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And The Cradle Will Rock by Van Halen

And The Cradle Will Rock bass tab by Van Halen

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (EADG)

LEAD-IN:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-r-------------------------------|-------------------------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &



INTRO:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------------5-------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5-------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------5---3-----------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------5---4---|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---|-3---3---3---3-------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


VERSE 1:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3-----------3---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------0---3-------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1-----------1---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------0---3-------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                          a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3-----------0--3h5--3---|
E |---------------------------------|-------------0---3---------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1-------r---1---r-------1-------|(1)------r-----------------------|
E |---------------------1-----------|-------------------------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


CHORUS 1:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------7-----------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5-------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---|-3---3---3---3---3h5-3---0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5-------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                     a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|----------------5/7--5-----------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---|-3---3---3---3-----------7-\-3-2-|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


VERSE 2:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------8---7---|
E |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1-/-8-----------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


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


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------8---7---|
E |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1-/-8-----------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-6-------r---6-----------6-------|(6)----\-r-----------------------|
E |---------------------6-----------|-------------------------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


CHORUS 2:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------7-----------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5-------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----5-----------5h7-5-----------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---|-3-----------3-----------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5-------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------0---1---2---|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


INTERLUDE:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-3-------r---3-----------1-------|(1)----------------------------/-|
E |---------------------3-----------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

              a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5-------r---5---r------3h5------|p4-----------------------r-------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-3-------r---3-------r---1-------|(1)----------------------r-------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

 (Rit.; refer to song for timing)   a tempo
G |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
E |-r-------------------------------||-r-----------------------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


GUITAR SOLO:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5-------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------5-------3h5-5-5-5/7-5---|
A |---------------------------------|-------------3h5-----------------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---|-3---3---------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5-------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------5---3-----------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------5p3-----|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---|-3---3---3---3---------------5p3\|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


VERSE 3:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------8---7---|
E |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1-/-8-----------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6h8-6-------8p6-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------|-------------------------8---7---|
E |-----------------------------8-\-|-1---1---1---1---1-/-8-----------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-6-------r---6-----------6-------|(6)----\-r-----------------------|
E |---------------------6-----------|-------------------------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


CHORUS 3:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------5h7-7-7-5h7-5---|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---|-3---3---3h5-3-/-----------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5-------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---|-3---3---3---0---2---3---0---3-/-|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


INTERLUDE:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------7---7-----------7---7---|---------7---7-------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---5-----------5---5-----------|-5---5-----------5---5---0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------7---7-----------7-------|---------5---5---5---5-----------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---5-----------5---5-------5-\-|-3---3-------------------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------7---7-----------7---7---|---------7---7-------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---5-----------5---5-----------|-5---5-----------5---5---0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                                a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------7---7-----------7-------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---5-----------5---5-------5-\-|-3---0---1---2---3---0---0--2/3--|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


OUTRO:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------7---7-----------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5-----------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

  vf

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------5---5-5-3h5-5p3---------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |3/5--5---5---5---5---5---5---0---|-3---3-------------------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------7-7-------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5-----------0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---|-3---3---0---1---2---3---0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                                vo
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------7---7-----------7---7---|---------7---7-------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---5-----------5---5-----------|-5---5-----------5---5---0---3---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &



🏷Legend:
r = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
rit. = ritardando (appears above bar)
. = staccato (appears above bar)
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)
vf = volume fade (appears above bar)
vo = volume out (appears above bar)

And The Cradle Will Rock bass tab

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