Monkey Business bass tab by Skid Row

Bass tabs

Song: Monkey Business
Artist: Skid Row
Album: Slave to the Grind (1991)
Bassist: Rachel Bolan

Standard tuning (EADG)

🏷Legend:
r = rest
() = sustained note
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
X = muted strike
s = 16th note (appears above bar)
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)

INTRO:
  3/8   4/4        6/4            6/4
G |-------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E |-r-----|-r---------------|-r-----------------------|-r-----------------------|
  1 & 2  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &


VERSE 1 (x2):                          _________________ _________________
  4/4        6/4            4/4       /1        /2     ss
G |-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-r---------------|-r-----------------------|-r---------------|-r---------------|-r---------0012\-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-VERSE:
        sss         s        sss s sssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|----------------4|(4)42-------------|
A |-0--------------0|(0)-------------0|(0)--------------|-----4320-2-------|
E |---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---2-0-1-2-0-1-2-|---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---------2----0---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2 (Triplet 16th feel):
                                               (normal 16ths)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A |----------------2h32--0--|-------------------------|----------------2h32--0--|---------------------|
E |-2p02p02p02p02p0---------|-2p02p02p02p02p00--1--2--|-2p02p02p02p02p0---------|-2p02p02p02p0XXXXX0--|
  1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&.. 1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&.. 1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&.. 1..&..2..&..3 & 4 &

        sss      s
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-0--------------0|(0)--------------|
E |---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---2-0-1-2r------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(Resume triplet 16th feel):
                                              (normal 16ths)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A |----------------2h32--0--|-------------------------|----------------2h32--0--|---------------------|
E |-2p02p02p02p02p0---------|-2p02p02p02p02p00--1--2--|-2p02p02p02p02p0---------|-2p02p02p02p0XXXXX0--|
  1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&.. 1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&.. 1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&.. 1..&..2..&..3 & 4 &

PRE-CHORUS:
           ssssssssssssssss          ssssssssssssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2-----2---------|--h--0----h--0---|-2---2-2---------|--h--0----h--0---|
E |---------0---5---|-0222-2220222-222|---------0---5---|-0222-2220222-222|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                       ss      s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2---2-2---------|---4-r3-r2---2-2-|-0-----012-------|-----------------|
E |---------0---12\-|-r---------------|-------------0---|-r-2r-2r-2r------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-VERSE:
        sss         s        sss  s sssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|----------------4|(4)42-------------|
A |-0--------------0|(0)-------------0|(0)--------------|-----4320-2-------|
E |---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---2-0-1-2-0-1-2-|---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---------2----0---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 3 (Triplet 16th feel):
                                              (normal 16ths)
G |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
D |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
A |----------------2h32--0--|-------------------------|----------------2h32--0--|----------32--------|
E |-2p02p02p02p02p0---------|-2p02p02p02p02p00--1--2--|-2p02p02p02p02p0---------|-2p02p02p0--XXXXX0--|
  1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&.. 1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&.. 1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&.. 1..&..2..& 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:
           ssssssssssssssss          ssssssssssssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2-----2---------|--h--0----h--0---|-2---2-2---------|--h--0----h--0---|
E |---------0---5---|-0222-2220222-222|---------0---5---|-0222-2220222-222|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

                              s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2---2-2---------|---4-r3-r2---2-2-|-0---0-0-2-------|-----------------|
E |---------0---12\-|-r---------------|-------------0---|-r-2r-2r-2r------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1 (Repeat 1st staff x2):
        sss        sss        sss  s sssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|----------------4|(4)42-------------|
A |-0--------------0|(0)-------------0|(0)--------------|-----4320-2-------|
E |---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---2-0-1-2-0-1-2-|---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---------2----0---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

   s s s      s s s     s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-r-2r-2r-2r------|-r-2r-2r-2r------|-20--------------|<-- 2,0, not "twenty"
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-BRIDGE:
                    a         ah  ah     s s s s s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-911-------------|-911---911---9----11-9----9--------|
D |-----------------|---------------11|-----------------|-----------------------11---11-9-7-|
A |-----------------|-9---------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
E |-2-------------/-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


BRIDGE:
         (x2)
  ssss  ss     ssss ss
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----4-----------|-----4-----------|
A |--h--------------|--h--------------|
E |-0222--02r-------|-0222--02r-------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

  ssss ss s s   ssss ss s s   ssss ss s s sss ssssssssssssssss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----4-----------|-----4-----------|-----4-----------|-----------------|
A |--h--------------|--h--------------|--h--------------|-----------------|
E |-0222--02r0r1r---|-0222--02r0r1r---|-0222--02r0r1r020|-2222222222222222|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


GUITAR SOLO:
           s ssss ss ssss s          s ssss ss ssss s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2---2-2---------|-----0-------0---|-2---2-2---------|-----0-------0---|
E |---------0---5---|-2r22-2r02r22-2r0|---------0---5---|-2r22-2r02r22-2-2|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

            s s         ss      s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2---2-2---------|---4r-3r-2---2-2-|-0-----012-------|-----------------|
E |---------0---12\-|(\)--------------|-------------0---|-r-2r-2r-2r------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUT-CHORUS (x5):
        sss         s       ssss s sssssss     (Out)
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|----------------4|(4)42-------------||-----------------|
A |-0--------------0|(0)-------------0|(0)--------------|-----4320-2-------||-----------------|
E |---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---2-0-1-2-0-1-2-|---2-0-1-2-0-102-|---------2----0---||-2-0-r-----------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &