Walkin’ the dog bass tabs
Aerosmith โ Walkin' the dog
Intro; A=10th fret
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โ7โโ7โโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โ7โโ7โโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โ7โโ5โโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โ7โโ7โโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โ5โโ7โโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โ7โโ7โโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โ7โโ7โโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโ5โโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโ5โโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโ5โโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ5โโ|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ5โโ|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ5โโ|โAAโ99โ88โSSโh7โ|
E|โ0โ0โ7โโโโโโโโโ7|โ0โ0โ7โโโโโโโโโ7|โ0โ0โ7โโโโโโโโโ7|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ| 2x
Verse1 (Mary Mack, dressed in black);
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโ5โโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโ5โโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโ5โโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโ5โโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ5โโ|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ5โโ|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ5โโ|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ5โโ|
E|โ0โ0โ7โโโโโโโโโ7|โ0โ0โ7โโโโโโโโโ7|โ0โ0โ7โโโโโโโโโ7|โ0โ0โ7โโโโโโโโโ7|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโ5โโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโ5โโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ5โโ|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ5โโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โ0โ0โ7โโโโโโโโโ7|โ0โ0โ7โโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโA|
Chorus1 (Walkin' the dog);
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5|โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5|โ0โ0โ0โ0โ0โ0โ0โ0|โ0โ0โ0โ0โ0โ0โ0โ0|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7|โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5|โ0โโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
Verse2 (Ask your mama for fifteen cents);
โ Play Verse1
Chorus2 (Walkin' the dog);
โ Play Chorus1 followed by 2 bars rest
Break;
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโ5โ4โโโโโโ|โโโโโโโ5โ4โโโโโโ|โโโโโโโ5โ4โโโโโโ|โโโโโโโ5โ4โโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ5โโ|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ5โโ|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ5โโ|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ5โโ|
E|โ0โ0โ7โโโโโโโโโ7|โ0โ0โ7โโโโโโโโโ7|โ0โ0โ7โโโโโโโโโ7|โ0โ0โ7โโโโโโโโโ7| 2x
G|โโโโโโโ5โ4โโโโโโ|โโโโโโโ5โ4โโโโโโ|โโโโโโโ5โ4โโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ5โโ|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ5โโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โ0โ0โ7โโโโโโโโโ7|โ0โ0โ7โโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7|โ8โโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
Verse3 (Mary Mary, quite contrary);
โ Play Verse1
Chorus3/Outro (Walkin' your dog);
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โ0โโโโโ2โโโ3โโโโ|โ2โโโโโ0โโ2โโโโโ|โ0โโโโโ2โโโ3โโโโ|โ2โโโโโ0โโ2โโโโโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โ2โโโโโ4โโโ5โโโโ|โ4โโโโโ5โโ4โโโโโ|โ2โ2โ2โ4โ4โ4โ5โ5|โ5โ6โ6โ6โ6โโ7โโ8|
E|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโ5โโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโ7โ5โโ|โAโ9โ8โ7โโโโโโโโ|
E|โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7|โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5|โ0โ0โ7โโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ| 2x
G|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
D|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
A|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
E|โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7โ7|โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5โ5|โ0โโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ|
Walkin’ the Dog Bass Tabs: Your Ultimate Guide
Introduction
Walkin’ the Dog is a classic blues song that has been performed by countless artists over the years. Originally written by Rufus Thomas in 1963, the song has stood the test of time and remains a beloved favorite among blues fans today. If you want to add Walkin’ the Dog to your bass repertoire, you’ve come to the right place. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the song step-by-step, complete with bass tabs and expert tips.
Section 1: Basic Chords
Before we jump into the tabs, let’s review the basic chords you’ll need to know to play Walkin’ the Dog on bass:
- G – This is the root chord of the song and sets the tone for the entire piece.
- C – This chord adds a bit of texture and variety to the bassline, particularly in the song’s chorus.
- D – Another key chord in the song that helps build tension and release throughout the song.
By mastering these three basic chords, you’ll be well on your way to playing Walkin’ the Dog on bass.
Section 2: The Bassline
Now that we’ve covered the basic chords, let’s turn our attention to the bassline itself. Here are the tabs:
Verse | Chorus |
---|---|
G|————|————| | C|————|————| |
D|————|————| | G|————|————| |
G|————|————| | D|————|————| |
D|————|————| | G|————|————| |
As you can see, the bassline is fairly simple, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to play perfectly. Follow along with the tabs slowly and focus on developing a steady, consistent rhythm.
Section 3: Expert Tips
Now that you have the chords and tabs down, here are a few expert tips that will help you take your performance of Walkin’ the Dog to the next level:
- Practice with a metronome to develop impeccable timing and rhythm.
- Experiment with different picking techniques and finger placements to find the style that works best for you.
- Listen to several versions of the song by different artists to gain inspiration and ideas for your own performance.
- Try playing the bassline with different chords and progressions to create your own unique twist on the classic song.
- Don’t be afraid to slow things down and start with just one chord at a time, gradually building up to the full song.
Conclusion
Walkin’ the Dog may be a simple song, but that doesn’t make it any less of a classic. By mastering the basic chords, familiarizing yourself with the bassline tabs, and incorporating some of these expert tips, you’ll be well on your way to playing this beloved blues song with style and confidence. So grab your bass guitar, get comfortable, and start practicing!