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Futtermans Rule Bass Tab by Beastie Boys

Futtermans Rule bass tab by Beastie Boys

Bass Tab

Tuning: B Tuning (B E A D)

Difficulty: Intermediate

This song has a ridiculous amount of variations, so pay close attention.

Section 1

G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-6-------6/2-------------| 1,5
E|-------------------------|
B|---4--4-------4--4--5--6-|

G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------6-----------------| 2,6
E|------------------2-----2-|
B|-4--x-x----x-x-4-----4----|
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G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|--------6/2------------| 3
E|-----------------------|
B|-4--x-x-----4----5--6--|

G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|------6---------------------| 4,8
E|------------2------2------2-|
B|-4--4----4----4-4----4-4----|

G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------6/2---------------| 7
E|------------2-------------|
B|-4--x-x-------4--4--5--6--|

Section 2

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|----6--8-6--------------------------------------|
E|-----------8-6-8-6-8--2----2-2---2--2-2---2-2-4-|
B|-4-----------------------4-----4--------4-------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--------8-6------------------------------------------|
E|--------------8-6-8-6-8--2--------2-2------2-4-----2-4-|
B|----4-5-6---------------------0h2------0-2-----2-2-----|

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-6/2-----8--6----------8--------------------------4-|
E|--------------8-6-8--6----2--2--------2--2--2h4-2---|
B|-----2-4------------------------4-2-2---------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-6/2------8--6-------------4------------------|
E|---------------8-x-8--2--2----0-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-|
B|------2-4-------------------------------------|

Section 1 repeated, but with different variations

G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|----6/2---------4--|
E|--------2-4--6-----|
B|-4-----------------|

G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|---6---------------------|
E|-----------2--4-2--4-4-2-|
B|-4----4--2---------------|

G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------6-----------------|
E|----------------2-4--5--6-|
B|-4--x-x----x-x------------|

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---------6----------------------|
E|--------------------2h4-----2-4-|
B|-4-4-x-x----x-x-x-4-----2-4-----|

Section 3

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----6----6----4--6-4--6-4--6h9--6-9-6-9-6-9--6----4--|
E|-7----7----7-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----6----6----4--6--4-6-4-6h9-6-9-6-9-6-9-6--9--6----4--6--|
E|-7----7----7-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Percussion on it's own for a bit...

Section 2 but with different variations

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|----6--8--6--------------------------------------|
E|------------8-6-8-6-8-2----2-2---2--2------2-2---|
B|-4-----------------------4-----4-------4-4-----4-|

G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-6/2------8--6----------------------------4-6--4-6-|
E|---------------8-6-8-6-8/-2----2BD----2-4----------|
B|------4-6--------------------4------4--------------|

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|----6--8--6---------------------------------|
E|------------8-6-8-6-8--2--2-----4--4--4--4--|
B|-4---------------------------4--------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--------8--6/3--3----3----------------------------|
E|---------------------6----2--------2----2h4-2---2h4-|
B|----4--x-x-------------------4-4-4----4-------4-----|

G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|----------6------------------|
E|------------------2-4--5--6--|
B|-2/4-4-4-----4-4-------------|

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-6------6----------------------|
E|-----------------2-2BD-----2/4-|
B|----4-4----4-4-4-------4-4-----|

G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-6------6/2------------------|
E|---------------2--4-2--4--5--|
B|----x-x------4---------------|

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------6-----------------------|
E|----------------2-4-2---2/4/2---|
B|-4--x-x----x-4--------4-------4-|

Percussion on it's own for a bit

Section 4

G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------4--|
E|-2/4--------2--4--2-4-2------|
B|------4--4--------------4----|

G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|----------6--5/4--5-5-4/2-|
B|-4----4-------------------|

Slow slides ^^^

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-6------6-6---------------------|
E|---------------6--5/4--5-5--4/5-|
B|----x-x------4------------------|

Slow slides ^^^

G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--------6---------4----------|
E|-------------6--5----2---2-4-|
B|-4--4-4----4-----------4-----|

Section 3 with different variations

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----6----6----4--6-4--6-4h6--6h9--6-9-6-9-6-6h9--6--6-6-4-|
E|-7----7----7----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------4---|
A|----6----6----4--6--4-6-4-6h9--6h9--6-9--6h9--6----4-|
E|-7----7----7-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|

Section 1 with different variations

G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|--------6---8--6-----------------------------|
E|-----------------8-6-8-6-8--2----3-----------|
B|-4--x-x---x--------------------2----4--4-4-4-|

G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|----4--6-8--6-----------------------------|
E|---------------8----8--2--4---2--4--4--4--|
B|-4----------------6---------2-------------|

G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-6/2---------8--6-----------------------|
E|------2-4---------8-6-8--2--4--4--2--4--|
B|----------4-----------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-6/2----------8--6----------------------------4--|
E|------------4------8-6-8--6-8-2--2-3--2--3--2----|
B|------2--4---------------------------------------|

Section 5

G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-6/4--------6/4--------4/6----| x4
E|------------------------------|
B|------2-2-2------2-2-2------2-|

Section 6

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-/4--3------------2--4--2--4-4-2-|
E|---------------------------------|
B|--------2-2-2--------------------|

Play something along the lines of this until the end of the song with the fade out.

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