Doors Roadhouse Blues (ver 4) bass tab

Roadhouse Blues (ver 4) by Doors

This is the closest tab you will probably find for this song.
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Intro and Verse 0:04-1:20

Bass starts after 2 bars of the guitar riff

G|------------------|
D|-----------7-8-9--|
A|-7-77-77-7--------|
E|------------------|

The easiest way to play this is instead of picking each note on the D string is to 
play them as hammer on's


Chorus/Roll baby roll section (1:20-1:35)

Let it roll baby roll...
G------------------------|
D----------------4-------|
A-------3-4---77---7-----|
E--55--------------------|   x5

On the sixth time playing it through you hold the F# for just a second or two
G-----------------------|
D----------------4------|
A-------3-4---77--------|
E--55-------------------|    x1

Let it roll.......| All night long
G-----------------|---------------|
D-----------------|---------------|
A-----------------|---------------|
E--777777777------|8-8-8-7~-------|


Guitar Solo (1:35-2:10)

The solo use the basic Verse riff with a variations in it

Main Riff

G|------------------|
D|-----------7-8-9--|
A|-7-77-77-7--------|
E|------------------|        x3

Variation 1

G|-----------9-7----|
D|---------------9--|
A|-7-77-77-7--------|
E|------------------|        x1
 
Main Riff    x5

Variation 1  x1

Main Riff    x18

Variation 1  x1

Main Riff    x14


During the Save Our City part there is another variation

Variation 2

G-------99-77--9----|
D----------------9--|
A-------------------|
E-7-7---------------|        x1


Main Riff    x1

Variation 2  x1

Main Riff    x3

Variation 1  x1

Main Riff    x4

Variation    x1

Main Riff    x6


Let it roll baby roll...
G------------------------|
D----------------4-------|
A-------3-4---77---7-----|
E--55--------------------|   x4

Again, hold the F# on the last bar
G-----------------------|
D----------------4------|
A-------3-4---77--------|
E--55-------------------|    x1

Outro

Similar as before but with a variation at the end

Let it roll..........| All night long
G--------------------|------------------|
D--------------------|------------------|
A--------------------|--------5-6-7-----|
E--777777777777------|8-8-8-9-----------| Just follow the timing of the other 
instruments for the last bar

The final part is just

G--9------------|
D---------------|
A-----7~--------|
E---------------|


A pretty easy song that's fun to jam to. The main riff played over and over can 
get tedious so just add in some fun variations.

Enjoy!