Telescope Bass Tab by Cage The Elephant

Telescope bass tab by Cage The Elephant

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Difficulty: Novice

Album: Melophobia (2013)
Bassist: Daniel Tichenor


Bass starts at 0:41
Pre-chorus 1:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-3~----------3---|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-5~------5~--5-/-|-12--12--12--12-12\|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4  +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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Chorus 1: "I don't think you understand ..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3~----3-3---3-5-|-7-7~----7-7-7-6-|-5-5~----5-5-5-5-|---------------2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3~----3-5-----|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3~----3-3-3-5-|-7-7-7~--7-7-7-6-|-5-5~----5-5-5~--|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3~--3-3-3-3-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

Interlude:
G|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|-3~------------3-|-----------------|------------------|---------------3-|
E|-----------------|-5~------------5/|-12~-----------12\|-3~--------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Verse 2: "Afraid of what the truth ..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3~------------3-|-----------------|-7~------------7-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-5~------------5-|-----------------|-3~------------3-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

Pre-chorus 2:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-3~------3~----3-|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-5~------5~--5-5/|-12--12--12--12-12\|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4  +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Chorus 2: "I don't think you understand ..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3~--3-3-3-5-|-7-7-7~--7-7-7-6-|-5-5-5~--5-5-5-5-|---------------2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3~--3-5-----|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3~--3-3-3-5-|-7-7-7~--7-7-7-6-|-5-5-5~--5-5-5~--|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3~--3-3-3-3-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Bridge 1:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-------2-2-2-2-2-------|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------| (x2) Slide second time only
E|---------------------------------|-----------------1-1-----3-3-(/)-|
   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +   1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8~--8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1  +  2  +  3 + 4 +

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

Bridge 2: "Clearing my mind ..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3~------3~--5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|-5-5~----5-5-5~--|---------------2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3~--3-3-5~----|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3~----3-3~--5-|-7-7-7~--7-7-7-6-|-5-5-5~--5-5-5-5-|---------------2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3~----3-3~----|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3~----3-3~--5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|-5-5-5~--5-5~--5-|---------------2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3~--3-3-5~----|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3~----3-3~--5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|-5-5~----5-5~----|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3~----3-3~--3-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Chorus 3: "I don't think you understand ..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3~--3-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-5-----|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3~--3-3-3-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
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 +

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

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Last updated: September 13, 2018

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