Off You bass tab by The Breeders

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

This is for the core bass part of the song, for the second bass part embellish verse sections with small use
of scales when climbing to next notes

🎸 Intro:

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



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

Verse type A:
"I've laid this island sun a thousand times"
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------|

"I'm on it"

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|.   X2
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------|


🎸 Pre-Chorus:

"I tried"

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------------------------|




"i am the ottoman "
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-16-16-16-16-------------------------------|



Verse type B:

"I land a sail"

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E|-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
E|--------------6-6-|

Verse type A 🎸 Instrumental:

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------------------|


G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|.
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-16-16-16-16-------------------------------|



Verse type A:

"i lay this island sun"
                                                          "fortune"
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------------------|


G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|.
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------|

Pre🎸 Chorus 2:

"Of all of my mistakes"
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------------------------|



"But I've never seen a starlet"
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-16-16-16-16-------------------------------|

"i am the ottoman "
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-16-16-16-16-------------------------------|

Verse type B:

"I land a sail"
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E|-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
E|--------------6-6-|

"I land a sail"
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E|-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
E|--------------6-6-|

instrumental 🎸 Outro:
                                                             "yeah we're movin'"
"I land a sail"

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E|-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------------------------|

G|---------|
D|---------|
A|-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------|