12000 Lines Bass Tab by Big Thief

12000 Lines bass tab by Big Thief

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12000 Lines by Big Thief: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

The song is pretty simple to play but like most Big Thief bass lines some notes are played off the beat you would expect them to be played on.

Difficulty: Beginner

Intro:


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


Verse 1:


G|-6-------------6-----------6-6-------------------6--6/8/10\6---------------|
D|-------------6--------------6---------------------6---------6--------------|
A|-----6-----------------------------4---------------------------------------|
E|---------2--------2-2---4--------------1-2-3-4------------------2-2--------|

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G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------3-6--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4--4-4-4---------------------4-4------------------------------------------|
E|---------------2-2-----1-2-1-----------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

G|------------------------------------------------------6-3-6-8/10\8--6------|
D|---------------------4-------------------------4-4h6------------------6----|
A|---------------4--2------4-4----------4------------------------------------|
E|-4------2--4-6---------------------------1-2-------------------------------|



Verse 2:

G|----------------------------6-6--------------------------------------------|
D|------------------4-4-4-4h6--6---------------------------------------------|
A|-4--6-6-----6--4-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2/6----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------6------------------------6-6-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-6-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----2--2h4-----------2-2--1-2-1-2-1---------------------------------------|


Chorus + Post-chorus Instrumental:

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------4-------------------------------4-----------------|
A|-------------4-4-----2-4---4-----------------4---2--4----------------------|
E|-4-----2-2h4--4--------------------------2p1---4---------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------6---6---------------------------------|
D|-----------4--------------------4-4h6--6-----------------------------------|
A|-4-4--6-6-----6-4-------4-----6--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 3:

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

G|-----------------------6-3-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------4-3h4--4-6----------------------------------4-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------4-4---2-4-----4-------------------|
E|------------------------------4-x1-2-4-2--------------x4-------------------|




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| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down

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Published: March 29, 2025

Last updated: March 29, 2025

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