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Pretty Words Bass Tab by Elvis Costello

Pretty Words bass tab by Elvis Costello

Bass Tab 

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
G|--------|---------0-0-0-0|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5|---------5-5-5-5|---------5-5-5-5|
D|--------|-3-3-3-3--------|----------------|-3-3-3-3--------|-2-2-2-2--------|
A|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

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

G|--------0-0-0-0|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5|---------0-0-0-0|----------------|
D|-3-3-3---------|----------------|-3-3-3-3--------|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3|
A|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
G|-------------|
D|-0--7-----5-0|
A|-------3-----|
E|-------------|

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

G|---------------|----------------|
D|----2--3-/5----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2|
A|-3----------3-4|----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|

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

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

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

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

Pre-Chorus:
G|-----------|-----------------|-----------|----------------|
D|----0--1--2|-3----------0-3--|----0--1---|-3--------------|
A|-1---------|----3-1-0-3-----3|-1--------3|----3----0-0-1-2|
E|-----------|-----------------|-----------|------1---------|

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

Chorus:
G|---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|---------|-1-1------------|----------------|---------0-0-0-0|
A|---------|-----4-4-3-3-1-1|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2|-3-3-3-3--------|
E|-1-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|-------------|-0-0------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-3----------3|-----3-3-1-1----|----------------|-----------------|
A|-----3----3--|-------------0-0|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7|-8-8-10--8-7-----|
E|-------1-----|----------------|----------------|-------------10-8|

G|---------------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------14---------|------------------|-20------20-----------|
A|------------13-----13-----13-----|---------19----19-|-----19------19----19\|
E|-6---/-12-------12-----------12-/|-18--18-----18----|----------------18----|

G|------------------------|------------------15---|----------------|------------|
D|---------14-------------|-14------------14------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-1---1------|
A|-----13------13------13-|-----13-----13---------|----------------|-------1---1|
E|-12--------------12-----|---------12----------12|----------------|------------|

Verse 2:
G|---------0-0-0-0|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-|---------5--5--|---------5--5-|
D|-3-3-3-3--------|---------------|-3-3-3-3------3|-2-2-2-2------|
A|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
E|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pre-Chorus:
G|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|
D|----0--1---|-3--------------|----0--1---|-3-----------3--|
A|-1--------3|----3----0-1-3--|-1--------3|----3---0--3---3|
E|-----------|------1--------1|-----------|------1---------|

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

Chorus:
G|---------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|---------|-1-1-0-0--------|----------------|---------0-4-5-7\|
A|---------|---------3-3-1-1|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2|-3-3-3-3---------|
E|-1-------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|

G|------------|-0-0------------|--------------|------------------|
D|-3----------|-----3-3-1-1----|--------------|------------------|
A|-------3---3|-------------0-0|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7|-8--8-10--8-7-----|
E|---------1--|----------------|--------------|--------------10-8|

G|---------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------14---------|------------------|-20------20-----20-------|
A|------------13-----13-----13-----|---------19----19-|-----19------19----19----|
E|-6---/-12-------12-----------12-/|-18--18-----18----|----------------------18\|

G|------------------|------------------15---|----------------|--------------|
D|--------14--------|-14------------14------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|--------------|
A|-----13-----13----|-----13-----13---------|----------------|-6--5-3-------|
E|-12------------12-|---------12----------12|----------------|--------6--5-\|

Outro:
G|--------------|---------------|--------------|----------------| x2
D|-----------1-3|-1--0----------|-----------1-3|-1-0------------|
A|----0--1-3----|------3-1-1-0--|----0--1-3----|-----3-0-1-0----|
E|-1------------|--------------3|-1------------|-------------3-0|


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