Love Takes Time bass tab by Mariah Carey

Bass tabs with lyrics

Tuning: 5-string standard (BEADG)

LEGEND:
r = rest
h = hammer on
/ = slide up
. = staccato (appears above bar)
(rit.) = ritardando (appears above bar)
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)
(a tempo) = (appears above bar)
(3) = triplet (appears above bar)

INTRO:
       (Rest x4)
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|
B |-r-------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


VERSE 1:
       (Rest x8)
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|
B |-r-------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

• Add to my songbook
• Rate:
  • Poor
  • No good
  • OK
  • Accurate
  • Excellent

CHORUS 1:
       (Rest x6)                    a
G |---------------------------------||------------------------8h9-----8-|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------||---------------------------------9|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------||----------------------9-----------|-9-------r-----------------------|
E |---------------------------------||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-r-------------------------------||-r--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


PRE-VERSE:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------7-6-4---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-r-------------------------------|-r-------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


VERSE 2:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-7-------------7-6-------------6-|-4-------------4-2---------------|
B |-----------------------------7---|---------------------------4-----|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                               a
G |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|------------------------4/6-4-----|
A |---------------------------------|------------------------------6---|
E |---------------------------------|-2-------------2-2--------------6-|
B |-2-------------2-4-----------2-4-|----------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------1-----|
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|
E |-7-------------7-6---------6---6-|-4-------------4-2---------------|
B |-----------------------------7---|-------------------------------4-|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------1-------|
E |---------------------------------|-2-------------2-2---------4-2---|
B |-2-------------2-4---------4-2-4-|-------------------------------4-|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


CHORUS 2:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-------------0-2---------2-0-2-|-----------------4---------2-----|
B |---------------------------------|-4-------------4-----------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------------2-|
E |-0-------------0-2---------2-0-2-|-3-------------3-r-4-----2---4---|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------------2-|
E |-0-------------0-2---------------|-r---------------------------4---|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                               .                 a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------------------6-6-4---|----------------------------------|
A |-----------------4---------4---4-|-------------------------------6-|------------------------4h6-4-----|
E |---------------4-------------4---|-2-------------------------------|-7----------------------------7---|
B |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------7-|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


BRIDGE:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------6-----|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------6-|-4---------------4-6-7-----------|
B |-4-------------4-4-----------4---|---------------4-----------5-----|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------6-----|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------3-|-4---------------7-6-4-----------|
B |-4-------------4-4-----------4---|---------------4-----------5-----|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

                               ( 3 )
G |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A |---------------------------6-----|----------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------6-|-4---------------4-6-7---7-----2--|
B |-4-------------4-4-----------4---|---------------4------------4-----|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4 & &

  ( 3 )      ( 3 ) ( 3 )              (rit.)
G |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|-2-------------2-2-------r-------|
B |-2--2--2--2--------2--2--2--2--4--5--|---------------------------------|
  1 & & 2 & & 3 & & 4 & &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


CHORUS 3:
  (a tempo)
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-------------0-2---------2-0-2-|-----------------4---------2-----|
B |---------------------------------|-4-------------4-----------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-------------0-2---------2-0-2-|-3-------------3-r-4-----2---2---|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------2-1-----|
E |-0-------------0-2-------------2-|-r---------------------------4---|
B |---------------------------------|-------------------------------4-|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------4---4-|---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------4---|-2-------------2-2-----2-0-------|
B |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------4-2---|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &


OUTRO:
                   (rit; refer to song for timing)  (Let ring)
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------7-6-4---|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
B |-r-------------------------------|-r-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &