Chords for Bass Lesson: James Bond Theme
Tempo:
122.4 bpm
Chords used:
E
G
F#
B
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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The James Bond theme starts on the open E string.
the second [G] fret four times,
[G#] return to the open string three [E] times, and then the third fret four [G] times,
then the [F#] second fret three times,
[E] and then repeat this.
[G]
But once we get to here, we go [A] chromatically down to [F#] the open string.
So once again, that's
the second [G] fret four times,
[G#] return to the open string three [E] times, and then the third fret four [G] times,
then the [F#] second fret three times,
[E] and then repeat this.
[G]
But once we get to here, we go [A] chromatically down to [F#] the open string.
So once again, that's
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E
G
F#
B
D
E
G
F#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The James Bond theme starts on the open E string.
_ [D#] _ Then we hit the second [G] fret four times,
[A#] _ _ _ then [G#] return to the open string three [E] times, _ _ _ and then the third fret four [G] times, _
_ then the [F#] second fret three times, _
[E] and then repeat this. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
But once we get to here, we go [A] chromatically down to [F#] the open string.
_ _ [F] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ So once again, that's_
[F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ After we get past this, we [G#] play the first fret of the D [D#] string, _ _ and then [D] the open string. _
_ [E] Second fret of [B] the A string, _ _
open string, [A] _ _ and the second fret.
_ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ The next part of the lick then starts
_ _ where we'll be playing on
_ the second fret of
the _ D string,
_ [E] _ _
the open G [G] string,
_ _ then we jump up to the eighth fret of the G string,
[D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] back to the open G string, _
_ _ then third fret of the G [A#] string, _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ then we go open [G] G, _ _
[Em] fourth fret of the D [F#] string, _ _ _
[B] _ second fret of the A string,
_ then second fret of the [E] D string,
_ then fourth fret of the [C#m] A string.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] Then the second time through, it is much the same.
_ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
Except this time [G] it's G string, [F#] fourth fret, _ _
_ [N] _ second fret [B] of the A string, _
then [A#] first fret of the D [D#] string, _ _
and the [E] second fret.
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ The James Bond theme starts on the open E string.
_ [D#] _ Then we hit the second [G] fret four times,
[A#] _ _ _ then [G#] return to the open string three [E] times, _ _ _ and then the third fret four [G] times, _
_ then the [F#] second fret three times, _
[E] and then repeat this. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
But once we get to here, we go [A] chromatically down to [F#] the open string.
_ _ [F] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ So once again, that's_
[F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ After we get past this, we [G#] play the first fret of the D [D#] string, _ _ and then [D] the open string. _
_ [E] Second fret of [B] the A string, _ _
open string, [A] _ _ and the second fret.
_ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ The next part of the lick then starts
_ _ where we'll be playing on
_ the second fret of
the _ D string,
_ [E] _ _
the open G [G] string,
_ _ then we jump up to the eighth fret of the G string,
[D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] back to the open G string, _
_ _ then third fret of the G [A#] string, _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ then we go open [G] G, _ _
[Em] fourth fret of the D [F#] string, _ _ _
[B] _ second fret of the A string,
_ then second fret of the [E] D string,
_ then fourth fret of the [C#m] A string.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] Then the second time through, it is much the same.
_ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
Except this time [G] it's G string, [F#] fourth fret, _ _
_ [N] _ second fret [B] of the A string, _
then [A#] first fret of the D [D#] string, _ _
and the [E] second fret.
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _