Happiness Is Easy bass tab by Talk Talk

Bass tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Intro

18 Bars Rest

G|-----------------|-15----------14--|-12-----------12-|---9-----10--10--|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------10---------|
A|--------------10-|-15--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  H.     E E  H.     Q   H.     E E  E Q  E Q  Q


6 Bars Rest

Verse 1

16 Bars Rest

Pre-Chorus 1

G|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|----3-1-1-3--3--3-|-----------------|-3--3-1-1-3--3--3-|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
  E. E S E E. E. E  W         E. E S E E. E. E  W

                                    x2
G|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|-3--3-1-1-3--3--3-|-----------------|-3--3-1-1-3--3--3-|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
  E. E S E E. E. E  W         E. E S E E. E. E  W

4 Bars Rest

Chorus 1

G|-----------------|------------6----|-----------------|--------------|
D|-----------------|---------8-------|-----------------|--- 5 Bars ---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-8---------------|--- Rest ---|
E|-----------------|---------------6-|----6--6---------|--------------|
  W         H    E. E. E  E. E. E H

Intrumental 1
                                    x2
G|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|-3--3-1-1-3--3--3-|-----------------|-3--3-1-1-3--3--3-|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
  E. E S E E. E. E  W         E. E S E E. E. E  W

Verse 2

G|------------------|-----------------|----------------5---|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|------------------x-|-----------------|
A|-3--3-1-1-3--3--3-|-----------------|-3--3-1-1-3---------|-x---------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
  E. E S E E. E. E  W         E. E S E E. E. S S  W

G|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|-3--3-1-1-3--3--3-|-----------------|-3--3-1-1-3--3--3-|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
  E. E S E E. E. E  W         E. E S E E. E. E  W

4 Bars Rest

Chorus 2

8 Bars Rest

Solo

G|----6--6-----------|-------------------|----6---6----------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|---6---6-----------|-------------------|---6---6-----------|
A|-------------------|-4---4---4-6-------|-------------------|-4---4---4-6-4-6---|
E|-6-------------4-6-|-------------3-4---|-6----6--------4-6-|-------------------|
  E. E. E Q.  S S  E.E.S S S E E Q   E. E S E Q.  S S  E.E.S S S E E Q

G|----6---6-----------|-------------------|----6---6----------|-------------------|
D|--------------------|---6---6-----------|-------------------|---6---6-----------|
A|--------------------|-4---4---4-6-------|-------------------|-4---4---4-6-4-6---|
E|-6----6---------4-6-|-------------3-4---|-6----6--------4-6-|-------------------|
  E. E S E Q.  S S  E.E.S S S E E Q   E. E S E Q.  S S  E.E.S S S E E Q

G|----6--6---------|-----------3---------|----6---6----------|-----------3---------|
D|-----------------|---6---6-------6-3---|-------------------|---6---6-------6-3---|
A|-----------------|-4---4---4---4-----4-|-------------------|-4---4---4---4-----4-|
E|-6---------------|---------------------|-6----6--------4-6-|---------------------|
  E. E. E Q.  E  E.E.S S S E.S S S E  E. E S E Q.  S S  E.E.S S S E.S S S E

G|----6---6----------|-----------3---------|----6--6---------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|---6---6-------6-3---|-----------------|---6---6-----------|
A|-------------------|-4---4---4---4-----4-|-----------------|-4---4---4-6-------|
E|-6----6--------4-6-|---------------------|-6---------------|-------------4-----|
  E. E S E Q.  S S  E.E.S S S E.S S S E  E. E. E Q.  E  E.E.S S S E Q.

8 Bars Rest

Verse 3

G|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|-3--3-1-1-3--3--3-|-----------------|-3--3-1-1-3--3--3-|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
  E. E S E E. E. E  W         E. E S E E. E. E  W

G|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|-3--3-1-1-3--3--3-|-----------------|-3--3-1-1-3--3--3-|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
  E. E S E E. E. E  W         E. E S E E. E. E  W

Pre-Chorus 2

                                       x2
G|----6--6-----------|-------------------|----6---6----------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|---6---6-----------|-------------------|---6---6-----------|
A|-------------------|-4---4---4-6-------|-------------------|-4---4---4-6-4-6---|
E|-6-------------4-6-|-------------3-4---|-6----6--------4-6-|-------------------|
  E. E. E Q.  S S  E.E.S S S E E Q   E. E S E Q.  S S  E.E.S S S E E Q

G|----6--6-----------|-------------------|----6---6----------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|---6---6-----------|-------------------|---6---6-----------|
A|-------------------|-4---4---4-6-------|-------------------|-4---4---4-6-4-3-1-|
E|-6-------------4-6-|-------------3-4---|-6----6--------4-6-|-------------------|
  E. E. E Q.  S S  E.E.S S S E E Q   E. E S E Q.  S S  E.E.S S S E E E E

G|---------------------|------------------|
D|---3---3---3---5-3---|----5---5-7---7---|
A|---------------------|------------------|
E|-1---1---1---1-------|-3----3-----------|
  E S E S S S E E E E  E. E S E Q  Q

Chorus 3/Outro

31 Bars Rest


Key to rhythm notations:

W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve
H - Half Note/Minim
Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet    Q. - Dotted Quarter Note
E - Eight Note/Quaver      E. - Dotted Eight Note
S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note