Don't Be Cruel Bass Tab by Cheap Trick

Don't Be Cruel bass tab by Cheap Trick

Bass Tab

std tuning  EADG     R = REST
there is an alternate run* down at the bottom of the tab

INTRO = DRUMS ONLY TO START

VERSE 1
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|35---3---2-------|---------5-------|---------5-------|
E |05---3---2---0---|-------------5---|-3---0-------0---|-3---0-------0---|
 *  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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VERSE 2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |---------5-------|-----2---5-7-5---|---------5-------|-----2---5-7-5---|
E |-3---0-------0---|-3---------------|-3---0-------0---|-3---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-|-2-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-|---------5-------|-----2---5-7-5---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-3---0-------0---|-3---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5---3---2-------|---------5-------|---------5-------|
E |-5---3---2---0---|-------------5---|-3---0-------0---|-3---0-------0---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

CHORUS
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-5-------5---4---|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-5-------5---4---|
E |-----------------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----5-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

FILL
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |---------5-------|---------5-------|
E |-3---0-------0---|-3---0-------0---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE 3
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-3---|-----------------|
E |-3---------3-3---|-----------3-3---|-----------------|-----------3-3---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5---3---2-------|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
E |-5---3---2---0---|-------------5---|-3---5---3---5---|-3---5---3---5---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE 4
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
E |-3---5---3---5---|-3---5---3---5---|-3---5---3---5---|-3---5---3---5---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-|-2-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-3---5---3---5---|-3---5---3---5---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5---3---2-------|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
E |-5---3---2---0---|-------------5---|-3---5---3---5---|-3---5---3---5---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

CHORUS
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-5-------5---4---|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-5-------5---4---|
E |-----------------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----5-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

FILL
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
E |-3---5---3---5---|-3---5---3---5---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

CHORUS
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5---3---2-------|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
E |-5---3---2---0---|-------------5---|-3---5---3---5---|-3---5---3---5---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5---3---2-------|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
E |-5---3---2---0---|-------------5---|-3---5---3---5---|-3---5---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-------5---4---|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-5-------5---4---|
E |-----------------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----5-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

INSTRUMENTAL
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
E |-3---5---3---5---|-3---5---3---5---|-3---5---3---5---|-3---5---3---5---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-|-2-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-3---5---3---5---|-3---5---3---5---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5---3---2-------|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
E |-5---3---2---0---|-------------5---|-3---5---3---5---|-3---5---3---5---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

CHANGE OF KEY

VERSE 5
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-5---|-----------------|
E |-5---------5-5---|-----------5-5---|-----------------|-----------5-5---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2---------------|-----5---4-------|-------4-------4-|-------4-------4-|
E |-----5---4---2---|-0-----------7---|-5---7---5---7---|-5---7---5---7---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

FILL
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5------R--------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

ENDING
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2---------------|-----5---4-------|-------4-------4-|-------4-------4-|
E |-----5---4---2---|-0-----------7---|-5---7---5---7---|-5---7---5---7---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2---------------|-----5---4-------|-------4-------4-|-------4-------4-|
E |-----5---4---2---|-0-----------7---|-5---7---5---7---|-5---7---5---7---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2---------------|-----5---4-------|-------4-------4-|-------4-------4-|
E |-----5---4---2---|-0-----------7---|-5---7---5---7---|-5---7---5---7---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-2---------------|-----5---4-------|-------4-------4-|-------4-------4-|
E |-----5---4---2---|-0-----------7---|-5---7---5---7---|-5---7---5---7---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|7
A |-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

alternate run down *
G |-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---5-4-2---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |---------5-3-2---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---------------5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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