Runaway Bass Tab - Jamiroquai

Bass rests during intro (first 8 bars)

(q=qtr note, e=eigth note, s=sixteenth)

[First Verse]

   1 + 2 +a3a+a4a+a| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   q     ss ss   ss  e se se e e e e
G|-------87-5------|---------------8-|                 |                 |
D|-----------8-----|-----------3-----| (Repeat 7 times for the           |
A|-3---------------|---3---------6---|      first verse, 16 bars total)  |
E|---------------X3|-4--4-43-1-------|                 |                 |
                *Ghost note: fret softly on
                 3rd fret for muted percussive note

[First Chorus]

   1a+a2a+a3a+a4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   s s  s se         s s  s se e e e   s s  s se     ss  e s  s se e e e
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------(Hmr)--------------|
D|-----------------|-----------5---3-|---------------55|-6---------6---5-|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-3--------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------3--------|---------3---3---|-4-4--4-44-------|---4--4-44---3---|
                                                        *Hammer on 6th fret

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   s s  s se   q\    s s  s se     e   s s  s ss s  s s  e e sse e e e e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----(H)7-----6---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----57----------|
A|------------(12\)|---------------7-|-6-6--6--6-6--6--|-5-5-----4-4---4-|
E|-1-1--1-11-------|-0-0--0-00-------|--------6-------6|-----------------|
              *Slide from about 12th                         *Hammer on 7th
                fret all the way down                         fret,3rdstring

   1 +a2a+a3 +a4 +a| 1 + 2 + 3 +a4a+ | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   s s  s se         s s  s se sssse   s s  s se     ss  s s  s se e e e
                               (H)
G|-----------------|-----------355---|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|--------------X5-|-----------------|-----------6---5-|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-X3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------3------33|-----------------|-4-4--4-44-----44|-4-4--4-44---3---|
                               *Hammer on 5th fret

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   s s  s se     ss  s s  s se     ss  s s  s ss s  s s  e e sse e e sse
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----(H)7-6-6-6X--|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----57--------6-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6--6--6-6--6-X|-5-5-------------|
E|-1-1--1-11-----11|-0-0--0-00-----00|--------6--------|-----------------|
                                                            *Hammer on 7th
                                                             fret,3rd string

[Second Verse]

   1 + 2 +a3a+a4a+a| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   q     ss ss   ss  e se se e e e e
G|-------87-5------|---------------8-|                 |                 |
D|-----------8-----|-----------3-----| (Repeat 7 times for the           |
A|-3---------------|---3---------6---|      second verse, 16 bars total) |
E|---------------X3|-4--4-43-1-------|                 |                 |

[Second Chorus]

   1a+a2a+a3a+a4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   s s  s se     e   s s  s se e e e   e s  s se     ss  s s  s se e e e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------5---5-|-----------------|-----------6---5-|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-3--------|----------------(Hmr)--------------|
E|--------3------3-|---------3---3---|-4-4--4-44-----33|-4-4--4-44---3---|
                                                        *Hammer on 4th fret

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   s s  s se     ss  s s  s se sssse   e s  s ss s  s s  e e sse e e e e
                              (Hmr)
G|-----------------|-----------799-9-|-----------------|----(H)7-----6---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----57----------|
A|-----------------|--------------7--|-6-6--6--6-6--6-X|-5-5-----4-4---4-|
E|-1-1--1-11-----11|-0-0--0-00-------|--------6--------|-----------------|
                               *Hammer on                   *Hammer on 7th
                                 9th fret                    fret,3rd string

   1a+a2a+a3a+a4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   s s  s se     e   s s  s se sssse   s s  s se     ss  s s  s se e e e
                               (H)
G|-----------------|-----------355---|----------------(Hmr)--------------|
D|-----------------|--------------X5-|---------------55|-6---------6---5-|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-X3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------3------3-|-----------------|-4-4--4-44-------|---4 -4-44---3---|
                               *Hammer on 5th fret      *Hammer on 6th fret

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2    +   3   +   4   + |
   s s  s se     ss  s s  s se     e   s s  s se     e   e e e    e   e   e   e   e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------11--10------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5/11---------11--11(-\)|
A|---------------88|---------------7-|-6-6--6--6-----6-|-5-5------------------------|
E|-1-1--1-11-------|-0-0--0-00-------|--------6--------|----------------------------|
                                                            *Play 3rd string     *Hold
3rd string at
                                                             on 5th fret and      11th
for one eigth
                                                             slide to 11th        then
down in the
                                                                                  final
of the bar to
Vamp into Break                                                                   fret
C in the next bar
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   s s  s se         s s  s se         s s  s se         s s  s se
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3--3-------|
E|--------3--------|--------3--------|--------3--------|--------3--------|

[Break]

(Bass rests for 8 bars)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
                                                                     q
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------15\-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

[Chorus/Refrain]

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   s s  s se     e   s s  s se sssse   s s  s se     ss  s s  s se e e e
                               (H)
G|-----------------|-----------355---|----------------(Hmr)--------------|
D|-----------------|--------------X5-|---------------55|-6---------6---5-|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-X3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------3------3-|-----------------|-4-4--4-44-------|---4--4-44---3---|
                               *Hammer on 5th fret      *Hammer on 6th fret

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   s s  s se     ss  sss  s se   ssss  s s  s ss s  s s  e e sse e e e e
                                   (Hmr)
G|-----------------|------------(H)79|-----------------|----(H)7-----6---|
D|-----------------|-------------79--|-----------------|-----57----------|
A|---------------88|-7-7--7-77-------|-6-6--6--6-6--6--|-5-5-----4-4---4-|
E|-1-1--1-11-------|--0--------------|--------6-------6|-----------------|
                                *Hammer on 9th               *Hammer on 7th
                                 fret, 3rd string             fret,3rd string
                                   *Hammer on 9th
                                    fret, 4th string

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   s s  s se     ss  s s  s ssssssse   s s  s se  sq     e  s s se e e e
                               (Hmr)
G|-----------------|--------(H)355---|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------35---X5-|-6--------PB(8)7-|-----------6---5-|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-X--------|------------x----|-----------------|
E|--------3------33|-----------------|---4--4-44-------|-4--4-4-44---3---|
                                                 *Ghost note: fret lightly around
                                                  4th or 5th fret. (even open A
                                                  doesn't sound bad)
                                                  *Pre-bend the third string 1/2
                                                   step so that it sounds like you're
                                                   playing on 8th fret on beat 4. Then
                                                   release evenly over the qtr note

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 +   3   +   4  +  |
   s s  s se     ss  s s  s se     ss  s s  s ss s  s s  s s sss s e   e   e  e
                                                              (Hmr)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----(H)5-7/11------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----57--------11--------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6--6--6-6--6-X|-5-5---------------------|
E|-1-1--1-11-----11|-0-0--0-00-----00|--------6--------|-------------------9-(\-)|
                                                             *Hammer on 7th fret, 3rd str
                                                                *Hammer on 7th fret,4th str
                                                                 & slide up to 11th fret
beat 3.
                                                                          *Hold the 1st
at 9th
                                                                           fret for one
note, then
                                                                           slide down in
final eigth of
                                                                           the bar to be
for C on the
                                                                           first beat of
next bar

[Repeat Refrain]

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4a+ a | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   s s  s se     e   e  s s se   se    s s  s ss   sss s   s s  s se e e e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------XX6(8)|-6---------6---5-|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3--3-3-X--------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|--------3------3-|---------1---X3--|-4-4--4-44---------|---4--4-44---3---|
                                                  *Play 6th fret, bend to 8th fret and release

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
   s s  s se e sse   s s  s se     ss  s s ss ss s sse   s s   e s s   e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------3---3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-----6---66--|-5-5---5-4-4---4-|
E|-1-1--1-11---11--|-0-0--0-00-----00|-----66-6--6---6-|-----------------|

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 a + a  4 + |
   s s  s se   ssss  s s  s se e s s   s s  s se     ss  s s  s ss   s    q
                 (H)
G|------------(H)35|-----------5-----|----------------(Hmr)-------------------|
D|-------------35--|-----------------|---------------55|-6--------------------|
A|-3-3--3--3-------|-3-3--3-X3-------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|--------3--------|-------------1-3-|-4-4--4-44-------|---4--4-44---X-PB(6)5-|
               *Hammer on 7th                                            *Pre-bend the
string 1/2
                fret, 3rd str                                             step so that
sounds like you're
                 *Hammer on 7th                                           playing on 6th
on beat 4. Then
                  fret, 4th str                                           release evenly
the qtr note

   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
   s s  s ss     e   s s  s se   ssss  s s  s ss s   e   e e sse s s e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----(H)7-6-6-----|---------|---------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----57------6-\-| (Bass rests in    |
A|---------------8-|-7-7--7--7-------|-6-6--6--6-6-----|-5-5-------------|    final 2 bars)  |
E|-1-1--1-11-------|--------7--------|--------6------6-|-----------------|---------|---------|
                                                             *Hammer on 7th
                                                              fret,3rd string

(Transcribed by KN)

Bass Tabs
Title	Runaway
Artist	Jamiroquai
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	uldpc4rWNXQ

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a. Strings:

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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.

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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).

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