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But Anyway Bass

by Blues Traveler
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I was able to use a track splitter to isolate the bass, so I went back in and fixed some minor errors and cleaned up a bit of notation clutter. It should be note-for-note accurate now. Follow the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5pfiQlxVhk.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G
Capo: no capo
Author LoudLon [pro] 6,279.
1 contributor total, last edit on Dec 8, 2023
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Song: But Anyway
Artist: Blues Traveler
Album: Blues Traveler (1990)
Bassist: Bobby Sheehan
 
Standard tuning (EADG)
 
 
INTRO:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-r-------------------------------|-r-------------------------0-4-/-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                                 ( x3 )
              .   .   .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-------------9---7-6-\-|---------7---7-----------4-------|
A |-----------6---7---9-------------|---------------4---6-7-7---7-6-4-|
E |-7-------------------------------|-5---5---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
 
VERSE 1:
                                      .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-----------6-----------|---------7---7-----------6-------|
A |-----------6-7-9---9---9-7-6-----|---------------4---6-7-7---7-6-4-|
E |-7---------------------------9---|-5---5---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
              .   .   .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-------------9---7-6-\-|---------7---7-----------4-------|
A |-----------6---7---9-------------|---------------4---6-7-7---7-6-4-|
E |-7-------------------------------|-5---5---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                                      .         .   .   .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-----------6-----------|---------7-----7-----------------|
A |-----------6-7-9---9---9-7-6-----|-------------------4---5---0-6---|
E |-7---------------------------7---|-5---5-----5---------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
              .   .   .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-------------9---7-6-\-|---------7---7-----------4-------|
A |-----------6---7---9-------------|---------------4---6-7-7---7-6-4-|
E |-7-------------------------------|-5---5---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
CHORUS 1:
                                              .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------9-----7-----|-------------------9-9-9-9-7-----|
A |-------------------9-----9---9-\-|-----------------------------9-\-|
E |-5-------5---/-7-----------------|-5---0---5---X-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------9-----7-----|-------------------9-9-9-9-7-----|
A |-------------------9-----9---9-\-|-----------------------------9-\-|
E |-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|-5---0-5---7-7-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
PRE-VERSE:
                  .   .                       .               .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------9-----7---|-------------------9-9-9-9-7-----|
A |-------------------9-------9---9-|-----------------------------9-\-|
E |-5---0---5---X-7-----------------|-5---0---5---X-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                  .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------9-----7---|-------------------9-7-6---------|
A |-------------------9-------9---9-|-------------------------9-7-6---|
E |-5---0---5---X-7-----------------|-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
VERSE 2:
                                      .   .     .   .   .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-----------6-----------|---------7-----7-----------------|
A |-----------6-7-9---9---9-7-6-----|-------------------4---5---0-6---|
E |-7---------------------------7---|-5---5-----5---------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
   .          .   .   .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-------------9---7-6-\-|---------7---7-----------4-------|
A |-----------6---7---9-------------|---------------4---6-7-7---7-6-4-|
E |-7---X---------------------------|-5---5---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-----------6-----------|---------7---7-----------4-------|
A |-----------6-7-9---9---9-7-6-----|---------------4---6-7-7---7-6-4-|
E |-7---------------------------7---|-5---5---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
              .   .   .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-------------9---7-6-\-|---------7---7-------------------|
A |-----------6---7---9-------------|---------------4---4-6---/-X-9-\-|
E |-7-------------------------------|-5---5---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
CHORUS 2:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------9-----7-----|-------------------9-9-9-9-7-----|
A |-------------------9-----9---9-\-|-----------------------------9-\-|
E |-5-------5---/-7-----------------|-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------9-----7-----|-------------------9-9-9-9-7-----|
A |-------------------9-----9---9-\-|-----------------------------9-\-|
E |-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|-5---0-5---7-7-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
LEAD-IN TO HARMONICA SOLO:
 
                  .   .                       .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------9-----7---|-------------------9-9-9-9-7-----|
A |-------------------9-------9---9-|-----------------------------9-\-|
E |-5---0---5---X-7-----------------|-5---0---5---X-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
            .     .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------9-----7---|-------------------9-7-6---------|
A |-------------------9-------9---9-|-------------------------9-7-6---|
E |-5---0---5---X-7-----------------|-5---0---5---X-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
HARMONICA SOLO, Part 1:
              .   .   .   .           .   .     .   .   .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-------------9---7-6-\-|---------7-----7-----------------|
A |-----------6---7---9-------------|-------------------4---5---0-6---|
E |-7-------------------------------|-5---5-----5---------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
              .   .   .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-------------9---7-6-\-|---------7---7-----------4-------|
A |-----------6---7---9-------------|---------------4---6-7-7---7-6-4-|
E |-7-------------------------------|-5---5---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-----------6-----------|---------7---7-5---4---4---------|
A |-----------6-7-9---9---9-7-6-----|---------------------7---7-6-4---|
E |-7---------------------------7---|-5---5-------------------------5/|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
              .   .   .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-------------9---7-6---|-9---7-7-7---6---6---------------|
A |-----------6---7---9-------------|---------------9---9-7-6-9-7-6-6-|
E |-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-----------6-----------|---------7---7-----------4-------|
A |-----------6-7-9---9---9-7-6-----|---------------4---6-7-7---7-6-4-|
E |-7---------------------------7---|-5---5---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
              .   .   .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-------------9---7-6---|-9---7-7-7---6---6---------------|
A |-----------6---7---9-------------|---------------9---9-7-6-6-6-----|
E |-7-------------------------------|-----------------------------7---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
HARMONICA SOLO, Part 2:
                                                              .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------9-----7-----|-------------------9-9-9-9-7-----|
A |-------------------9-----9---9-\-|-----------------------------9-\-|
E |-5-------5---/-7-----------------|-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------9-----7---|-------------------9-9-9-9-7-----|
A |-------------------9-------9---9-|-----------------------------9-\-|
E |-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------9-----7-----|-------------------9-9-9-9-7-----|
A |-------------------9-----9---9-\-|-----------------------------9-\-|
E |-5-------5---/-7-----------------|-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------9-----7-----|-------------------9-7-6---------|
A |-------------------9-----9---9-\-|-------------------------9-7-6---|
E |-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
GUITAR SOLO:
              .   .   .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-------------9---7-6-\-|---------7---7-----------4-------|
A |-----------6---7---9-------------|---------------4---6-7-7---7-6-4-|
E |-7-------------------------------|-5---5---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
              .   .   .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-------------9---7-6-\-|---------7---7-----------4-------|
A |-----------6---7---9-------------|---------------4---6-7-7---7-6-4-|
E |-7-------------------------------|-5---5---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                               a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------9---------7--5h7--|---------7-----5---4-------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------7-6-4-------|
E |-7-------------------------------|-5-------------------------5---/-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
              .   .   .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-------------9---7-6-\-|---------7---7-----------4-------|
A |-----------6---7---9-------------|---------------4---6-7-7---7-6-4-|
E |-7-------------------------------|-5---5---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
BASS SOLO:
 
G |---------------------------------|-----6---6h9-6---6h9-6---6h9-6---|
D |---------------6-----6-7-9---9---|-9-----9-------9-------9-------9-|
A |-----6-7-9---9-----9-------------|---------------------------------|
E |-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |-6h9-6---6-----------------------|-----------6---------------------|
D |-------9---9-7-6---6-----------6-|---6-7-9-9---9-7-66--6-----------|
A |-----------------9---9-7-6-9-9---|-9-----------------9---9-7-6-9-9-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |-----------------------6---------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------6---6-7-9-9---9-7-6-\-|---------7---7-----------4-------|
A |-----6-7-9---9-------------------|---------------4---6-7-7---7-6-4-|
E |-7-------------------------------|-5---5---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |-----------------------6---6-9/11-|-11--9-8-11-9-8-11-9-8-11-9-8-11-9-8-|
D |-----------6---6-7-9-9---9--------|-------------------------------------|
A |-----6-7-9---9--------------------|-------------------------------------|
E |-7--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2    &    3    &   4    &
 
G |-11-9-8-11-9-8-11-9-8-11-9-8-11--11--|-11--9---8-\-6-------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|-----------------9-7-6-----------|
A |-------------------------------------|-------------------------9-7-6---|
E |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1    &    2   &    3   &    4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
VERSE 3:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-----------6-----------|---------7---7-----------4-------|
A |-----------6-7-9---9---9-7-6-----|---------------4---6-7-7---7-6-4-|
E |-7---------------------------7---|-5---5---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
              .   .   .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-------------9---7-6-\-|---------7---7-----------4-------|
A |-----------6---7---9-------------|---------------4---6-7-7---7-6-4-|
E |-7-------------------------------|-5---5---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-----------6-----------|---------7---7-----------4-------|
A |-----------6-7-9---9---9-7-6-----|---------------4---6-7-7---7-6-4-|
E |-7---------------------------7---|-5---5---------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
              .   .   .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------9-------------9---7-6-\-|---------7---7-------------------|
A |-----------6---7---9-------------|---------------4---4-4---/-------|
E |-7-------------------------------|-5---5-----------------------12-\|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
CHORUS 3:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------9---7-------|-------------------9-9-9-9-7-----|
A |-------------------9---9---9-9-\-|-----------------------------9-\-|
E |-5-------5---/-7-----------------|-5---0---5-/-7-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                                      .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------9-----7-----|-------------------9-9-9-9-7-----|
A |-------------------9-----9---9-\-|-----------------------------9-\-|
E |-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|-5---0-5---7-7-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
OUTRO:
            .     .   .
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------9-----7---|-------------------9-9-9-9-7-----|
A |-------------------9-------9---9\|-----------------------------9-\-|
E |-5---0---5---X-7-----------------|-5---0---5---X-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------9-----7-----|-------------------9-9-9-9-7-----|
A |-------------------9-----9---9-\-|-----------------------------9-\-|
E |-5-------5---/-7-----------------|-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------9-9-9-9-7-----|-------------------9-9-9-9-7-----|
A |-----------------------------9-\-|-----------------------------9-\-|
E |-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
                          .
G |---------------------------------|-----7---------------------------|
D |---------------------9-----7-8-9-|-9-9---9-8-7---7-----------7-----|
A |-------------------9---9---------|-------------9---9-8-7-9-9---9-\-|
E |-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------9-----7-----|-------------------9-9-9-9-7-----|
A |-------------------9-----9---9-\-|-----------------------------9-\-|
E |-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|-7--------------------------------|
D |-------------------9-9-9-7-7-8-9-|---9-8-7---7----------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------9---9-8-7---7------------|
E |-5---0---5---/-7-----------------|-------------------9---9-8-7-7-\--|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4    &
 
                                              .    (Let ring)
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5-------5---X-7-------------r---|-5-------5---X-7-----------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
LEGEND:
r = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
X = muted strike
. = staccato (appears above bar)
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)

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