The Goodbye Look Bass Tab

The Goodbye Look
                                   Donald Fagen

Bass                                                         Donald Fagen

As played by Marcus Miller

In 2/2

Intro

26 Bars Rest

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2---------------|-1---------------|-0---------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  W                 W                 W                 W

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------3-|(3)--------------|-0---------------|-5---------------|
  H.          E E   W                 W                 W

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---------------|-----------------|-3-----3---------|-3-----3-----3---|
|---------------3-|(3)--------------|---------3-----3-|---------3-------|
  H.          E E   W                 Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E.S Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-----3---------|-3-----3-----3---|-3-----3---------|-3-----3-----3---|
|---------3-----3-|---------3-------|---------3-----3-|---------3-------|
  Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E.S Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-----3---------|-3-----3-----3---|
|---------3-----3-|---------3-------|
  Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E.S Q   Q

Verse 1

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|
  W                 W                 W                 W

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|
|-3/------15\-----|-3-------------3-|-----------------|-------3---0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
  H       H         H.          E.S   W                 Q   E Q   Q.

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------1---1---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-----0---------|-5-----5-5---0---|-1-----1---------|-1-------1---1---|
  Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S H         H       Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|
|-----------------|-3-------3-----3-|-----------------|-3-5-6-7---------|
|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-1-------1-------|-----------0-----|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   E.S   Q   Q   Q   Q     E E E Q   Q   E

Verse 2

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|-0---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|
  W                 W                 W                 W

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3/------15\-----|-3-------------3-|-----------------|-----------0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|---------1-------|
  H       H         H.          E.S   W                 Q   Q   E Q.

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------1---1---|-----------------|-5-----5---------|-----------------|
|-0-----0---------|-5-----5-5-------|-------------0---|-1-------1-------|
  Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-----5---------|-3---------------|-3-----3-----3---|
|-0-------5-------|---------3---3---|---------3-------|---------3-------|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q

Chorus 1

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-----3-3-------|-----------------|-3-----3-3-------|
|-1-------1-------|-------------0---|-1-------1-------|-----------------|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q   

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-------2-------|-----7-------7---|-5---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-----5-------|---------3-------|-1-------0-----0-|
  Q   Q   H         E E Q   Q   Q     H       H         H       Q.    E

Verse 3

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|
  W                 W                 W                 W

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3---------|
|-3/------15\-----|-3---------------|-----------------|---------3---0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
  H       H         W                 W                 Q   E E Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------1---1---|-----------------|-5-----5---------|-----------------|
|-0-----0---------|-5-----5-5-------|-------------0---|-1-------1-------|
  Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5---------------|-3-----3---------|-3-----3-----3---|
|-0-------5---5---|---------3---3---|---------3-----3-|---------3-------|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E.S Q   Q

Chorus 2

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2-----2-2---2---|-1-----1-1---1---|-0-----0-0---0---|
|-1-----1-1---1---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q   

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-------------1---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-0-------0-------|-5-------5-------|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   H

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------2---2---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-------5-------|-2-----2---------|---------1---1---|-0-----0-0-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0---------|-------------3---|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q   

Interlude 1

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----7-----------|
|-----------------|-2-----2-2-------|-1-----1---------|-------7-7--4----|
|-1-----1-1-------|-----------------|---------1-----1-|-5-------------5-|
  Q   E.S H         Q   E.S H         Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E E E. E. E

|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-------5---5---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-------3---0---|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q

Interlude 2

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
|-5---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
  W                 W                 W                 W

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------3---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---------|-3-----------3---|
|-1---------------|(1)--------------|---------3-----3-|-------3-3-------|
  W                 H.          Q     Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E.S Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-----3---------|-3-----------3---|-3-----3---------|-3-----------3---|
|---------3-----3-|-------3-3-------|---------3-----3-|-------3-3-------|
  Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E.S Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-----3---------|-3-----------3---|
|---------3-----3-|-------3-3-------|
  Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E.S Q   Q

Solo

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------3---------|-3-----------3---|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3-----3-|-------3-3-------|-3-----3-3-----3-|-3-------3-------|
  Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   Q   Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-----3---------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------3-----|
|---------3-----3-|-------3-3-------|-5-----5-5-----5-|-5-----5-5-----5-|
  Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E.S E Q   E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---3-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---------|
|-5---5---5-------|-x-5---5---------|---------3---3---|---------3-------|
|-----------------|---------1---1---|-1-----1---------|-------------1---|
  Q   Q   H         E Q   E Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     E Q   E Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-6-----6---------|-4-----4---------|-3---------------|
|-0-------0-------|---------4---4---|---------2-------|-----------------|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S H         W

|-----5-5---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|
|-----------------|-3-----3-3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-3-------|-------------3---|
  Q   E E E E Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S H         H       Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------7---------|---7-------------|
|-3-----3-3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------7---4-|-------7---4---0-|
|---------------3-|-------3-----3---|-5---------------|-----------------|
  Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E.S Q   Q     E Q   Q   Q   E   E Q   Q   Q   E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-----3---|
|-5-------5-------|---5--5----------|---------3---3---|---------3-------|
|-----------------|---------0---0---|-1---------------|-----------------|
  Q   E.S H         E E. E. Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---------------|-5---------------|-3-----3---------|-3-----------3---|
|---------5-------|---------3-----3-|---------3-----3-|-------3-3-------|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   E.S   Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E.S Q   Q

Chorus 3

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-----3-3-------|-----------------|-3-----3-3---3---|
|-1-------1-------|-------------0---|-1-------1-------|-----------------|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q E.  S Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q E.  S Q   Q   

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---0-------5-----|---------3-------|-1-------0-------|
  Q   Q   H         E Q.    E Q.      H       H         H       H

Verse 4

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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-1---------------|
  W                 W                 W                 W

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3---------|
|-3/------15\-----|-3---------------|-----------------|---------3---0---|
|-----------------|-------------0---|-1-----1-1-----1-|-----------------|
  H       H         Q.          Q     Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E E Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3---3---|
|---------1---1---|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
|-0-----0---------|-5-----5-5-------|---------0---0---|-1---------------|
  Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0---0---|-5-----5---------|-3-----3---------|-3-----------3---|
|-----------------|---------3-----3-|---------3-----3-|-------3-3-------|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E.S Q   E.S   Q   E.S Q   E.S 

Chorus 4

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7-7---|
|-----------------|-2-----2-2-------|-1-----1-1-------|-----------------|
|-1-----1-1-------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5-5-----5-|
  Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S E E E.S 

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-------5-------|-----------------|---------1---1---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-0-----0---------|-5-----5-5---5---|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q    

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2---2---|
|-----------------|---------2---2---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-----5-5---5---|-2-----2---------|---------1---1---|-0-----0---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|
  Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q     Q   E.S Q   Q    

Outro

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-------3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2-------2-------|-1-------1---1---|-0-------0-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H       Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     H       Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-------5---5---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-5---------------|-3---------------|
  H       Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     W                 W

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
  W                 W                 W                 W

|-----------------|-------2-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------2-------|-3---------------|-2-------3-3-----|-5-----7-----5---|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   E Q.    Q     Q   Q   E E Q     Q   E Q.    Q

                                                             Repeat to fade
||------------------|-------2-----0---|-----------------|------------------||
||o---------2-------|-3---------------|-2-------3-----5-|(5)----7-----5---o||
||o-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
    Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   E Q.    Q     Q   Q   Q   E E   Q   E Q.    Q

Key to rhythm notations:

W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve
H - Half Note/Minim
Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet       Q. - Dotted Quarter Note
E - Eight Note/Quaver           E. - Dotted Eight Note
S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver  S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note

Bass Tabs
Title	The Goodbye Look
Artist	Donald Fagen
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	vATLlSPnGxE

Interactive Bass Tab Guide

Interactive bass tabs provide a better experience than ASCII tabs. With playback, loop, print features and a responsive display that follows the screen of your device.

Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.

Symbol	Function
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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide

1. Understanding the Basics

a. Strings:

Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.

b. Numbers:

Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.

2. Reading Bass Tab Example

In this tab:

Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
Play the open E string.
Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the 1st fret on the A string.

        G|-----------------|
        D|-----------------|
        A|---------3-------|
        E|---1-1---1---3---|

3. Playing Techniques

a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:

Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).

b. Slides:

Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).

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