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Take It As It Comes

Doors

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Take It as It Comes - The Doors

Tabbed By: born21239
e-mail: bass21239@gmail.com

This is the first beginning-to-end tab for both basslines on this song.
The most prominent bassline (top half of the notation) is played by
session musician Larry Knechtel on an electric bass guitar with a pick,
and the other (bottom half of the notation) is played by Doors
keyboardist Ray Manzarek on a Fender Rhodes Piano Bass. For the best
effect, play his line with your fingers. You can transpose the strings
however you like, as his bassline is not originally written for the bass
guitar. This is just the way I prefer to play it and think sounds best.
Listen to the recording to pick up on the exact timbre of the notes.

This is the whole song from beginning to end.
Knechtel's part is at least 99% accurate, but the recording is 4-track
and the bass, especially Ray's part, was not recorded that well so some
of the notes were not discernable, and are more the product of educated 
guesses.

The times noted are for the 40th Anniversary Mixes that appeared on the
Perception boxed set. Almost all versions of this song run about a half-
step slow, so listen to the new mixes to hear it at the proper speed and
pitch.

Tuning: EADG

0:01
   (Larry Knechtel)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 |
 | (Ray Manzarek)
G|---------------------|-----12------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-----14----14-----14-|--------9-12--9-12-|-----12------------|-----14----14-----14-|
A|--------14-----14----|-10----------------|--------9-12--9-12-|--------14-----14----|
E|-12------------------|-------------------|-10----------------|-12------------------|


0:08
   (LK)
G|---------------|----0----------|--------2----2-|---------------|
D|----2----------|--------0----0-|-0--0-4----4---|----2----------|
A|--------2----2-|------2----2---|---------------|--------2----2-|
E|-0----3----3---|-3-------------|---------------|-0----3----3---|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|-----12------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-----14----14-----14-|--------9-12--9-12-|-----12------------|-----14----14-----14-|
A|--------14-----14----|-10----------------|--------9-12--9-12-|--------14-----14----|
E|-12------------------|-------------------|-10----------------|-12------------------|


0:14
   (LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|------2--0-----|
A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|
E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0-------------|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|
A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|
E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|


0:20
   (LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|------2--0-----|
A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|
E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0-------------|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|
A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|
E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|


0:27
   (LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|------2--0-----|
A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|
E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0-------------|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|
A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|
E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|


0:33
   (LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|------2--0-----|
A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|
E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0-------------|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|
A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|
E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|


0:39
   (LK)
G|---------------|---------------|-------------|------------|
D|------2--------|------2--0-----|-------------|------------|
A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3-0-0----|-0---0-0----|
E|--------1------|-0-------------|-------------|------------|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------|
D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12---12-12----|-12---12-12----|
E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|---------------|---------------|



0:46
   (LK)
G|---------------|----0----------|--------2----2-|---------------|
D|----2----------|--------0----0-|-0--0-4----4---|----2----------|
A|--------2----2-|------2----2---|---------------|--------2----2-|
E|-0----3----3---|-3-------------|---------------|-0----3----3---|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|-----12------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-----14----14-----14-|--------9-12--9-12-|-----12------------|-----14----14-----14-|
A|--------14-----14----|-10----------------|--------9-12--9-12-|--------14-----14----|
E|-12------------------|-------------------|-10----------------|-12------------------|


0:52
   (LK)
G|---------------|----0---------|--------2----2-|---------------|
D|----2----------|--------0-----|-0--0-4----4---|----2------2---|
A|--------2----2-|------2----2--|---------------|--------2----2-|
E|-0----3----3---|-3------------|---------------|-0----3--------|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|-----12------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-----14----14-----14-|--------9-12--9-12-|-----12------------|-----14----14-----14-|
A|--------14-----14----|-10----------------|--------9-12--9-12-|--------14-----14----|
E|-12------------------|-------------------|-10----------------|-12------------------|


0:58
   (LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|------2--0-----|
A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|
E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0-------------|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|
A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|
E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|


1:05
   (LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|------2--0-----|
A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|
E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0-------------|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|
A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|
E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|


1:11
   (LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|------2--0-----|
A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|
E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0-------------|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|
A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|
E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|


1:18
   (LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|------2--0-----|
A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|
E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0-------------|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|
A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|
E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|


1:24
   (LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------2--------|------2--0-----|------2--------|---------2-0---|
A|-0--3------0-3-|----2------3-2-|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-|
E|--------1------|-0-------------|--------1------|-0--4----------|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|------------14-12----|
A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|-----11-14--------14-|
E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|


1:30
   (LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------2--------|---------2-0---|------2--------|---------2-0---|
A|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-|
E|--------1------|-0--4----------|--------1------|-0--4----------|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----------|------------14-12----|--------14-----------|------------14-12----|
A|-12--15--------12-15-|-----11-14--------14-|-12--15--------12-15-|-----11-14--------14-|
E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|


1:37
   (LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------2--------|---------2-0---|------2--------|---------2-0---|
A|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-|
E|--------1------|-0--4----------|--------1------|-0--4----------|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----------|------------14-12----|--------14-----------|------------14-12----|
A|-12--15--------12-15-|-----11-14--------14-|-12--15--------12-15-|-----11-14--------14-|
E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|


1:43
   (LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------2--------|---------2-0---|------2--------|---------2-0---|
A|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-|
E|--------1------|-0--4----------|--------1------|-0--4----------|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----------|----------14----------14-|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|
A|-12--15--------12-15-|----11-14-------11-14----|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|
E|-----------13--------|-12----------12----------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|


1:49
   (LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------2--------|---------2-0---|------2--------|---------2-0---|
A|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-|
E|--------1------|-0--4----------|--------1------|-0--4----------|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----------|-----14-------14-------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|
A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14----11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|
E|-----------13--------|-12--------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|


1:56
   (LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------2--------|---------2-0---|------2--------|---------2-0---|
A|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-|-0--3------0-3-|------2------2-|
E|--------1------|-0--4----------|--------1------|-0--4----------|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|
A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|
E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|-----------13--------|-12------------------|


2:02
   (LK)
G|--------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
D|--------------|---------2-0---|---------------|-------------|
A|-0--0--0----0-|------2------2-|-0--0-0--0-0-0-|-------------|
E|----------1---|-0--4----------|---------------|-1--1--1--1--|
 |
 | (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----------|-----14--------------|--------14--------14-|---------------------|
A|-12--15--------12-15-|--------11-14--11-14-|-12--15----12--15----|-----12-15-----12-15-|
E|-----------13--------|-12------------------|---------------------|-13--------13--------|


2:08
   (LK)
G|----------|----|
D|----------|----|
A|-0--------|----|
E|----------|----|
 |
 | (RM)
G|-----------|----|
D|-----------|----|
A|-12--------|-12-|
E|-----------|----|

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