Topaz by The B-52's

Name: Topaz
Description: Learn to play the bass tablature for 'Topaz' by The B-52's with accurate tab notation, lyrics, and easy-to-follow bass charts.

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Key: Am

Verse 1:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-0------||
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7---7---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-2-0-----2-0--||
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------7---7-|-----------------|------------------||
                                                                           | x4
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7---7---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4----------||
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------7---7-|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2--||


Chorus:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-0------||
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7---7---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-2-0-----2-0--||
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------7---7-|-----------------|------------------||
                                                                           | x2
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4----------||
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2--||

Verse 2:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-0------||
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7---7---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-2-0-----2-0--||
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------7---7-|-----------------|------------------||
                                                                           | x2
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7---7---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4----------||
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------7---7-|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2--||


Chorus:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-0------||
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7---7---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-2-0-----2-0--||
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------7---7-|-----------------|------------------||
                                                                           | x2
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4----------||
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2--||


Bridge:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-0------||
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7---7---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-2-0-----2-0--||
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------7---7-|-----------------|------------------||
                                                                           | x2
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7---7---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4----------||
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------7---7-|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2--||

4 bars rest


Chorus:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-0------||
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7---7---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-2-0-----2-0--||
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------7---7-|-----------------|------------------||
                                                                           | x2
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4----------||
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2--||


Outro: - Repeat Till Fadeout

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-0------||
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7---7---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-2-0-----2-0--||
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------7---7-|-----------------|------------------||
                                                                           |
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4----------||
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2--||

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Published: November 19, 2025
Last Updated: November 19, 2025