The Candy Man by Sammy Davis Jr.

The Candy Man bass tab by Sammy Davis Jr.

Bass tabs

Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: F

Repeating Intro Riff:

  Note the swing tempo throughout
G|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------10-------|
A|-8-------8------------|-8-------8-------------|
E|------------8-------8-|------------8-----8--8-|
                       PM

  Intro Ending at 0:18
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-8-------8-------------8-----------|
E|------------8-------8--------------|

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Verse 1:
  F                   D5
G|-----------------------|----------------------7---|
D|-----------------------|--------------------7---7-|
A|-8-------8-------------|-7--8-------7\6-5---------|
E|------------8-------8--|--------------------------|

  C
G|-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
D|-5-------5-------------|---5-2-----2-3-----------|
A|------------3-------3--|-------3---------3-----0-|
E|-----------------------|-------------------1-----|

  Bb           Am      Dm
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------3-------------|--------------------0-2-3-|
A|-1----------1-------1--|-0---------3--5-----------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|

  G             C
G|-------------------------|------------5-------------|
D|-5---------------5-------|---------5-------5--------|
A|---------5---------------|-3------------------3--3--|
E|------------3---------3--|--------------------------|

  F                 Dm
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------7----------|
A|-8-------8-------------|-8-----7-6-5-------8---5--|
E|------------8-------8--|--------------------------|

  G            C
G|-----------------------|--------------5----------|
D|-5----------5-------5--|-----------5-------------|
A|---------5-------------|-3-----------------3-5-7-|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|

  F
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------10------|
A|-8-------8-------------|-8---------8--------8----|
E|------------8-------8--|-------------8--------8--|



Verse 2:

G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------12-0-|
A|-8-------8-------------|-8----------------12-----|
E|------------8-------8--|----------8-9-10---------|

G|-----------------------|-----0-------------------|
D|-5-------5-------------|---5-------2-3-----------|
A|------------3-------3--|-3-----3---------3-----0-|
E|-----------------------|-------------------1-----|

G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------3-------------|--------------------0-2-3-|
A|-1----------1-------1--|-0---------3--5-----------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|

G|-------------------------|------------5-------------|
D|-5---------------5-------|---------5-------5--------|
A|---------5---------------|-3------------------3m-3--|
E|------------3---------3--|--------------------------|

G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------7----------|
A|-8-------8-------------|-8-----7-6-5-------8---5--|
E|------------8-------8--|--------------------------|

G|-----------------------|--------------5----------|
D|-5----------5-------5--|-----------5-------------|
A|---------5-------------|-3-----------------3-5-7-|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|

G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------5----7-----|
A|-8----------8----------|-8------8----------------|
E|---------8----------8--|-------------------------|



Bridge:
  Bb           B+
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-8----------------8----|-9-----------------9------|
A|---------8-----8-------|---------10----10---------|
E|------------6----------|-------------7----------8-|

  C            F
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-10-------------10-----|-------10------7----7-----|
A|-----------------------|-8--------------------8---|
E|-------8----8------8---|------------------------8-|

  Bdim    Em      Am      D
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-7------------------------|
A|------------7------7---|--------------5-----------|
E|-7-------7-------------|-------5------------------|

  G
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------0-----1----2-----|-3/15~--------------(15\)|
E|-3----------------------|-------------------------|

  C
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-10------10-10----------|-10----10---------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------5---7--|
E|-------8----------8-----|-----8-------8----------|



Verse 3:

  1:32
G|-----------------------|----------------------7---|
D|-----------------------|--------------------7---7-|
A|-8-------8-------------|-7--8-------7\6-5---------|
E|------------8----------|--------------------------|

G|-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
D|-5-------5-------------|-----5------2-3----------|
A|------------3-------3--|---------3-------3-----0-|
E|-----------------------|--------------------1----|

G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------3-------------|--------------------0-2-3-|
A|-1----------1-------1--|-0---------3--5-----------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|

G|-------------------------|------------5-------------|
D|-5---------------5-------|---------5-------5--------|
A|---------5---------------|-3------------------3--3--|
E|------------3---------3--|--------------------------|

G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------7----------|
A|-8-------8-------------|-8-----7-6-5-------8---5--|
E|------------8-------8--|--------------------------|

G|-----------------------|--------------5----------|
D|-5----------5-------5--|-----------5-------------|
A|---------5-------------|-3-----------------3-5-7-|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|

G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------5----7-----|
A|-8-------8--8-------8--|-8------8----------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|



Bridge 2:
  Bb           B+
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-8----------------8----|-9-----------------9------|
A|---------8-----8-------|---------10----10---------|
E|------------6----------|-------------7----------8-|

  C            F
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-10-------------10-----|-------10------7----7-----|
A|-----------------------|-8------------------------|
E|-------8----8------8---|------------------------8-|

  Bdim    Em      Am      D
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-7------------------------|
A|------------7------7---|--------------5-----5-----|
E|-7-------7-------------|-------5------------------|

  G
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------0-----1----2-----|-3/15~--------------(15\)|
E|-3----------------------|-------------------------|

  C
G|-5----5------5----5-----|------------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------3-|
A|----3-----------3-------|-4-----4-----4----4-6---|
E|------------------------|------------------------|



Verse 4:

G|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-4----------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------4----------4--|-------8p5---6------6-----|
E|-------------2----------|-6---------6------6-------|

G|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-6-------------------3--|-4------------------------|
A|---------6---4----------|-------------------1------|
E|-----------4------------|-------2-----4------------|

G|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------4------------|------------------------4-|
A|-2-----------2-------2--|----------4-6-----6-------|
E|------------------------|-6------------------------|

G|------------------------|-------------6------------|
D|-6----------------6-----|----------6-------6-------|
A|---------6--------------|-4-------------------4----|
E|------------4--------4--|--------------------------|

G|------------------------|------------------3-------|
D|-4----------------------|-------------1------1-3-4-|
A|---------4--------4-3-2-|-1--------1---------------|
E|------------2-----------|--------------------------|



Outro:

G|------------------------|-------------6---------6--|
D|-6----------6-----------|---------------6-4---6----|
A|---------6------6-----3-|-4-----------------4------|
E|-------------------4----|--------------------------|

G|------------------------|-----------------8-8------|
D|-4----------------------|---------------------8----|
A|---------4--------4-3-2-|-1--------4--6-6-------6--|
E|------------2-----------|--------------------------|

G|------------------------|-------------6---------6--|
D|-6----------6---------6-|---------------6-4---6----|
A|---------6------6-------|-4-----------------4------|
E|-------------------4----|--------------------------|

G|------------------------|-----------------8-8------|
D|-4----------------------|---------------------8----|
A|---------4--------4-3-2-|-1--------4--6-6-------6--|
E|------------2-----------|--------------------------|

G|------------------------|-------------6------------|
D|-6----------6---------6-|----------6------6-----6--|
A|---------6------6-------|-4------------------4-----|
E|-------------------4----|--------------------------|

G|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-4-------4--------------|----------------------3-4-|
A|------------4-----4-3-2-|-1-----1-----6------6-----|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|

G|------------------------|--------------6---------6-|
D|-6----------------------|----------------6-4---6---|
A|---------6------------3-|-4------------------4-----|
E|------------4-------6---|--------------------------|

fade out while playing similarly



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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| s  Slap
| P  Pop
| PM Palm mute

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The Candy Man bass tab

Sammy Davis Jr. bass tabs for The candy man

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