Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Bass Tab

SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN (Bassline)
As recorded by The Jackson 5
(From the 1970 Album JACKSON 5 CHRISTMAS ALBUM)

Words and Music by J. Fred Coots & Haven Gillespie
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bob Babbitt - Bass'

 [Intro]
  Q=149
 4/4
   Gtr I
   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
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|---------------5-|-----------------|------------------||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3---1-2-3----||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3----------||

  [Chorus]
   E E Q  +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E   E E Q  +E  E E E   Q.   E +E  E E E
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||
D|-----2--(2)-3-4-5-|-3----------------|-----2--(2)-3-4-5-|-3----------------||
A|-3----------------|------0-(0)-1-2-3-|-3----------------|------0-(0)-1-2-3-||
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||

  [1st Verse]
   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 E E E
G|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|------------2-5-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-5-|-------------2-5-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-5-||
A|-3-3------3-----|-----------------|-3-3-3-----3-----|-----------------||
E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||

  [Chorus]
   E E Q  +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 E E
G|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-----2--(2)-3-4-5-|-3-3---------------|-----2--(2)-3-4-5-|-3-3---------------|
A|-3----------------|-------0-(0)-1-2-3-|-3----------------|-------0-(0)-1-2-3-|
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 +E  E +E  E E E
G|-----------------2-|-----2-1-0-0----|-----------------|---------------------||
D|-------------------|-0-0------------|-------------2-3-|-----------------2-3-||
A|-3-3---2-0-0-(0)---|----------------|-3-3-3-----3-----|-0-1-(1)-2-(2)-3-----||
E|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------||

  [2nd Verse]
   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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-------------2-5-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-5-|-------------2-5-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-5-||
A|-3-3-3-----3-----|-----------------|-3-3-3-----3-----|-----------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||

  [Chorus]
   E E Q  +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 E E
G|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-----2--(2)-3-4-5-|-3-3---------------|-----2--(2)-3-4-5-|-3-3---------------|
A|-3----------------|-------0-(0)-1-2-3-|-3----------------|-------0-(0)-1-2-3-|
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 E e E +E  E +E  E
G|-------------------|-----------------|---------------5-|---------------------||
D|-------------------|-----3-4-5-5-----|-------------5---|---5-3-2-(2)-0-(0)---||
A|-3---3-2-0-0-(0)/--|-5-5-----------5-|-3-3-3-----3-----|-------------------2-||
E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------||

  [Bridge]
   E E Q  H      E E +H.        E E +H.        E E +H.
G|-------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
D|-------------|-3-3-(3)------|--------------|-3-3-(3)----|
A|-3-3---------|--------------|-3-3-(3)------|------------|
E|-------------|--------------|--------------|------------|

   E E H    +Q        E  E  E  E  +Q   E  E   E E +H     Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|----------------|-------------------------|---------------|-0--0--0--0--||
D|----------------|-------------------------|-0-0-(0)----0--|-------------||
A|-5-5-5----(5)/--|-/10-10-10-10-(10)----10-|---------------|-------------||
E|----------------|-------------------------|---------------|-------------||

  [3rd Verse]
   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 E E E
G|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------2---3-|-(3)--------------|-------------2-5-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-5-||
A|-3-3-3-------3---|-----0-1----2-3-5-|-3-3-3-----3-----|-----------------||
E|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------||

  [Chorus]
   E E Q  +E  E E E   E Q  E +E  E E E   E E Q  +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-----2--(2)-3-4-5-|-3-3--------------|-----2--(2)-3-4-5-|-3-3---------------|
A|-3----------------|------0-(0)-1-2-3-|-3----------------|-------0-(0)-1-2-3-|
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 E E E E E E E
G|-------------------|-------7----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------5-6-7-------|-----7---7-5-5--5-|-----------2-5-2-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-5-|
A|-(3)-3-------6-7-5-|-(5)--------------|-3-3-3-----------|-----------------|
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 E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-------------2-5-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-5-|-------------2-5-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-5-||
A|-3-3-3-----3-----|-----------------|-3-3-3-----3-----|-----------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||

  [Chorus]
   E E Q  +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 E E
G|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|-----2--(2)-3-4-5-|-3-3---------------|-----2--(2)-3-4-5-|-3-3---------------|
A|-3----------------|-------0-(0)-1-2-3-|-3----------------|-------0-(0)-1-2-3-|
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 E
G|-------------------|-----7-------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|---5-6-7-(7)-------|-------5-(5)-5-----|-------------2-5-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-5-||
A|-------------7-8---|-5-5-----------5---|-3-3-3-----3-----|-----------------||
E|-----------------5-|-----------------3-|-----------------|-----------------||

  [4th Verse]
   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 E E E E Q
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-------------2---|-3-----3-----1--|-------------2---|-3-3---3-----1--|
A|-3-----3---3---3-|-----------3----|-3-----3---3---3-|-----------3----|
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   q  E E E E E E
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------||
D|-------------2---|-3-3---3-----1--|-------------2---|-3----3---------||
A|-3-----3---3---3-|-----------3----|-3-----3---3---3-|----------3-0-1-||
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------||

  [Chorus]
   E E Q  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 E E
G|----------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|----------3-4-5-|-3-3---------------|-----2--(2)-2---0-|-3-3---------------|
A|-3-3------------|-------0-(0)-1-2-3-|-3-3--------------|-------0-(0)-1-2-3-|
E|----------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|

   E Q  E E Q  E    E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E +E  E E E   +E  E E E +E  E E E
G|---------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------||
D|---------------|---------5-5--5-|--------------2-3-|-(3)-3---------------||
A|-3-3--2-0-0--0-|-/5-5--5--------|-3-3--3-(3)-3-----|-------0-1-(1)-2-3-5-||
E|---------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------||

  [Out-Chorus]
   E E Q  +E  E E E   E E +E  E +E  E E E
G|------------------|---------------------|
D|-----2--(2)-3-4-5-|-3-3-(3)-------------|
A|-3----------------|---------0-(0)-1-2-3-|
E|------------------|---------------------|

   E E Q  +E  E E E   E E +E  E +E  E E E
G|------------------|---------------------|
D|-----2--(2)-3-4-5-|-3-3-(3)-------------|
A|-3----------------|---------0-(0)-0-2-5-|
E|------------------|---------------------|

   E Q  E Q.   E   E Q  E +E  E E E   +Q   E E E E E E
G|---------------|------------------|------------------*|
D|---------------|------5-(5)-------|--------------2-3-*|
A|-3-3--2-0----3-|-5-5--------0-2-3-|-(3)--3-3---3-----*|
E|---------------|------------------|------------------*|

[Lyrics]
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town

You d better watch out
You d better not cry
You'd better not pout
I m telling you why

Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town

He is making a list
And checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice

Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town

He sees you when you re sleeping
He knows when you re awake
He knows if you ve been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake

Oh, you d better watch out
You d better not cry
Better not pout
I m telling you why

Oh! Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town

Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town

Little tin horns
And little toy drums
Rooty-toot-toot
And rump-a-tum-tum
Curly-haired dolls
That tootle and coo
Elephants, boats and kiddie cars too

Oh! Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town

One more time now...

Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town

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| /    Slide up
| \    Slide down
| s    Slide
| (n)  hold note

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Bass Tabs
Title	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Artist	The Jackson 5
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	kAP7v2OUxgA

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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).

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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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