Rocket Man Bass
by Elton John3,282 views, added to favorites 64 times
| Difficulty: | intermediate |
|---|---|
| Capo: | no capo |
As with other tabs, I've tried to keep the spacing even to help give a sense
of timing. Double-digit frets are represented by letters (A=10th, B=11th, etc.)
[VERSE] (Guitar Capo III)
Em7 A Asus4
She packed my bags last night - pre-flight
Em7 A Asus4
Zero hour: Nine A.M.
C G Am D Dsus4 Dsus2
And I'm gonna be high As a kite by then
Em7 A Em7 A C G Am D D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
[VERSE]
Em7 A Asus4
I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife
Em7 A Asus4
It's lonely out in space
C G Am D Dsus4 Dsus2
On such a timeless flight As this
Em7 ~3~ A Em7 ~3~ A C G Am D D D
G:C-----C--|--------|C-----C--|--------|--------|--------|----------------|A-------|
D:-------C-|A-------|-------C-|A------C|D---C---|A-------|--------A-----CD|---A----|
A:--------A|--------|--------A|--------|--------|----D---|C-----CD--------|----8---|
E:---------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|----------------|------1/6
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[CHORUS]
G C
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
G
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
C
I'm not the man they think I am at home
G A Asus4
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
C G C
Rocket man Burnin' out his fuse up here alone
G C G C G A C ~3~ G C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|
D:--------|----5-8-|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|---8----|
A:----5-8-|6------8|----5-8-|6- 65- 5|3---33-5|6---6-6-8|---8----|6---66-8|
E:6-------|--------|6-------|--------|---3----|---6-6---|6---66-6|--------|
G C
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
G
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
C
I'm not the man they think I am at home
G A Asus4
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
C G C
Rocket man Burnin' out his fuse up here alone
G C G C G A C G C ~ 16 ~
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|----5-8-|--------|---8---8|--------|--------|--------|--88888-|
A:----5-8-|6-------|----5-8-|6- -5- -|3---33-5|6---66-8|-------8|6-------|
E:6-------|--------|6-------|--------|---3----|---6----|6~~~~~~-|-------6|
[VERSE]
Em7 A Asus4
Mars ain't the kinda place to raise your kids
Em7 A Asus4
In fact it's cold as hell
C G Am D Dsus4 Dsus2
And there's no one there to raise them If you did
Em7 A Em7 A C G Am D D D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----------------|-------3/C
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----------------|3-------|
A:--------|3--3----|--------|3--3--35|6---5---|3-------|--------3-----56|--------|
E:3--3----|--------|3--3----|--------|--------|----6---|5-----56--------|--------|
Em7 A Asus4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
And all this science, I don't understand
Em7 A Asus4
It's just my job five days a week
C G Am D Dsus4 Dsus2
Rocket man Rocket man
Em7 ~3~ A Em7 ~3~ A C G Am D D D
G:C-----C--|-----H--|C-----C--|----H-H-|--------|--------|----------------|--------|
D:-------C-|A--A----|-------C-|A--H---C|D--DC--C|A--A----|----------------|3--53-3-|
A:--------A|--------|--------A|-----F--|--------|----D--D|C-------3-----56|-------63
E:---------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|------56--------|--------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[CHORUS]
G C
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
G
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
C
I'm not the man they think I am at home
G A Asus4
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
C G C
Rocket man Burnin' out his fuse up here alone
G C G C G A ~3~ C ~3~ G C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|---------|--------|--------|
D:--------|----5-8-|--------|--------|---------|---------|--------|--------|
A:----5-8-|6-------|----5 8 |6- 65- 5|3---3-335|6---6-6-8|---8----|6-------|
E:6-------|--------|6-------|--------|---3-3---|---6-6---|6---66-6|--------|
G C
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
G
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
C
I'm not the man they think I am at home
G A Asus4
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
C G C
Rocket man Burnin' out his fuse up here alone
G C G C G A C G C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|----5-8-|--------|---8---8|--------|--------|--------|-------8|
A:----3-5-|6-------|----5-8-|6- -5- -|3---33-5|6---66-8|-------8|6-------|
E:6-------|--------|6-------|--------|---3----|---6----|6~~~~~~-|--------|
[CODA] (Repeat and fade...)
C G
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
C G
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
G C G C G C G C
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|----5-8-|--------|----5-8-|--------|----5-8-|--------|--------|
A:----5-8-|6-------|----5-8-|6-------|----5-8-|6-------|----5-8-|6-------|
E:6-------|--------|6-------|--------|6-------|--------|6-------|--------|
Tabbed by Michael Oxner
moxner@nbnet.nb.ca
march 18, 2013
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3 comments
Good tab, and accurate as far as I can tell. But what's wrong with fret numbers above 9? Even for someone using tabs, if they can't use their ears to tell the difference between 17 and 1-7 there's something seriously wrong. Those bits were confusing as hell to read. Good work otherwise!
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