The Teacher Bass

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The only full bass tab of this song. The U.S. version . Very accurate.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G
Key:	A
Capo:	no capo
Author unregistered_43485938 20. Last edit on Aug 24, 2020
Album version
 
 
 
 
[INTRO]                          4X
 
G|----------------|------------7---|
D|7-7-----7---14\-|5-5-------7-----|
A|------7---------|------5-9-------|
E|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    
 
[Verse 1]
G|----------------|------------7---|----------------|------------7---|
D|7-7-----7---14\-|5-5-------7-----|7-7-----7---14\-|5-5-------7-----|
A|------7---------|------5-9-------|------7---------|------5-9-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
 
G|----------------|------------7---|----------------|------------7---|
D|7-7-----7---14\-|5-5-------7-----|7-7-----7---14\-|5-5-------7-----|
A|------7---------|------5-9-------|------7---------|------5-9-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   
 
 
G|----------------|------------7---|----------------|------------7---|
D|7-7-----7---14\-|5-5-------7-----|7-7-----7---14\-|5-5-------7-----|
A|------7---------|------5-9-------|------7---------|------5-9-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
 
G|----------------|------------7---|----------------|----------------|
D|7-7-----7---14\-|5-5-------7-----|7-7-----7---14\-|5-5-5-7---------|
A|------7---------|------5-9-------|------7---------|----------3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
[Chorus 1]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|3-3-3-----------|----------------|3-3-3-----------|
A|5---5-----------|------5---3-3-3-|5---5-----------|------5---3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|3-3-3-----------|----------------|3-3-------------|
A|5---5-----------|------5---3-3-3-|5---5-----------|----5-3-2-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
[BRIDGE] REST 4 BARS THEN:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
D|----------------|------7-7h9-----|----------------|-------|
A|------5-7-----7-|7h9-------------|------5-7-----7-|7-9----|
E|5h7-7-----------|----------------|5h7-7-----------|-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 
 
[Verse 2]
G|----------------|------------7---|----------------|------------7---|
D|7-7-----7---14\-|5-5-------7-----|7-7-----7---14\-|5-5-------7-----|
A|------7---------|------5-9-------|------7---------|------5-9-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
 
G|----------------|------------7---|----------------|----------------|
D|7-7-----7---14\-|5-5-------7-----|7-7-----7---14\-|5-5-5-7---------|
A|------7---------|------5-9-------|------7---------|----------3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
 
[Chorus 2]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|3-3-3-----------|----------------|3-3-3-----------|
A|5-5-5-----------|------5---3-3-3-|5-5-5-----------|------5---3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|3-3-3-----------|----------------|3-3-------------|
A|5-5-5-----------|------5---3-3-3-|5-5-5-----------|----5-3-2-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
 
[BRIDGE 2] REST 4 BARS THEN:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
D|----------------|------7-7h9-9\--|----------------|-------|
A|------5-7-----7-|7h9-------------|------5-7-----7-|7-9----|
E|5h7-7-----------|----------------|5h7-7-----------|-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 +
 
[SOLO] (timing change to 2/4)
G|-------|------------|---------|-------|--------------|-----------|
D|-------|------------|10-12-10-|-------|--------------|-----------|
A|12-12--|10h12-12(12)|---------|12--12-|10h12-12-12-12|10h12-12-12|
E|-------|------------|---------|-------|--------------|-----------|
  1 + 2  +   1  +  2  + 1  +  2 + 1 + 2  +  1  +  2  +     1  +  2 +   
 
            [little bass run starts]:
G|--------|-------|---------|-------|--------------|-----12-14-|
D|10-12-10|-------|10-12-10-|-------|-----10-12-13-|--14-------|
A|--------|12--12-|---------|12--12-|10h12---------|-----------|
E|--------|-------|---------|-------|--------------|-----------|
  1  +  2 + 1 + 2 + 1  +  2 + 1 + 2 +   1  +  2 +   1  +  2  + 
 
 
G|14-12------|---------|-----------|--------|---------|----------|
D|------14-13|--12-10--|---10-12-10|--------|--10-----|----------|
A|-----------|-------12|12---------|--12-10-|12--12-10|-----10-12|
E|-----------|---------|-----------|--------|---------|---12-----|
  1  +  2 +   1 +  2 +   1 +  2  +  1 +  2 +  1 + 2 +   1  + 2  + 
 
 
G|-------|------------|---------|-------|--------------|-----------|
D|-------|------------|10-12-10-|-------|--------------|-----------|
A|12--12-|10h12-12-12-|---------|12--12-|10h12-12-12-12|10h12-12-12|
E|-------|------------|---------|-------|--------------|-----------|
  1 + 2  +   1  +  2  + 1  +  2 + 1 + 2  +  1  +  2  +     1  +  2 +
 
 
G|---------|-------|--------------|-----------|---------|-------|
D|10-12-10-|-------|--------------|-----------|10-12-10-|-------|
A|---------|12--12-|10h12-12-12-12|10h12-12-12|---------|12--12-|
E|---------|-------|--------------|-----------|---------|-------|
  1  +  2  + 1 + 2 +   1  +  2  +     1  +  2 + 1  +  2 + 1 + 2 +
 
                          [BEGIN 4/4 TIME AGAIN]:
G|------------|--------------|---------|-------|---------------|
D|------------|--------------|10-12-10-|-------|---------------|
A|10h12-12-12-|10h12-12(12)--|---------|12--12-|14\------------|
E|------------|--------------|---------|-------|---------------|
     1  +  2  +   1  +  2  +   1  +  2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 
 
[BRIDGE 3] REST 4 BARS THEN:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
A|------5-7-----7-|7h9-------------|------5h7-----7-|7-9----|
E|5h7-7-----------|--------5-5-7---|5h7-7-----------|-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 +
 
 
[Verse 3]
G|----------------|------------7---|----------------|------------7---|
D|7-7-----7---14\-|5-5-------7-----|7-7-----7---14\-|5-5-------7-----|
A|------7---------|------5-9-------|------7---------|------5-9-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
 
G|----------------|------------7---|----------------|----------------|
D|7-7-----7---14\-|5-5-------7-----|7-7-----7---14\-|5-5-5-7---------|
A|------7---------|------5-9-------|------7---------|----------3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
 
[Chorus 3]
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|3-3-3-----------|----------------|3-3-3-----------|
A|5-5-5-----------|------5---3-3-3-|5-5-5-----------|------5---3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|3-3-3-----------|----------------|3-3-------------|
A|5-5-5-----------|------5---3-3-3-|5-5-5-----------|----5-3-2-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
 
 REST 4 BARS THEN:
G|----------------|---------------| repeat until fade out
D|----------------|------7-7h9----|
A|------5-7-----7-|7h9------------|
E|5h7-7-----------|---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
 
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h = hammer-on
\ = slide down
no other symbols in this song
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The Teacher – Jethro Tull
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Re-name it as "Teacher" so people can find it. Looks good, the changes to the other one at the start seem to be just moving the same note to a different string, e.g., instead of E on fret 9, G string, fret 14 on D string. But it is complete, and that's good.