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What You Were Bass Tab by The Drums

What You Were bass tab by The Drums

Bass Tab

  • Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Verse 1:

0:00 They said...

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-7-7----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-9-9----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4



Chorus 1:

0:36 Well hang on, hang on...

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 (16th notes)

Post-chorus:

0:59 I always knew what you were...

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x1

Verse 2:

1:04 You came along...

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-7-7----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-9-9----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4

Chorus 2:

1:40 Well hang on, hang on...

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 (16th notes)

Post-chorus:

2:03 I always knew what you were...

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x1

Bridge:

2:08 (Instrumental Break)

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-7-7----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-9-9----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4

Chorus 3:

2:45  Well hang on, hang on...

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 (16th notes)

Outro:

3:08  I always knew what you were...

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x1

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