Only When I Bass Tab by Alice Phoebe Lou

Only When I bass tab by Alice Phoebe Lou

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Only When I by Alice Phoebe Lou: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Only When I" by Alice Phoebe Lou features a dreamy, ethereal atmosphere with delicate fingerpicked acoustic guitar and haunting vocal harmonies. The song showcases Lou's poetic lyricism and introspective storytelling, drawing listeners in with its intimate and emotive delivery. The stripped-down production allows the raw emotion of the performance to shine through, creating a captivating listening experience.

Difficulty: Intermediate

[Verse 1] NO BASS

[Verse 2] "Even if we're done for"

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E|--5~------------------------3----------------5------|----------------------------------------------------|

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A|------------------------------------------3~--------|--5~------------------------------------------------|
E|--5~--------------3---------5---5-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 3] "Sometimes I feel like..."

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A|--12~-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------12~---------|--10~-----------------------------------------------|

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E|----------------------------------------12~~~~~~\---|--10~-----------------------------------------------|

[Chorus] "Only when I can't breathe"

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D|---------------5---7--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------x------------x-x-----------x-3~--------|--5~----------------x------x------x-----------------|
E|--5~------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------3~--------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5---5---------x---------------------|----------------------------12---10-----------------|
A|--------------------------------x---------3~--------|--5~--------------x-----------------------10~-------|
E|--5~------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------12--14---14----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------14----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--12~-------------------------------------3~--------|--5~----------------------x-3---5-------x-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------x---3~----|

G|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------7-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------7~--------------------3~--------|--5~------------------------------------------------|
E|--5~------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------5---7-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------x---------x------------------3~-----|--5~------------------------5---5-------------------|
E|--5~--------------------------------------5---------|--------------------------x---------------x---------|

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D|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--10-11-12--------------12~-------------------------|--5~------------------------5---5---------x---------|
E|-----------------12-12------------------------------|--------------------------x-------------------3~----|

G|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5p0---5--7--------x-----------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------3~--------|--5~------------------------5---5-------------------|
E|--3/5~----------------------------------------------|--------------------------5-------------x-3~--3~----|

G|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5---5-------x-----------|------------------x-----------------------5h7--5----|
A|--------------------------x---------------3~--------|--5~------------------------------------------------|
E|--5~------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------7---7----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------7~------5~--------|----------------7----------------x------------------|
A|----------------------------x------------------7----|--5~-------------------------------x----------------|
E|--5~---------3---5--------x-------------------------|------------------------------------------3~--3~----|

G|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5~----------7--------x-----------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------3~--------|--5~--------------------------------------12\-------|
E|--5~------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------x-----------|

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D|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|--5-3----5------------x--x--5-x--x--x---x-----------|
E|--5-3-5--5----------------x-5~----------------------|------5--------------------------------------3~-----|

                                            ↑½
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D|------------------5---7-------------------7pb\5-----|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------x------------x-x----------------7---|--5\-----------------x-------3---5-----x-5-5---3----|
E|--5~----------------------------------------------5-|----------------------------------------------------|

    1          2              3             4            1          2              3             4
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D|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------7h9-7-5-7--|
A|-----------------12---------12--10--12--------------|--5~----------------------x-5---5------x------------|
E|--5~~~~~~/10-12-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

    1          2              3             4            1          2              3             4
G|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------x-3h5--3--|--3/5~--------------------x-5~----------------------|
E|--5~----------------------x-5~----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

Outro:

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D|----------------------------3---3-------3-----5-----|----------------------------3---3-------------------|
A|--------------------------x-----------------------x-|--------------------------x-------------------------|
E|--3~------------------------------------------------|--3~------------------------------------------------|

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| x   Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| pb  Pre-bend
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Let ring
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Published: July 2, 2025

Last updated: July 2, 2025

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