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Cry Baby Bass Tab by Cage The Elephant

Cry Baby bass tab by Cage The Elephant

Bass Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Key: D

Intro:


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

G|-----------------7-|-------------------|-----------------7-|-------------------|
D|-------------7-9---|-------------7-7-9-|-------------7-9---|-------------7-7-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e +
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G|-----------------7-|-------------------|-----------------7-|-------------------|
D|-------------7-9---|-------------7-7-9-|-------------7-9---|-------------7-7-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e +


Verse 1: (I think it's pretty strange )

G|-----------------7-|-------------------|-----------------7-|-------------------|
D|-------------7-9---|-------------7-7-9-|-------------7-9---|-------------7-7-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e +

(Crawling all over one another )
G|-----------9-/-12-|-----------9-/-12-|-----------9-/-12-|---------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7--------|-7-7-7-7-7--------|-7-7-7-7-7--------|-7-7-7-7-|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +   4    1 + 2 + 3 +   4    1 + 2 + 3 +   4    1 + 2 +

(Monday you cough, tuesday you cry )
G|-6-7-6-----|-6-7-6-----|-6-7-6-----|-9-7-6-----|--------------------------------|
D|-------9/--|-------9/--|-------9/--|-------9/--|-7-h-8-7-7-h-8-7-7-h-8-7-7-h-8-7|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------------|
   1 2 + 3 4   1 2 + 3 4   1 2 + 3 4   1 2 + 3 4   1     + 2     + 3     + 4     +

(You say I'm insane? )
G|-----------------7-|-------------------|-----------------7-|-------------------|
D|-------------7-9---|-------------7-7-9-|-------------7-9---|-------------7-7-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e +

(We all got something important to say )
G|-----------9-/-12-|-----------9-/-12-|-----------9-/-12-|---------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7--------|-7-7-7-7-7--------|-7-7-7-7-7--------|-7-7-7-7-|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +   4    1 + 2 + 3 +   4    1 + 2 + 3 +   4    1 + 2 +

(Monday you cough, tuesday you cry )
G|-6-7-6-----|-6-7-6-----|-6-7-6-----|-9-7-6-----|--------------------------------|
D|-------9/--|-------9/--|-------9/--|-------9/--|-7-h-8-7-7-h-8-7-7-h-8-7-7-h-8-7|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------------|
   1 2 + 3 4   1 2 + 3 4   1 2 + 3 4   1 2 + 3 4   1     + 2     + 3     + 4     +


Chorus:

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

Interlude:

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

G|-----------------7-|-------------------|-----------------7-|-------------------|
D|-------------7-9---|-------------7-7-9-|-------------7-9---|-------------7-7-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e +

Verse 2:

G|-----------------7-|-------------------|-----------------7-|-------------------|
D|-------------7-9---|-------------7-7-9-|-------------7-9---|-------------7-7-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e +

G|-----------9-/-12-|-----------9-/-12-|-----------9-/-12-|---------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7--------|-7-7-7-7-7--------|-7-7-7-7-7--------|-7-7-7-7-|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------|
   1 + 2 + 3 +   4    1 + 2 + 3 +   4    1 + 2 + 3 +   4    1 + 2 +

G|-6-7-6-----|-6-7-6-----|-6-7-6-----|-9-7-6-----|--------------------------------|
D|-------9/--|-------9/--|-------9/--|-------9/--|-7-h-8-7-7-h-8-7-7-h-8-7-7-h-8-7|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------------|
   1 2 + 3 4   1 2 + 3 4   1 2 + 3 4   1 2 + 3 4   1     + 2     + 3     + 4     +

Chorus:

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

Chorus continued:

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

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

Interlude:

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

Outro:

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



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| h  Hammer-on
| /  Slide up
| p  Pull-off


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