Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) - The Doors
Tabbed By: born21239
e-mail: bass21239@gmail.com
The bass on this song is played by Ray Manzarek on a Fender
Rhodes Piano Bass, not a bass guitar. Play it with your
fingers and listen to the recording to pick up on the exact
timbre of the notes. You can transpose the strings however
you like, as the bassline is not originally written for the
bass guitar. This is just the way I prefer to play it and
think sounds best. This is the whole song from beginning to
end, at least 95% accurate, but the recording is 4-track and
the bass was not recorded that well so some of the notes were
not discernable, and are more the product of educated guesses.
Tuning: EADG
0:01
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|------------5-|------------5-|------------5-|------------5-|
A|----------7---|----------7---|----------7---|----------7---|
E|-5--5--5------|-5--5--5------|-5--5--5------|-5--5--5------|
0:12
G|---------------|---------------|------------|------------|
D|------5------5-|------5------5-|-4--4-------|-4--4-------|
A|----7------7---|----7------7---|-------5--5-|-------5--5-|
E|-5------5------|-5------5------|------------|------------|
0:23
G|---------------|---------------|------------|------------|
D|------5------5-|------5------5-|-4--4-------|-4--4-------|
A|----7------7---|----7------7---|-------5--5-|-------5--5-|
E|-5------5------|-5------5------|------------|------------|
0:34
G|---------------|---------------|------------|------------|
D|------5------5-|------5------5-|-4--4-------|-4--4-------|
A|----7------7---|----7------7---|-------5--5-|-------5--5-|
E|-5------5------|-5------5------|------------|------------|
0:45
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|-4--4--4--4-|-4----------|------------|------------|
A|------------|----5--3----|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
0:56
G|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---11---11---11---11-|
D|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-9---------9---------|
A|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|------9---------9----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
1:08
G|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|-----------------|---5---5---5---5-|
D|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|---5---5---5---5-|-3-------3-------|
A|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-3-------3-------|-----3-------3---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-------3---|-----------------|
1:19
G|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|-----------------|
D|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|---9---9---9---9-|
A|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-7-------7-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----7-------7---|
1:29
G|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------|
D|---8---8---8---8-|---10---10---10---10-|---5---5---5---5-|-3---3-3--3--|
A|-6-------6-------|-8---------8---------|-3-------3-------|-------------|
E|-----6-------6---|------8---------8----|-----3-------3---|-------------|
1:39
G|----------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-3--------|------------5-|------------5-|------5------5-|
A|----------|----------7---|----------7---|----7------7---|
E|----------|-5--5--5------|-5--5--5------|-5------5------|
1:49
G|---------------|------------|------------|---------------|
D|------5------5-|-4--4-------|-4--4-------|------5------5-|
A|----7------7---|-------5--5-|-------5--5-|----7------7---|
E|-5------5------|------------|------------|-5------5------|
2:00
G|---------------|------------|------------|---------------|
D|------5------5-|-4--4-------|-4--4-------|------5------5-|
A|----7------7---|-------5--5-|-------5--5-|----7------7---|
E|-5------5------|------------|------------|-5------5------|
2:11
G|---------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------5------5-|-4--4-------|-4--4-------|-4--4--4--4-|
A|----7------7---|-------5--5-|-------5--5-|------------|
E|--5------5-----|------------|------------|------------|
2:22
G|------------|------------|------------|---5---5---5---5-|
D|-4----------|------------|------------|-3-------3-------|
A|----5--3----|------------|------------|-----3-------3---|
E|------------|------------|------------|-----------------|
2:33
G|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---11---11---11---11-|---7---7---7---7-|
D|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-9---------9---------|-5-------5-------|
A|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|------9---------9----|-----5-------5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
2:44
G|---7---7---7---7-|-----------------|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|
D|-5-------5-------|---5---5---5---5-|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
A|-----5-------5---|-3-------3-------|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
E|-----------------|-----3-------3---|-----------------|-----------------|
2:55
G|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|---9---9---9---9-|---8---8---8---8-|
A|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-7-------7-------|-6-------6-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----7-------7---|-----6-------6---|
3:06
G|---------------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|
D|---10---10---10---10-|---5---5---5---5-|-3---3-3--3--|-3----3----|
A|-8---------8---------|-3-------3-------|-------------|-----------|
E|------8---------8----|-----3-------3---|-------------|-----------|
| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) |
| Artist |
The Doors |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
nbtEkZIvMAg |
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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
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).
