Headache bass tab by Frank Black

Bass tabs

Standard tuning EADG

🏷Legend:
/  = Slide up
2/4 = Time Signature (one bar only; the rest of the song is in 4/4)

Follow along with the song:


INTRO:

G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

CHORUS 1 (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
           _____________________________________________________
          /1
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|---------------0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|
E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---------------4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
  _____________________________________________________
 /2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7---------|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------|---------7---0---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-4-5-4-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

CHORUS 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
           _____________________________________________________
          /1
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
  _____________________________________________________
 /2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |---------------0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

   (2/4)
G |---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |---------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
E |-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
  1 & 2 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 3 (x4):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-4-5-4-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

OUT:

G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-0---------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &