Wild Wild Life bass tab by Talking Heads

Bass tabs

Song: Wild Wild Life
Artist: Talking Heads
Album: True Stories (1986)
Bassist: Tina Weymouth
Submitter: Hakan

Standard tuning (EADG)

🏷Legend:
r = rest
ts = tempo slows slightly (appears above bar)


INTRO:
         (x4)
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-------------2-0-|
E |-0-0-r---0-0-r---|-0-0-r---0-0-----|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE 1:
         (x4)
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-------------2-0-|
E |-0-0-r---0-0-r---|-0-0-r---0-0-----|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:
         (x2)
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------5-3-2-0-|-----------------|
A |-3-3-------------|-----------------|
E |-----3-3---------|-1-1---1-3-3-----|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1 (x4):

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


PRE-CHORUS:
         (x2)
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-------------2-0-|
E |-0-0-r---0-0-r---|-0-0-r---0-0-----|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE 2:
         (x4)
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-------------2-0-|
E |-0-0-r---0-0-r---|-0-0-r---0-0-----|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:
         (x2)
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------5-3-2-0-|-----------------|
A |-3-3-------------|-----------------|
E |-----3-3---------|-1-1---1-3-3-----|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2 (x4):

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


BRIDGE:

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

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-----3-3-----|-----------------|
E |-2-2---0-2-2-----|-3-3---0-3-3-----|-------3---------|-1-1---1-3-3-----|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


INTERLUDE:
         (x4)
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-------------2-0-|
E |-0-0-r---0-0-r---|-0-0-r---0-0-----|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:
         (x2)
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------5-3-2-0-|-----------------|
A |-3-3-------------|-----------------|
E |-----3-3---------|-1-1---1-3-3-----|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUT-CHORUS 3 (Repeat 1st staff x7):

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

                             ts        (Let ring)
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-7---6---4-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-------------7---|-5-5-----5-5---5-|-7---7---5---7---|-----------------|
E |-5-5---0-5-5---5-|-----------------|-------5---------|-----------------|-5---------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &