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James Brown — Get Up Offa That Thing bass tabs



h=hammer
p=pull
r=let ring
Intro
G|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———5r————5r————5r————5r——————————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E|——————3r————3r————3r————3r———————————————————————————|



Riff #1
G|——————————————————————————————————————————0——————————|
D|———————0—0——2——3——2——3——2———2h3—3—3—3—2—3————————————|
A|—————2———————————————————————————————————————2———————|
E|———3—————————————————————————————————————————————————|

Riff #2
G|———————————————————————————————————————————3——————————|
D|———————0—0——2——3——2——3——2——2h3—3—3—3—2——035—5—————————|
A|—————2————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E|———3——————————————————————————————————————————————————|

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Then later on there is something like this for a little while, but the first two riffs
would work fine too:
Riff #3
G|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————0—0——2——3——2——3——2——3—3—3—2—3—2—3h5————————————|
A|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E|———3—3————————————————————————————————————————————————|
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You alternate Riffs #1 and #2 for most of the song.
Then around 2:22 in the 4:10 version of the song, it changes to Riff #3.
At 2:39, it goes back to the alternating Riffs #1 and #2.


The rhythm is the most important part of the line and the only way you can really know what
it is is by listening to the song a bunch of times. Since it's pretty funky, you're not
going to play it like that by just playing the notes above as straight eighth notes.

Tablature player for this song:
James Brown - Get  Up Offa That Thing Bass Tab

About James Brown

James Joseph Brown, Jr. (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer and entertainer. Eventually referred to as "The Godfather of Soul", Brown started singing in church groups and worked his way up. He has been recognized as one of the most influential figures in the 20th century popular music and was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing. He was also called "the hardest working man in show business".

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Comments

Pretty sure you're a half step sharp, but it might be me.

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