Bass tabs
Tuning: Drop D (D A D G)
Difficulty: Novice
Album: The Next Day (2013)
Bassist: Gail Ann Dorsey
Intro:
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|\
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-\-| \
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + \
(x2)
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-\-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/-|/
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Verse 1: "It's the darkest hour ..."
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|\
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-\-| \
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + \
(x2)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-\-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/-|/
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Verse 2: "Your country is new ..."
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|\
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-\-| \
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + \
(x2)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|/
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
1 + + + 2 + + +
Chorus 1: "Say goodbye ..."
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4~--4-4-4-4---4-|/6~--6~--6-6-6/--9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------/7~--------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4~--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6~--------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Pre-verse:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Break:
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------18----|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------20\-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Pre-verse:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-\-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-\-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-3-3-4-4-6-6-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
Outro: "Say hello ..."
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------4-----|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-\-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-\-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-3-3-4-4-6-6-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------4-|---------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-2h4-6-8---|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-3-3-4-4-6-6-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------4-|---------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-6-8-6-8-8-8-6-8-6-8---|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-\-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-\-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-3-3-4-4-6-6-|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Let ring
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