Night Running bass tab by Cage The Elephant

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Difficulty: Novice

Bassist: Andrew Tichenor
Album: Social Cues

Tabbed by Leo Chiurco

Bass kicks in at 0:14
Verse 1: "We're on a night run ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~------7~--------------------0-|-5~----------------------------0-| (x2)
E|-----------------5~------.-------|---------3~------5~------.-------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Pre-chorus 1: "Never got no money ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5p3h5p3-5/8p7---------------3~--|-5~------------------------------| (x2)
E|---------------8-5-----5-5-------|---------3~------5~------.-------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 1: "Night running ..." (Can't hear much of the bass but it seem like Daniel keeps it really simple)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x3) (You can improv or follow the
E|---------------------------------|-5~------------------------------|    bass drum)
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

Verse 2: "We're on the nightshade ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~------7~--------------------0-|-5~----------------------------0-| (x2)
E|-----------------5~------.-------|---------3~------5~------.-------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Pre-chorus 2: "Undercover ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5p3h5p3-5/8p7---------------3~--|-5~------------------------------| (x2)
E|---------------8-5-----5-5-------|---------3~------5~------.-------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 2: "Night running ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x3)
E|---------------------------------|-5~------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

Bridge:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5p3h5p3-5/8p7---------------3~--|-5~------------------------------| (x2)
E|---------------8-5-----5-5-------|---------3~------5~------.-------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 3: "We're on a night run ..."

No bass during this verse. Rest 4 measures.

Pre-chorus 3: "Better not stop ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5p3h5p3-5/8p7---------------3~--|-5~------------------------------|
E|---------------8-5-----5-5-------|---------3~------5~------.-------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5p3h5p3-5/8p7-----------------0-|-5~------------------------------|
E|---------------8-5.--------------|---------3~------5~------.-------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 3: "Night running ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x3)
E|---------------------------------|-5~------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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

Outro:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5p3h5p3-5/8p7---------------3~--|-5~------------------------------|
E|---------------8-5-----5-5-------|---------3~------5~------.-------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5p3h5p3-5/8p7-------------------|-5~------------------------------|
E|---------------8-5.--------------|---------3~------5~------.-------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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| ~ Let ring
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| . Staccato-end note

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