Broken Boy Bass Tab by Cage The Elephant

Broken Boy bass tab by Cage The Elephant

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Difficulty: Novice


Intro:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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Verse 1: "I was born on the wrong side ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7.--5.--|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

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

Chorus 1: "Broken boy ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3.--3---3-3-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7\--|-3.--3---3-3-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7\|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3.--3---3-3-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7\|-3.--3---3-3-5-7-|---7.--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

Verse 2: "Tell my why ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5.--|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-0-5.--|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7\--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 2: "Broken boy ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3.--3---3-3-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7\--|-3.--3---3-3-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7\|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E|-3.--3---3-3-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7\|-3.--3---3-3-5-7-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

Rest 2 measures.

Verse 2: "I was born on the wrong side ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7.--5.--|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-0-5-0-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

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

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

Chorus 3: "Broken boy ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3.--3---3-3-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7\--|-3.--3---3-3-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7\|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------|
E|-3.--3---3-3-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7\|-3.--3---3-3-5-7-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------3-3---3-3.--5.--|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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Last updated: April 22, 2019

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