Description
Notes From John
BPM = 142. The tab opens with an E to D riff on the 7th fret, playing from the first bar. The verses add an A to G turn, and each chorus answers “You better duck” with offbeat B and A eighths. It ends on a held E chord under a fermata.
For the player
No bass is credited on the 1981 recording, so John charted this part from where the low end sits under the rhythm guitar and the heavy reverb. Serve the riff, don’t thicken it, matching the guitar’s low strings instead of competing with them. Keep the chorus offbeat eighths short and let the rests breathe. Let the last E ring out under the fermata. At BPM = 142 the job is the feel.
Bass Sheet Music for “Goo Goo Muck” by The Cramps.
