Don't Shoot Shotgun Bass Tab by Def Leppard

Don't Shoot Shotgun bass tab by Def Leppard

Bass Tab

Standard tuning (EADG)

NOTE: It was difficult pinning down the timing during the intro
as the lyrics and drums seem out of tempo with one another at
first. This tab starts with the first big all-in hit at around
approximately the 0:15 mark.

🏷Legend:
r = rest
() = sustained note
h = hammer on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
^ = 1/4 bend
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


INTRO:
                              (0:15)
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|
E |-r---------------------------7---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |(7)------r-------------------0---|(0)------r---5---r---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |(7)----------5---------------0---|(0)------------------------------|(0)--------------r---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


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


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


PRE-VERSE:
   a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |7h9--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

   a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |7h9--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---7h9-7-------7---9---|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------9-----------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 3:

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

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---|(5)--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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


PRE-CHORUS:

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

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

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

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


CHORUS 1:
                                 (x3)
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---0---|-0---0---0---5---5---5---5---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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


PRE-VERSE:
   a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |7h9--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

   a                                     a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |7h9--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-9--7h9--7-------7-------7---9---|
A |---------------------------------|-------------9-------9-----------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 4:

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

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---|(5)--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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


VERSE 5:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---|(5)--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5-/-7---7---7---7---\---0---0---|(0)--0---0---0---4^--0---5---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |(5)--7---7---7---7---7---7---5---|(5)--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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


PRE-CHORUS:

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

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

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

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


CHORUS 2:
                                 (x3)
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---0---|-0---0---0---5---5---5---5---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                             a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-7---7---7---7---7---7---0---0---|(0)-----3/5--5-------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


BREAKDOWN:

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

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

   a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |5h7--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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

   a                                     a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |5h7--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7--5h7--5-------5-------5-h-7-\-|
A |---------------------------------|-------------7-------7-----------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


INTERLUDE, Part 1:

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

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

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------3-------3-----------|
A |---------------------1-------3---|(3)--3---3-----------------------|
E |(3)--3---3---3---3-------3-------|-------------------------3---/---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

(Part 2):

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

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

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

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


CHORUS 3:

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

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

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

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


CHORUS 4:

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

                                 (x3)
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---0---|-0---0---0---5---5---5---5---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


OUTRO:
   6/4
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-7---r---7---r-------------------------------7---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &

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

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

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

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