Never Go Back Bass Tab by Camper Van Beethoven

Never Go Back bass tab by Camper Van Beethoven

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:
 (0:04)

Bass rests 3 measures

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------1-3-3-1---0---1---|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|3-----------------------5-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------3-----x-5---------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|3-------------1-3-3-1---0---1---|--------------------------------|
A|--------3-----------------------|3-----------------------3-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------3-----x-5---------------|

G|--------------------------------}
D|--------3-----------------------|
A|--------------------3---1-------|
E|1---1---------x-1-----------1---|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Verse 1: (0:25)

G|--------------------------------|------------------------2-------|
D|----------------5---------------|--------------------5-------2---|
A|--------2-----5-----5---2---5---|--------2---2---5---------------|
E|3-------------------------------|3---3---------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|------------------------3---5---|
D|3-------------X-3---------------|3-------------X-3---5-----------|
A|--------3-----------1---3---1---|--------3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|------------------------2-------|
D|----------------5---------------|--------------------5-------2---|
A|--------2-----5-----5---2---5---|--------2---2---5---------------|
E|3-------------------------------|3---3---------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|
D|3-------------X-3---2-----------|
A|--------3---------------5---4---|
E|--------------------------------|

Chorus 1: (0:43)

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-------|3-------------1-3-3-1---0---1---|
A|3-------------------------------|--------3-----------------------|
E|--------3-----x-5---------------|--------------------------------|

G|5-------------X-2---------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5---------------5-------|3-------2-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------5-------4-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Verse 2: (0:53)

G|--------------------------------|------------------------2-------|
D|----------------5---------------|--------------------5-------2---|
A|--------2-----5-----5---2---5---|--------2---2---5---------------|
E|3-------------------------------|3---3---------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|------------------------3---5---|
D|3-------------X-3---------------|3-------------X-3---5-----------|
A|--------3-----------1---3---1---|--------3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|------------------------2-------|
D|----------------5---------------|--------------------5-------2---|
A|--------2-----5-----5---2---5---|--------2---2---5---------------|
E|3-------------------------------|3---3---------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|
D|3-------------X-3---2-----------|
A|--------3---------------5---4---|
E|--------------------------------|

Chorus 2: (1:10)

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-------|3-------------1-3-3-1---0---1---|
A|3-------------------------------|--------3-----------------------|
E|--------3-----x-5---------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------2-------|--------3-----------------------|
A|3-------------------------------|--------------1-3---3---1-------|
E|--------3-----x-5---------------|1---1-----------------------3---|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-------|3-------------1-3-3-1---0---1---|
A|3-------------------------------|--------3-----------------------|
E|--------3-----x-5---------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------2-------|--------3-----------------------|
A|3-------------------------------|--------------1-3---3---1-------|
E|--------3-----x-5---------------|1---1-----------------------3---|

Verse 3: (1:31)

G|--------------------------------|------------------------2-------|
D|----------------5---------------|--------------------5-------2---|
A|--------2-----5-----5---2---5---|--------2---2---5---------------|
E|3-------------------------------|3---3---------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|------------------------3---5---|
D|3-------------X-3---------------|3-------------X-3---5-----------|
A|--------3-----------1---3---1---|--------3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|------------------------2-------|
D|----------------5---------------|--------------------5-------2---|
A|--------2-----5-----5---2---5---|--------2---2---5---------------|
E|3-------------------------------|3---3---------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|
D|3-------------X-3---2-----------|
A|--------3---------------5---4---|
E|--------------------------------|

Chorus 3: (1:48)

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-------|3-------------1-3-3-1---0---1---|
A|3-------------------------------|--------3-----------------------|
E|--------3-----x-5---------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------2-------|--------------------------------|
A|3-------------------------------|----------------0-------1-------|
E|--------3-----x-5---------------|1-------3-----------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-------|3-------------1-3-3-1---0---1---|
A|3-------------------------------|--------3-----------------------|
E|--------3-----x-5---------------|--------------------------------|

G|5-------------X-2---------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5---------------5-------|3-------2-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------5-------4-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Verse 4: (2:08)

G|--------------------------------|------------------------2-------|
D|----------------5---------------|--------------------5-------2---|
A|--------2-----5-----5---2---5---|--------2---2---5---------------|
E|3-------------------------------|3---3---------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|------------------------3---5---|
D|3-------------X-3---------------|3-------------X-3---5-----------|
A|--------3-----------1---3---1---|--------3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|------------------------2-------|
D|----------------5---------------|--------------------5-------2---|
A|--------2-----5-----5---2---5---|--------2---2---5---------------|
E|3-------------------------------|3---3---------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|
D|3-------------X-3---2-----------|
A|--------3---------------5---4---|
E|--------------------------------|

Bridge: (2:26)

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-----------------------|--------7---9-------------------|
A|7-----7-----------------7-------|7-----7-----------------7-------|
E|------------7---5---7-------7---|----------------5---7-------7---|

G|----------------7---------------|---------------------------------|------------------|
D|--------5---7-------5-----------|--------10-----------------------|------------------|
A|7-----5-----------------7---5---|8----------------8---------------|(8)---------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|

Solo: (2:38)

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-------|3-------------1-3-3-1---0---1---|
A|3-------------------------------|--------3-----------------------|
E|--------3-----x-5---------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------2-------|--------------------------------|
A|3-------------------------------|----------------0---0---1-------|
E|--------3-----x-5---------------|1---1---3---3-------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-------|3-------------1-3-3-1---0---1---|
A|3-------------------------------|--------3-----------------------|
E|--------3-----x-5---------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------2-------|--------------------------------|
A|3-------------------------------|----------------0-------1-------|
E|--------3-----x-5---------------|1-------3-----------------------|

Outro: (2:57)

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-----x-7-------5-------|3-------------1-3-3-1---0---1---|
A|3-------------------------------|--------3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------2-------|--------------------------------|
A|3-------------------------------|----------------0-------1-------|
E|--------3-----x-5---------------|1------3------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------5-------|3-------------1-3-3-1---0---1---|
A|3-------------------------------|--------3-----------------------|
E|--------3-----x-5---------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------2-------|--------------------------------|
A|3-------------------------------|----------------0-------1-------|
E|--------3-----x-5---------------|1-------3-----------------------|

G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|3-------------------------------|(3)-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|


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| x   Dead note
| (n) Ghost note (hold previous note)

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Published: August 15, 2025

Last updated: August 15, 2025

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