Cake - Jolene Chords & Tabs

 

Jolene Chords & Tabs

Cake Chords & Tabs

Version: 3 Type: Bass Tab

Jolene Bass Tab

Title: Jolene
Artist: Cake
Album: Motorcade of Generosity
Tab Transcribed By: coandca
Email address: energybreed@yahoo.com

This is my version of how I play the song.
I add varations and different ways to play many of the parts I am about to list.  These 
basically the main things you need to know, then you can adapt them and change them to 
you want them.
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INTRO

g |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |----4/ slide down neck-------------------------------------------|

play that a few times then play this next little lick below to get into the Main bassline

g |------------6-6-8------------------------------------------------|
d |----7--9-9-------------------------------------------------------|
a |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|


MAIN BASSLINE
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cake/jolene_btab_ver_3.html ]
g |---------------------------4--------------------------------------|
d |-------6----------------------4-x-4--4-5-6------------------------|
a |----------6-x-6--7-6-----2----------------------------------------|
e |----4-------------------------------------------------------------|

basically repeat that throughout the song with variations of the bassline however much you want to do


DURRING GUITAR SOLO

g |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |----4------------------------------------------------------------|

first play just this a few times then play the bassline below.


g |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d |--------6-4-------4-2-----------------------------------------------|
a |----------------------0-2-3-----------------------------------------|
e |----4-4-------0-2---------------------------------------------------|

repeat this until the guitar solo is over


OUTRO

g |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e |----4------------------------------------------------------------|

end off with a few of these with variations and added notes if wanted