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The Shift Bass Tab by The Beach Boys

The Shift bass tab by The Beach Boys

Bass Tab

  • Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Key: D

Intro:
 (00:00)

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------|
A|-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-5--3--2----|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------5-|


Verse 1: (00:07)

G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|----------2-|------------|----------4-|-7--5--4----|
A|----2--5----|----2--5----|----4--7----|----------7-|
E|-3----------|-3-------3-4|-5----------|------------|

G|----------4-|----------4-|------------|------------|
D|----4--7----|----4--7----|----------4-|----------4-|
A|-5----------|-5----------|----4--7----|----4--7----|
E|------------|------------|-5----------|-5----------|

G|------------|----------4-|------------|----------------|
D|------------|----4--7----|----------4-|----------------|
A|----------4-|-5----------|----4--7----|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-0--4--7----|------------|-5----------|----------------|


Verse 2: (00:25)

G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|----------2-|------------|----------4-|-7--5--4----|
A|----2--5----|----2--5----|----4--7----|----------7-|
E|-3----------|-3-------3-4|-5----------|------------|

G|----------4-|----------4-|------------|------------|
D|----4--7----|----4--7----|----------4-|----------4-|
A|-5----------|-5----------|----4--7----|----4--7----|
E|------------|------------|-5----------|-5----------|

G|------------|----------4-|------------|------------|
D|------------|----4--7----|----------4-|-7--5--4----|
A|----------4-|-5----------|----4--7----|----------7-|
E|-0--4--7----|------------|-5----------|------------|


Bridge: (00:42)

G|----------4-|----------4-|------------|------------|
D|----4--7----|----4--7----|----------4-|----------4-|
A|-5----------|-5----------|----4--7----|----4--7----|
E|------------|------------|-5----------|-5----------|

G|----------4-|----------4-|------------|-----------------|
D|----4--7----|----4--7----|------------|-----------------|
A|-5----------|-5----------|----------4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|------------|------------|-0--4--7----|-----------------|


Verse 3: (00:55)

G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|----------2-|------------|----------4-|-7--5--4----|
A|----2--5----|----2--5----|----4--7----|----------7-|
E|-3----------|-3-------3-4|-5----------|------------|

G|----------4-|----------4-|------------|------------|
D|----4--7----|----4--7----|----------4-|----------4-|
A|-5----------|-5----------|----4--7----|----4--7----|
E|------------|------------|-5----------|-5----------|

G|------------|----------4-|------------|----------------|
D|------------|----4--7----|----------4-|----------------|
A|----------4-|-5----------|----4--7----|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-0--4--7----|------------|-5----------|----------------|


[Guitar Solo] (01:12)

G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|----------2-|------------|----------4-|-7--5--4----|
A|----2--5----|----2--5----|----4--7----|----------7-|
E|-3----------|-3-------3-4|-5----------|------------|

G|----------4-|----------4-|------------|------------|
D|----4--7----|----4--7----|----------4-|----------4-|
A|-5----------|-5----------|----4--7----|----4--7----|
E|------------|------------|-5----------|-5----------|

G|------------|----------4-|------------|------------|
D|------------|----4--7----|----------4-|-7--5--4----|
A|----------4-|-5----------|----4--7----|----------7-|
E|-0--4--7----|------------|-5----------|------------|


Outro: (01:30)

G|----------4-|----------4-|------------|------------|
D|----4--7----|----4--7----|----------4-|-7--5--4----|
A|-5----------|-5----------|----4--7----|----------7-|
E|------------|------------|-5----------|------------|

G|----------4-|----------4-|------------|------------|
D|----4--7----|----4--7----|------------|------------|
A|-5----------|-5----------|----------4-|----------4-|
E|------------|------------|-0--4--7----|-0--4--7----|

G|----------4-|----------4-|------------|------------|
D|----4--7----|----4--7----|----------4-|----------4-|
A|-5----------|-5----------|----4--7----|----4--7----| Fade out
E|------------|------------|-5----------|-5----------|

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