Bass tabs
Difficulty: Intermediate
Band: Aerosmith
Album: Permanent Vacation (1987)
Bassist: Tom Hamilton
Tuning: Standard tuning (EADG)
🏷Legend:
r = rest
\ = slide down
() = sustained note
INTRO:
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
E |-------------6---|-4-----------6---|-------------6---|-4---------4/6---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-------------6---|-4-----------6---|-8---------\-6---|-4---------------|(4)--------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 1:
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---------------6-|-----------------|-4-------------4-|-4---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-CHORUS:
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-r-6-6-8-8-----\-|-4-----4-4-------|-r-6-6-8-8-----\-|-4----4-4--------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-r-6-6-8-8-----\-|-4-----4-4-----4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-r-------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 1:
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-------------6---|-4-----------6---|-8---------\-6---|-4-----------6---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-------------6---|-4-----------6---|-8---------\-6---|-4---------------|(4)--------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 2:
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|---------------6-|-6---------------|
A |-6---------------|-6-------------6-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---------------6-|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6-----------5---|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-4---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PRE-CHORUS:
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-r-6-6-8-8-----\-|-4-----4-4-------|-r-6-6-8-8-----\-|-4----4-4--------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-r-6-6-8-8-----\-|-4-----4-4-----4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-r-------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 2 (x2):
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-------------6---|-4-----------6---|-8-----------6---|-4-----------6---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
GUITAR SOLO (x2): _________________ _________________
/1 /2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-------------6---|-4-----------6---|-8---------\-6---|-4-----------6---|-4-----------4---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
BRIDGE:
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E |-6-----------6-\-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-r-------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 3 (x4):
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-------------6---|-4-----------6---|-8---------\-6---|-4-----------6---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
OUTRO (Repeat to fade-out):
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-------------6---|-4-----------6---|-8---------\-6---|-4-----------6---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &