Dance With The Cookieman
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Afinação: E A D GTecla: AmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Major Parkinson - Dance with the Cookieman (Bass Tabs)
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=canaArVxTDg
Tuning: Standard 4 String
Tempo: ~129BPM
Measure 41 at around 1:14 is when the Main part for the Bass starts.
Parts of this are adaptations for Bass Guitar from the various Strings used in the song.
[Verse 3]
G|-----------------| |-----------------|
D|-----------------| |-----------------|
A|-----------------| x7 |-----------------|
E|-----------------| |---------------0-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse 4] "Oh just shake your head and praise the dead..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------.---|
A|-----------------|-2-----2-2-2-----|-----------------|-------3-3-3-3---|
E|-5-----5-2-----0-|---------------0-|-5-----5-2-----2-|-1---1---------0-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------.-----|
A|-----------------|-2-----2-2-2-----|-----------.-----|-------0-3-3---0-|
E|-5-----5-2-----0-|---------------0-|-5-----5-2-2---2-|-1-1-1-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Chorus 1] "Dance with the cookieman..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---.-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------.-----|-7-7---7-7-5-----|
A|-7-----7-5-----5-|---.-------.---5-|-7-----7-5-5---5-|---------------6-|
E|-----------------|-5-5---5-5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------------7-|-9-----9---9/7-9-|
A|-7-----7-5-----5-|-----------.-----|-----9-----------|
E|-----------------|-7-----7-7-7-----|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Guitar Solo]
G|---------8-------|---------6-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------8-----|
A|-7---x-x---------|-5---x-x-------0-|-5-----5-8-----8-|-------8-------8-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-----7-6-------|-5-----5-4-------|-5-----5-0-----0-|-9-----9-7-7---7-|-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse 5] "Oh just shake your head and praise the dead..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----.-----------|-2-----2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5---5---2---2-2-|---------------2-|-5---5-5-2---2-2-|-1-----0-0-1-1-3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------.-----|
A|-----------------|-2-----2-2-2-----|-----------.-----|---.-----3-3---2-|
E|-5-----5-2-----0-|---------------2-|-5---5-5-2-2---2-|-1-1---1---------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Chorus 2] "Dance with the cookieman..."
G|-----------------|---------.-------|-----------------|---------.-------|
D|-----------.-----|-------7-7-------|-----------.-----|-------7-7-------|
A|-7-----x-5-5---x-|---.-------4-5-6-|-7-----x-5-5---x-|---.-------4-5-6-| x2
E|-----------------|-5-5-------------|-----------------|-5-5-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Piano & Synth Solo]
G|-----9---7-------|-----------------|-----9---7-------|-----.-----------|
D|-------9---7-----|-----7---7-----7-|-------9---7-----|-----7---7---7-7-|
A|-7-----------5-0-|---0---0---0-0---|-7-----------5-0-|---0---0---0-----| x4
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Outro]
G|-----9---7-------|-----------------|-----9---7-------|-----------------|
D|-------9---7-----|-----------------|-------9---7-----|-----------------|
A|-7-----------5-0-|---0-------------|-7-----------5-0-|---0-------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----9---7-------|-----------------|-----9---7-------|-----------------|
D|-------9---7-----|-----------------|-------9---7-----|-----------------|
A|-7-----------5-0-|---0-------------|-7-----------5-0-|-0-0-------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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. Staccato
x Muted / Percussive Note
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How to play Dance With The Cookieman
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.