Barney Miller Theme Bass Line

OK. This one has been my most popular video on YouTube. It's of me playing the bass part to the "Barney Miller" show theme song. Tabbing this part out was actually more difficult than actually learning and playing the part. I have received many requests for this tab so finally here it is.

I realize that there have been several incantations of this show's theme song. The very first one from 1975 is substantially different from the one I play in the video. The one I played is from the Steve Landesberg years, or the later seasons of the show. Chuck Berghofer was the studio musician who played the bass on this song. I would describe the musical style as funk/fusion/r&b/horn rock.

First the video: One of my first videos so it only features the fretting hand. I have considered making a new video that shows both hands but this video has just over 50,000 views and that is the most viral any of my videos have gone. If I could get substantially more in a shorter period of time I would consider it.

Here is the long-awaited tab:


G  :-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
D  :-------------------|--------0-1-0-------3-0--|-------------------|
A  :----------0-----1-2|3-----3-------3-1-0-----3|----------0-----1-2|
E  :1-----3-4----------|-------------------------|1-----3-4----------|

                                                                           
G  :-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
D  :--------0-1-0-------3-0--|-------------------|--------0-1-0-------3-0--|
A  :3-----3-------3-1-0-----3|----------0-----1-2|3-----3-------3-1-0-----3|
E  :-------------------------|1-----3-4----------|-------------------------|

                                                                      
G  :---------------------|-------------------------|----------3-------|
D  :---------------------|--------0-1-0-------3-0--|---1-3------0-1-2-|
A  :----------0---0---1-2|3-----3-------3-1-0-----3|--------1---------|
E  :1-----3-4---4--------|-------------------------|1-----------------|

                                                              
G  :-------------------|------------3-------|-----------------|
D  :3-2-3----3----0-1-2|3-2-3---3-----0-1-2-|3-3----3---------|
A  :------------1------|----------1---------|-----------------|
E  :------1------------|------1-------------|----1----1-2--3--|

                                                                         
G  :---------------------|--5-5-6-6-7-7-8-8--------|---------------------|
D  :6-------4-6-4-6-----4|6-------------------4-6-4|6-------4-6-4-6-----4|
A  :------6-----------6--|------------------6------|------6-----------6--|
E  :---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|

                                           
G  :--5-5-6-6-7-7-8-------|----------------|
D  :6------------------1-2|3*--------------|
A  :-----------------3----|----------------|
E  :----------------------|----------------|


This may just be my all-time favorite tv show theme. I remember hearing that bass line as a child and thinking that sounded so cool. I didn't know what it was but it sounded great. And now here I am teaching it to others. Fascinating life! Just for kicks, here is the video of me playing the electric guitar part (and then some):

I'll tab that out someday and re-shoot the video with a better-tuned guitar.....