COME RUNNING (Bassline)
As recorded by Van Morrison
(From the 1970 Album MOONDANCE)
Words and Music by Van Morrison
Transcribed by Slowwhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Klingberg - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=192
4/4
Gtr I
H H H Q Q H H H Q Q
G|-----------|------------|-----------|------------||
D|-7---------|---------4--|-7---------|---------4--||
A|------7----|-5----7-----|------7----|-5----7-----||
E|-----------|------------|-----------|------------||
[1st - 3rd Verses]
Segno $
H H H Q Q H H H Q Q
G||------------|------------|-----------|------------|
D||o-7---------|---------4--|-7---------|---------4--|
A||o------7----|-5----7-----|------7----|-5----7-----|
E||------------|------------|-----------|------------|
H H H Q Q H H H Q Q
G|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------||
D|-7---------|---------4--|-7---------|-7-----------||
A|------7----|-5----7-----|------7----|------4--5---||
E|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------||
[Pre-Chorus]
H H Q. E Q Q H H H Q Q
G|-----------|--------------|-----------|-------------|
D|-----------|--------------|------7----|------5--6---|
A|-7---------|-7------7--6--|-5---------|-5-----------|
E|------7----|------7-------|-----------|-------------|
1.
H H H Q Q H H H Q Q
G|-----------|------------|-----------|--------------||
D|-7---------|---------4--|-7---------|---------4---o||
A|------7----|-5----7-----|------7----|-5----7------o||
E|-----------|------------|-----------|--------------||
[Chorus]
2.,D.S.
H Q Q H H H Q Q H H
G|------------||-----------|------------|-----------|
D|---------4--||-7---------|---------4--|-7---------|
A|-5----7-----||------7----|-5----7-----|------7----|
E|------------||-----------|------------|-----------|
H Q Q H H H Q Q H H
G|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
D|---------4--|-7---------|---------4--|-7---------|
A|-5----7-----|------7----|-5----7-----|------7----|
E|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
H Q Q H H H Q Q H H
G|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
D|---------4--|-7---------|---------4--|-7---------|
A|-5----7-----|------7----|-5----7-----|------7----|
E|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
To Coda
H Q Q H H H Q Q H H
G|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
D|---------4--|-7---------|---------4--|-7---------|
A|-5----7-----|------7----|-5----7-----|------7----|
E|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
[Bridge]
H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q
G|------------||-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-7-------7--||-------------|----4--5--6--|-7--7----5---|
A|------7-----||-5-----5-----|-5-----------|-------------|
E|------------||-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-7--5-----5--|-------------|----4--5--6--|-7--7----5---|
A|-------7-----|-5-----5-----|-5-----------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-7--5-----5--|-------------|----4--5--6--|-7--7----5---|
A|-------7-----|-5-----5-----|-5-----------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q H Q H H H Q Q H H
G|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
D|-7--7----5--|------4----|------4-----|------7----|
A|------------|-7---------|-7-------7--|-5---------|
E|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
Q Q Q Q H H H Q Q H H
G|-------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
D|----4--5--6--|-7---------|---------4--|-7---------|
A|-5-----------|------7----|-5----7-----|------7----|
E|-------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
[Chorus]
D.S. al Coda Coda &
H Q Q H H H Q Q H H
G|------------||-----------|------------||------------|
D|---------4--||-7---------|---------4--||o-7---------|
A|-5----7-----||------7----|-5----7-----||o------7----|
E|------------||-----------|------------||------------|
[Outro]
Slower Q=128
H Q Q Q Q H H H H H
G|-------------||------------|-----------|-----------|
D|---------4--o||-7-----7----|-4---------|-----------|
A|-5----7-----o||------------|------7----|-5----4----|
E|-------------||------------|-----------|-----------|
H H W +W
G|-4---------|----------|--------*|
D|-----------|-7--------|-(7)----*|
A|------7----|----------|--------*|
E|-----------|----------|--------*|
[Lyrics]
By the side of the tracks where the train goes by
The wind and the rain will catch you, you will sigh
Deep in your heart
Then you'll come a-running to me
You'll come a-running to me
Well you watch the train go 'round the bend
Play in dust and dream that it will never end
Deep in your heart
You'll come a-running to me
You'll come a-running to me
Said, hey, come a-running to me
Oh, come a-running to me
Hey, yeah, come a-running to me
Said, hey, come a-running to me
Oh, come a-running to me
Hey, yeah, come a-running to me
With your hound dog by your side
And your arms stretched out open wide
I wanna keep you satisfied in the morning sun
By my side, come on, come on run
And you kick the sand up with your heels
You think to yourself how good it feels
Put away all your walking shoes
Then you come running to me
Now you come running to me
I said, hey, come a-running to me
Oh, come a-running to me
Hey, yeah, come a-running to me
You gotta rainbow if you run to me
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
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| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
Come Running |
| Artist |
Van Morrison |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
8nfWGBeWDnI |
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a. Strings:
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The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
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b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
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Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).
