Pink Cadillac Bass

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G
Capo:	no capo
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PINK CADILLAC (Bassline)
 
As recorded by Bruce Springsteen
(From the 1998 Album TRACKS)
 
Words and Music by Bruce Springsteen
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Garry W. Tallent - Bass'
 
 
 Intro
 Q=128
 4/4
  Gtr I
  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
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|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7--||
 
 
 Verses 1 - 3
 Segno $
    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
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  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
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|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7--|
 
 
  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
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|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7--|
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  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
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|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7--|
 
 
  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
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|-----6---7---8-9-|-----6---7---8-9-|-----6---7---8-9-|-----6---7---8-9--||
|-7-7---7---7-----|-7-7---7---7-----|-7-7---7---7-----|-7-7---7---7------||
 
 
 Chorus
  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
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|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7--|
 
 
  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
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|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-3-|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7--|
 
 
                                      1.
                             To 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
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|-----6---7---8-9-|-----6---7---8-9--|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7---7---7-----|-7-7---7---7------|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|
 
 
                                       2.
  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
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|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7--||-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7--||
 
 
 Interlude
                                                         Dal Segno 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   E E E E E E E E
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|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7--||
 
 
                    Outro
 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   4x
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|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-||-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-||--0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7-|-0-0-4-0-5-0-6-7---||
 
 
Duration Legend
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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
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 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
   - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
Misc Legend
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 |  - 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
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This tab is wrong. The line is played on the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th of the chord.
Thank you VERY much for this.
I see a lot of tabs and bass covers out there playing it 0 0 4 0 5 0 6 7...