Good Lovin' Gone Bad Bass Tab

GOOD LOVIN' GONE BAD (Bassline)

As recorded by Bad Company
(From the 1975 Album STRAIGHT SHOOTER)

Words and Music by Mick Ralphs

Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Boz Burrell - Bass'

 Intro
  Q=126
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          W          H    E E E E
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------0-2-3-|

  +E  E E E +Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----3-4-5-(5)-----|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-(3)-------------0-|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5-0-2-3--|

                      1st Verse
  +E  E E E +Q.   E    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----3-4-5-(5)-----||-------------3-5-|---5-3---5-3-----|------------------|
|-(3)-------------0-||-5-0-3-0-5-5-----|-------5-----5-3-|---3-3-3-3-0-3-5--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E S S E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------5-|---5-3---5-3-----|-----------------|
|---5-3-0-5-0-3-5-|---5-3-0-5-5-5-5---|-------5-----5-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---5-3-0-5-0-3-0-|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5-0-2-3--|

                      2nd Verse
  +E  E E E +Q.   E    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----3-4-5-(5)-----||-------------3-5-|---5-3---5-3-----|------------------|
|-(3)-------------0-||-5-0-3-0-5-5-----|-------5-----5-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---5-3---5-3-----|------------------|
|---0-3-0-5-0-3-5-|---5-3-0-5-0-3-5-|-------5-----5-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|

  E E E E E E E E   Q.   E E E Q    H.      Q    H    H
|-----------------|---------------|-2/---------|-6----7----|
|-----------------|----------2-4--|------------|-----------|
|-----------------|------3-4------|------------|-----------|
|---0-3-0-5-0-3-3-|-5-------------|------------|-----------|

               Pre-Chorus
                                             |-3-| |-3-|
  W             Q.   E E E Q    W            Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-6----------||---------------|------------|-6---6-6---6--|
|------------||----------2-4--|-7----------|--------------|
|------------||------3-4------|------------|--------------|
|----5-------||-5-------------|----5-------|---5-----5----|
  Q  H.                         Q  H.

  W            Q.   E E E Q    W            H    +E  E E E
|-6----------|---------------|------------|-----------------|
|------------|----------2-4--|-7----------|-----------------|
|------------|------3-4------|------------|------------3-4--|
|----5-------|-5-------------|----5-------|-3----(3)-5------|
  Q  H.                        Q  H.

                Chorus
  H.      E E    Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------||----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------||--------5-5-----|-----------------|---------5-5------|
|-5-----------||----3-5---------|-5-5-----5-------|-----5-7----------|
|-----------0-||-5------------5-|-----5-3---0-3-4-|-5-5-----------5--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   H    H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
|-5-5-----5-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
|-----5-3---0-3-4-|-5-5---0-3-3---0-|-2-2---0-1-1---1-|-0----3----|

                          Interlude
  W          +W            W          W
|----------|------------||----------|------|
|----------|------------||----------|------|
|-5--------|-(5)--------||----------|------|
|----------|------------||----------|------|

  H    E E E E   +E  E E E +Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|--------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--------------|-----3-4-5-(5)-----|-----------------|------------------|
|--------0-2-3-|-(3)-------------0-|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5----|

                                        Guitar Solo
  E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E +Q.   E    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----3-4-5-(5)-----||-------------3-3-|-5---3---5---5----|
|-5---5---5-0-2-3-|-(3)-------------0-||-5-0-3-0-5-5-----|---5---5-------5--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-4-|-5---3---5-3------|
|-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-0-3-0-5-0-3-3-|-5-0-3-0-5-5-----|---5---5-----5-0--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q.   E E E Q    H.       Q
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------4---|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------2-4--|-7------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------3-4------|--------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-0-3-0-5-5-3-3-|-5-------------|-------5------|
                                                      H     H

                             Pre-Chorus
  |-3-| |-3-|
  Q Q Q Q Q Q   W             Q.   E E E Q    W
|-6---6-6---6-|-6----------||---------------|----------|
|-------------|------------||----------2-4--|-7--------|
|-------------|------------||------3-4------|----------|
|---5-----5---|----5-------||-5-------------|----5-----|
                Q  H.                         Q  H.

  |-3-| |-3-|
  Q Q Q Q Q Q   W            Q.   E E E Q    W
|-6---6-6---6-|-6----------|---------------|----------------|
|-------------|------------|----------2-4--|-7--------------|
|-------------|------------|------3-4------|----------------|
|---5-----5---|----5-------|-5-------------|----5----(5)-0--|
                Q  H    Q                    Q  H    +E  E

                                 Chorus
  H    +E  E E E   H.      E E    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------||-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-------------||---------5-5-5---|------------------|
|------------3-4-|-5-----------||-----5-7---------|-5-5-----5--------|
|-3----(3)-5-----|-----------0-||-5-5-----------5-|-----7-5---0-3-4--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E Q  E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|---------5-5-----|-----------------|---------5------|------------------|
|-----5-7---------|-5-5-----5-------|-----5-7--------|------------------|
|-5-5-----------5-|-----7-5---0-3-4-|-5-5----------0-|-2-2---2-1-1-0-0--|

  H    H      W          E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------|----------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------|----------|---------5-5-----|------------------|
|-----------|-5--------|-----5-7---------|-5-5-----5--------|
|-0----3----|----------|-5-5-----------5-|-----7-5---0-3-4--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----5-7---------|-5-5-----5-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-----------5-|-----7-5---0-3-4-|-5-5---0-3-3---0-|-2-2---0-1-1--1--|

  Q.   E Q  E E   E E E E E Q.     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------5-5-----|------------------|
|---------------|-5-------5------|-----5-7-------3-|-5-5-----5--------|
|-0----0-3--3---|-----7-5--------|-5-5---------5---|-----7-5---0-3-4--|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----5-7---------|-5-5-----5-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-----------5-|-----7-5---0-3-4-|-5-5---0-3-3---0-|-2-2---0-1-1--1--|

                                      Outro
  H    H      W          +W            W
|-----------|----------|------------||------|
|-----------|----------|------------||------|
|-----------|-5--------|-(5)--------||------|
|-0----3----|----------|------------||------|

  W          H    E E E E   +E  E E E +Q.   E
|----------|--------------|-------------------|
|----------|--------------|-------------------|
|----------|--------------|-----3-4-5-(5)-----|
|----------|--------0-2-3-|-(3)-------------0-|

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------7-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---5-------5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5-0-2-3-|

  E E E E +H       +W           +W
|----------------|------------|--------*|
|----------------|------------|--------*|
|---3-4-5-(5)----|-(5)--------|-(5)----*|
|-3--------------|------------|--------*|

Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
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.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

If I hear you knocking hard up on my door
Ain't no way that I'm gonna answer it
'Cos cheating is one thing and lying is another
And when I say it's over that's it I'm gonna quit, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Now I ain't complaining, just tryin' to understand
What makes a woman do the things she does
One day she'll love you, the next day she'll leave you
Why can't we have it just the way it used to be?
Why can't we have it baby?

'Cos I'm a man, I got my pride
I don't need no woman to hurt me inside
I need a love like any other, yeah
So go on and leave me, leave me for another

Good lovin' gone bad
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Good lovin' gone bad, bad, bad
Good lovin' gone bad, yeah
Baby I'm a bad man, oh no

Oh yes, yes indeed, indeed I am

Now I'm a man, I got my pride
Don't need no woman to hurt me inside
I need a love like any other
So go on and leave me, leave me for another

Good lovin' gone bad
It's gonna say
Good lovin' gone bad
Love, love, love
Good lovin' gone bad
Yeah, yeah, yeah
And baby I'm a bad man

Good lovin' gone bad
What I wanna say
Good lovin' gone bad
Good lovin', good lovin' gone bad
Baby I'm a bad man

Good lovin' gone bad
Good lovin' gone bad
Good lovin' gone bad
I'm a sad man, don't stand in my way
'Cause baby I'm a bad man, yeah yeah yeah

Bass Tabs
Title	Good Lovin’ Gone Bad
Artist	Bad Company
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	OgKZcHntbT8

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1. Understanding the Basics

a. Strings:

Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.

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).

b. Slides:

Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).

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