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    Elton John - Rocket Man Bass

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    The document provides musical notation for the bassline of Elton John's song 'Rocket Man'. It includes notation for two verses and the chorus over 27 measures. The bassline moves between root notes, octaves, and passing tones throughout the song.

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    Elton John - Rocket Man Bass

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    The document provides musical notation for the bassline of Elton John's song 'Rocket Man'. It includes notation for two verses and the chorus over 27 measures. The bassline moves between root notes, octaves, and passing tones throughout the song.

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    Bass tabs for Rocketman by Elton John

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    The document provides musical notation for the bassline of Elton John's song 'Rocket Man'. It includes notation for two verses and the chorus over 27 measures. The bassline moves between root notes, octaves, and passing tones throughout the song.

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    1K views3 pages

    Elton John - Rocket Man Bass

    Uploaded by

    sophia laurena
    The document provides musical notation for the bassline of Elton John's song 'Rocket Man'. It includes notation for two verses and the chorus over 27 measures. The bassline moves between root notes, octaves, and passing tones throughout the song.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
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    The document provides the bassline transcription for the Elton John song 'Rocket Man' from his 1972 album 'Honky Château'.

    The song 'Rocket Man' is about an astronaut longing to return home to Earth from his journey in space.

    The bassline is written for the bass guitar to accompany the song 'Rocket Man'.

    ROCKET MAN (I THINK IT'S

    LONG, LONG TIME) (Bassline


    As recorded by Elton John
    (From the 1972 Album HONKY CHÂTEAU)
    Transcribed by Slowhand Words an

    A 1st Verse
    P = 70
    1 H e e 44
    Gtr I
    T
    A
    B

    5 H ee
    T
    A
    B

    8va
    3 3
    e W V V V W V V V
    9 He U
    V V
    T 12 12 12 12
    A 12 10 12
    B 10 10

    e W V V V V V V V
    12 H e k k k V k V l V fV V k
    3
    T 8 9
    A 10 10 12 13 12 10 8 7 8 9 10
    B

    B Chorus

    e V V V V
    16 H e u V V W V V V
    V W W
    T 10 0 3
    A 10 0 3 1 0 3
    B 8 1 1
    1
    sl. sl.

    H ee V k V V k V V l d Vc V V V l Vd V V V
    V
    20
    u u u u u
    T
    A 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
    B 3 3 3 1
    3

    23 H ee V l d Vc V V
    c V l Vv V V V W V V W V V
    V u u
    T 3 0 3
    A 1 1 1 3 0 3 1
    B 1 1 1 1 1
    1
    sl.
    Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org
    ROCKET MAN (I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG, LONG TIME) (Bassline) - Elton John Page 2 of 3

    H ee W V V V k uV V k uV V l dV V V V V l dV V V
    27
    V V V u u
    T 3 3
    A 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 3
    B 1 3 3 3 3 0
    3 3

    C 2nd Verse

    H ee V l Vv Vu V V V V V V c c
    31 V u V U V V W
    u
    T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
    A 3 1
    B 1 1 3 3
    3
    sl.
    sl.

    H ee c k V k k V k
    V V V V V V V
    U
    35

    T
    A 0 1
    B 3 3 3 5
    3 8 6

    8va
    3

    H ee l V fV V
    3
    lV V W V V W V V V c cV k
    39
    V V V V V
    3
    T 17
    A 17 17
    B 6 7 8 8 17 15 15
    5 6 7 8 15
    sl.

    8va 8va

    e V
    3
    V V V V V V V V V
    43 H e k j V V V V V V V V u u u
    V u
    T 17
    A 17 17 17 12 13 13 12 12 10 10 8 8
    B 17 15 15 15
    15

    D Chorus
    e V V V V
    47 H e V V V V V V V V V
    V V fV V W
    3
    T
    A 7 0 3
    B 6 7 8 8 10 8 6 5 3 1
    5 6 7 8

    H ee W V V
    W V V V k V V k V V l dV V V
    V V
    50
    u u u
    T 0 3
    A 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0
    B 1 3 3 3
    3 3

    Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org


    ROCKET MAN (I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG, LONG TIME) (Bassline) - Elton John Page 3 of 3

    54 H ee V l Vd V V V V V l d Vc V V
    c V l vV V V V
    u V u u
    T 3 3
    A 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
    B 1 1 1 1 1 1
    1

    57 H ee W V
    V W V V
    W V V V k Vu V k Vu

    T 3 0 3 3 3
    A 1 0 3 1 0
    B 1 1 1

    V V V V
    H ee V l dV V V V V l vV V V V V
    V V
    u V V P V
    z u
    V V
    61
    u u u 3

    T 8 8 8 8
    A 8 8 8 8 7 8
    B 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 8 8 6
    3 3 6
    H
    E Outro
    V W V V V V
    65 H ee V
    V V V V
    u V u V
    V W
    u V u
    T 8 8 7 5
    A 8 8 8 8
    B 6 6
    6 6 fade out

    69 H ee W V V W V V
    W V V W V V 3x

    T
    A 5 8 5 8
    B 5 8 6 5 8 6
    6 6

    Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org

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