The Moon Awake bass tab by The Dear Hunter

Bass tabs

Song: The Moon / Awake
Artist: The Dear Hunter
Tabbed by: fender4string

Amazing song of the newest installment in the Acts. Enjoy guys and gals this is a fun one!

Drop D tuning


[Intro]

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----5----------------------5-----5-5--5-5---4----4-----4-4---------4---4-----4-4---4-4--|
D|-0----------0-0-0-0----0-------------------------------------2-4-------------------------|(x2)

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------6------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------7-6--------|
A|------5----------------------5-----5-5--5-5---4----4-----4-4---------------7-4-0--|
D|-0----------0-0-0-0----0-----------------------------------------2-4--------------|

[Verse 1]

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------7------------------7---5-7-8---5------------5/8-5------------------|
A|------------7-5-7--------------7-5-7------------------5--3------------5-3-5-3----3-5-|
D|-0----0----------------0---0---------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
D|-5------5----5-5-5-5---5----5----5-5----5-5-|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------7------------------7---5-7-8---5------------5/8-5------------------|
A|------------7-5-7--------------7-5-7------------------5--3------------5-3-5-3----3-5-|
D|-0----0----------------0---0---------------------------------------------------------|

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


[Chorus]

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4---------------|
D|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|

[Intro Reprise]

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------6------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------7-6--------|
A|------5----------------------5-----5-5--5-5---4----4-----4-4---------------7-4-0--|
D|-0----------0-0-0-0----0-----------------------------------------2-4--------------|


[Verse 2]

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------7------------------7---5-7-8---5------------5/8-5------------------|
A|------------7-5-7--------------7-5-7------------------5--3------------5-3-5-3----3-5-|
D|-0----0----------------0---0---------------------------------------------------------|

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


[Chorus] (No Variations)

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4---------------|
D|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|


[Bridge 1]

Listen to the song for the strumming pattern throughout these phrases
“Who are you waiting for?”

G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|---------0>---------0>---------------|
D|-3>----------3>----------------------|

 “If the younger me just could’ve seen…”
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1>----5>----4>-----------0>----1>----5>----4>-------------------------------|
D|-------------------3>--------------------------------------------------------|


[Bridge 2]

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|---------3>------------------------------|
D|-3>-------------5>-----------------------|(x3)

 "The silver line seldom..."
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-1--------------------5------------------4----|
D|----------------------------------------------|


[Awake]

(5:15)
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7---7------7---7-6---6------6-5---5-5---5-7-|
A|--5---5------5---5-------------7--------------8-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------|

(5:25)
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7---7------7---7-6---6-------5---5-7-5-----|
A|-5---5------5---5--------------7---7----------8-7-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|

(5:35) (Not 100% sure about those low notes at the end)
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7---7------7------5-6---6------5---5---------|
A|-5---5------5---5--5-8----------7---7-------0--1--3-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|

(5:45 - End)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5h7-5---------7-5----------------------------------------|
A|-5-8---------8-5-8-------8-7-5---------7---5h7-5--------------|
D|-------------------------------7-6-5-6-----------8-7-5-3-2-3--|


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| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| > using some strumming pattern