Were A Bad Trip Bass Tab by Camper Van Beethoven

Were A Bad Trip bass tab by Camper Van Beethoven

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Tempo: 190 BPM

Bass rests 4 measures

Verse 1: (0:05)

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

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

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

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


Chorus 1: (0:26)

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

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


Verse 2: (0:36)

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

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

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

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


Chorus 2: (0:57)

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

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


Bridge: (1:07)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Verse 3: (1:49)

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

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

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

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


Chorus 3: (2:10)

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

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

G|----------------|------------------|-------------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------------|-------------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------------|-------------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|/15---------------|(15)---------------|3---------------|


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|  x   Dead note
| (n)  Hold previous note
|  /   Slide up

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Published: August 20, 2025

Last updated: August 20, 2025

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