Moondance by Van Morrison

Moondance bass tab by Van Morrison (Ver. 2)

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MOONDANCE (Bassline)

As recorded by Van Morrison
(From the 1970 Album MOONDANCE)

Words and Music by Van Morrison

Transcribed by Member 153349


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Klingberg - Bass'


 Intro
 Q=136(8=s8)
 4/4
 Gtr I
 Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q E E  E E Q Q Q   Q Q Q Q
|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
|-7--7--9-----|-7-----9----5-|-7-7-8--9--9--|-10--9--9------||
|----------7--|----7-----7---|--------------|-----------7---||
|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||

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  1st Verse
  Q E E +Q  E E  Q E E +Q  E E  Q Q Q E E  E E Q Q Q
||------------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|
||o-7----9-(9)----5-|-7----9-(9)----5-|-7--8--9----5-|-7-7-5--4------|
||o-------------7---|-------------7---|----------7---|-----------7---|
||------------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------|


 Q Q Q E E  E E Q Q Q  Q Q Q E E  E E Q Q E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-7--8--9----5-|-7-7-8--9-----|-7--7--9----5-|-7-7-4---------|
|----------7---|-----------7--|----------7---|--------7--6-7-|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|


 Q Q Q E E  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q E E  Q Q Q E E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------9--7---|
|-7--8--9--8-9-|-10--9-----5--|-7--8--9--8-9-|-10--9-------9-|
|--------------|--------7-----|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|


 Q Q Q E E  E E Q Q E E  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q E E
|--------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||
|-7--8--9----5-|-7-7----9----5-|-7--8--9-----|-7--7--5------||
|----------7---|-----9-----7---|----------7--|----------7-6-||
|--------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||


 Bridge
 $
 E E q q q  E E q q q  Q Q Q Q  E E Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------5--6--|-7------------|-------5--6--|-7------------|
|-5-5-8--------|---7----------|-5--8--------|---7----3--4--|
|--------------|-----5--7--8--|-------------|-----5--------|


                |-3-|     |-3-|
 Q Q Q Q  E E Q E E Q  Q q q q Q  Q q q e E E E
|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------||
|----3--5--6--|-7-------------|-------------|---------------||
|-5-----------|---7------3-4--|---5-5-5-----|---7-7-7-------||
|-------------|-----5---------|-------------|---------0-3-5-||


 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
|-----------------|-----5-7---------|-----------------|-----5-7---------|
|-------------5-7-|---7-------------|-------------5-7-|---7-------------|
|-----3-5---7-----|-----------------|-----3-5---7-----|-----------------|
|---5-------------|-----------0-3-5-|---5-------------|-----------0-3-5-|


                               To Coda
 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 H  E E
|-----------------|-----5-7---------|-----------------|----------------||
|-------------5-7-|---7-------------|-------------5-7-|---------------o||
|-----3-5---7-----|-----------------|-----3-5---7-----|----7------7---o||
|---5-------------|-----------0-3-5-|---5-------------|----------------||


  Piano Solo
  Q Q Q  Q   Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  4x
||---------------|-10--9--7-----|-------5-----|---------------||
||o-7--7--9--10--|-----------9--|-7--5-----5--|--------------o||
||o--------------|--------------|-------------|-7--5--3------o||
||---------------|--------------|-------------|----------3----||


 Sax Solo
 E E q q q  E E q q q  Q Q Q Q  E E Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------5--6--|-7------------|-------5--6--|-7------------|
|-5-5-8--------|---7----------|-5--8--------|---7----3--4--|
|--------------|-----5--7--8--|-------------|-----5--------|


                |-3-|     |-3-|
 Q Q Q Q  E E Q E E Q  Q q q q Q  Q q q e E E E
|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
|----3--5--6--|-7-------------|-------------|---------------|
|-5-----------|---7------3-4--|---5-5-5-----|---7-7-7-------|
|-------------|-----5---------|-------------|---------0-3-5-|


 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
|-----------------|-----5-7---------|-----------------|-----5-7---------|
|-------------5-7-|---7-------------|-------------5-7-|---7-------------|
|-----3-5---7-----|-----------------|-----3-5---7-----|-----------------|
|---5-------------|-----------0-3-5-|---5-------------|-----------0-3-5-|


 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 H  q
|-----------------|-----5-7---------|-----------------|------------||
|-------------5-7-|---7-------------|-------------5-7-|------------||
|-----3-5---7-----|-----------------|-----3-5---7-----|----7----7--||
|---5-------------|-----------0-3-5-|---5-------------|------------||


 3rd Verse
 Q Q Q E E  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q E E  Q E E Q E E
|--------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
|-7--7--9----5-|-7--8--9-----|-7------------|---------------|
|----------7---|----------7--|----7--5------|---------------|
|--------------|-------------|----------8-8-|-5--3-3-2--3-4-|


 Q Q Q E E  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q E E  Q Q Q E E
|--------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|-------------|-7--8--9--8-9-|-10--9---------|
|----5--2--5-5-|----3--5--6--|--------------|--------7--5-5-|
|-5------------|-5-----------|--------------|---------------|


 Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------5--7--|-5-----------|-------------|
|----3--4--5--|-6--7--------|----7--5--3--|-------------|
|-5-----------|-------------|-------------|-5--3--4--5--|


                              D.S. al Coda
 Q Q Q E E  Q Q Q Q  Q  Q Q E E  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q
|--------------|----------7--|----10--9------|-------------|-------------||
|--------------|-7--8--9-----|-9---------9-8-|-7--7--5-----|-------------||
|-3--4--5--7-7-|-------------|---------------|----------7--|-------3--4--||
|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|-5--5--------||


  Outro
  &
  Q Q Q E E  Q Q Q E E  Q Q Q E E  E E E E Q Q  4x
||---------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------||
||o-7--7--9----9-|-7--7--8--9---|--------------|-7--------------o||
||o----------9---|------------7-|----3--5--6-7-|---7------------o||
||---------------|--------------|-5------------|-----5-5-7--3----||


 |3-| |3-|  |3-| |3-|
 H q H q  H q H q  Q Q H   W
|-----------|-----------|------------|------*|
|-7--7-5--5-|-----------|------------|------*|
|-----------|-8--8-7--7-|-5----------|------*|
|-----------|-----------|------------|-5----*|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
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
----------------
 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
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n - 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
-----------
 | - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
 : - bar (freetime)
 $ - Segno
 & - Coda

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