The Stooges
I Wanna Be Your Dog (ver 2) Bass Tab
I WANNA BE YOUR DOG (Bassline)
As recorded by The Stooges
(From the 1969 Album THE STOOGES)
Words and Music by Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton & Iggy Pop
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dave Alexander - Bass'
Intro
Free time Q=126
4/4
Gtr I
W E E +Q H E E +Q H H Q Q
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|----------:-0-0-(0)--0----:-0-0-(0)--0----:-0----0--0--:
W +W +W +W
|----------:------------:------------:--------:
|----------:------------:------------:--------:
|----------:------------:------------:--------:
|-0--------:-(0)--------:-(0)--------:-(0)----:
Q=122
+W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|------------|----------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|------------|----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
|-(0)--------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
$
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
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|-----------------||-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chorus
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
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|-----------------||-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-----------------|-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Interlude
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 Q
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|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-----------||-5-5-5------------|
|-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-||-------7-(7)-7-7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|
To Coda
E E E E +E E Q E E E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E. S
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-5-5-5------------|-------------------|------------------|-7-7-7--6-7-7-7--6--|
|-------7-(7)-7-7--|-8-8-8--7-8-8-8--7-|-8-8-8--7-8-8-8-8-|--------------------|
E E E. S 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
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|-7-7-7--6-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Outro- Guitar Solo
D.S. al Coda &
E E E E E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 7x
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|------------------||------------------||o-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-----------------o||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||-7-7-7--6-7-7-7-7-||o-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o||
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
