easier to follow and understand. Some useful transition words for this article include:

Moreover
Additionally
Furthermore
However
Although
Therefore
Thus
In conclusion

By using transition words in your writing, you can create a smoother and more logical flow of ideas.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have now learned how to play the classic song ‘Let’s Go’ by The Cars on bass guitar. By following the easy-to-follow bass tabs provided in this article, you can now master the song and impress your friends and family. Remember to practice regularly and don’t be afraid to experiment with different styles and techniques. Happy playing!