Runaway Bass

by Del Shannon
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G
Capo: no capo
Author leo-sk8er [a] 8,330. Last edit on Feb 14, 2019
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The song seems to be tuned down a little bit but I couldn't figure out in which frequency. Enjoy
 
Tabbed by Leo Chiurco
 
[Intro] Rest 2 bars
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-8-----------6---|-8-----------6---|
A|---------8-------|---------8-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   
 
[Verse 1] "As I walk alone ..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-8-----------6---|-8-----------8---|--6--------------|-6-----------6---|
A|---------8-------|---------8-------|---------6---6---|---------6-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-10--7-|---------------7-|
A|-9---------------|-9-----------9---|-8---8-----------|-8-8-8-8---8-10--|
E|---------9---9---|---------9-------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-8-----------6---|-8-----------8---|--6--------------|-6-----------6---|
A|---------8-------|---------8-------|---------6---6---|---------6-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-10--7-|---------------7-|
A|-9---------------|-9-----------9---|-8---8-----------|-8-8-8-8---8-8---|
E|---------9---9---|---------9-------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
 
[Pre-chorus 1] "I'm -walking in the rain ..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----5---8---5---|-----5---8---5---|---------5-------|---------5-------|
E|-6-------------x-|-6-------------6-|-3---6-------6-x-|-3---6-------6-3-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----5---8---5---|-----5---8---5---|---------5-------|---------5-------|
E|-6-------------x-|-6-------------6-|-3---6-------6-x-|-3---6-------6---|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 
[Chorus 1] "And I wonder ..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----8-8-----8---|-----8-8-----8---|-----5-5-----5---|-----5-5-----5---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----8-8-----8---|-----8-8-----8---|-----5-5-----5---|-----5-5-----5---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----5---8---5---|-----5---8---5---|-----7---10--7---|-----7---10--7---|
A|-6-------------x-|-6---------------|-8---------------|-8---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-8---------------|-----5---8-------|-8---------------|---------5-5-7-7-|
A|---------8-------|-6-----------6---|---------8-------|-8-8---8---------|
E|-----10------10--|-----------------|-----10------10--|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
 
[Solo]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------8-------|---------8-------|-----3---6---3---|-----3---6---3---|
E|-6---9-------9---|-6---9-------9---|-4---------------|-4---------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
 
G|-----3-------3---|-----3---6-------|-----2---5---2---|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------4---|-3---------------|-3-------3---7---|
A|---------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|
E|-2---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----5---8---5---|-----------------|
D|-8---------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-6-----------6---|
A|---------8-------|---------8-------|-----------------|---------6-------|
E|-----9-------9---|-6---9-------9---|-----------------|-----8-----------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
 
G|-----3---6-------|-----6---3-------|---------2-5---2-|-----------------|
D|-4---------------|-4-----------4---|-3---3-----------|-3-3-3-3---3-5-7-|
A|-------------4---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
 
[Pre-chorus 2] "I'm -walking in the rain ..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-8---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----5---8---5---|-----5---8---5---|---------5-------|---------5-------|
E|---------------8-|-6-------------6-|-3---6-------6-x-|-3---6-------6-3-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----5---8---5---|-----5---8---5---|---------5-------|---------5-------|
E|-6---------------|-6-------------6-|-3---6-------6-x-|-3---6-------6---|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 
[Chorus 1] "And I wonder ..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----8-8-----8---|-----8-8-----8---|-----5-5-----5---|-----5-5-----5---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----8-8-----8---|-----8-8-----8---|-----5-5-----5---|-----5-5-----5---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----5---8---5---|-----5---8---5---|-----7---10--7---|-----7---10------|
A|-6-------------x-|-6---------------|-8-------------x-|-8-----------8---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    
 
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-8---------------|-----5---8-------| -> Repeat and fade
A|---------8-------|-6-----------6---|
E|-----10------10--|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
 
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