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Rosanna Bass

by Toto
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Tuning: E A D G
Capo: no capo
Author J8K8 [pro] 871.
2 contributors total, last edit on May 18, 2023
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Rosanna by Toto
From the album Toto IV (1982)
Written by David Baich
All rights belong to their respective owners
 
Transcribed by Jaakko Karppinen
 
 
I have based this tab on the bass track you can find in Youtube, so it should be pretty much 100% correct.
The slap lick on the chorus is quite interesting and I'm not sure it can be understood without listening
the isolated track. I believe David Hungate plays the ghost notes by plucking the string upwards with his
thumb. The same kind of percussive element can be achieved by other slap techniques if it feels too hard.
 
I was a bit lazy and didn't completely transcribe the outro. It is basically just improvising on G until it
fades out.
 
Bass track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9R3_IJCY-Q
 
 
[Intro]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------1/---|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-.-----.-----------.-------------------.-----------.--------------|
E|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---r---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---r----|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------.-----------.-------------------.-----------.--------------|
E|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---r---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---1/---|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
 
[Verse 1]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-.-----.-------------------------------.--------------------------|
E|-3-----3-----3-------------------3-----3-----3--------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------.-------------------------------.---------------------.----|
E|-3-----3-----3-------------------1-----1-----1---------------1----|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------.-------------------------.-----.--------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----0---------------1/--3-----3-----3---------------1/---|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +  
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-.-----.-------------------------.-----.-----------.--------------|
E|-3-----3-----3---------6h8-6h8\--1-----1-----1-----1-----1---r----|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------.-----------.-------------------.-----------.---------3----|
E|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1---r---1-----1-----1-----1---3/5--------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------.-----------.-------------------.-----------.---------.----|
A|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6---r---5-----5-----5-----5-----0---5----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.-----.-----.---.---.---.---------------------.-----.---.--------|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---6-6-----6---6---6---6---6-6-----6-6-\---1-1-----1---1---1/---|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.-----.-----.---.---.---.---6-6----------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---6-6-----6---6---6---6-----------6-6-\---1-1------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-1-1-----r--------|
   1   +   2   +   
 
 
[Chorus 1] (Slap all notes. Don’t play the last two notes on the 4th time.)
G||----------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||-o-----------------------------------------------------------------o--||
A||-o-3-----x---1h3-x-1h3---x-----6-6-------------------------.---1---o-*|| 4x
E||---------------------------------------6-6-\---1-1---------1----------||
      1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
 
[Verse 2]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-.-----.-------------------------------.--------------------------|
E|-3-----3-----3---------------x---3-----3-----3---------------x----|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------.-------------------------------.--------------------------|
E|-3-----3-----3---------------x---1-----1-----1---------------x----|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------.-------------------------.-----.--------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----0-------------x-1/--3-----3-----3---------------x----|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +  
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-.-----.-------------------------.-----.-----------.--------------|
E|-3-----3-----3---------6h8-6h8\--1-----1-----1-----1-----1---r----|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------.-----------.-------------------.-----------.---------3----|
E|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1---r---1-----1-----1-----1---3/5--------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------.-----------.-------------------.-----------.---------.----|
A|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6---r---5-----5-----5-----5-----0---5----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
 
[Pre-Chorus 2]
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.-----.-----.---.---.---.---------------------.-----.---.--------|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---6-6-----6---6---6---6---6-6-----6-6-\---1-1-----1---1---1/---|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.-----.-----.---.---.---.---6-6----------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---6-6-----6---6---6---6-----------6-6-\---1-1------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|---1-----r--------|
   1   +   2   +   
 
 
[Chorus 2] (Slap all notes. Don’t play the last two notes on the 4th time.)
G||----------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||-o-----------------------------------------------------------------o--||
A||-o-3-----x---1h3-x-1h3---x-----6-6-------------------------.---1---o-*|| 4x
E||---------------------------------------6-6-\---1-1---------1----------||
      1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
 
[Synth / Guitar Solo]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-.-----.-----.-----.-------------.-----.-----.-----.---x-/10------|
E|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---r---3-----3-----3-----3---------10\--|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------.-----.-----.-----.--------------|
A|*.-----.-----.-----.-----2/3-5---8-----8-----8-----8---------8---*|
E|-3-----3-----3-----3-------------------------------------8--------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-.-----.-----.-----.----------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-------.-----.-----.-----.--------------|
E|-----------------------------0--/3-----3-----3-----3-----3---x----|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------.-----------.-----1h3-1h3-.-----.-----------.--------------|
E|-3-----3-----3-----3-------------1-----1-----1-----1-----1---r----|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------.-----------.-------------------.-----------.---------3----|
E|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1---r---1-----1-----1-----1---3/5--------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------.-----------.-------------------.-----------.---------.----|
A|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6---r---5-----5-----5-----5-----0---5----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
 
[Pre-Chorus 3]
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.-----.-----.---.---.---.---------------------.-----.---.--------|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---6-6-----6---6---6---6---6-6-----6-6-\---1-1-----1---1---1/---|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.-----.-----.---.---.---.---6-6----------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---6-6-----6---6---6---6-----------6-6-\---1-1------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|---1-----r--------|
   1   +   2   +   
 
 
[Chorus 3] (Slap all notes. Don’t play the last two notes on the 8th time.)
G||----------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||-o-----------------------------------------------------------------o--||
A||-o-3-----x---1h3-x-1h3---x-----6-6-------------------------.---1---o-*|| 8x
E||---------------------------------------6-6-\---1-1---------1----------||
      1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
  (Play this on the 4th time)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----x---1h3-x-1h3---x-----6-6-----------------------------------------.---1---*|
E|-------------------------------------6-6-\---1-1-------------------------1--------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   
 
 
[Outro]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-.-----.-----.-----.-----.-------.-----.-----.-----.-----.--------|
E|-3-----3-----3-----3---3-3---1---3-----3-----3-----3---3-3---1----|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-.-----.-----.-----.-----.-------.-----.-----.-----.--------------|
E|-3-----3-----3-----3---3-3---1---3-----3-----3-----3---x-0---1----|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------3------------------------------------|
A|-.-----.-----.-----.-----3h5-----.-----.-----.-----.--------------|
E|-3-----3-----3-----3---3---------3-----3-----3-----3---x-0---1----|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|-------------------------.----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------3h5-3--------------------------------------|
A|-.-----.-----.-----.---------5---.-----.-----.-----.--------------|
E|-3-----3-----3-----3-------------3-----3-----3-----0---x-1---2----|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
G|-----------------------.-----------------------------.------------|
D|-----------------------5---3-------------------------3---5---.----|
A|-.-----.-----.-----.---------5---.-----.---x-5---------------5----|   and so on… :-)
E|-3-----3-----3-----3-------------3-----3--------------------------|
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
 
 
************************************
 
 r = rest
 h = hammer-on
 x = ghost note
 . = accent note
 \ = slide down
 / = slide up
 
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