Somewhere over the rainbow bass tabs
Eric Clapton โ Somewhere over the rainbow
Intro
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ| G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ| D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโ2โโโ2โโโ|โโโโโโโโ4โโโ4โโโ| A|โโโโโโโโ2โโโ2โโโ|
E|2โโโโโ2โโโโโโโโโ|0โโโโโ0โโโโโโโโโ| 6 x E|2โโโโโ2โโโโโโโโโ|
Verse, play next 8 bars 2x
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโ4โโโ4โโโ|โโโโโโโโ6โโโ6โโโ|โโโโโโโโ6โโโ6โโโ|โโโโโโโโ4โโโ4โโโ|
E|0โโโโโ0โโโโโโโโโ|4โโโโโ4โโโโโโโโโ|5โโโโโ5โโโโโโโโโ|4โโโโโ4โโโโโโโโโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโ5โโโ5โโโ|โโโโโโโโ4โโโ4โโโ|โโโโโโโโ2โโโ2โโโ|โโโโโโโโ2โโโ2โโโ|
E|2โโโโโ2โโโโโโโโโ|4โโโโโ4โโโโโโโโโ|2โโโโโ2โโโโโโโโโ|0โโโโโ0โโโโโโโโโ|
Interlude
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโ9โโโโโโโ9โโโ|โโโโBโโโ9โโโ7โโโ|6โโโโโ6โโโโโโโโโ|4โโโ4โโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|7โโโโโโโ7โโโโโโโ|9โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโ4โโโ4โโโ|โโโโโโโ2โโ2โ4โ2โ|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโ2โโโ2โโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโโ4โ2โ|1โโโโโโโ6โโโ6โโโ|โโโโโโโโ4โโโ4โโโ|โโโโโโโโ2โโโ2โโโ|
E|0โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|4โโโโโ4โโโโโโโโโ|2โโโโโ2โโโโโโโโโ|
Verse
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|7โโโโโ7โโโโโโโโโ|6โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโ6โโโ6โโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโ7โโโ|โโโโโโโโ6โโโ6โโโ|โโโโโโโโ4โโโ4โโโ|
E|6โโโโโ6โโโโโโโโโ|4โโโโโ4โ7โโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโ4โโโโโโโโโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโ5โโโ5โโโ|โโโโโโโโ4โโโ4โโโ|โโโโโโโโ2โโโ2โโโ|โโโโ0โ1โ2โโโ2โโโ|
E|2โโโโโ2โโโโโโโโโ|4โโโโโ4โโโโโโโโโ|2โโโโโ2โโโโโโโโโ|0โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
Interlude (clarinet)
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโ9โโโโ2โโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|6โโโโโ6โโโโโโโโโ|
A|7โโโโโโโ4โโโโ4โโ|โโโโโโโโ6โโโ6โโโ|โโโโโโโโ6โโโ6โโโ|โโโโโโโโ4โโโ4โโโ|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|4โโโโโ4โโโโโโโโโ|5โโโโโ5โโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโ2โโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโ5โโโ5โโโ|โโโโโโโโ4โโโ4โโโ|โโโโโโโโ2โโโ2โโโ|โโโโโ4โโ2โโโ2โโโ|
E|2โโโโโ2โโโโโโโโโ|4โโโโโ4โโโโโโโโโ|2โโ4โโ5โโโโโโโโโ|0โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
Interlude
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโ9โโโโโโโ9โโโ|โโโโBโโโ9โโโ7โโโ|6โโโโโ6โโโโโโโโโ|4โโโ4โโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|7โโโโโโโ7โโโโโโโ|9โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโ4โโโ4โโโ|โโโโโโโ2โโ2โ4โ2โ|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโ2โโโ2โโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโโ4โ2โ|1โโโโโโโ6โโโ6โโโ|โโโโโโโโ4โโโ4โโโ|โโโโโโโโ2โโโ2โโโ|
E|0โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|4โโโโโ4โโโโโโโโโ|2โโโโโ2โโโโโโโโโ|
Verse
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโ4โ2โโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโ6โโโ6โโโ|โโโโโโโโ2โโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโ6โโโ6โโโ|โโโโโโโโ4โโโ4โโโ|
E|6โโโโโ6โโโโโโโโโ|4โโโโโ4โโโโโโโ0โ|5โโโโโ5โโโโโโโโโ|4โโโโโ4โโโโโโโโโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|4โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโ7โโโ5โโโ|โโโโโโโโ4โโโ4โโโ|โโโโโโโโ2โโโ2โโโ|โโโโโโโโ4โโโ4โโโ|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|4โโโโโ4โโโโโโโโโ|2โโโโโ2โโโโโโโโโ|0โโโโโ0โโโโโโโโโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโ9โโโ9โโโโโ9โ|
A|โโโโโโโโ5โโโ5โโโ|โโโโโโโโ4โโโ4โโโ|โโโโโโโโ2โโโ2โโโ|7โโโโโโโโโโ7โโโโ|
E|2โโโโโ2โโโโโโโโโ|4โโโโโ4โโโโโโโโโ|2โโโโโ2โโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
Outro
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโ9โโโโโโโ9โโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|7โโโโโโโ7โโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|2โโโโโ2โ2โโโ2โโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|2โโโโโ2โ2โโโ2โโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|4โโโโโ4โโโโโโโโโ|2โโโโโ2โโโโโโโโโ|4โโโโโ4โโโโโโโโโ|
E|โโโโโโโโ0โโโ0โโโ|โโโโโโโโ2โโโ2โโโ|โโโโโโโโ0โโโ0โโโ|โโโโโโโโโ2โโโ2โโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|2โโโโโ2โโโโโโโโโ|4โโโโโ4โโโโโโโโโ|2โโโโโ2โ2โโโ2โโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โโโโโโโโ0โโโ0โโโ|โโโโโโโโ2โโโ2โโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโ3โโโ3โโโ|2โโโโโ2โ2โโโ2โโโ|2โโโโโ2โ2โโโ2โโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|2โโโโโ2โโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|0โโโโโ0โ0โโโ0โโโ|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KvtbZzx1xs
Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bass Tabs
Introduction
If you’re a beginner or an intermediate bass player, you may have heard the classic song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole. Playing the bass in this song requires a combination of rhythm and melody, making it an enjoyable challenge for anyone looking to expand their skills.
In this article, we’ll provide easy-to-follow bass tabs for “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and also offer some tips for playing the song accurately, including proper hand positioning and finger placement. Let’s dive in!
Tabs
Before we get started, it’s important to understand that the bass in “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” is played using the drop-D tuning method, which involves lowering the E string down to D.
Here are the tabs for the song:
Verse Part 1
G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-------0---------|-----0h2-----0h2-| A|-0h1h2---2-0h1h2-|-0h1------0h1----| D|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse Part 2
G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-------0-------0-|-----0h2-----0h2-| A|-0h1h2---2-0h1h2--|-0h1------0h1----| D|-----------------|-----------------|
Chorus
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------0-----|-------0h2-------| A|---2-0h1h2-2-0h1--|---2-0h1h2-2-0h1--|-0h1h2h3------2--|-0h1h2------0h1h2-| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Once you get comfortable with these tabs, you can also try playing along with the song to work on your rhythm and timing.
Bass Playing Tips
To play the bass accurately, it’s important to have proper hand and finger positioning. Here are a few tips to keep in mind:
- Rest your thumb on the back of the neck and use your fingers to pluck the strings.
- Keep your fingers close to the strings to increase accuracy and speed.
- Use the tips of your fingers to pluck the strings, not the pads.
- Practice each section of the song slowly and gradually increase your speed as you get more comfortable.
Conclusion
If you’re looking to expand your bass playing skills, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” is a great song to tackle. By following the easy-to-follow tabs provided in this article and practicing the tips for proper hand and finger positioning, you’ll be on your way to playing the bass line in this classic song in no time.
Thanks for reading and happy playing!