If It Makes You Happy Bass Tab by Sheryl Crow

If It Makes You Happy bass tab by Sheryl Crow

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If It Makes You Happy by Sheryl Crow: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"If It Makes You Happy" by Sheryl Crow was released in 1996 as the lead single from her self-titled album. The song combines elements of rock, pop, and country, showcasing Crow's versatile musical style. With its catchy chorus and gritty guitar riffs, it became a commercial success, reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Hope you like it, i spend 3 days to search this out :D
Im pretty sure of the notes he play's, but im not sure when he strokes them.
If there are any bugs in it, plz let me know. btw, this is the whole song, no
replay's, only the top (< 4x >). this is because the bassist doesn't play's the
same notes when it comes to verse and chorus. I've also put in the lyrics, but i
used smaller letters then numbers (so it'll fit), so it's not possible to display
it here (it's 1 font size only).

Greetz, Nemesis

  Intro
     wait 7 sec                     <       4x     >
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|--3-/15--15-15\-|3---3---3-3--3--|
  Verse 1
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|/8--\3---3-3--3-|3---3---3-3--0--|3---3---3-3--3--|3---3---3-3-0-2-|

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G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|------------0-2-|3---3---51010-5-|
E|3---3---3-3--3--|3---3---3-3--0--|3---3---3-3-----|----------------|

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

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

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---3---3-3---0-|3---3---3-0-3-4-|5---5---5-0-5-0-|3---3---3-3-7-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

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

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0---0---0---0-2-|3---3---3-3-5---|----------------|
E|----------3-----|----------------|3---3---3-3--3--|
 Silence
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---3---3-3-0-2-|3---3---3-3--3--|3-/15--15--15\--|
  Verse 2
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---3---3-3--3--|3---3---3-3--0--|3---3---3-3--3--|3---3---3-3-0-2-|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-------------5--|------------0-2-|3---3---51010-5-|
E|3---3---3-3--3--|3---3---3-3-----|3---3---3-3-----|----------------|

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

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

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---3---3-0-3-4-|5---5---5/7-5-0-|3---3---3-3-0-5-|5-5-5-----------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Chorus 2
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0---0---0---0-2-|3---3---3-3-5---|----------------|5---5---5-7-5-3-|
E|----------3-----|----------------|3---3---3-3-5---|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0---0---0---0-2-|3---3---3-3-5---|-------------5--|9---9-5---------|
E|----------3-----|----------------|3---3---3-3-----|----------3---3-|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0---0---0---0-2-|3---3---3-5/10--|10------9---7---|-5------3---2---|
E|----------3-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|0---0---0---0-2-|3---3---3-3-5---|7~~~~~~---------|
E|----------3-----|----------------|----------------|
  Solo
G|--------9-7-4-0-|2-0-2-----------|----------2-4-9-|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----1214----129-|7---------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|--0-------------|----------------|
 Verse 3
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------0-2-|----------------|--------7-5-0---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|
E|3---3---3-3--3--|3---3---3-3-----|3---3---3-3--3--|3---3-----------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------7-5-0-|
E|3---3---3-3--3--|3---3---3-3-0-2-|3---3---3-3--3--|3---3---3-------|

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

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---3---3-2-3-0-|5---5---5/7-5-0-|3---3---3-3-7-5-|5-5-5\0---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chorus 3 + End
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--0-0---0---0-2-|3---3---3-3-5---|----------------|5-----0---------|
E|0---------3-----|----------------|3---3---3-3-5---|--------0---3---|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------7-5-2-0-5-|5---5---5-5-----|----------------|
A|0---0---0---0-2-|3---------------|------------5---|----------------|
E|----------3-----|----------------|----------------|3---3-5-8-7-5-0-|

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

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------0-/-|5---5---5-5-0-5-|--0-7-5---2-5---|
A|0---0---0---0-2-|3---3---3-------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------3-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|7---7---7-5/2---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|3---3---3-3-5---|------0-----2---|5-----3----2----|
E|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|

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

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

Last updated: July 2, 2025

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