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Tough Guy Bass Tab by Beastie Boys

Tough Guy bass tab by Beastie Boys

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Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Song Order:
Intro      x1
Verse      x2
Chorus I   x2
Chorus II  x1
Verse      x2
Chorus I   x2
Chorus II  x1
Outro      x3
End on     x1

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Intro (F, G#, G, G#, A#)
G|---------------------------------| x1
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-4-4-3-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|

Verse (F, G#, G, G#, A# / F, G#, G, G#, A#, A)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-4-4-3-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-4-4-3-4-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|

Chorus I (B, C, G#)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

Chorus II (B, C, G#, G, F#)
G|---------------------------------------------------| x1
D|---------------------------------------5-----4-----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------4-----------------|
                                         ~     ~

Verse (F, G#, G, G#, A# / F, G#, G, G#, A#, A)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-4-4-3-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-4-4-3-4-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|

Chorus I (B, C, G#)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

Chorus II (B, C, G#, G, F#)
G|---------------------------------------------------| x1
D|---------------------------------------5-----4-----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------4-----------------|
                                         ~     ~

Outro (F, G#, G)
G|-----------------| x3
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-4-4-3---|

End on F
G|-------| x1
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-1-----|
   ~

Published: September 19, 2024

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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