Workin' Day and Night Bass Tab

Working Day and Night
                                     Michael Jackson

Bass                                                        Michael Jackson

As played by Greg Phillinganes/Louis Johnson

Intro

3 Bar Rest

G|---------7-9-----|
D|-----------------|
A|-------------7\--|
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
   H     E S S Q

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----5-2-5-2-5---|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   Q.  S S S E.E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------0-------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------1-2-3-|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H     S S E E E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------3-5-3-0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.      S S S S   E E E E E E E.S   W

Verse 1
                                                                          x3
G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
A||--------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|------------------||
E||o-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-o||
B||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
     E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S 

G|-----------------|-------------7-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------9-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3--4----|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.      S S S S   E E E E E E E.S   H       E. E. E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|---------4---5---|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H     E E S E S

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------3--4--5-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H       E. E. E

Pre-Chorus 1

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
E|-5---5-3---------|-5---5-3---------|-5---5-3---------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E H         E E E E H         E E E E H         E E H.

Chorus 1

G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
A||--------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|------------------||
E||o-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-o||
B||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
     E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S 

Verse 2

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-0---0-2---|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-------------2-------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------0-|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H     S S S S S E S

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------3-2-1-3-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H     S S E E E

G|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------5---5-2-0-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|-------5---5---------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------------|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|
B|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   Q   E.S S S E E S S   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0--1--2-|
A|-------------2-0-|-----2/5-5-2-----|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   Q.  E S E S Q     E E E E E E E.S   H       E. E. E

G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---2---------------|-------------0-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0---0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   S S E E E E E E.S   H.        E S S   E E E E E E E.S   W

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------3--4--5-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H       E. E. E

Pre-Chorus 2

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
E|-5---5-3---------|-5---5-3---------|-5---5-3---------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E H         E E E E H         E E E E H         E E H.

Chorus 2

G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
A||--------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|------------------||
E||o-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-o||
B||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
     E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S 

Instrumental 1

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-4---|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H       S E E.E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3--4----|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H       E. E. E

Break 1 - Slap

G|-------9p7-------|-----9p7---------|-------9p7-------|-----9p7---------|
D|-----------------|-----------7-5---|-----------------|-----------7-5---|
A|-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   Q   E.S E E Q     Q E.S E S S E E   Q   E.S E E Q     Q E.S E S S E E

G|-------9p7-------|-----9p7---------|-------9p7-------|-9p7-9p7-9p7----------|
D|-----------------|-----------7-5---|-----------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------7/14\7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
   Q   E.S E E Q     Q E.S E S S E E   Q   E.S E E Q     S E S E S E S E E  E

Instrumental 2

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S 

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   W

Verse 3

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0--1----|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H       E. E. E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S 

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0--1--2-|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H       E. E. E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------3--4--5-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H       E. E. E

Pre-Chorus 3

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
E|-5---5-3---------|-5---5-3---------|-5---5-3---------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E H         E E E E H         E E E E H         E E H.

Chorus 3

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-0-2-|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H.        E S S

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0--1--2-|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H       E. E. E

Break 2 - Slap

G|-------9p7-------|-----9p7---------|-------9p7-------|-----9p7---------|
D|-----------------|-----------7-5---|-----------------|-----------7-5---|
A|-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   Q   E.S E E Q     Q E.S E S S E E   Q   E.S E E Q     Q E.S E S S E E

G|-------9p7-------|-----9p7---------|-------9p7-------|-9p7-9p7-9p7----------|
D|-----------------|-----------7-5---|-----------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|---------------7/14\7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
   Q   E.S E E Q     Q E.S E S S E E   Q   E.S E E Q     S E S E S E S E E  E

Instrumental 3

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------0-2-2-----|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   H   S E S E S E

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------0-|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.          E.S   E E E E E E E.S   W

Outro

G|-----------------|--------------11-9-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------0-2-2-2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|---------------------|-------------2-0-|---------2-4--5--|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------------------|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------|
B|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   Q   E.S S E S E S S   E E E E E E.S     H     S S E. E.

G|-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------7-9---|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------2-0-|-----------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------|
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|---------3---2---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   E E E E E E E.S   H.        S S E   E E E E E E E.S   H       Q   Q

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-------------2-0-|---------2-3---4-|-------------2-0-|---------2-3---4-||
E|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------|-0-0-2-2-3-3-----|-----------------||
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
   E E E E E E E.S   H     E S Q   S   E E E E E E E.S   H     E S Q   S 

Key to rhythm notations:

W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve
H - Half Note/Minim
Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet       Q. - Dotted Quarter Note
E - Eight Note/Quaver           E. - Dotted Eight Note
S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver  S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note

Bass Tabs
Title	Workin’ Day and Night
Artist	Michael Jackson
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	MWnyCxva6bA

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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).

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