Super Mario Kart - Rainbow Road BASS TAB
Song by Soyo Oka
Tabbed by auriplane ([email protected])
On Mar 2, 2009
The rhythm on this song is the same the entire way through. I'll mark it
here at the top, but you should be able to pick it up by listening, once
you realize it's always the exact same rhythm:
RHYTHM EXPLANATION
E. E. Q E. E. (E) E. E. E E E E
G |------------5-------------------|------------------------7---5---|
D |------5-------------------------|--------------------5-----------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |8-------------------8-----8-----|----8-----8-----8---------------|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Q = Quarter note
E. = Dotted eighth
E = Eighth note
Anyway, here is the song.
Four-string bass, standard tuning.
Intro
G |------5---------|------------7-5-|
D |---5------------|----------5-----| x2
A |----------------|----------------|
E |8---------8--8--|--8--8--8-------|
Part A
G |------5---------|------------7-5-|
D |---5------------|----------5-----| x3
A |----------------|----------------|
E |8---------8--8--|--8--8--8-------|
G |------5---------|----------------|
D |----------8-----|----------------| x2
A |---8------------|--6--6--6-6-----|
E |6------------6--|------------9-8-|
G |------4---------|----------------|------4---------|----------------|
D |----------7-----|----------------|----------7-----|----------------|
A |---7------------|--5--5--5-5-----|---7------------|--5--5--5-5-6-6-|
E |5------------5--|------------8-7-|5------------5--|----------------|
Part B
G |------7---5-----|----------------|------7---5-----|------------7-5-|
D |---5---------5--|----------------|---5---------5--|----------5-----| x2
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |8---------------|--8--8--8-5-6-7-|8---------------|--8--8--8-------|
G |10-10-10--10-10-|--10-10-10101010|9--9--9---9--9--|--8--8--8-8-8-8-|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G |7--7--7---7--7--|--7--7--7-7-7-7-|10-10-10--10-10-|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|--8--8--8-8-8-8-|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Repeat back to Part A.
Nostalgia
As I was listening to your youtube recording I started to laugh uncontrollably when the familiar melody kicked in. Nostalgia does strange things.
Great tab.