Life Is Simple In The Moonlight bass tab by The Strokes

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: A

Difficulty: Intermediate


WARNING: bass literally starts as soon as the song does

Intro/Verse: "Animals on TV singing..." (2 repetitions without lyrics)


               x6 this section
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|------------|
E|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0~------12\|

Chorus: "So we talk about..."

               x2 this section
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|-------|
A|-----------------|----------5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------*|-5-5-5-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-------|


G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5--------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------9-9-9-9-|


G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


"Don't try to stop us..."

G|-----------|-----------|----------|-------------|
D|-----------|-----------|----------|-------------|
A|-----------|-----------|-5-5-5----|-------------|
E|-2-2-2-9-9-|-0-0-0-7-7-|------5-5-|-5-5-5-5/-9~-|


Verse: "Got to get to climb your tree..." (play 1 repetition without lyrics)

               x5 this section
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|------------|
E|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0~------12\|


Chorus: "As I watched the velvet drapes..."


               x2 this section
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|-------|
A|-----------------|----------5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------*|-5-5-5-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-------|


               x2 this section
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5--------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------9-9-9-9-|


Solo:

               x4 this section
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|------------|
E|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0~------12\|


Final Chorus: "He is coming from a part..."


               x4 this section
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|-------|
A|-----------------|----------5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------*|-5-5-5-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-------|


               x3 this section
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5--------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------9-9-9-9-|


G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


"Don't try to stop us..."

G|-----------|-----------|----------|-------------|
D|-----------|-----------|----------|-------------|
A|-----------|-----------|-5-5-5----|-------------|
E|-2-2-2-9-9-|-0-0-0-7-7-|------5-5-|-5-5-5-5/-9~-|



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🏷Legend:

* repeat symbol
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/ slide up

\slide down

~ vibrato

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