Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart bass tab by Chris Cornell

Bass tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Dm

🎸 Intro:

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  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


🎸 Verse 1: "Every time I stare into the sun "
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🎸 Verse 2: "When you came along the time was right "
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A|-5-----0-------3-|-5-------------0-|-5-----0---------|---------0---4-0-|
E|---------3---3---|-----------------|---------3---3-2-|-1-----3---------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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A|-5-------------3-|-5---------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
E|-----5-4-3-------|---0-5-4-3-----2-|-1-----2-3-----3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

🎸 Chorus 1:  "And I nearly forgot my broken heart "
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7-/-|
A|-5---------------|-------------2-3-|-5-----5---------|-----------7-----|
E|-----1-3-5---5-3-|-1-----1-3-3-----|---------3-----2-|-1---1---5-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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D|-12-------12-11-------11-|-10----10-10-9-----\-----|-----------------|
A|-------12----------12----|-------------------------|---------------3-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-1---3-4-5-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

🎸 Interlude:  "Again, "
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A|-5---------------|---------------0-|-5---------------|-------------12\-|
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🎸 Verse 3: "Every little key unlocks the door "
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7-5-3-|
A|-5---------------|-5-----------10\-|-5---5-----------|-----------------|
E|-------0-3---3-3-|-----------------|-------0-3---3-2-|-1-----3-5-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---7-7-7-7-7-----|
A|-5-------------3-|-5---------------|-----------------|-------------7-6-|
E|-------5-3---3---|---0-5-4-3-3-3-2-|-1---1-2-3---3-4-|-5---------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

🎸 Verse 4:
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5-7---5-7-|
A|-5---5---------3-|-5---5-\-----10\-|-5-------------5-|-8---8-----------|
E|-------5-3---3---|-----------------|-----5-4-3---7---|-----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----------3-4-|-5---------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
E|-------5-3-------|---0-5-4-3-3-3-2-|-1---1-1-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

🎸 Chorus 2:  "And I nearly forgot my broken heart "
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-5---5-4-|-3-0-3-5-7-7-7-9/|
A|-5---------------|-------------2-3-|-5-5-5-----------|-----------------|
E|-----1-3-5---5-3-|-1---1-0-3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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D|-12-------12-11-------11-|-10-------10-9-----------|-----------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------10\|---------0---0-2-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-1---1-3---------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

🎸 Bridge:  "Every single feeling tells me this is leading "
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A|-3---3-3-3-3-3-/-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-9-|-10----10-10-10-10-10-11-|-12----12-12-12-12-12-0--|
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  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|-------------2-3-|
E|-------------3-2-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-----|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

🎸 Interlude:  "Hole "
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A|-5-----3-----------------|-5-----3-----------------|-5-----3-----------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------3---|---------------------3---|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|
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Guitar 🎸 Solo:
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A|-5---5-------3-4-|-5---5-------3-4-|-5---5-----------|-------------3-4-|
E|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-3-2-|-1---1-3-5-5-----|
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A|-5---5-------3-4-|-5---5-------3-4-|-5---5-----------|---------------2-|
E|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-3-2-|-1---1-3-5---5---|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

🎸 Bridge:  "Every single feeling tells me this is leading "
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D|-----------------|-------------3-4-|-5---5-5---5-5---|-----------------|
A|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-----------3-----|---------------5-|-0---0-0---0-0-2-|
E|-----------------|-1---1-1---------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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A|-3---3-3---3-----|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
E|-------------3-2-|-1---1-1---1-0-1-|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

🎸 Chorus 3:  "And I nearly forgot my broken heart "
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  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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D|-12----12-12-11----11----|-10----10----9-----9-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------------12-|----------------------10\|---------0---0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-1---1-3---------|-----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

🎸 Chorus 4:  "And I nearly forgot my broken heart "
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D|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------7-/-|
A|-5---------------|-------------------10-0--|-5-5-5-----------|-----------7-----|
E|---0-1-3-5-5-5-3-|-1-----1--2--3-/10-------|-------5-3-3-3-2-|-1-1-1/3-5-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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D|-12-------12-11-------11-|-10----10-10-9-----\-----|-----------------|
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🎸 Outro:
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A|-5-----3-----------------|-5-----3-----------------|-5-----3-----------------|-5-----3-------------2-0-|
E|---------------------3---|-------------------------|---------------------3---|-------------------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +

 (Fade out )
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