Tuning: E A D G

Rosanna by Toto From the album Toto IV (1982) Written by David Baich All rights belong to their respective owners Transcribed by Jaakko Karppinen I have based this tab on the bass track you can find in Youtube, so it should be pretty much 100% correct. The slap lick on the chorus is quite interesting and I'm not sure it can be understood without listening the isolated track. I believe David Hungate plays the ghost notes by plucking the string upwards with his thumb. The same kind of percussive element can be achieved by other slap techniques if it feels too hard. I was a bit lazy and didn't completely transcribe the outro. It is basically just improvising on G until it fades out. Bass track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9R3_IJCY-Q [Intro] G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------1/---| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-.-----.-----------.-------------------.-----------.--------------| E|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---r---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---r----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------.-----------.-------------------.-----------.--------------| E|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---r---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---1/---| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [Verse 1] G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-.-----.-------------------------------.--------------------------| E|-3-----3-----3-------------------3-----3-----3--------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------.-------------------------------.---------------------.----| E|-3-----3-----3-------------------1-----1-----1---------------1----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------.-------------------------.-----.--------------------------| E|-0-----0-----0---------------1/--3-----3-----3---------------1/---| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-.-----.-------------------------.-----.-----------.--------------| E|-3-----3-----3---------6h8-6h8\--1-----1-----1-----1-----1---r----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------.-----------.-------------------.-----------.---------3----| E|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1---r---1-----1-----1-----1---3/5--------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------.-----------.-------------------.-----------.---------.----| A|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6---r---5-----5-----5-----5-----0---5----| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [Pre-Chorus] G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.-----.-----.---.---.---.---------------------.-----.---.--------| E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---6-6-----6---6---6---6---6-6-----6-6-\---1-1-----1---1---1/---| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.-----.-----.---.---.---.---6-6----------------------------------| E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---6-6-----6---6---6---6-----------6-6-\---1-1------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|-1-1-----r--------| 1 + 2 + [Chorus 1] (Slap all notes. Don’t play the last two notes on the 4th time.) G||---------------------------------------------------------------------|| D||-o-----------------------------------------------------------------o-|| A||-o-3-----x---1h3-x-1h3---x-----6-6-------------------------.---.---o-|| 4x E||---------------------------------------6-6-\---1-1---------1---3-----|| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [Verse 2] G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-.-----.-------------------------------.--------------------------| E|-3-----3-----3---------------x---3-----3-----3---------------x----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------.-------------------------------.--------------------------| E|-3-----3-----3---------------x---1-----1-----1---------------x----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------.-------------------------.-----.--------------------------| E|-0-----0-----0-------------x-1/--3-----3-----3---------------x----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-.-----.-------------------------.-----.-----------.--------------| E|-3-----3-----3---------6h8-6h8\--1-----1-----1-----1-----1---r----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------.-----------.-------------------.-----------.---------3----| E|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1---r---1-----1-----1-----1---3/5--------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------.-----------.-------------------.-----------.---------.----| A|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6---r---5-----5-----5-----5-----0---5----| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [Pre-Chorus 2] G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.-----.-----.---.---.---.---------------------.-----.---.--------| E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---6-6-----6---6---6---6---6-6-----6-6-\---1-1-----1---1---1/---| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.-----.-----.---.---.---.---6-6----------------------------------| E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---6-6-----6---6---6---6-----------6-6-\---1-1------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|---1-----r--------| 1 + 2 + [Chorus 2] (Slap all notes. Don’t play the last two notes on the 4th time.) G||---------------------------------------------------------------------|| D||-o-----------------------------------------------------------------o-|| A||-o-3-----x---1h3-x-1h3---x-----6-6-------------------------.---.---o-|| 4x E||---------------------------------------6-6-\---1-1---------1---3-----|| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [Synth / Guitar Solo] G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-.-----.-----.-----.-------------.-----.-----.-----.---x-/10------| E|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---r---3-----3-----3-----3---------10\--| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------.-----.-----.-----.--------------| A|-.-----.-----.-----.---------5---8-----8-----8-----8---------8----| E|-3-----3-----3-----3---x-7-------------------------------8--------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-.-----.-----.-----.----------------------------------------------| A|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-------.-----.-----.-----.--------------| E|-----------------------------0--/3-----3-----3-----3-----3---x----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------.-----------.-----1h3-1h3-.-----.-----------.--------------| E|-3-----3-----3-----3-------------1-----1-----1-----1-----1---r----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------.-----------.-------------------.-----------.---------3----| E|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1---r---1-----1-----1-----1---3/5--------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------.-----------.-------------------.-----------.---------.----| A|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6---r---5-----5-----5-----5-----0---5----| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [Pre-Chorus 3] G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.-----.-----.---.---.---.---------------------.-----.---.--------| E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---6-6-----6---6---6---6---6-6-----6-6-\---1-1-----1---1---1/---| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.---.-----.-----.---.---.---.---6-6----------------------------------| E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---6-6-----6---6---6---6-----------6-6-\---1-1------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|---1-----r--------| 1 + 2 + [Chorus 3] (Slap all notes. Don’t play the last two notes on the 8th time.) G||---------------------------------------------------------------------|| D||-o-----------------------------------------------------------------o-|| A||-o-3-----x---1h3-x-1h3---x-----6-6-------------------------.---.---o-|| 8x E||---------------------------------------6-6-\---1-1---------1---3-----|| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + (Play this on the 4th time) G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-----x---1h3-x-1h3---x-----6-6-----------------------------------------.---.---| E|-------------------------------------6-6-\---1-1-------------------------1---3---| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + [Outro] G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-.-----.-----.-----.-----.-------.-----.-----.-----.-----.--------| E|-3-----3-----3-----3---3-3---1---3-----3-----3-----3---3-3---1----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-.-----.-----.-----.-----.-------.-----.-----.-----.--------------| E|-3-----3-----3-----3---3-3---1---3-----3-----3-----3---x-0---1----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------3------------------------------------| A|-.-----.-----.-----.-----3h5-----.-----.-----.-----.--------------| E|-3-----3-----3-----3---3---------3-----3-----3-----3---x-0---1----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|-------------------------.----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------3h5-3--------------------------------------| A|-.-----.-----.-----.---------5---.-----.-----.-----.--------------| E|-3-----3-----3-----3-------------3-----3-----3-----0---x-1---2----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|-----------------------.-----------------------------.------------| D|-----------------------5---3-------------------------3---5---.----| A|-.-----.-----.-----.---------5---.-----.---x-5---------------5----| and so on… :-) E|-3-----3-----3-----3-------------3-----3--------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ************************************ r = rest h = hammer-on x = ghost note . = accent note \ = slide down / = slide up ************************************

Toto - Rosanna