Fins Bass Tab by Jimmy Buffett

Fins bass tab by Jimmy Buffett

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: E

Intro:

   played 2x

   rhythm is slightly ahead of the beat
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-7-----9--10--11-------------|-11-----10--9--7------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-11-10-9--11--9--------------|
A|-7-----9--10--11-------------|-----------------11\9-7------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------9---|
                                 7/8 time (one less eighth note in this bar)

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Verse 1:

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0--------0--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0--------0--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0--------0--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|----------7--7--7--5-----|
E|-------------------------|-0--------------------7--|

repeat Verse:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0--------0--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------2h4---|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0-----------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0--------0--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0--------2--|


PreChorus:

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------2--|-4--------2--4-----2-----|
E|-4--------4--4-----------|----------------------2--|
        "Can't you feel them closin' in honey?   "

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

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2-----------|-0-----2/4---2-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  "Fins to the left
fins to the right  "

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2-----------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0-----2--3--|

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

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

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0-----2/4---2-----------|-0-----2/4---2-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2-----------|
E|-------------------------|


PreVerse:

G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-7-----9--10--11-------------|-11-----10--9--7------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-11-10-9--11--9--------------|
A|-7-----9--10--11-------------|-----------------11\9-7------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------9---|
                                 7/8 time (one less eighth note in this bar)

Verse 2:

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0--------0--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------2h4---|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0-----------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------2/4---|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0-----------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------7-----5-----|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0-----------7--|

verse riff repeats:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0--------0--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------7-----5-----|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0-----------7--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|----------------2--2/4---|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0-----------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0-----2-----|


Chorus 2:

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------2--|-4--4--4--4--4--2--------|
E|-4--4-----4--4--4--------|-------------------4--2--|
        "Can't you feel them closin' in honey?   "

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

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0-----2/4---2-----------|-0----/4--2--2-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  "Fins to the left
fins to the right  "

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------2--2-----2-----|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----2/4---|


Harmonica Solo:

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------1--2--|----2--------------------|
A|-0----/4-----2/4---------|-------4--2--------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------0-----2--4--|

G|-------------------------|-------------4--4--------|
D|-------------------------|-------4--6--------6\----|
A|-0----/4-----2/4---6--7--|----7--------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------1--2--|----2--------------------|
A|-0----/4-----2/4---------|-------4--2--------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------0-----------|

G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-0-----2/4----2----------|
E|-------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-7-----9--10--11-------------|-11-----10--9--7------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-7-----9--10--11-------------|-11-----12-13-14\-----------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|


Verse 3:

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------2-----|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0-----------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0-----------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0--------0--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0-----2--4--|

Verse repeats:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0--------0--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0--------0--|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------2p0------|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|----------------------2--|
E|-------------------------|-0--------0--0-----------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A|-0--------0--2--------2--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|


Chorus 2:

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------2--|-4--4--4--4--4--2--------|
E|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----|-------------------4--2--|
        "Can't you feel them closin' in honey?   "

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

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0-----2/4---2-----------|-0----2/4----2-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  "Fins to the left
fins to the right  "

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--0-----|
A|-0--------2--2--------2--|----------------------2--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0-----2/4---2-----------|-0----2/4----2-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-0--------0--2-------/6--|
E|-------------------------|


Outro:

G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-7-----9--10--11-------------|-11-----10--9--7------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-11-10-9--11--9-------------|
A|-7-----9--10--11-------------|-----------------11\9-7-----|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------9--|
                                 7/8 time in bar 4

G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-7-----9--10--11-------------|-11-----10--9--7------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-11-10-9--11--9----------------|
A|-7-----9--10--11-------------|-----------------11\9-7--------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------9-0---|



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| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
| PM  Palm mute
| TR  Trill
| N   Tremolo

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Published: August 7, 2025

Last updated: August 7, 2025

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